but I've lived in SC, GA, and Fl for a long time. I met Nixon (as VP) in Charleston in the 60's, Carter and GWB in the 70s, and worked for Richard Riley in the 80's. Recently, Charlie Chris. I've been politically active a long time. I worked to get the 18 year old vote, get us out of Vietnam, and get special education in the schools. Never stopped doing what I could.
I know what voters here seem to vote for...especially the majority who are "independent", but generally liberal thinking people.
Lots of union member teachers and nurses want to protect their retirements. They like protecting SS, but also depend on large investment funds. Taxing transactions is a step backward. I get it. They don't want retirement to "go away" like it did in Detroit, so they don't want any tax (that would only increase) on transactions. Bernie should pay for college, but do it with capital gains or some other way.
Immigration is the number one issue in Florida, Texas, and California. Three of the four largest states! 10-15 million people undocumented - most with some of the family documented and some living "illegally". These are often very liberal voters, and would be solid Democrats if they could become citizens.
Coed women here know Hillary, but mostly haven't heard about Bernie. As they enter the work force, they really want equal pay. Remember that GA and FL never ratified the ERA in the 70's. Women here have not forgotten.
I've listened to Bernie on Thom Hartman for a long time. He's fine on Wall Street, protecting SS, and many issues, but he's not in step with most of the main ideas for the progressives in the South. At least he doesn't express their concerns. They want social justice as a whole, but Bernie's message needs to improve to win voters down here.
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