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cascadiance

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28. I think the key message here is that you don't HAVE to vote for Hillary to beat the Republicans!

Fri May 29, 2015, 03:07 PM

May 2015

And those that are voting for Hillary because they are afraid of someone like Bernie winning the nomination losing in the general election to a Republican might want to rethink their vote and vote for Bernie, if they feel he's a better candidate to be president!

Bernie isn't running as a third party like Nader was (or third parties in other elections are), where you have to select one of the two main candidates to make sure you don't vote for a spoiler that let's the greater of two evils win.

In short, hopefully this helps all Democrats feel more comfortable in voting for who they really want in the primary, and not to vote for the mythical "who is the only one that can beat Republicans" candidate.

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Sanders outpolls every republican. [View all] HooptieWagon May 2015 OP

Very bad news for Reps...great news for Dems!!! Sheepshank May 2015 #1

...in the Primary, not in a general election matchup. brooklynite May 2015 #2

Right, because the clown car inhabitants are so alluring AgingAmerican May 2015 #5

Bottom line, eventually there'll be only one Republican brooklynite May 2015 #8

If he beats Hillary he destroys the Republican candidate AgingAmerican May 2015 #10

First things first... brooklynite May 2015 #12

This was not a poll comparing Bernie with the the Republicsn candidates. Thinkingabout May 2015 #33

...But, 50% of the Democrats is a LOT more people than 5% of Republicans. immoderate May 2015 #53

Yes, 50% is much better than 5% Thinkingabout May 2015 #54

+1 daleanime May 2015 #13

I'm not worried about the GE, once he gets past the primaries, he will wipe the floor with whoever sabrina 1 May 2015 #21

Well said. woo me with science May 2015 #60

That's inaccurate. BlueStater May 2015 #56

Yeah kenfrequed May 2015 #3

Media Is Treating The Repugs Like They Are Serious When They All Sound Insane & Are Treating Bernie. global1 May 2015 #9

Yup! kenfrequed May 2015 #14

A world so bizzaro that the media is called "liberal" arcane1 May 2015 #15

That's what Jon Stewart pointed out on his show this week. He's a better newsman than all of the sabrina 1 May 2015 #22

While this shows a blatant disrespect for statistics. NCTraveler May 2015 #4

Wrong comparison, really. MineralMan May 2015 #6

as i have been saying. i see this election a win for the dems.... nt seabeyond May 2015 #7

The real story here is the weakness of the Republican field tritsofme May 2015 #11

The real story here is that people are getting to KNOW Bernie Sanders. Had this question been asked sabrina 1 May 2015 #24

Well, really available shares of a fixed numerator tend to get smaller with larger denominators yes. whatthehey May 2015 #16

Honestly silenttigersong May 2015 #17

Did you just call Hillary Clinton "the GOP whack a mole" ? sufrommich May 2015 #18

You read it wrong. Nt HooptieWagon May 2015 #19

"The GOP whack a mole will put her time and energy into defence" sufrommich May 2015 #20

Yes, you did. HooptieWagon May 2015 #23

He's reducing a democratic candidate for president down to sufrommich May 2015 #25

Whack a mole 1939 May 2015 #43

She's already shown that she can deal with the fake controversies sufrommich May 2015 #46

He's going to be the candidate, what are you talking about? No one in this country sabrina 1 May 2015 #67

yes silenttigersong May 2015 #31

I think the "GOP whack a mole" is the GOP's time-proven method of winning... Eleanors38 May 2015 #27

Yes. I'm sure that's what the poster was referencing. HooptieWagon May 2015 #35

The reference did not fly over my head,I thought it showed a lack of sufrommich May 2015 #36

Do you know the toy? HooptieWagon May 2015 #40

Opinions make you see disrespect silenttigersong May 2015 #41

The main concern with the scenario I outlined is the Democrat's role... Eleanors38 May 2015 #44

No silenttigersong May 2015 #37

Yes, the GOP are going after her with a vengence. sufrommich May 2015 #39

duh silenttigersong May 2015 #42

One more opinion silenttigersong May 2015 #47

also silenttigersong May 2015 #49

Exactly. Negative campaigning works as long as you are Exilednight May 2015 #30

The Clintons have beat back a lot more than that in over 20 years bluestateguy May 2015 #34

seriously silenttigersong May 2015 #50

Nice try! Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #51

Paula Jones silenttigersong May 2015 #59

you so funny. spanone May 2015 #48

all the repukians in the race are egotistical rich guys olddots May 2015 #26

I think the key message here is that you don't HAVE to vote for Hillary to beat the Republicans! cascadiance May 2015 #28

Boom shacka-lacka. Diggety! cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #63

The reality is, yes you do. This poll doesn't attempt stevenleser May 2015 #68

Badly misleading headline bluestateguy May 2015 #29

I'm Glad! Awesome news. Xyzse May 2015 #32

This is misleading to the point of being dishonest. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #38

It's Easley's article that is the problem. He has gone off the rails stevenleser May 2015 #65

I think everyones getting worried Caspian Morgan May 2015 #45

I normally like Jason Easley's writings, but this is a very misleading headline. Head to head.... Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #52

The one head to head poll so far has been a California poll that shows stevenleser May 2015 #62

But..but..you just wait. That'll all change when the tsunami known as Bernie sweeps the nation. Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #66

This study/poll does not appear to pass the 'critical thinking' test rock May 2015 #55

Quinnipiac doesn't attempt to draw the conclusion that the article writer attempted to make stevenleser May 2015 #64

K&R woo me with science May 2015 #57

The statistics gods wept. nt Cali_Democrat May 2015 #58

That is not what that poll says. I like Easley, but his pro Sanders articles are stevenleser May 2015 #61