Hillary 75%, Bernie 15%, Webb 4%, O'Malley 2%

[herding cats]

163. The only way the number of Bernie voters will be higher is if people volunteer for his campaign

Yes, the internet is a an amazing tool, and it has a place in elections. What it doesn't do is replace people interacting in real life with other people. No matter how we want to pretend it does. Knocking on doors and phone banking done by a real person still helps spread the message beyond the wonks on the internet. Which by the way, the vast majority of American's are not wonks.

Bernie has a good message and he is a veteran at campaigning. However, this is a national election. It takes having boots on the ground, lots and lots of boots on the ground to create a wave. It takes hard work and dedication by his supporters. Not petty bickering on the internet. Petty bickering on the internet has one an election...never.

This post is in my estimation a rebuttal (my apologies if I'm wrong Cali Democrat!) to the hoopla based on this previous polling data. Even I admit I wasn't thrilled by it, but it is extremely early. The media used it to generate some false sense of a major surge by Bernie. Which led to some people here acting like they were owning the process prematurely. Primary wars...they're never good for the underdog on the internet. People get distracted by the media trying to turn it into a horse-race and ignore the reality that if their choice is the underdog, they're going to have to work their asses off to make them not so.

If you want Bernie to do better in the primary election, work for him. That's what makes a difference. I'm all about the process, and I've spent years encouraging people to engage and support a Democratic candidate with everything they have. I still believe every primary election, on all levels, is when we make our needs be known. People need to commit and really dedicate their time to their choice. Not on a message board, but where the campaign says they need you and doing what you can in that location. This is how we exercise our power.

Having given my get out there and get to work speech, I'm now admitting I'm not committed. It's crazy early and I'm still getting a feel for the candidates on a national platform. If you're not like me, and you're feeling a soul level connection, then get to work! Real work, not being an antagonist on the internet. Unless you support Hillary you have some serious work to do ahead of you, and even for her supporters you need to stay on your game. Don't think you have it in the bag and that you can sit out this cycle. That's how elections are lost.

I'm sorry. I think I got carried away and most of this wasn't directed at you or your post. Politics bring out my passionate side.

/rant