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procon

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68. No, trump isn't "inspiring" any first-time voters.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 04:02 PM

May 2016

Donald Trump Is Not Expanding the GOP
A POLITICO analysis of early-voting data shows little evidence for one of the Republican nominee’s core claims.

Donald Trump likes to say he has created a political movement that has drawn “millions and millions” of new voters into the Republican Party. “It’s the biggest thing happening in politics,” Trump has said. “All over the world, they’re talking about it,” he's bragged. But a Politico analysis of the early 2016 voting data show that, so far, it’s just not true.

While Trump’s insurgent candidacy has spurred record-setting Republican primary turnout in state after state, the early statistics show that the vast majority of those voters aren’t actually new to voting or to the Republican Party, but rather they are reliable past voters in general elections. They are only casting ballots in a Republican primary for the first time.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-polling-turnout-early-voting-data-213897#ixzz4AAUSR1vW

No, Trump's still not inspiring "new" voters, and we don't "need" Bernie, but we really do need to stop repeating Republican lies and posting Republican propaganda on DU.

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U.K. Independant: Donald Trump will win the presidency by a landslide (against Hillary) [View all] Binkie The Clown May 2016 OP

Take it to the primary forum cali May 2016 #1

+100000000000000000 n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #2

Hear, hear! eom wryter2000 May 2016 #11

The New York times just had a column stating the exact opposite brush May 2016 #3

The Independent is NOT a tabloid. It's a real newspaper. mr blur May 2016 #6

One of mine? Meaning what, you're not a Dem? brush May 2016 #7

Meaning he's an American, I think. Settle. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #19

The best projection is with the U.k. bookies. They are showing Hoppy May 2016 #10

Oh I don't know maq-az May 2016 #23

Sorry, Republican turnout this primary season Cassiopeia May 2016 #39

Clinton has a higher popular vote total than either Sanders or Trump TwilightZone May 2016 #71

3 million more than voted for Bernie BainsBane May 2016 #54

it's called "catapulting the propaganda" when you believe our newspapers over their's. ish of the hammer May 2016 #50

The independent is not a tabloid, and they don't make the news as our MSM tends to do frankieallen May 2016 #63

Bernie and his supporters inspire me justhanginon May 2016 #4

How so? Or better yet, let me put it this way: Gene Debs May 2016 #9

She is not Trump, or Johnson. CK_John May 2016 #13

You're not going to get an answer to those questions, GoneOffShore May 2016 #14

Don't hold your breath. zeemike May 2016 #18

I will vote for her. tavernier May 2016 #21

Sounds like my pet lab...except for the marriage part bjobotts May 2016 #32

And none of those are policy positions ... aggiesal May 2016 #35

Right. Gene Debs May 2016 #36

+2^(infinity) n/t Fritz Walter May 2016 #47

It's obvious from your tone that you never will get it, so why should anyone bother? Thor_MN May 2016 #24

That doesn't even come close to answering my question. Not that I expected it. Gene Debs May 2016 #30

I wasn't answering your question, I was explaining why you won't get many answers. Thor_MN May 2016 #34

I'm asking any Clinton supporter who cares to give a substantive answer. Gene Debs May 2016 #37

Still having issues with reading what anyone replies? Thor_MN May 2016 #40

Bye, Thor. Gene Debs May 2016 #42

And you wonder why no one answers... Thor_MN May 2016 #43

Because he/she doesn't get real answers greiner3 May 2016 #58

Wow. Must be something in the water. Thor_MN May 2016 #65

I have asked the same question, in a respectful tone, and have LibDemAlways May 2016 #66

It's because she's entitled to be POTUS Fritz Walter May 2016 #45

More and more every day, and this post just added more reasons. L. Coyote May 2016 #16

Thinking voters do not wish Hillary the nomination greiner3 May 2016 #60

You inspire me to put you on my ignore list.[n/t] Maedhros May 2016 #17

Your vote is your own to cast as stupidly as you desire. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #20

We Need Bernie libodem May 2016 #5

"We need Bernie" SCantiGOP May 2016 #44

Ignoring the electoral college, demographics, and a crushingly bad popularity rating bhikkhu May 2016 #8

I'm just sayn'.... Equinox Moon May 2016 #12

How exciting! Andrew MacLeod has an opinion! struggle4progress May 2016 #15

I'm wondering if he doing that because of his connection with Trump's mother. LiberalFighter May 2016 #22

Isn't the Independent MFM008 May 2016 #25

no AntiBank May 2016 #29

Got it wrong in the first sentence Bradical79 May 2016 #26

Record BlueNoMatterWho May 2016 #27

Hillary's depressing turnout even in the primaries,she won Kenturcky with less than half what Obama AntiBank May 2016 #33

Asking voters who do you hate the least..New hate=Trump; Old hate = Hillary. bjobotts May 2016 #38

Obviously the moderators are not here or else they would lock this and tell the poster to take book_worm May 2016 #28

Foreign media has been warning of this nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #31

Our Elections are electoral vote driven padfun May 2016 #41

If she does not inspire, why does she have more votes? shenmue May 2016 #46

That point would seem obvious BainsBane May 2016 #51

Right. Of the three people running for POTUS, Sanders is in third place. Last place lunamagica May 2016 #53

51 recs for Trump winning BainsBane May 2016 #48

British tabloids now? johnp3907 May 2016 #49

its not a tabloid AntiBank May 2016 #73

It's an opinion piece. Bad Dog May 2016 #52

Republican antichrist SusanLarson May 2016 #55

Trump will get out his own anti-vote among women, young people, minorities, pnwmom May 2016 #62

Keep thinking that SusanLarson May 2016 #74

+1 PoliticalMalcontent May 2016 #67

And Bernie inspires people? StayFrosty May 2016 #56

Yes, Sanders inspires people. PoliticalMalcontent May 2016 #70

And yet, he is losing the primary. Adrahil May 2016 #72

Everybody is entitled to his/her own opinion.nt Mass May 2016 #57

I disagree Andy823 May 2016 #59

The really great thing about an opinion piece like this, the writer gets paid L. Coyote May 2016 #61

Okay, here's an idea... gregcrawford May 2016 #64

No, trump isn't "inspiring" any first-time voters. procon May 2016 #68

So we need Bernie rock May 2016 #69