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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Sanders Is Most Popular Senator Among Constituents; McConnell Is Least [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,689 posts)56. "They have their bots set up to auto-reply their negativity"
Sure seems like they have nothing better to do than sit by their computers and wait for the first pro-Bernie OP to pop up and then they all come crashing in to get in on the first top posts spreading their negativity.
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Poll: Sanders Is Most Popular Senator Among Constituents; McConnell Is Least [View all]
DonViejo
Apr 2017
OP
It seems that if you're not a warhawk, you don't belong in this country. (nt)
bekkilyn
Apr 2017
#193
those of us old enough to remember the Cold War and its end know the new demons
yurbud
Apr 2017
#204
I don't trust the vote tallies in the 1980 Reagan election and then all the ones in which
gopiscrap
Apr 2017
#136
I agree about the voter suppression, but have to ask, what has the Democratic Party done to stop it?
That Guy 888
Apr 2017
#211
Nope the loses are largely due to being to focused on the Presidency and the Federal elections while
cstanleytech
Apr 2017
#66
Variations of this type of poll have appeared here on DU four or five times in the last month.
George II
Apr 2017
#7
Yes, and someone in this discussion has already dragged in that highly subjective poll.
George II
Apr 2017
#11
Perhaps ... "among own constituents" or "among local constituents" or "among their constituents"
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#31
If they were switched (as you suggest) something tells me that nobody would care very much...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#75
Every poll ever done shows that Bernie's approval rating in Vermont is unusally high
karynnj
Apr 2017
#76
Correct. I don't understand how anyone can disagree with the poll results.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#106
I'm personally inviting you to visit our wonderful state of Vermont,NurseJackie.
democrank
Apr 2017
#201
In terms of actual people (i.e., "constituents") not percentage, he's one of the least "popular"...
George II
Apr 2017
#125
The poll is not dumb - it reflects how each is viewed by the people they represent
karynnj
Apr 2017
#131
Actually is obviously easier for ANY Senator to get high numbers if they're from a state...
George II
Apr 2017
#135
Wow! So, NINE out of the "top-ten" were from the LEAST POPULOUS states? That's very ...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#182
Yes, and the four "most popular" Senators are from the two least populated states - VT and WY.
George II
Apr 2017
#184
The smaller the group, the easier it is to get their approval. Especially one with the...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#113
I guess it all depends on what their motivation is, and who they fear the most. Voters or lobbyists.
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#133
By that logic, Donald Trump is more popular than any Senator - with his constituents.
karynnj
Apr 2017
#178
To put it in better perspective, and to demonstrate the ludicrousness of this "poll"...
George II
Apr 2017
#96
Yep! That's putting it into perspective. Small-state senators have to stroll over a hill...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#130
It appears that Vermont is not a very racially diverse state. Depending on the reference source...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#179
As a matter of fact, Vermont is tied for first (with Idaho, Montana, NH, Utah, and Wyoming) for...
George II
Apr 2017
#180
Before now, I never realized how WHITE Vermont is. I've never visted there...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#181
It's pretty homogeneous in "northern" New England - Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine....
George II
Apr 2017
#183
Somehow every single poll that shows something positive about Bernie is automatically bad. (nt)
bekkilyn
Apr 2017
#194
It's almost like people twist data to make Bernie Sanders look like a messiah...
Jonny Appleseed
Apr 2017
#14
Yes - in Burlington, he can walk on Lake Champlain for most of December through February nt
karynnj
Apr 2017
#80
ah, no ... he is considered to do his job well by an unusually large percent of his constituents
karynnj
Apr 2017
#79
An "unusually large percent of his constituents" from an unusually small state population-wise.
George II
Apr 2017
#86
Yep -- that is his state and while small it is a great state with a Congressional delegation that
karynnj
Apr 2017
#90
I'd love to hear some Bernie quotes of him saying nice things about Democrats!
KittyWampus
Apr 2017
#48
I don't live in Vermont, I'm not one of his constituents, so I don't follow him much....
George II
Apr 2017
#54
Once again, an objective view of this "poll" would come to the conclusion that Chuck Schumer....
George II
Apr 2017
#73
Obviously people who live in bigger states are more superior than people who live in smaller states
bekkilyn
Apr 2017
#195
All I care about is that McConnell's state hates him as much as I do...makes me smile nt
adigal
Apr 2017
#109
Had someone last week on DU tell me that Vermont is too small for that to count.
StubbornThings
Apr 2017
#5
You're incorrect, what I pointed ( as that "someone") out about a DIFFERENT poll, thank you, is....
George II
Apr 2017
#10
Yes, but you linked to a post of mine (that "someone") from about a week ago.
George II
Apr 2017
#18
That's ridiculous. HuffPo's pollster tracks national ratings and Bernie's are quite high.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#83
Inconvenient facts are "deflection"? Latest: Favorable 55.7% Unfavorable 32.7%
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#91
Lemme read it again...ayup. That's what I thought - Bernie is STILL the MOST POPULAR SENATOR!
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#103
Not only is Bernie the most POPULAR senator he also enjoys high favourability nationally.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#114
Not the subject of this discussion. Since you truncated it above, here is the subject:
George II
Apr 2017
#119
Yep, our amazing Bernie is still the MOST POPULAR! This is a GOOD thing!
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#120
The big blunder/faux pas of this poll about "popularity" is that it defines that word....
George II
Apr 2017
#147
Show us the stat that he IS the "most popular politician today", not just the "most popular"...
George II
Apr 2017
#150
So the irony of claiming Sanders is a victim is a bit galling- you get how tone deaf that is?
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#38
Appreciate your response, thanks LL. Wish it had been the first time I'd heard that accusation
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#156
So the first rule about the Democratic party is....you don't talk about the Democratic party?
LiberalLovinLug
Apr 2017
#64
Never said "no time" is the right time, funny how you heard that. I've also been accused of calling
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#99
You've got to be kidding. The election was rigged w foreign intervention and that should be the
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#191
I'm not talking about just the presidency. Not sure why that was so hard to understand.
StubbornThings
Apr 2017
#192
From the other threads i've read through the problem isn't Bernie's stated positions,
jackssonjack
Apr 2017
#71
Many politicians aren't going around talking about the need for a $15 minimum wage....
George II
Apr 2017
#173
Why does Sanders seem to find ways to make gratuitous insults to the Democratic party?
KittyWampus
Apr 2017
#49
Bernie could well be our next President if he and the Democratic Party can work together in 2020.
jalan48
Apr 2017
#29
Absolutely. He's got the energy to do it. So I don't want to hear he's ''too old'' Bullshit.
YOHABLO
Apr 2017
#46
This is great news but hardly surprising. Polls consistently prove Bernie enjoys high favourability:
beam me up scottie
Apr 2017
#77
Yet McTurtle gets re-elected because not enough people who disapprove of him vote.
Lanius
Apr 2017
#209