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2016 Postmortem

Thor_MN

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13. Because:

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 08:53 AM

Jun 2015

"Democrats offer the most support for socialism with 59 percent saying they would vote for a socialist candidate."

also says that 41% of Democrats said that they would not vote for a socialist candidate. I assume that doesn't mean that they all would vote against a socialist candidate (they may choose not to vote), but the study indicates they would not vote for them.

It's pretty certain that the survey's sample size was larger than 3 cherry-picked opinions. Run this survey again in 6 months and the numbers will probably change, but right now, this indicates a problem for Sanders.

The Republican side is probably pointless due to is really doubtful that a socialist will run on the GOP ticket, but as big a clown car as they have, one never knows.

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Nearly Half Of Americans Would Vote For A Socialist For President! US moves into the 21st Century! [View all] sabrina 1 Jun 2015 OP

Slowly Socialist and Socialism aspirant Jun 2015 #1

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #2

At the same time, "capitalist" is becoming a dirty word. I'm waiting for the headline ... Scuba Jun 2015 #3

Bernie suggested to one of them, forget who, that they do that. I do it sometimes sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #6

At some point, the red-scaremongering had to start wearing out. Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #4

There's that %age 47 again Demeter Jun 2015 #5

The disclaimer "if nominated by their own party" thesquanderer Jun 2015 #7

Why would the nominee lose any of the Dem vote? If you mean in the primary, that's bound sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #9

Because: Thor_MN Jun 2015 #13

Haahaa.. Oh yes, The "disclaimer". must be in the fine print.. misterhighwasted Jun 2015 #11

The disclaimer is in the very first sentence. thesquanderer Jun 2015 #14

You see that as a problem for Bernie? He is running as a Democrat and if he wins sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #15

It's a problem for him because... thesquanderer Jun 2015 #16

Those pesky millennials! The largest generation & too smart by half! Divernan Jun 2015 #8

They were born into the information age, so had much more access to info than the previous sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #10

The problem is the right wing depiction of socialism that their watchers/listeners eat up. Vinca Jun 2015 #12