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2016 Postmortem

HerbChestnut

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28. Each state has their own election laws.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #26)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 10:47 AM

Oct 2015

Some have closed primaries where only registered Democrats or Republicans can vote. Some have open primaries where anyone can vote regardless of party affiliation. Some have somewhere-in-between primaries where Dems and Independents can vote for the Democratic nominee and Repubs and Independents can vote for the Republican nominee. Some states have caucuses, which are completely different than primaries. The Bernie group has a sticky that explains how each state works.

When polling, it's typical to include Independents along with registered party voters because of the variation across the country. Just makes things easier for the pollster.

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Sanders won 44%-29% in a poll of people who actually watched the debate [View all] Bernblu Oct 2015 OP

When We Stand Together - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Oct 2015 #1

Finally results based on actual facts. ZM90 Oct 2015 #2

Well, what matters is how people vote in their primaries. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #13

K&R! marym625 Oct 2015 #3

I think this was not limited to registered Democrats. DCBob Oct 2015 #4

Independent is a huge category now. cprise Oct 2015 #7

Well normally respondents are restricted to registered Democrats.. DCBob Oct 2015 #10

Not true. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #19

Do you have any proof of that? DCBob Oct 2015 #21

Yeah just look at the internals of polls. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #22

I have.. I still dont think most include Independents. DCBob Oct 2015 #24

Yeah, this poll doesn't seem very good. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #25

I think I know why the polls are only concerened with registered Democrats. Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #26

Each state has their own election laws. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #28

Well, there's the problem. The numbers from the polls are the result of a process Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #30

Well, most pollsters break their polls down into subgroups. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #31

Doesn't seem like anyone is taking advantage of that information. Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #32

No, not normally. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #34

Exactly, the media... CoffeeCat Oct 2015 #5

Consumer Surveys solutions? ucrdem Oct 2015 #6

According to Nate Silver's 538, the polling firm Google Consumer Surveys Bernblu Oct 2015 #9

A majority of respondents were under 35 femmedem Oct 2015 #8

The most technical generation in American history will be in favor of Bernie Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #27

Well let's hope that matters. That people aren't afraid to speak out. delrem Oct 2015 #11

Yargh... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #12

The new NH one was conducted after the debate.. DCBob Oct 2015 #14

Post debate Hillary is gaining ground workinclasszero Oct 2015 #18

out of 500 dems/dem leaning only 18 voters polled under the age of 24 questionseverything Oct 2015 #35

The people claim Progressive dog Oct 2015 #15

One of the 'scientific' polls that had Hillary winning, 74% didn't watch the debate sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #16

people who actually watched the debate treestar Oct 2015 #17

There's no data to support that. HerbChestnut Oct 2015 #20

Because there wasn't weeks of posts from Clinton supporters jeff47 Oct 2015 #23

Non sequitur treestar Oct 2015 #33

Wow, are you saying Hillary supporters couldn't even be bothered to watch the debate??? reformist2 Oct 2015 #29