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JDPriestly

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4. I'm out there canvassing. Most of the older people are uninformed voters.
Tue May 17, 2016, 11:45 AM
May 2016

They know Hillary's name and that she is a woman.

One guy knew that Bernie was Jewish and said, "Well, you know. They are all alike." By the way, he had an accent so I don't think he was born in the US. I guess I have to excuse his lack of understanding of the freedom of religion for that reason, but . . . it was pretty upsetting to me.

Anyway, if you want uninformed voters, talk to the Hillary supporters. Ask a Bernie supporter and he or she can tell you why Bernie is the choice. Ask a Hillary supporter and you don't get an answer. Just kind of a dazed look.

And I am not a threatening looking person: short and old, that's me. People like to talk to me. But Hillary supporters cannot explain why they are voting for her not Bernie other than one who said he was Socialist and the other who said he was Jewish. Those answers still don't tell me why the people are voting for Hillary.

Low info voters = Hillary voters.

Nary a thought in their heads at least not about politics.

I remember being horrified in the Kerry campaign in 2004 when the young Kerry supporters I was campaigning with, a couple of whom had degrees in political science, could not answer the questions of voters about what Kerry stood for.

Ignorant campaigners are not a good sign in a campaign. Bernie supporters are focused on the issues and know why they prefer Bernie. I am happy about that.

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