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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Is More Popular With Fox News Viewers Than MSNBC [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)24. Right, his number isn't as high as Biden's, but these are %, not raw numbers....
....and overall he's not getting as much support as Biden. Put another way, for viewers of the three outlets, less of those who support Biden watch Fox than the other two (42%, vs. 43% and 44%), whereas of those who support Sanders more watch Fox (22% vs. 16% and 13%) A higher % of those who support Sanders watch Fox than the other two, a lower % of those who support Biden watch Fox.
It's all a math thing.
It's also an indirect indication that a lot of Fox viewers (i.e., conservatives/republicans) are looking to cross over to vote for Sanders in open primaries, maybe because Sanders poses less of a threat to their preferred candidate, trump, than Biden does.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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He's leading the way for reaching across the aisle, always on the cutting edge.
George II
May 2019
#7
In case you missed the point, Biden's Fox % is lower than his % for CNN and MSNBC....
George II
May 2019
#18
But Sanders Fox% is still not nearly as high as Biden's. So what does that mean?
thesquanderer
May 2019
#22
Right, his number isn't as high as Biden's, but these are %, not raw numbers....
George II
May 2019
#24
re: "whereas of those who support Sanders more watch Fox (22% vs. 16% and 13%)"
thesquanderer
May 2019
#25
Why not say something positive about Joe Biden instead of digging up trivial dirt on Sanders?
mtnsnake
May 2019
#14
Fox-watchers live to "own the libs." That's why they love 45, and they view Bernie as a disruptor.
VOX
May 2019
#20
Might be because his press secretary refuses to wholeheartedly support dems...
KitSileya
May 2019
#23