Democratic Primaries

Tom Rinaldo

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6. It's not that straight forward

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 10:45 AM

Feb 2020

Here is some relevant commentary:

"On Monday night, just more than 1 in 3 were participating in their first-ever caucus. Could that be because they got involved in 2008 or 2016 and just stayed involved? Maybe! But it also could be a sign that the supposed energy coursing through the electorate to remove Trump isn’t all it’s cracked up to be."
https://abc17news.com/news/politics/national-politics/2020/02/04/5-big-takeaways-from-the-iowa-entrance-poll/

If the percentage of young voters participating grew, it clearly points to a drop off in the participation of older voters or else the overall numbers would not have remained flat.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Percentage of Iowa young voters increased by 33% according to entrance polls [View all] Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 OP

Projecting trends in Iowa to national trends is premature at best. beastie boy Feb 2020 #1

And Bernie did worse than 2016. denem Feb 2020 #2

Yes, he did "worse" in a six person race in 2020 than he did in a two person race in 2016 Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #3

I saw young voters for Buttigieg and Warren...and even a few for Biden...so the assumption that Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #5

I never make or made the assumption that Sanders got "all" the young voters. n/t Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #7

There were less new voters overall...16 level turnout so...Sanders is not expanding the electorate. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #4

It's not that straight forward Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #6

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #8

So female young supporters of Sanders are invisible to you? Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #10

I have gone back to college at 58 ripcord Feb 2020 #9

unfortunately, i take that as a failure of the education system Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #11