Here's my anecdotal two cents: (Reply #49)

In the discussion thread: I find the variance between polling and DU informal polling to be interesting. [View all]

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 11:12 PM

Mersky (4,903 posts)

49. Here's my anecdotal two cents:

My grandmother wants to vote for Warren in the primary. She’s well aware of what’s been going on, dislikes tRump as much as I do, watches local and national news some, reads the local paper, but isn’t terribly sophisticated in all the particulars that regulars on DU tend to be.

She’s remarked with some frequency that Warren makes good sense, and has the primary marked on her calendar.

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

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63 replies	Author	Time	Post
I find the variance between polling and DU informal polling to be interesting. [View all]	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	OP
DU is significantly more progressive than the rest of the country, typically.	bearsfootball516	Feb 2020	#1
I would agree, in general.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#3
DU is not reflective of the population at large.	Garrett78	Feb 2020	#2
At this very early stage of the primary process, every campaign has concerns.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#5
When I say "concerned"....	Garrett78	Feb 2020	#20
I understood your reference.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#38
DU trends older and whiter than the population as a whole.	WhiskeyGrinder	Feb 2020	#4
And older voters tend to be regular voters.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#6
And despie the age of DUers, Sanders was way ahead of Clinton in polls here in 2016.	highplainsdem	Feb 2020	#28
Among other things...	Newest Reality	Feb 2020	#7
Great points. And I did recently edit to add that fact.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#9
Yes.	Newest Reality	Feb 2020	#13
That 43% is almost exactly the amount of undecided in NH! So DU is a reflection of NH voters?	Baclava	Feb 2020	#46
I find the statement DU is much more progressive than the public	tiredtoo	Feb 2020	#8
It is an opinion.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#10
We are keyed in voters. We can tell you what happened with BCCI and	blm	Feb 2020	#11
And we might even be able to identify the 3 co-equal branches of government.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#12
✔️	blm	Feb 2020	#14
If a day ever comes where you're happy and don't want to be...	Jedi Guy	Feb 2020	#22
plus a billion	Celerity	Feb 2020	#33
I was 16 when my family moved here from Canada.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#40
I don't know that I'd go that far.	Jedi Guy	Feb 2020	#57
Excellent points.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#58
Yeah, it blows my mind when people tell me they don't follow politics, or worse, don't vote.	Jedi Guy	Feb 2020	#60
Again excellent points.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#61
The average US household has $38,000 in debt, excluding mortgages.	Jedi Guy	Feb 2020	#62
I've wondered about this.	democrank	Feb 2020	#15
Struggling America	blm	Feb 2020	#27
You touch on another topic I love to raise.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#36
It shows DU not indicative of the voters actually casting votes.	AncientGeezer	Feb 2020	#16
kinda but	tiredtoo	Feb 2020	#18
Kinda.... but not....per 538..I don't see a big undecided	AncientGeezer	Feb 2020	#21
Just what i have been hearing on the tv machine. eom	tiredtoo	Feb 2020	#23
Stop watching it....I watch the polling....I don't see..can't find the big undecided...can you?	AncientGeezer	Feb 2020	#25
Poll: Sanders leads in New Hampshire, but half of voters remain uncommitted	TwilightZone	Feb 2020	#31
30% undecided.....that's your go to...	AncientGeezer	Feb 2020	#39
NH Poll: 30% undecided, with about half not firmly committed	TwilightZone	Feb 2020	#32
To a degree, that is true.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#37
Before the Purge, DU was overwhelmingly Progressive and supportive of Sanders.	Bonobo	Feb 2020	#17
two questions	tiredtoo	Feb 2020	#19
JPR..Jack Pine Radicals....it's a blast to peruse...	AncientGeezer	Feb 2020	#24
After Clinton won the nomination	Hav	Feb 2020	#26
I guess that's why almost all the DUers who supported Bernie in the 2016 election	democrattotheend	Feb 2020	#51
There was no purge. The more conspiracy minded Sanders supporters refused to sign	emulatorloo	Feb 2020	#30
ok i was a sanders supporter but must have passed the test	tiredtoo	Feb 2020	#34
I was as well.	emulatorloo	Feb 2020	#35
Me too	democrattotheend	Feb 2020	#54
Exactly. I recall many Hillary supporters being booted in 2008 for the same reason	democrattotheend	Feb 2020	#52
It struck me as diverse before.	David__77	Feb 2020	#29
+1	JudyM	Feb 2020	#41
There was no purge.	Codeine	Feb 2020	#44
tons of people were kicked out last time round well before the convention	questionseverything	Feb 2020	#47
Many people were kicked out in 2008 too	democrattotheend	Feb 2020	#55
i wasnt here in 2008	questionseverything	Feb 2020	#56
I've been here since 2003	democrattotheend	Feb 2020	#63
in addition to my previous comments	tiredtoo	Feb 2020	#42
I would not argue that point.	guillaumeb	Feb 2020	#43
I would estimate more than half.	Codeine	Feb 2020	#45
Back in the day, Dennis Kucinich would dominate DU polls.	tritsofme	Feb 2020	#48
Here's my anecdotal two cents:	Mersky	Feb 2020	#49
This shows that DU has no relationship to politics in the real world.	brooklynite	Feb 2020	#50
Neither Iowa nor DU represents Democrats nationally.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Feb 2020	#53
Dennis Kucinich was the darling of DU back in the 2008 primary. At least early on.	Kaleva	Feb 2020	#59

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