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TwilightZone

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7. Still doesn't explain 2018.

Fri Feb 14, 2020, 02:33 PM

Feb 2020

Youth vote was way up in 2018 over 2016. If they didn't show up for Sanders in 2016, but showed up in 2018 to vote for Democrats in the blue wave, there's no evidence it was because of Sanders.

The increase in youth vote now could be a continuation of the blue wave as it is in other groups. Turnout among all groups was higher in NH, not just the young.

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

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Argument for Bernie Sanders [View all] LeftTurn3623 Feb 2020 OP

You are right. DanTex Feb 2020 #1

The youth argument doesn't reflect the evidence. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #2

One thing LeftTurn3623 Feb 2020 #6

Still doesn't explain 2018. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #3

"She didn't once visit the labor towns." TwilightZone Feb 2020 #4

Sanders young vote didn't come out in 2106 for him and they haven't come out in the krissey Feb 2020 #5

Yes. It's certainly possible they are equally electable, even if pulling from different voters. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #8

"We lost that one." TwilightZone Feb 2020 #9

As you say, "we lost that one" because we didn't get the votes where we needed them. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #10

And there's zero evidence that Sanders would have done better. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #11

re: "That group is a small fraction of the electorate" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #12