Democratic Primaries

octoberlib

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17. Trump won by only 70, 000 votes. If it's this close that 1/3 could make all the difference.

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:24 PM

Feb 2020

I live in a swing state and too many times have seen GOP messaging and propaganda sink good candidates. I'll vote for Sanders if he's the nominee but after 2016 and the polls all saying Hillary was a shoe in , I don't trust any of this.

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

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Poll: 2/3 of Dems would be comfortable with Sanders as Nominee... [View all] thesquanderer Feb 2020 OP

DU is a bit out of touch. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #1

Not a whole lot of Underground here. jalan48 Feb 2020 #10

That's quite an understatement. nt redqueen Feb 2020 #59

Incredibly n/t Devil Child Feb 2020 #20

I'd say that's an understatement. OliverQ Feb 2020 #40

Just a bit. redqueen Feb 2020 #60

Or perhaps smarter than the average bear Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #63

Also, perhaps, more partisan than the average voter. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #73

Hardly. Most voters don't even know what is actually going on with candidates who make democratisphere Feb 2020 #76

That 1/3 will be lethal. RandySF Feb 2020 #2

are you saying they (you) will support trump instead? questionseverything Feb 2020 #3

Nope, I will vote for Sanders if it comes down to it. RandySF Feb 2020 #6

i am downstate illinois questionseverything Feb 2020 #13

An excellent reminder. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #27

How do Democrats do in that area in general elections? Kaleva Feb 2020 #37

is very red except the college areas, compares to rural wis or michigan questionseverything Feb 2020 #41

Yes. I live in rural Upper Michigan and it's the same. Kaleva Feb 2020 #90

one thing most peops seem to agree on is we need healthcare to be improved questionseverything Feb 2020 #92

That's great in the primary. But what are the demos for the GE? Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #65

I thought you were leaving this forum. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #15

I'm weaning off RandySF Feb 2020 #19

:) True Blue American Feb 2020 #53

How so? Everyone else's "not comfortable" is even bigger! (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #4

Stop w/ the logic! Bernie cant be viewed positively under any circumstances; dint you get the memo? InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #7

Did we factor No Party Affiliate? RandySF Feb 2020 #8

It's "Likely Democratic primary voters." So... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #12

I'm addressing November RandySF Feb 2020 #18

Ah. This is more about the primary than the general... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #36

That 1/3 will decide the election. octoberlib Feb 2020 #11

How so? n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #14

Trump won by only 70, 000 votes. If it's this close that 1/3 could make all the difference. octoberlib Feb 2020 #17

Yet every other candidate does worse. The good news is, this still doesn't mean... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #35

Exactly what I was thinking Chainfire Feb 2020 #77

Well certainly if activists in that 1/3 work at Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #25

He's doing nine points better than your guy in that poll (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Feb 2020 #39

And that 50% for Biden would be as well. berni_mccoy Feb 2020 #75

So those with even lower numbers are really screwed I guess Dragonfli Feb 2020 #97

I'm comfortable with Bernie as the nominee, I'm confident he can beat Trump. Meadowoak Feb 2020 #5

For ur kind words & to make you even MORE comfortable, you win the prize for the Bernie Post of Day InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #16

means little handmade34 Feb 2020 #9

Ah. Sanity. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #21

True that this is a thread about the kind of support candidates have in the primary... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #26

Good point. n/t ms liberty Feb 2020 #54

Exactly! Cha Feb 2020 #30

That's horrible uponit7771 Feb 2020 #22

Trump has 95% Republican support and Bernie has 66% Democrat support itsrobert Feb 2020 #23

And every other Dem has less! Yeah, a little scary. n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #28

Joe has 56% Democratic support CentralMass Feb 2020 #79

How could that be? I read on DU that WE ARE GOING OVER A CLIFF,,!,!,,!,! Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #24

That may or may not be true, but Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #29

..and the big winner is Putin who would have the Dem and Republican candidates he wants delisen Feb 2020 #31

Yep Russia has the boxed exacta. jmg257 Feb 2020 #38

2/3's of Dems Trump LANDSLIDE aeromanKC Feb 2020 #32

But every other Dem does WORSE! But the silver lining is... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #34

People don't seem to be understanding the poll, or the basic fact that every other Dem does worse. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #42

this poll was more of a popularity poll, the center left is split ... we know this so Sanders uponit7771 Feb 2020 #46

We have no idea if this translates to votes or not in the GE, and that the other candidates fare still_one Feb 2020 #55

No, it tells us more than that. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #62

I disagree with your last paragraph because you are subjectively inferring something still_one Feb 2020 #68

Yes, the part where I said "I think...probably" was not in the data. I try to be clear that way. n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #80

True, this is an eye candy poll uponit7771 Feb 2020 #70

I think some people are reading too much into this poll that isn't there still_one Feb 2020 #71

Here's the way the question was asked thesquanderer Feb 2020 #82

Remember, respondents could vote for more than one candidate. So I'm not sure... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #58

When Bernie entered the race this cycle... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #66

+1, thank you ... someone else gets that this poll is horrible for Sanders uponit7771 Feb 2020 #44

No, it isn't. But even if it was, it would be horribler for every other candidate. See post #42. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #45

delete uponit7771 Feb 2020 #47

Huh? There's no moving of any goalpost. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #49

True, I deleted it and looked at the poll again. It doesn't matter if we're comfortable with any of uponit7771 Feb 2020 #50

re: "It doesn't matter if we're comfortable with any of them...It matters if swing states like them" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #72

Your first 2 sentences are 100% correct and you could stop RIGHT THERE. If Bloomberg, a candidate uponit7771 Feb 2020 #74

I agree. If the only polls you care about are the ones that help you determine who will win... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #83

+1, the national polls last election was M$M horse race candy in 16 & now there's a focus on swing uponit7771 Feb 2020 #85

I think about two issues only pecosbob Feb 2020 #33

From the bottom.... Democrats Ascendant Feb 2020 #52

***** THAT'S HORRIBLE **** uponit7771 Feb 2020 #43

"not comfortable with" does not equate to "will not vote for" ibegurpard Feb 2020 #48

Yeah, see posts #42, #45 and #49. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #51

What's really amusing is that he's doing **better than other candidates** redqueen Feb 2020 #61

Yes, I said the same in Post #34 and elsewhere. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #86

The only thing we can say for sure regarding this poll is that 2/3 of the Democrats polled, still_one Feb 2020 #56

Doesn't reflect any real-life Dems I know... Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #57

re: "they're scared shitless" - I think they're represented in the poll by the one third who are... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #64

LOL, ok! nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #67

Only 2/3rds? He'll need more than that. Trump will easily defeat him. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #69

A few points... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #89

Are you deliberately misinterpreting the poll and ignoring that everyone else does worse??? Garrett78 Feb 2020 #93

Do you happen to have a link to that 46% figure for Clinton in 2016? thesquanderer Feb 2020 #96

That is not true. Just another Bernie push bot. katmondoo Feb 2020 #78

Dd you check into the poll methodology & pollster reputation? Or is that just a knee-jerk reaction? thesquanderer Feb 2020 #87

An NBC/WSJ poll is "another Bernie push bot?" Um, okay. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #91

George McGovern McCamy Taylor Feb 2020 #81

Yet Warren is not coming in 2nd in the votes. lark Feb 2020 #84

re: "doesn't track with the results we've seen so far - wonder why?" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #88

Potentially losing 1/3 of your party in an election is a big deal. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #94

Maybe it's not great, but it's BEST CASE scenario. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #95