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

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:13 AM

Feb 2020

wild claims with no means to back it up.

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