Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: If people over 60 stay home on Tuesday, does Sanders get more delegates? [View all]thesquanderer
(11,986 posts)re: "Sanders does NOT bring out younger voters." -- Yes, that is true, he's not bringing them out in the numbers he expected.
re: "Sanders's strength is NOT younger voters." -- No, that is false, the younger voters who DO come out have overwhelmingly gone for Sanders over Biden, making them his strength, while of course the older voters have gone overwhelmingly for Biden.
Sanders has been doing better than Biden with voters under 45, Biden has been doing better with 45+. If those over 60 turn out in smaller than usual numbers due to COVD-19 fears, then even without Sanders turning out any more voters, those under 45 will now make up a greater percentage of the votes and that would help Sanders.
Here are the stats I'm talking about:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/04/politics/youth-vote-sanders-biden-super-tuesday/index.html
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden