This is interesting, somebody better wake up and smell the cups of Joe.

[Uncle Joe]

By Lindsey Cook Jan. 12, 2016, at 9:49 a.m.

Why Bernie Sanders is Soaring, in 1 Graph


A recent poll from Gallup indicates another reason voters may Feel the Bern. We've written often about the rise of political polarization. The trend is clear: liberal Democrats are the new Democrats.




Both moderate Democrats and conservative Democrats have fallen off since 2000. When President Obama was elected the first time, moderate and liberals were even. Since, voters have embraced less middle-of-the-road policies, on both sides. Nearly 70 percent of Republicans identify as conservative, according to the same survey.

All of this may bode well for Sanders and poorly for Clinton.




http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/articles/2016-01-12/why-bernie-sanders-is-soaring-in-1-graph

[Live and Learn]

1. K&R and great news. nt

[Samantha]

2. This is very interesting -- thanks for sharing, Uncle Joe

Recommended.

Sam

[rusty quoin]

3. I like the graph, but I've been to this show before.

People need to actually go to the polls. The best reason to for doing so, other than being older and thinking it is your civic duty is being pissed off.

I only see pissed off dumb fucks on the right. That's how they work.

I don't see enough pissed off smart fucks on the left. That's how we work.

I hope I'm wrong.

[Uncle Joe]

11. I couldn't agree more, rusty quoin.

"People need to actually go to the polls. The best reason to for doing so, other than being older and thinking it is your civic duty is being pissed off."

[rusty quoin]

20. I hope it changes this time around Uncle Joe. Let's see what happens. I cannot predict it,

I never could.

[CorporatistNation]

21. People On BOTH Sides Are Sick of Being Fed A Pile of Bullshit and Are Demanding Real Change

No more rhetoric that soars while all along no action was ever intended. Bernie is a candidate that people can believe in. bernie tells the truth. he is not promising the moon but he is promising a legitimate direction/vector that will be pursued in an absolutely forthright manner... No Bull from Bernie!

[rusty quoin]

25. That's right. Bernie is a person who understands the solutions.

I don't know though if it's enough. The media frames the game these days, and they don't want Bernie because he is a threat to them making lots of money.

My college age kids are for Bernie. It is my job, I feel, to make sure they vote. I should do more though.

[tex-wyo-dem]

4. Thanks for the post, Uncle Joe!

I could have told Gallup this without an actual poll...my interactions with everyday people, social media, just the general energy, Democrats are much more liberal and progressive than a few years ago. Maybe it's a backlash against the ultra-conservative teajadists, or maybe it's an awakening, like a renessance, I'm not sure. But I know it's happening.

[Betty Karlson]

5. And that just among the 30% of the people who are Democrats.

In Iowa, where 45 % of the people are Independents, the independents break for Sanders over Clinton by double digits.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Here are a couple more graphs that I think Team Hillary has never taken a good look at.

(yes, this chart is outdated by a number of years, so the age ranges are wrong. But the relative size of the generations; specifically, that there are more Millennials than boomers- is accurate)





Maybe having Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the public face of the DNC Establishment... not such a great idea.

[Uncle Joe]

12. Thanks for the addition, Warren DeMontague.

[CorporatistNation]

22. Lil Deb Was PERFECT! Her Presence and Actions Hve Worked Wonderfully To Inspire People to

Get on Board With The Bernie Train to put an end to the Corporatist BS coming out of the Third Way DNC!

[Warren DeMontague]

24. I agree.

If she was trying to make team Establishment look bad and out of touch, she scored a 10 out of 10.

[Skwmom]

8. Bernie is soaring because he is an honest individual that people can truly believe in.

O'Malley has espoused progressive positions and look where he is.

[Uncle Joe]

13. I totally agree, Skwmom, the graph is just the frame, it's not he painting.

[Cassiopeia]

9. In 2008 we wanted change.

We want it even more today.

[cui bono]

10. I'll wake up and smell your cups any day, Joe!

Okay, I don't know what that means either, but I love your OP!

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[Uncle Joe]

14. Thank you, cui bono.

[KoKo]

15. Recommend!

[Todays_Illusion]

16. Liberal Democratic voters never went away, our own party ignored us.

[Uncle Joe]

17. They were submerged by the corporate media but the Internet is superceding

that decades old, one way, top down brainwashing propaganda.

[Todays_Illusion]

19. True, there has been a several decades long campaign to eliminate not only liberal politicans

but all the liberal ideas and policies.

[mmonk]

18. +1

[WillyT]

23. Thanks For The Thread Uncle Joe !!!