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Onlooker

(5,636 posts)
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:54 AM Jul 2016

Bernie has his work cut out for him ...

... A lot of people felt Bernie should have conceded earlier, but he chose not too. He insisted that in the end, it would work out because he did not want to alienate his base. But, a small portion of his base has been causing embarrassing episodes during the Convention and certainly doesn't seem overly concerned about a racist, fascist, and demagogue like Trump getting elected. I think Bernie is doing and will do all he can, but obviously it's a tall order. It's hard for me to imagine how anyone could risk letting Trump in the White House -- he really is insane.

http://time.com/4427120/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-voldemort-millennial-poll/

The survey—touted as the first to be conducted exclusively among millennials in battleground states during this election cycle—found that 75% of millennials view Trump unfavorably, compared to 22% who view him favorably. Clinton performed slightly better but still has work to do with millennial voters, as 63% said they view her unfavorably and 31% viewed her favorably.

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Among millennial likely voters surveyed, 51% said they would vote for Clinton, compared to 30% who said they’d vote for Trump in a one-on-one general election matchup. In a four-way election contest including Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson, 43% of likely voters said they’d vote for Clinton, followed by 24% for Trump, 15% for Johnson and 7% for Stein.

One fifth of millennial likely voters (20%) said they were “Sanders Holdouts” who would have supported former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in an election against Trump, but will not not support Clinton.

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Bernie has his work cut out for him ... (Original Post) Onlooker Jul 2016 OP
The Bob's... liberal N proud Jul 2016 #1
I'll believe he's going to help us win rjsquirrel Jul 2016 #2
Our work, not his. Orsino Jul 2016 #3
 

rjsquirrel

(4,762 posts)
2. I'll believe he's going to help us win
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:04 AM
Jul 2016

when I see it.

We let lunatic fringe radicals infiltrate our party.

Big mistake.


Luckily running AGAINST our own far left will help Hillary win the reasonable center.

Some of us specifically voted ** against ** the "revolution." A lot more votes where that came from.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
3. Our work, not his.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 10:35 AM
Jul 2016

If they're unwilling to follow his example now, perhaps they'll come along later, perhaps not. Sanders deluvered us a lot of voters, but keeping them engaged is a job for all of us.

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