Bernie Sanders

n2doc

(47,953 posts) Mon Oct 12, 2015, 10:08 AM Oct 2015

Why Bernie Sanders Has Already Won the Democratic Debates

Tuesday's debate is the Democratic Super Bowl. We know the home team. We know the visitors. The issues have always been political footballs and only one candidate hasn't turned them over to the Republicans. This election will also see the emergence of additional players like the FBI and other intelligence agencies (investigating Clinton's emails, not Hillary Clinton), so the playing field is full of participants, but only one true leader.

It's difficult to say "trust me" when the FBI and other intelligence agencies don't trust your ability to type an email.

There's a reason CBS News writes that within the Democratic Party, "Fourteen percent would not support her in a general election." There's also a reason that according to a recent Reuters article titled Clinton's support slides ahead of first Democratic debate, polls have changed dramatically in a matter of days:

Clinton's support among Democratic voters fell 10 points within less than a week.
From October 4 to October 9, Clinton saw her support tumble from 51 percent of Democratic support to just 41 percent.
Support for Sanders jumped from just over 24 percent to 28 percent...

Polling trajectory (combined with Clinton's negative trustworthiness and favorability ratings ) as well Bernie's increased name recognition from the debates, will eventually enable Sanders to overtake Clinton in a number of polls.

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Why Bernie Sanders Has Already Won the Democratic Debates (Original Post) n2doc Oct 2015 OP

Fourteen percent of Dems wouldn't support her in a GE? That's a lot. A whole lot. Scuba Oct 2015 #1

Here, I'll save time for all the Clinton supporters who want to reply to you jeff47 Oct 2015 #2

You forgot two. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #3

We should compile a list somewhere. jeff47 Oct 2015 #5

Definitely! daleanime Oct 2015 #9

Number 9... winter is coming Oct 2015 #6

Thanks to you and Scootaloo for saving me time reading all those responses. Scuba Oct 2015 #4

Hillary is unelectable for a national office. Nt FlatBaroque Oct 2015 #7

True, Sanders has already convinced Hillary to mimic all of his positions on the issues. 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #8

And we didn't even have to wait.... daleanime Oct 2015 #10

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #11

Hillary will have to explain why she supported Bush and Cheney's war Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #12

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Fourteen percent of Dems wouldn't support her in a GE? That's a lot. A whole lot.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 10:33 AM

Oct 2015

Presidential elections are much, much closer than that.

There's also zero percent of the hostorically disaffected who will support her while many, many of them would turn out for Bernie.

That's why I think Bernie has the best chance of winning.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

2. Here, I'll save time for all the Clinton supporters who want to reply to you

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 10:45 AM

Oct 2015

1) SOCIALIST!!!1!!!one!!!!!

2) Those fucking lazy kids never bother to vote. But if they don't shut up and vote for Clinton, fuck them!!

3) Endorsements!!!1!!!eleven!!!

4) 20 point lead in the polls!!! (please don't notice it was a 60 point lead, or that Sanders does better in head-to-heads with Republicans)

5) Not a registered Democrat!!!!

6) Gun lover!!!!!!1!!!!twelve!!!

Should about cover their responses.