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In reply to the discussion: Yes, Bernie can win. [View all]whatthehey
(3,660 posts)33. And the turnout of that demographic in primaries is? HRC Twitter followers compared to his is?
The trouble with subjective assessments of enthusiasm is the massive tendency toward confirmation bias. We have no more reason to suspect Sanders has all take-a-bullet followers and Clinton has only passive mild interest than we have vice versa.
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Oh good grief, Vermont's population is about the same as any given Ohio Congressional District.
MohRokTah
May 2015
#19
Obama had a major fundraising maching. Kucinich didn't and Bernie doesn't. eom
MohRokTah
May 2015
#21
He has a huge presence in reddit, facebook, twitter which is reaching young people who are not
peacebird
May 2015
#29
And the turnout of that demographic in primaries is? HRC Twitter followers compared to his is?
whatthehey
May 2015
#33
Twitter followers are hard to verify but HRC has 3,600,000 followers and Bernie Sanders has 339,000.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#37