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Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Is Bernie 2.0 Eugene McCarthy redux? [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)34. The "only 6 of 13" argument is silly, I'd agree, but...
...here's the question that I think is key: What reason is there to think Sanders will do much, much better than last time among POC and non-millennial women? Because if he doesn't, his goose is cooked. He'll essentially be done after New Hampshire. The demographic data is why we knew on Super Tuesday of 2016 that Clinton had it in the bag long before Sanders had been mathematically eliminated.
And tone-deaf Sanders continually sticks his foot in his mouth with regard to matters of race and sex.
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The reasons Sanders does so poorly among POC and non-millennial women is all about "ideas."
Garrett78
Feb 2019
#36
That's the first I've read of him but when I read his article it was clear where he was coming from
Autumn
Feb 2019
#18
I've been reading Polman a lot as I've spent the last 37 years in Philadelphia.
GoneOffShore
Feb 2019
#21
"...the fact is Sanders lost because he got wiped out among African American voters."
Garrett78
Feb 2019
#28
He has 100% name recognition and he's polling at 12% among African Americans in SC
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2019
#38
He may well be a legitimate contender for the nomination, but does he have a chance in the general?
GoneOffShore
Feb 2019
#39