2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumInsiders: Bernie Sanders is winning the economic argument
Economic issues have dominated the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and in this arena, Bernie Sanders is winning.
Thats according to the early-state strategists, activists and operatives of The POLITICO Caucus, with majorities in both parties saying that Sanders has the upper hand over Hillary Clinton when it comes to discussing the economy.
The special deep-dive insiders survey, conducted after Clintons narrow victory over Sanders in the Iowa caucuses, asked about the primacy of two different aspects of the economic conversation: jobs and the overall economy, and income inequality.
Both were major issues last week in Iowa: Thirty-three percent of voters said the economy and jobs ranked as their most important issue, according to the entrance polls, while 27 percent picked income inequality. Clinton won among caucus-goers who said the economy and jobs were most important by a narrow margin, 51 percent to 42 percent while Sanders had a big advantage among caucus-goers who picked income inequality, 61 percent to 34 percent
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Economic issues have dominated the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and in this arena, Bernie Sanders is winning.
Thats according to the early-state strategists, activists and operatives of The POLITICO Caucus, with majorities in both parties saying that Sanders has the upper hand over Hillary Clinton when it comes to discussing the economy.
The special deep-dive insiders survey, conducted after Clintons narrow victory over Sanders in the Iowa caucuses, asked about the primacy of two different aspects of the economic conversation: jobs and the overall economy, and income inequality.
Both were major issues last week in Iowa: Thirty-three percent of voters said the economy and jobs ranked as their most important issue, according to the entrance polls, while 27 percent picked income inequality. Clinton won among caucus-goers who said the economy and jobs were most important by a narrow margin, 51 percent to 42 percent while Sanders had a big advantage among caucus-goers who picked income inequality, 61 percent to 34 percent.
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Clinton's margin of victory shrinks to 0.25 after Iowa audit
By DARREN SAMUELSOHN and GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI
Among Democratic insiders surveyed this week in the early states, 60 percent said Sanders is winning the economic argument an assessment with which more than three-quarters of Republicans agreed.
Bernie Sanders is saying what Democrats want to hear that there is a cause to their economic uncertainty (Wall Street and the billionaires), and that the remedy is a revolution, said one New Hampshire Democrat, who, like all insiders, completed the survey anonymously. Unless Hillary can re-pivot her messaging on the economic insecurity so many of us (even her supporters) feel, Bernie will continue to win the argument and dominate the conversation when it comes to economic issues.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/insiders-bernie-sanders-is-winning-the-economic-argument-218913#ixzz3zbqOHPNs
earthshine
(1,642 posts)Buzz cook
(2,471 posts)It's hard to keep up.
cali
(114,904 posts)SoLeftIAmRight
(4,883 posts)to vote for Sanders...
It's the economy stupid!
Beacool
(30,247 posts)Bernie Sanders is saying what Democrats want to hear that there is a cause to their economic uncertainty (Wall Street and the billionaires), and that the remedy is a revolution, said one New Hampshire Democrat, who, like all insiders, completed the survey anonymously. Unless Hillary can re-pivot her messaging on the economic insecurity so many of us (even her supporters) feel, Bernie will continue to win the argument and dominate the conversation when it comes to economic issues.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)a political one.
Beacool
(30,247 posts)I can imagine another Reagan style revolution more than I can foresee one like Sanders is calling for in all his speeches. We are fighting tooth and nail on a progressive site about Sanders' pipe dreams. Imagine how well that will translate on the population as a whole.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Matariki
(18,775 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)It's almost impossible to tell in the early stages. I'd argue that this political revolution was started by Occupy.
Bernie is saying what he has always said. It happens to dovetail with the current zeitgueist. Very different from hill's weathervane pandering.
I think Hillary will be the nominee and lose us the White House. But if she does manage to win, she'll have to contend with a senator with a liberal army.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)coveted, fought and scraped for the role for decades...just sayin'.
ish of the hammer
(444 posts)Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)Bernie now has 171 economists agreeing his plans are the better approach.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)socialists in capitalist drag. I've read similar posts here. Still. Not.
senz
(11,945 posts)Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)BTW does HIllary have an economic policy that anyone outside of Wall Street and the 1% agrees with?
senz
(11,945 posts)Because Bernie's good for the entire country, not just the predator class.
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)senz
(11,945 posts)Good liberals always think of others, Ferd.
mikehiggins
(5,614 posts)"WTF is going on?"
"I've been talking about this stuff for fifty years and NOW I'm a leader?"
The times, they are a changin
Hydra
(14,459 posts)We were they in 2008- but the establishment managed to counter it. The tides have just been rising since then.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)CharlotteVale
(2,717 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)His message has been spot on and consistent...he's Main Street not Wall Street...he has heart, soul and common sense.
Go Bernie!