Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:41 PM

evertonfc (1,713 posts)

My worry with Bernie is less older Cuban Americans but

more the over 65 demographic nationally. This age group votes in force and are, by far, to be most hostile toward a hint of socialism. Sanders finished 5th in Nevada with the most dependable voter demographic nationally. Young people will come out but how many? I'm around teens all day and they seem a bit oblivious. Are the young adults nationally as political as the ones at the rallies, ect? What say you?

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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My worry with Bernie is less older Cuban Americans but (Original post)	evertonfc	Feb 2020	OP
It's going to be tough to win Florida	Turin_C3PO	Feb 2020	#1
Centrist Hillary lost Florida. Why does anyone think any Dem...	SMC22307	Feb 2020	#2
OP isn't about Florida, it is about over 65 voters nationally	emulatorloo	Feb 2020	#6
Older Cuban-Americans are over 65 and tend to vote Republican.	SMC22307	Feb 2020	#7
This younger generation is massive	loyalsister	Feb 2020	#3
Over-65's went for Trump by a nine-point margin in 2016 (n/t)	Spider Jerusalem	Feb 2020	#4
K&R, Sanders has no historical swing state appeal outside of MOE, Biden has the most	uponit7771	Feb 2020	#5

Response to evertonfc (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:43 PM

Turin_C3PO (10,655 posts)

1. It's going to be tough to win Florida

if Sanders is our nominee. I still think he can win but Florida will probably be a lost cause.

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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:48 PM

SMC22307 (8,040 posts)

2. Centrist Hillary lost Florida. Why does anyone think any Dem...

but for, say, an Obama, could pull off victory in that state?

What's the breakdown of "older Cuban-American" votes for Hillary versus Trump? If Hillary couldn't win those Republican votes, why is there an expectation that Bernie should?

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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:25 PM

emulatorloo (41,181 posts)

6. OP isn't about Florida, it is about over 65 voters nationally

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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:44 PM

SMC22307 (8,040 posts)

7. Older Cuban-Americans are over 65 and tend to vote Republican.

DU is in a panic over how we're hosed in Florida because... "Bernie." No one will answer why he should win that state when Hillary didn't.

Voters over 65 tend to skew Republican. Did Hillary carry that voting bloc? Is Bernie expected to? Or any candidate with a "D" behind his or her name?

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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:49 PM

loyalsister (13,390 posts)

3. This younger generation is massive

In fact they outnumber boomers. They are having an impact. I think it's relevant that that some of their parents were born after the USSR ceased to be. It's a different world from the one Boomers are most familiar with. I have been watching younger politicians and political activists for a few years now, and I trust them more than conventional wisdom they are proving wrong.

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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 08:50 PM

Spider Jerusalem (21,786 posts)

4. Over-65's went for Trump by a nine-point margin in 2016 (n/t)

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Mon Feb 24, 2020, 09:30 PM

uponit7771 (88,623 posts)

5. K&R, Sanders has no historical swing state appeal outside of MOE, Biden has the most

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