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IMO ... Many DU'ers likely remember the pre-DLC days and similar. Bernie is more like an old time RKP5637 Nov 2015 #1
DU people are internet people. Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #2
Not just "internet people," but a kind of subset who can't find Hortensis Nov 2015 #19
About 65 percent of my personal aquaintences are for Bernie...and those are regular people Armstead Nov 2015 #23
Interesting, but I really don't see you as one of the Hortensis Nov 2015 #30
I know 3 people that support Clinton...reluctantly...only because they think Sanders Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #31
No one in my friend group supports Clinton. They 840high Nov 2015 #87
I know 3 people that support Clinton...reluctantly...only because they think Sanders Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #32
BS. Every Democrat I know (minus one) are supporting Bernie. Dawgs Nov 2015 #44
Only 4 so far claiming plenty of Bernie supporters Hortensis Nov 2015 #60
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #101
Oh, snap! :) Seriously, it does sound as if your activities Hortensis Nov 2015 #121
I am on the campus, every single day for meetings, and have yet to see a Bernie Tee-shirt ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #122
No signs of Bernie support on a major university campus? Hortensis Nov 2015 #124
Yep, yep and yep. And they are wrong about just about everything Number23 Nov 2015 #71
Oh, there's a name for it! Thanks, Number 23. :) Hortensis Nov 2015 #91
Like being against the invasion of Iraq? Preferring Obama to Clinton in 2008? Vattel Nov 2015 #95
Oh please. Just about everyone was against the invasion of Iraq and more DUers wanted Number23 Nov 2015 #97
Weird reply. "your 'surprise' that people support marriage equality is incredibly interesting" Vattel Nov 2015 #99
I suspect your name got crossed off a bunch of Xmas lists ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #103
And for some reason, I'm okay with that. Totally. Number23 Nov 2015 #113
Well ash and coal, ain't much of a Xmas gift. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #118
This obviously is not a "Dem board" and hasn't been Hortensis Nov 2015 #131
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #102
All my friends and relations are Democrats, and oddly enough, we have not even discussed this topic Hekate Nov 2015 #127
Those so-called Democrats in national polls are third-wayers, CEOs, and Wall Street executives. onehandle Nov 2015 #3
The only thing wrong with your post is the emoticon and failure to include low info people polled, merrily Nov 2015 #6
I'd say it's because.... MaggieD Nov 2015 #4
If you speak of supporters of the other candidates as extremists you a big part of the problem. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #7
melissa, ha! loved her in bridesmaids. nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #10
We should pretend there is no political extremism in this country? MaggieD Nov 2015 #11
Why are you pretending that's what I said? Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #20
There is very little on the left. Alittleliberal Nov 2015 #62
where are the "extremists" on du? restorefreedom Nov 2015 #12
The extremists that are silencing good Dems like Maggie Capt. Obvious Nov 2015 #18
is she getting alerted/hidden? restorefreedom Nov 2015 #38
She did just get back from yet another forced vacation Capt. Obvious Nov 2015 #40
unfortunately that is happening on both sides restorefreedom Nov 2015 #46
90 days from your oldest hidden post Capt. Obvious Nov 2015 #48
wow..i thought it was a couple of weeks....eeek. nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #51
You got that backwards. But Hillary's campaign had the same condescending attitude sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #13
I think it's more that just TV. Dawgs Nov 2015 #52
You really love that word extremuist don't you? Armstead Nov 2015 #24
DUers are not low info or easily "sold" and I, for one, have zero to gain by merrily Nov 2015 #5
Actually, that's not true. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #36
Everything is relative. DUers are higher info than someone who cannot name the VP. merrily Nov 2015 #39
I don't know kjones Nov 2015 #64
Sorry, what does all that have to do with DUers being relatively better informed than people merrily Nov 2015 #65
It has everything to do with it. kjones Nov 2015 #66
Exactly! "Relatively"does not equate to "good." That's why I said "relatively" and not "good" and merrily Nov 2015 #67
Great observation ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #104
I had no idea you were such an expert Oilwellian Nov 2015 #110
It's easy for me Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #114
It's so insulting to see a post like this... Agschmid Nov 2015 #92
The question was DU v. not DU. I'm saying DU is higher info merrily Nov 2015 #94
DU was also a bit ahead of the Party and 'leadeship' on marriage equality, cannabis reform, voting Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #8
Huh? MaggieD Nov 2015 #15
2004 when all the candidates were against marriage equality? More DUers supported it then than Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #21
And Kucinich. OilemFirchen Nov 2015 #25
I didn't see a :sarcasm: . Were you serious? Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #37
No. OilemFirchen Nov 2015 #47
Thank you. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #55
DU is a specialist community. You shouldn't expect it to be representative n/t Godhumor Nov 2015 #9
If it was only DU you'd have a point. But every online Dem forum and non partisan forum, favors sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #16
They're still limited communities Godhumor Nov 2015 #17
Simply not true. OilemFirchen Nov 2015 #27
Not in the Hispanic/Latino or Black online comminuties. They don't like Sanders at all. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #28
bs artislife Nov 2015 #82
Nope. Not b.s. Consider historical facts: BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #88
But Hispanic/Latino and Black online communities don't count ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #106
Ron Paul won lots of online polls too mythology Nov 2015 #63
Better informe. ntd artislife Nov 2015 #14
Yep. We're not... RiverLover Nov 2015 #93
Love it! nt artislife Nov 2015 #96
It's not just DU, it's everywhere that people are politically active. fbc Nov 2015 #22
Its all in the demographics. procon Nov 2015 #26
DU's demographics are actually the opposite of your claim. jeff47 Nov 2015 #29
I'd say you're right about the age, but I think DU is more white and more male than the average DanTex Nov 2015 #34
do we have any data? restorefreedom Nov 2015 #41
Not that I know of, and there's really no way to figure it out with any kind of certainty. DanTex Nov 2015 #45
mmm..too bad. would be interesting to see restorefreedom Nov 2015 #49
IIRC, Skinner released demographics of star members back during DU2 jeff47 Nov 2015 #50
cool, maybe i will try and dig it up, thanks. nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #53
Skinner has summarized it before though I don't recall specific numbers Recursion Nov 2015 #116
And higher incomed ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #107
Although the focus of my comments was procon Nov 2015 #43
Not that I can find. jeff47 Nov 2015 #54
There are a few things at play. DanTex Nov 2015 #33
And older voters are more reliable than younger........by far. Historic NY Nov 2015 #56
We're moral? mmonk Nov 2015 #35
Not just DU. Every Democrat I know (minus one) is supporting Bernie over Hillary. Dawgs Nov 2015 #42
I don't know anyone supporting Hillary. Hepburn Nov 2015 #79
Here's another guy who says the same thing~ RiverLover Nov 2015 #109
I used to know one HRC supporter PowerToThePeople Nov 2015 #111
And I don't personally know any Sanders supporters (at least who talk about it) Recursion Nov 2015 #117
Our Bullshit meters work. 99Forever Nov 2015 #57
That about says it all. N/t azmom Nov 2015 #58
People here are more political and better informed. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2015 #59
To me DU is the mirror image of Free Republic. Beacool Nov 2015 #61
<3 NurseJackie Nov 2015 #68
Ah, more ageism. frylock Nov 2015 #78
Be that as it may, voters notice he's old Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #85
To be fair, I have said several times that Hillary barely makes it under the wire Beacool Nov 2015 #86
Oh snap.... Hekate Nov 2015 #128
The more important question to ask... MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #69
The even more important question Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #73
But, interestingly, ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #112
It's its own little ecosystem. Think of it as a coral reef. NurseJackie Nov 2015 #70
Funny Dem2 Nov 2015 #77
LOL lovemydog Nov 2015 #89
DUers know about issues, and the 'Party at large' TransitJohn Nov 2015 #72
I think it depends on the matchup Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #75
We pay closer attention than most. Motown_Johnny Nov 2015 #74
It's still mid-November Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #76
Because DUers are crazy, according to some... eh... DUers whatchamacallit Nov 2015 #80
Well - yes - this^^ Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #81
'Likely voters' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #83
DUers tend to be ahead of the curve. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #84
Most DUers are election-cycle junkies. Most ordinary Dems haven't even tuned in yet. reformist2 Nov 2015 #90
The CBS poll did just that Mnpaul Nov 2015 #129
Thanks. So they could have done the cross-tabs, but where is it??? I didn't see it. reformist2 Nov 2015 #130
There isn't. There's a disconnect between pollsters and the public Fearless Nov 2015 #98
My political science training tells me they aren't off 30 points or more Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #100
But fifteen? Fearless Nov 2015 #115
They're not off about likely voters' views right now Recursion Nov 2015 #120
If we're talking reputable, mainstream pollsters (PPP, Pew, et. al.) a 5 point error would be a lot Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2015 #123
Like in 2008? 2004? The legislative races in 2010? You're grasping at straws. Fearless Nov 2015 #125
DU tends to be inhospitable to the right-wing members of our party. Scootaloo Nov 2015 #105
A broader spectrum was tolerated here before 2009, from my experience Recursion Nov 2015 #119
"Likely voters" have voted in the last two primaries. senz Nov 2015 #108
Sounds a lot like Hillary v. Obama in 2007. DirkGently Nov 2015 #126
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