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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What is the disconnect between DU and the party at-large? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)131. This obviously is not a "Dem board" and hasn't been
for a long time. The very name that drew me here is false advertising. Nor is it a liberal board -- I want people who might think the behavior and extremist and absolutely thinking here represent Democrats and liberals to definitely understand that! We are far better than this.
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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
About 65 percent of my personal aquaintences are for Bernie...and those are regular people
Armstead
Nov 2015
#23
I know 3 people that support Clinton...reluctantly...only because they think Sanders
Bread and Circus
Nov 2015
#31
I know 3 people that support Clinton...reluctantly...only because they think Sanders
Bread and Circus
Nov 2015
#32
I am on the campus, every single day for meetings, and have yet to see a Bernie Tee-shirt ...
1StrongBlackMan
Nov 2015
#122
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
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
If you speak of supporters of the other candidates as extremists you a big part of the problem.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#7
You got that backwards. But Hillary's campaign had the same condescending attitude
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#13
Everything is relative. DUers are higher info than someone who cannot name the VP.
merrily
Nov 2015
#39
Sorry, what does all that have to do with DUers being relatively better informed than people
merrily
Nov 2015
#65
Exactly! "Relatively"does not equate to "good." That's why I said "relatively" and not "good" and
merrily
Nov 2015
#67
DU was also a bit ahead of the Party and 'leadeship' on marriage equality, cannabis reform, voting
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#8
2004 when all the candidates were against marriage equality? More DUers supported it then than
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#21
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
Not in the Hispanic/Latino or Black online comminuties. They don't like Sanders at all.
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#28
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
Not that I know of, and there's really no way to figure it out with any kind of certainty.
DanTex
Nov 2015
#45
Not just DU. Every Democrat I know (minus one) is supporting Bernie over Hillary.
Dawgs
Nov 2015
#42
And I don't personally know any Sanders supporters (at least who talk about it)
Recursion
Nov 2015
#117
To be fair, I have said several times that Hillary barely makes it under the wire
Beacool
Nov 2015
#86
Most DUers are election-cycle junkies. Most ordinary Dems haven't even tuned in yet.
reformist2
Nov 2015
#90
Thanks. So they could have done the cross-tabs, but where is it??? I didn't see it.
reformist2
Nov 2015
#130
My political science training tells me they aren't off 30 points or more
Algernon Moncrieff
Nov 2015
#100
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