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EffieBlack

(14,249 posts) Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:15 PM Jan 2019

Gauging support for Bernie in 2020

I'm curious where support for Bernie Sanders stands now compared with 2016.

As with any OP concerning Bernie, this one requires a few caveats in order to avoid any actual or claimed misunderstanding:

1) This poll focuses on Bernie since he's the only candidate who ran in the 2016 Democratic primaries who is likely to run again in 2020.

2) This poll assumes that, regardless whether you support Bernie in the primaries, if he's the eventual nominee, you will vote for him.

*Responses 1 and 3 edited to read "am open to voting for him ..."

27 votes, 0 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	I voted for Bernie in 2016 primaries and am open to voting for him again if he runs in 2020 primaries
	4 (15%)
	I voted for Bernie in 2016 primaries but won't vote for him again if he runs in the 2020 primaries
	4 (15%)
	I didn't vote for Bernie in 2016 primaries but am open to voting for him if he runs in 2020 primaries
	0 (0%)
	I didn't vote for Bernie in 2016 primaries and won't vote for him if he runs in 2020 primaries
	19 (70%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Gauging support for Bernie in 2020 (Original Post) EffieBlack Jan 2019 OP

Sanders had the chance to show that his economic analysis lacked awareness of race and gender. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #1

Need one more. Wait and see. Lochloosa Jan 2019 #2

Agreed oberliner Jan 2019 #4

Edited 1 and 3 to read "am open to voting for ..." EffieBlack Jan 2019 #7

Mark Thompson taught me everything I need to know about Bernie Docreed2003 Jan 2019 #3

How can people already know who they will vote for in the 2020 primaries? oberliner Jan 2019 #5

We don't. But sure as hell know who we will NOT vote for. GulfCoast66 Jan 2019 #6

I don't know for whom I will vote, but there are already people in the race that I prefer to Sanders LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #8

Because there are at least 2 running who I prefer. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2019 #9

Bernie could help himself by promising to release his tax returns. oasis Jan 2019 #10

It's Simple Math-If You Can't Win a Primary, You Can't Win a General dlk Jan 2019 #11

I wish he would throw his support behind Warren Quixote1818 Jan 2019 #12

Fooled me once vercetti2021 Jan 2019 #13

While I voted that I am open to voting for Bernie again, I am open to voting for about 12 candidates Tom Rinaldo Jan 2019 #14

I am open to Bernie and all others. aikoaiko Jan 2019 #15

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. Sanders had the chance to show that his economic analysis lacked awareness of race and gender.

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:18 PM

Jan 2019

And he seemed unaware of the fact that racism and misogyny are foundational to US conservatism and capitalism.

Lochloosa

(16,061 posts)

2. Need one more. Wait and see.

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:18 PM

Jan 2019

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

4. Agreed

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:20 PM

Jan 2019

How about "I voted/didn't vote for him in the 2016 primaries and he is one of the candidates I may vote for in 2020 but it is way too early to know for sure..."

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

7. Edited 1 and 3 to read "am open to voting for ..."

Reply to Lochloosa (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:37 PM

Jan 2019

Docreed2003

(16,850 posts)

3. Mark Thompson taught me everything I need to know about Bernie

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:19 PM

Jan 2019

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

5. How can people already know who they will vote for in the 2020 primaries?

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:21 PM

Jan 2019

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

6. We don't. But sure as hell know who we will NOT vote for.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:29 PM

Jan 2019

Cause apparently on the 2018 version of Democratic Underground we mainly will support a Proud member of the Democratic Party!

LongtimeAZDem

(4,494 posts)

8. I don't know for whom I will vote, but there are already people in the race that I prefer to Sanders

Reply to oberliner (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 10:56 PM

Jan 2019

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

9. Because there are at least 2 running who I prefer.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:06 PM

Jan 2019

oasis

(49,326 posts)

10. Bernie could help himself by promising to release his tax returns.

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:41 PM

Jan 2019

dlk

(11,512 posts)

11. It's Simple Math-If You Can't Win a Primary, You Can't Win a General

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:42 PM

Jan 2019

Quixote1818

(28,918 posts)

12. I wish he would throw his support behind Warren

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:49 PM

Jan 2019

They are just going to complete against one another allowing a more moderate to emerge.

vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)

13. Fooled me once

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:51 PM

Jan 2019

Won't be again. I hate the BernBro's and I'm forever regretful I was one.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,911 posts)

14. While I voted that I am open to voting for Bernie again, I am open to voting for about 12 candidates

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:11 AM

Jan 2019

maybe even more than that. My answer is given within that context. It doesn't indicate any probability that I would vote for Bernie again, he is not among those I am looking at closest right now. We have an excellent field and the first primaries are still a year away. One of the factors that I will be looking at is how all of our potential candidates campaign, what they say and how they say it, and how important elements of the larger Democratic coalition respond to how each of them are campaigning. And I will also be looking at who still seems potentially viable come next December.

aikoaiko

(34,162 posts)

15. I am open to Bernie and all others.

Reply to EffieBlack (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:38 AM

Jan 2019

It’s way too early to DQ anyone, imho

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