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http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/25/bernie-sanders-loses-ground-in-california-as-campa/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetworkSanders loses ground in California as campaigns provocative behavior drives away voters
On paper, California would seem to be a dream state for Sen. Bernard Sanders, but he is struggling to close a gap with Hillary Clinton in the state, weighed down by his poor showing with minority voters and by a backlash to his campaigns provocative behavior over the past few weeks.
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Analysts say the growing sense that Mr. Sanders is prolonging a race he has no hope of winning may be turning off some voters and could be to blame for the fact that he is trailing Mrs. Clinton by a significant margin, according to polls.
I think the recent events with Sen. Sanders make him look more like spoiler than advocate. The Nevada business was not good for him,
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..Beyond that, analysts say, there are deeper, more fundamental issues at play in California, most notably Mr. Sanders continued struggles with minority voters.
Throughout the primary process, the senator has relied largely on white voters for his victories, while Mrs. Clinton has racked up huge margins with blacks and Hispanics. In that regard, California certainly could be considered Clinton country.
Hispanic and black voters make up about 45 percent of the California population. Whites make up about 38 percent, according to Census Bureau figures.
The demographic makeup of the state [is] much more favorable to Clinton, said G. Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Pennsylvanias Franklin and Marshall College.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)riversedge
(70,239 posts)I read elsewhere that was a $1.5 Million buy.
....Still, the Sanders campaign clearly is ready for a fight in California, and the senator has indicated he will press ahead all the way to the Democratic National Convention in July, regardless of what happens in the June 7 California contest.
Mr. Sanders this week debuted a California ad that, once again, pokes Mrs. Clinton on her close ties to Wall Street and hints to progressives that she isnt a true champion for their most important causes.
What choice do Californians have in this election? Mr. Sanders says in the ad. The biggest one of all. You have the power to choose a new direction for the Democratic Party. To break the back of a corrupt system of campaign finance that keeps a rigged economy in place. To stand up to Wall Street and make the wealthy pay their fair share. To fight for tuition-free public colleges and universities.
The Sanders campaign previously ran ads in California taking aim at Mrs. Clintons high-priced fundraisers including an event at the home of George Clooney and contrasted those with the small donations Mr. Sanders has relied on..........................
liberal N proud
(60,335 posts)1.5 million doesn't come out of that too many times.
I am sure he has received a infusion of $27 contributions but still, that has to really hurt his abilities.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)rather than excoriating him since they're a RW "news" source.
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)I've never known them to commit actual journalism; if they are correct, great. But I would take it with a huge grain of sat, even though it is good for our side. I hate when the other side quotes rwnj sources, so I hate when we do it too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Times
Political stance
In a 2008 Harper's Magazine essay criticizing American conservatism, liberal historian[73] Thomas Frank linked the Times to the modern American conservative movement, saying:
There is even a daily newspaperthe Washington Timespublished strictly for the movement's benefit, a propaganda sheet whose distortions are so obvious and so alien that it puts one in mind of those official party organs one encounters when traveling in authoritarian countries.[74]
In 2009 The New York Times reported:
With its conservative editorial bent, the paper also became a crucial training ground for many rising conservative journalists and a must-read for those in the movement. A veritable who's who of conservativesTony Blankley, Frank J. Gaffney Jr., Larry Kudlow, John Podhoretz and Tony Snowhas churned out copy for its pages.[41]
Though not listed, another conservative writer who trained there was New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks, a Washington Times editorial writer in the 1980s.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)I will look for another more credible link.
Thanks
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)I thought you might not know.