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onenote

(42,374 posts)
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 06:27 PM Oct 2015

2008 Iowa Democratic Caucus: younger voters and first time caucus goers

In the 2008 Iowa Democratic Caucus:

22 percent of the participants were between 17 and 29
18 percent of the participants were between 30 and 44.
43 percent of the participants were first time caucus goers.

http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/IA.html

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2008 Iowa Democratic Caucus: younger voters and first time caucus goers (Original Post) onenote Oct 2015 OP
And 08 is considered an anomaly. Historic NY Oct 2015 #1
It's not an anomaly onenote Oct 2015 #2
So what does this mean? That Bernie is up 41? bigwillq Oct 2015 #3
No. As I've pointed up elsewhere, Clinton almost certainly leads onenote Oct 2015 #4
So many folks obessesd over polls, like strippers bigwillq Oct 2015 #5

onenote

(42,374 posts)
4. No. As I've pointed up elsewhere, Clinton almost certainly leads
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 11:32 PM
Oct 2015

but the specific finding of the Monmouth poll is questionable given that it excludes anyone who hasn't been a caucus goer in the past (over 40 percent of caucus participants in 2004 and 2008) and doesn't reflect the demographics of past caucus goers.

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