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2016 Postmortem

brooklynite

(94,748 posts) Wed Dec 2, 2015, 04:56 PM Dec 2015

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Bernie Sanders supporters: how will he win Iowa?

Background -- Clinton has been consistently ahead, above 50% and rising in the polls. There are two months (one if you exclude the Holiday season) to change the outcome. What's going to happen?

Personally, I think Clinton's organizational strength (staff and volunteers) as well as attention to a State she lost in 2008 will make Iowa insurmountable for Sanders. I project at 60-40 split for her.

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Bernie Sanders supporters: how will he win Iowa? (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2015 OP

Same way Obama did it. Dawgs Dec 2015 #1

Yes! eom Duval Dec 2015 #3

By *not* calling them 'creatures of the extreme'! LOL berni_mccoy Dec 2015 #2

Dream on n/t rjsquirrel Dec 2015 #4

by getting his supporters to the caucuses ibegurpard Dec 2015 #5

I wasn't asking about mechanics; I was asking about sources. brooklynite Dec 2015 #6

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)

1. Same way Obama did it.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 04:57 PM

Dec 2015

Wait until the electorate is actually paying attention and then get their support.

Duval

(4,280 posts)

3. Yes! eom

Reply to Dawgs (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 05:44 PM

Dec 2015

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)

2. By *not* calling them 'creatures of the extreme'! LOL

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 05:07 PM

Dec 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251867182

rjsquirrel

(4,762 posts)

4. Dream on n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 05:53 PM

Dec 2015

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)

5. by getting his supporters to the caucuses

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 06:26 PM

Dec 2015

The same way anyone wins an election. If he doesn't then he loses.

brooklynite

(94,748 posts)

6. I wasn't asking about mechanics; I was asking about sources.

Reply to ibegurpard (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 06:34 PM

Dec 2015

Are these "new voters" really going to show up, or is he going to have to peel away some of Clinton's?

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