Bernie Sanders
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The start of a winning campaign!
aspirant
(3,533 posts)Last edited Sun May 31, 2015, 07:59 PM - Edit history (1)
and we are at 24%
Potential voters: Independents (40%), Lefty Dems (hefty chunk of 32%), and sane Repubs (28%) who are starting to listen.
Focus Groups: Millennials (a plus), AA (work in progress), Latino vote (searching for radio, social media outlets), disgusted unregistered voters (share the Bernie buzz), the Woman's Vote (some of are most avid supporters, Hello Sabrina) and LGBT (we welcome all)
Any guesses what our final %'s will reach?
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)taken at least 15% of that 32%.
But his strength is going to be the Independent vote, and I doubt any of the Status Quo candidates have a chance of getting much, if any of that vote.
42% of registered voters are now Independents, and I know Bernie was thinking of that when he decided to run.
And as you point out, there is that huge non-voting demograph.
I have already signed up one of that last group for Bernie, she is going to register just to vote for him. She will not vote for anyone else though.
Yes, he can win, in a landslide if they don't try to stop him and let the people choose.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)So he's moved from 'doesn't have a chance' to 'watch out for the one in your rear view mirror'. Lol, we told them so! They are so out of touch with the American people, it's amazing.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)and he posted an article about Bernie on FB and said he was voting for him. I read through his replies, all of them from professors and educators and every one of them said they were supporting Bernie. They hate this education reform shit being pushed by some Democrats and love the free college idea.
aspirant
(3,533 posts)Don't forget about the 200,000 plus volunteers that can be organized state by state.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)and are mainly responsible for the crowds he's getting because they are letting people know all over the internet where he is going to be.
He has an army of unpaid, enthusiastic, volunteers in every state working night and day to spread the word.
And he will need some paid workers to handle all that is going to be going on, organizing events, getting him on TV Shows (he's going to be on Seth Myers Late Night show tomorrow night, a great way to reach more people).
So far, without Corporate money, he's doing far, far better than I think anyone thought.
aspirant
(3,533 posts)but some people are not soloists and feel more comfortable in an organizational structure.
It takes all kinds from many walks of life to create a revolution
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)they had asked if I wanted to ride down to it with them but I needed to attend my grandniece's dance recital today and couldn't make it.
I called them to let them know about the picture - they arrived at 8:30 this morning.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)such a great seat.
Nice that they invited you too.
They must have been surprised that their photo is all over the internet!