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Donkees

(31,421 posts)
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 12:54 PM Apr 2017

Bernie Sanders: "The model of the Democratic Party is failing" - Face the Nation



Published on Apr 23, 2017
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, says Democrats must become a "grassroots party" that speaks to the pains of the working class.
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Bernie Sanders: "The model of the Democratic Party is failing" - Face the Nation (Original Post) Donkees Apr 2017 OP
Thank you, Captain Obvious! ghostsinthemachine Apr 2017 #1
It's not obvious to everyone. Autumn Apr 2017 #2
Should be... ghostsinthemachine Apr 2017 #3
Latest polling shows this clearly and backs up Bernie riderinthestorm Apr 2017 #4

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
1. Thank you, Captain Obvious!
Sun Apr 23, 2017, 01:14 PM
Apr 2017

A big struggle right now. Am I still a Democrat? Hmm? Would I rather be a progressive? Or something more defining? Am I a Hillary Dem or a Bernie Dem? I tend more to the progressive POV and am usually disappointed in my Democratic candidates. At most every level (Thank God Aaaahnold ruined the state for Republicans).

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
4. Latest polling shows this clearly and backs up Bernie
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 04:18 PM
Apr 2017
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-100-days-honeymoon-regrets-poll/story?id=46943338

[T]he national survey [...] finds some brighter spots for the president –- chiefly in pushing for jobs and in foreign policy [...]

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[The poll] finds no evidence of buyer's remorse among Trump supporters. Among those who report having voted for him in November, 96 percent today say it was the right thing to do; a mere 2 percent regret it.

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In March 2014, 48 percent of Americans said the Democratic Party was out of touch with the concerns of most people. Today 67 percent say so. And the biggest change has occurred chiefly among the party's own typical loyalists, with "out of touch" ratings up 33 points among liberals, 30 points among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents and 26 points among moderates and nonwhites alike.


Among Americans who say they voted in the 2016 election, 46 percent say they voted for Hillary Clinton and 43 percent for Trump, very close to the 2-point margin in the actual popular vote results. However, while Trump would retain almost all of his support if the election were held again today (96 percent), fewer of Clinton's supporters say they’d stick with her (85 percent), producing a 40-43 percent Clinton-Trump result in this hypothetical re-do among self-reported 2016 voters.
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