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I'm used to seeing people switching from Bernie to Yang - but Biden? (Original Post) redqueen Jan 2020 OP
According to the Latest Emerson College Iowa Poll ritapria Jan 2020 #1
The tendency is most popular amongst people who... Poeraria Jan 2020 #2
It just strikes me as odd... redqueen Jan 2020 #3
Agreed Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #4
And a LOT of people are still undecided or not sure about their first choice! redqueen Jan 2020 #7
Why wouldn't they? TwilightZone Jan 2020 #5
True! redqueen Jan 2020 #6
I tell you what. If I thought that Biden was the only candidate who could beat Trump then I would totodeinhere Jan 2020 #8
True - or they may just not have heard much about him, redqueen Jan 2020 #9
Maybe Biden isn't the only one but he's the one who will win by the largest margin in the UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #10
Sanders' negatives are being vastly underestimated Hortensis Jan 2020 #11
 

ritapria

(1,812 posts)
1. According to the Latest Emerson College Iowa Poll
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 05:24 PM
Jan 2020

A whopping 49% of the Yang Vote will switch to Bernie in the Second Round ...Yang voted for Bernie in 2016

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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Poeraria

(219 posts)
2. The tendency is most popular amongst people who...
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 05:24 PM
Jan 2020

are seeking a competent person who can beat Trump and start the process of healing the nation. Not a mystery.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
3. It just strikes me as odd...
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 05:28 PM
Jan 2020

Biden is the odds-on front-runner, so I just find it surprising that people would move from his camp to Yang.

It does show Yang is able to reach all kinds of voters!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
4. Agreed
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 05:31 PM
Jan 2020

Yang does have a great message and is growing stronger.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
7. And a LOT of people are still undecided or not sure about their first choice!
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 07:18 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

TwilightZone

(25,476 posts)
5. Why wouldn't they?
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 05:32 PM
Jan 2020

The reverse will also be true if Yang drops out at some point. There are no direct lines between supporters of one candidate and supporters of another, contrary to popular assertion. Of course, the most common assertion is that Sanders and Warren supporters are somewhat interchangeable (an assertion with which I disagree pretty vehemently, but that's beside the point), but the polls showing second choices usually show that they would move all over the place.

Voter groups aren't the monolithic blocs that many on DU seem to want to make them. Many of us like many of the candidates and it's no surprise to me that people shift allegiances between them, even ones that might seem unlikely. Our candidates have much more in common than not, and stereotyping groups of people is where we often go astray.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
6. True!
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 05:54 PM
Jan 2020

Tbh I hadn't paid much attention to which candidates supporters had who as their second choice, this will definitely have me looking at those polls more closely!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)
8. I tell you what. If I thought that Biden was the only candidate who could beat Trump then I would
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 07:37 PM
Jan 2020

switch to him in a heartbeat. And maybe that is what is going on here. If they fall for the propaganda that says that only Joe can win then yes. But IMHO Bernie is best positioned to beat Trump. I think he would run the most energetic and effective campaign and he is our best chance to get rid of Trump once and for all.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
9. True - or they may just not have heard much about him,
Mon Jan 27, 2020, 08:54 PM
Jan 2020

either way I'm happy to see it 😊

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
10. Maybe Biden isn't the only one but he's the one who will win by the largest margin in the
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:18 AM
Jan 2020

states that we need and we need that wide margin to offset all the cheating.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
11. Sanders' negatives are being vastly underestimated
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 11:20 AM
Jan 2020

by people who like him. They need to consider how millions of others view him. In reality, he's positioned extremely poorly for the GE, and the Republicans would love to run against him. Trump's started pushing Sanders' themes, and of course the Repubs always have.

I only listened to a few handful of brief stretches yesterday, but Morning Joe said a good part of the supposed impeachment "trial" was devoted to bashing Biden. "They are so afraid of Joe Biden. This is unbelievable. Their entire day was focused on their #1 fear."

I especially like Ben Wittes' summary of the Republican's impeachment "trial" message: "It didn't happen, it doesn't matter if it did, and Joe Biden sucks."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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