Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumSanders wins Maine straw poll, could sweep delegates without ranked-choice voting
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders showed some early online organizing muscle in Maine, winning 53 percent of first-choice votes in Beacons ranked-choice voting presidential straw poll. If actual primary results are similar and ranked-choice voting isnt used, Sanders could claim 100 percent of Maines delegates.
The results of the opt-in survey of 1,378 participants are not scientifically predictive and are not meant to forecast next years primary. They do however, indicate some early strengths for certain candidates and highlight some important dynamics of the race.
Entreprenuer Andrew Yang and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard were second and third in first-choice votes, with 11 percent and 10 percent, respectively, but faded over 13 rounds of ranked-choice voting. As other candidates were eliminated, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg picked up enough support to leapfrog them both for a second-place finish in the final count.
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http://mainebeacon.com/sanders-wins-maine-straw-poll-could-sweep-delegates-without-ranked-choice-voting/?fbclid=IwAR1ht9lesNJ4cIGEFO_U9TUHJTscUKDmmVdjM0Wr9Vhcss8GjLVxfJjGsho
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)*ahem* "their daddy" then they'll decide with that vote. I just know that that is not really the case so I'm actually sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Anyway, you know who else insists he has more support with the African American community than he actually does? Wanna take a guessy poo?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,366 posts)Thanks for the thread RobertDevereaux.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)but, feel free to bash away. It won't stop Bernie's continued rise in the polls!!
Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dem4decades
(11,296 posts)Just what is Bernie hiding?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dem4decades
(11,296 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Response to RobertDevereaux (Original post)
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namahage
(1,157 posts)When Yang and Gabbard round out your top 3 first-choicers one has to wonder about the poll's validity.
Those who would claim this poll has any sort of predictive value are free to do so, noting it will likely say more about them than the candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden