Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumJust heard Eugene Robinson say
That Bernie Sanders was the number two choice for most Biden supporters.
I found that pretty surprising. More surprising is that a quarter of Sanders supporters have Biden as a second choice
However here it is.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/voters-second-choice-candidates-show-a-race-that-is-still-fluid/
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
highplainsdem
(49,034 posts)usually about 30% of the supporters of each candidate had the other one as second choice.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
pnwmom
(108,994 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(49,034 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,337 posts)Thats why the Bernie versus the moderate votes theory is bunk.
Some Biden votes just might like old white dudes and vice versa. Not all left Warren voters are going to switch to left wing Bernie. Not all moderate Pete voters are going to switch to another moderate.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Buzz cook
(2,474 posts)That "policy" doesn't seem to be that important for a large number of voters.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)are the two leading political figures in America with a long track record of identifying with and fighting for ordinary Americans. They trust that each would prioritize trying to address their needs, because they believe that both genuinely think they matter, so they won't later get forgotten or abandoned. That type of gut feeling transcends policies.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)Because he's the only "moderate" i find somewhat acceptable who i think is viable
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Mme. Defarge
(8,042 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
maxsolomon
(33,400 posts)Sanders
Warren
Biden
Bloomberg
Hard to tell em apart!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Buzz cook
(2,474 posts).
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
PatSeg
(47,586 posts)who have Sanders as their number 2.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Buzz cook
(2,474 posts)"I don't know any people who X", is a pretty common response to pools that we disagree with.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
PatSeg
(47,586 posts)and I am curious how many other people can say the same thing. I'm not suggesting that there aren't any Biden supporters who have Bernie as a 2nd choice, but I don't know any.
AND right now, I know a lot of Biden supporters!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Buzz cook
(2,474 posts)Unless you have asked as many people as the a poll has then you sample size is too small.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
PatSeg
(47,586 posts)I am not refuting what Robinson said, I am just observing that I don't know any Biden supporters who have Bernie as a 2nd choice. I don't know who they polled and I'm not stating my observation as a personal poll result.
That said, I am curious if there are any Biden supporters here who have Bernie as a 2nd choice. Most of the Biden supporters I know have Bernie as a last or 2nd to last choice.
This is not a poll, it is an observation! I am not attempting to state what I view as any kind of a poll.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
efhmc
(14,732 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Funtatlaguy
(10,886 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)I could see both Bernie and Biden being appealing to certain voters, especially blue collar whites, because they both come from working class backgrounds and seem like they've never lost sight of where they came from. Both are strong union supporters and have done well with blue collar voters in the past. Remember, Obama had Biden stumping heavily in places like Southwest PA and Southeast OH with a lot of white non-college voters because the campaign calculated that Biden was probably the best person to reach those voters. Also, some of these voters may be less comfortable with a woman or a gay man as president. I can see a lot of reasons for overlap beyond the name recognition thing.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
KayF
(1,345 posts)but they think Biden is more electable.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PatSeg
(47,586 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden