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So why are the SC polls NOT polling many young people? On purpose or not? (Original Post) womanofthehills Feb 2020 OP
Its hard to poll young people PatSeg Feb 2020 #1
don't think so NJCher Feb 2020 #3
Yeah but almost all the AA are democrats. k2qb3 Feb 2020 #6
That's interesting PatSeg Feb 2020 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #2
Voting in South Carolina (esp. among African Americans) skews much older... brooklynite Feb 2020 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #5
He'll probably win. k2qb3 Feb 2020 #7
Because SDANation Feb 2020 #9
South Carolina, being Republican-run, House of Roberts Feb 2020 #10
 

PatSeg

(47,520 posts)
1. Its hard to poll young people
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 03:25 PM
Feb 2020

They rarely have landline phones and use their cell phones mostly for texting and the Internet. If they get a call, they probably wouldn't answer it, if they didn't know the caller. It would be pretty hard to reach that demographic.

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NJCher

(35,689 posts)
3. don't think so
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 03:38 PM
Feb 2020

I've seen many polls where there is a statistically valid amount of cell phone calls to younger demographics.

So how about this?

This poll sampled 53% African American, 39% whites.
Census 2000 says So. Carolina is 69% white and 31% African American.

Yes, South Carolina has changed ethnically, but the significant change is with Latinos. There the Arnold School for Public Health Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies says South Carolina has a foreign born population growth that is higher than any other state.

The study doesn't even ask about Latinos. Maybe they lumped them in "other?" That's 7 per cent.

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Undecided
 

k2qb3

(374 posts)
6. Yeah but almost all the AA are democrats.
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 03:45 PM
Feb 2020

Most whites in SC aren't.

I completely agree about the age being an issue though.

There's a strong youth movement here. Relatively speaking anyway.

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PatSeg

(47,520 posts)
8. That's interesting
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 03:52 PM
Feb 2020

I honestly don't know anyone of any age who answers their cell phone if they don't recognize the number and the young people I know rarely even use their phones as actual phones.

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

Response to womanofthehills (Original post)

 

brooklynite

(94,624 posts)
4. Voting in South Carolina (esp. among African Americans) skews much older...
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 03:42 PM
Feb 2020

If Sanders is right about all the new voters waiting for a real progressive, he can prove everybody wrong on Saturday.

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

Response to brooklynite (Reply #4)

 

k2qb3

(374 posts)
7. He'll probably win.
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 03:47 PM
Feb 2020

It isn't going to be by double digits though IMO.

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primary today, I would vote for:
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House of Roberts

(5,177 posts)
10. South Carolina, being Republican-run,
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 04:26 PM
Feb 2020

doesn't enable college students to register, probably?

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