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Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:43 AM Jul 2016

90% of Sanders Supporters Back Clinton: Pew Research

90% of Sanders Supporters Back Clinton: Pew Research
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Pew Research Center published some interesting polling results today to coincide with the Democratic National Convention illustrating “Clinton’s March to Nomination.” Their take away is 90 percent of “consistent” supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders now favor Sec. Hillary Clinton over her Republican rival.

But, through their random-digit-dial surveys conducted in English and Spanish, Pew found that 44 percent of Democrats changed their nominee preference during the course of the primaries.

Sanders supporters were almost as fickle in their support of the senator from Vermont. He did slightly better with loyalty from his supporters, but still just twenty percent of primary voters consistently named him as their first choice.

Pew also found the Democratic primary race support for the candidates divided along demographic lines including race, gender, education, and age. The only surprise to those following the news during the primaries is, I think, how evenly split support was in some of the demographic categories.

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90% of Sanders Supporters Back Clinton: Pew Research (Original Post) Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 OP
Which is why it is prudent not to snark at each other, even though there was still_one Jul 2016 #1
We need to look around... ask ourselves, who wants to fight? Who is constantly picking a fight? Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #6
I can only control my actions, and I am going to pursue the theme of the Convention still_one Jul 2016 #7
I am with you 100%. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #8
I think those odd graphs True Dough Jul 2016 #2
Thank you, AS! Cha Jul 2016 #3
K and R. riversedge Jul 2016 #4
K & R Scurrilous Jul 2016 #5
Note that pollsters predicted this all along, Hortensis Jul 2016 #9
But the corporate media only focuses on the 10%! They want Trump in office. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2016 #10

still_one

(92,539 posts)
1. Which is why it is prudent not to snark at each other, even though there was
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:48 AM
Jul 2016

definite rudeness and disrespect while some of the Clinton speakers were speaking.

Hopefully tomorrow that will be pretty much over with

I am going to give it the benefit of the doubt, especially since the convention today ended on a note of unity


Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
6. We need to look around... ask ourselves, who wants to fight? Who is constantly picking a fight?
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 05:48 AM
Jul 2016

Who is more intetested in stirring up shit, than promoting unity?

That applies to the jackass hecklers, as it applies to people on the internet.

Who wants to stir up dissent and simply can't do without an argument right now--- or do without trying to piss fellow Democrats off?

And Then ask ourselves-

Why would they be doing that?

still_one

(92,539 posts)
7. I can only control my actions, and I am going to pursue the theme of the Convention
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 06:37 AM
Jul 2016

which is unity to defeat Trump.

For those who do not subscribe to that goal, there is nothing to discuss with them as far as I am concerned

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
9. Note that pollsters predicted this all along,
Tue Jul 26, 2016, 08:49 AM
Jul 2016

and those in the remaining 10% still have 3 months before election day to decide or change their decision.

It's the MSM who are always trying to stir up and widen divisions.

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