2016 Postmortem
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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 Clintons 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.
Welcome news.
still_one
(92,539 posts)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)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)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
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)True Dough
(17,395 posts)are really just extensions of your tentacles, Agnosticsherbet.
Cha
(298,139 posts)riversedge
(70,475 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)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.