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Related: About this forumBernie Sanders grabs lead in California presidential primary
By DAVID LAUTER WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF
JAN. 28, 2020 4:27 AM
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WASHINGTON Sen. Bernie Sanders, consolidating support from voters on the left, has taken a clear lead in the race for Californias huge trove of Democratic convention delegates as the presidential campaign moves toward a critical month of primary contests.
Sanders has been propelled to the top in California by growing support from voters who label themselves very liberal a shift that has come largely at the expense of Sen. Elizabeth Warren. That very liberal group makes up about one in three Democratic primary voters in the state.
Along with strong backing among Latinos and young voters, backing on the left is enough to give the Vermont senator support from 26% of voters likely to take part in the states March 3 Democratic primary, according to the latest UC Berkeley Institute for Governmental Studies poll, conducted for the Los Angeles Times. His gains in the state come as several polls in Iowa and New Hampshire the states with the first contests of the primary season also show Sanders gaining ground.
When the poll last surveyed California voters, in late November, Sanders and Warren were bunched tightly together. Since then, however, he has gained and she has continued to lose ground. The Massachusetts senator now has the support of 20% of likely voters, down from 22% in November and 29% in September.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-01-28/bernie-sanders-grabs-lead-in-california-presidential-primary
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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still_one
(92,464 posts)in California
A person who registers as NPP, "no party preference", do NOT want to be identified as Democrats. To me, that is FUCKED UP!!!
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Here-s-how-to-vote-in-California-s-Democratic-15008209.php
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/political-parties/no-party-preference/
It has only been in place for over two decades.
That, and the fact that we have so many candidates in the race makes it more likely that we are headed for a brokered convention, and I am not optimistic all if that happens
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,505 posts)The chances of a contested convention are slightly higher, but that is also pretty unlikely.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-what-are-the-chances-of-a-brokered-convention/
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,464 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)Hopefully this time he'll take it by a comfortable margin.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided