Sanders' Surrogates Are Berning Down The Clinton "Firewall"

[Stellar]

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) continued his campaign's tour of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at Morehouse College this past Tuesday. The capacity crowd at the Forbes Arena was extremely diverse in terms of race, age and gender, strongly representative of the larger Atlanta community. Many students at nearby HBCUs of the Atlanta University Center consortium were in attendance, including students from Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College. There was even a large, vocal group of students hailing from Savannah State University who trekked over 4 hours from the Georgia coast to downtown Atlanta to hear the progressive Senator from Vermont speak on the issues of racial, social and economic justice.

Sen. Sanders' speech, which closely resembled the speeches he's given in other parts of the country, was preceded by a number of high-profile speakers, most notably Georgia State Sen. Vincent Fort, former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, and Atlanta-based Rapper/Activist Killer Mike. These Sanders surrogates are proving themselves to be instrumental players in spreading Bernie's message to the African American community, as well as the nation at large.

More: HuffPo

[99th_Monkey]

1. KnR - Go Bernie!! nt

[noretreatnosurrender]

2. Many thanks

to the surrogates that are helping Bernie.

[Faux pas]

3. Kickin'

[Chichiri]

4. *cough*

[font color="darkblue"] Latest Polls
Nevada (CNN/ORC): Clinton 48, Sanders 47 (Clinton +1).
Arkansas (PPP): Clinton 57, Sanders 32 (Clinton +25).
Massachusetts (PPP): Sanders 49, Clinton 42 (Sanders +7).
Oklahoma (PPP): Clinton 46, Sanders 44 (Clinton +2).
Tennessee (PPP): Clinton 58, Sanders 32 (Clinton +26).
Texas (PPP): Clinton 57, Sanders 34 (Clinton +23).
Virginia (PPP): Clinton 56, Sanders 34 (Clinton +22).
Alabama (PPP): Clinton 59, Sanders 31 (Clinton +28).
Georgia (PPP): Clinton 60, Sanders 26 (Clinton +34).
Louisiana (PPP): Clinton 60, Sanders 29 (Clinton +31).
Michigan (PPP): Clinton 50, Sanders 40 (Clinton +10).
Mississippi (PPP): Clinton 60, Sanders 26 (Clinton +34).
Vermont (PPP): Clinton 10, Sanders 86 (Sanders +76).
Nevada (Gravis): Clinton 53, Sanders 47 (Clinton +6).
South Carolina (Monmouth): Clinton 59, Sanders 30 (Clinton +29).

Current Polls-Plus Projections (538)
Nevada: Clinton 69%.
South Carolina: Clinton >99%.
Arkansas: Clinton >99%
Virginia: Clinton 98%.
Michigan: Clinton 95%.
Georgia: Clinton >99%.
Oklahoma: Clinton 81%.
Texas: Clinton 98%.
Tennessee: Clinton 99%.
North Carolina: Clinton 99%.

[KingFlorez]

5. Don't rain on their parade

It really is best not to invade their safe zones.

[restorefreedom]

6. gdp is not a safe zone

and i am not worried.predictors have not been able to get a grasp of this election on either side. he has the mojo

his numbers are going up, hers are going down.

the trendlines vastly favor him, and that is without any legal issues popping up.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. Yes it is. eom.

[restorefreedom]

17. how so?

i thought the bernie/hillary groups were safe zones, but gdp? i thought that was the premier battleground....

[1StrongBlackMan]

21. When 85% of the universe is firmly in a particular camp, the entire board is ...

a safe zone for the majority ... except for maybe, some of the individual groups.

[restorefreedom]

22. i would like to see everyone freely speak their mind

even those i disagree with

but i suppose if this board was 80+ for hillary, i would not hang out maybe so much

[1StrongBlackMan]

23. LOL ...

is that because you would feel "unsafe"?

[restorefreedom]

25. no, its because i would not have as much in common with fewer people

although i would probably stick to non election subjects, although i would be still here fighting for bernie

[1StrongBlackMan]

26. Isn't commonality of thought/interest a component of space space? eom.

[restorefreedom]

33. sometimes yes, sometimes no. nt

[Helen Borg]

15. She is up only until she is down and loses!

[Motown_Johnny]

7. Didn't those same pollsters have Hillary winning Iowa by ~8% and

pulling to within 10% in New Hampshire?

[daleanime]

10. If you're coming down with something I suggest rest, chicken soup....

and Bernie Sanders so we can do something about your medical bills.

[MissDeeds]

32. DUzy!

Nicely played!

[angrychair]

14. Hmmm

What was the "prediction" for a Clinton win in Nevada 3 weeks ago??

Answer: a lot more than it is now.

[SoapBox]

16. And I saw this morning...she's "leaving" NV even before the caucus.

Just arrogant.

[BillZBubb]

28. I remember when you guys were posting polls of her up 30 in Iowa.

How'd that work out?

[Chichiri]

37. Very well indeed, while Bernie will still in the name recognition process.

Then he made final pushes in the first states, and ended up narrowly losing Iowa, which was a bit of a rabbit, and very handily winning New Hampshire, which was predicted back in October.

Now that the honeymoon is over, Super Tuesday is nigh, and Bernie is in the national spotlight where everyone knows his name, knows at least the broad outlines of his plan, and has seen all the "awesome lovable liberal grandpa" memes, where do we stand?

In Nevada, Bernie is projected to get 45% of the vote, give or take a few.

In South Carolina, 31%, give or take.

Arkansas, ditto.

Tennessee, ditto.

Oklahoma, 43%.

Michigan, 38%.

Virginia, 34%.

North Carolina, ditto.

Georgia, 26%.


He's putting up a fight, but right now my (somewhat pessimistic) guess is that Hillary will clinch in mid-May.

[bvar22]

36. You DO realize that most of the states that show Hillary ahead in the Primary are RED states

that Hillary has NO CHANCE of winning in the General Election?

[Chichiri]

38. Oh, because the blue states will stay home on Election Day?

Some of the kids might stay home, watch TV and lovingly stroke their old Bernie buttons, but they've always been the least reliable demographic anyway. Moderates and minorities, they turn out for these things -- and moderates and minorities love Hillary.

[bvar22]

39. That makes no sense at all.

What do the Blue States have to do with not being able to win the Red States in the General Election.
The Democratic Voters in Red States might be able to help Hillary win the Primaries in those states,
but she doesn't have a prayer of winning most of them in the General Election....
or are you new to Presidential Elections this year?

The reality is that very few states will be "in play" during the General.

[leftofcool]

8. Will Killer Mike make any more "uterus" statements I wonder.

[roguevalley]

11. SNICKER! I hope not. :D But given that women are going to hell for not forsaking boys for HRC I

think he gets a pass.

[KoKo]

12. K&R!

[Uncle Joe]

13. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Stellar.

[Duval]

18. Kicked and recommended. nt

[uponit7771]

19. Ive seen hide nor hair of Cornell West....wonder why?....hmmmmm

[kiva]

20. He was an a Bernie event last week in Las Vegas. nt

[uponit7771]

24. No, out front on stage in SC and the other SEC states stumping for Sanders like he was in IA....

..."seen" with Sanders.

Seems like his profile is lower now

[seaotter]

27. Such desperation on the part of the Hillary camaign.

clinging to their inaccurate polls and conventional "wisdom".

[Hydra]

34. Pure terror

I find it amusing after month after month of smugness- they told us we couldn't stop Hillary's coronation.

Turns out we didn't have to- she starts speaking and people flee!

[geretogo]

29. Franklin Deleno Sanders our next president .

[padfun]

30. It seems that Hillary is leading in Red States

and Bernie in Blue States.

[Hydra]

35. I'm sure it's a coincidence. n/t

[oasis]

31. It's Killer Mike to the rescuuuuuu......oh never mind.

[Jefferson23]

40. Thank you! K&R

[LexVegas]

41. Kick! nt