Democratic Primaries

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2019, 01:38 PM Jul 2019

Bernie Sanders is no longer the 1st choice of 2016 Sanders voters, Elizabeth Warren is

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Per last week's Economist/YouGov poll, Bernie Sanders is no longer the 1st choice of 2016 Sanders voters; Elizabeth Warren is.

2016 Clinton voters...
Biden: 32%
Warren: 17
Harris: 17
Buttigieg: 7
Sanders: 5

2016 Sanders...
Warren: 29
Sanders: 24
Harris: 11
Buttigieg: 9
Biden: 6

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

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**Bernie Sanders is no longer the 1st choice of 2016 Sanders voters, Elizabeth Warren is** (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 OP

K&R Gothmog Jul 2019 #1

It would be good to see a poll like this for 2016 Trump voters, third party, non-voters, etc. IronLionZion Jul 2019 #2

Am I interpreting this correctly - 76% of 2016 Sanders voters are now supporting for someone else? George II Jul 2019 #3

That sounds about right. He got 43% in 2016 and is down to around 15% now. W_HAMILTON Jul 2019 #4

Makes sense to me. thesquanderer Jul 2019 #6

This is nice to see Gothmog Jul 2019 #10

Voted for Sanders in the primary, Hillary in the main event. Thirties Child Jul 2019 #5

Good to see. Cha Jul 2019 #7

being off 5%-10% dosent tell much. Go Vols Jul 2019 #8

I voted Sanders in 2016. Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #9

Gothmog

(145,407 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 01:43 PM

Jul 2019

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

IronLionZion

(45,469 posts)

2. It would be good to see a poll like this for 2016 Trump voters, third party, non-voters, etc.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 01:43 PM

Jul 2019

to see how many our side may have picked up. I'm hoping by the time the general election comes along the left will be much more unified this time.

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

George II

(67,782 posts)

3. Am I interpreting this correctly - 76% of 2016 Sanders voters are now supporting for someone else?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 01:45 PM

Jul 2019

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

W_HAMILTON

(7,869 posts)

4. That sounds about right. He got 43% in 2016 and is down to around 15% now.

Reply to George II (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 01:52 PM

Jul 2019

I'm a proud member of that ~76% that will NOT be voting for Sanders this time around.

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

thesquanderer

(11,990 posts)

6. Makes sense to me.

Reply to George II (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 02:14 PM

Jul 2019

In 2016, basically everyone who didn't want HRC went to Sanders. This year, those same people have many more candidates to choose from. I voted Sanders in 2016. I'd still take Sanders over HRC. But that list in the OP of who Sanders voters are voting for, in order, roughly mirrors my own preferences, except I'd bump Pete up into second place. Biden is kind of this year's HRC, and I think that's reflected in those figures in the OP, as to where HRC's voters are going and were Sanders' voters are going. HRC and Biden are the most "establishment" candidates of their respective races, so right there it makes sense that a lot of HRC voters are going to Biden, whereas Sander's less establishment oriented voters are splitting their preferences among numerous less establishment candidates.

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

Gothmog

(145,407 posts)

10. This is nice to see

Reply to George II (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 07:04 PM

Jul 2019

I am not surprised by this

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

Thirties Child

(543 posts)

5. Voted for Sanders in the primary, Hillary in the main event.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 02:13 PM

Jul 2019

Think Sanders is too old -- I'm 84 so I'm not ageist Am now waffling between Elizabeth and Kamala.

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

Cha

(297,378 posts)

7. Good to see.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 05:34 PM

Jul 2019

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

Go Vols

(5,902 posts)

8. being off 5%-10% dosent tell much.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 06:14 PM

Jul 2019

G. Elliott Morris
‏ @gelliottmorris
11h11 hours ago

There is a rather large margin of error here, though—on the order of 5-10% for each candidate. (Sorry, I couldn't fit the caveat in the first tweet.)
5 replies 11 retweets 74 likes

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

Turin_C3PO

(14,016 posts)

9. I voted Sanders in 2016.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2019, 06:22 PM

Jul 2019

I’m definitely NOT supporting him this time. He did several things to lose me, chief among them being his lukewarm “support” for Hillary Clinton in 2016.

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

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