Black voters, 'Whole Foods moms' and an anti-Trump base: Biden builds coalition that could boost

[highplainsdem]

Democrats in November


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-broad-coalition-super-tuesday/2020/03/04/9660a026-5e2f-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html

As Joe Biden racked up a string of unexpected victories in Super Tuesday primaries, he began to stitch together the kind of political coalition that had eluded his candidacy for months: a broad assembly of voters with the collective power to potentially defeat President Trump in November.

Biden’s strong showing among African Americans, suburbanites and moderate white voters — spanning geographical regions and drawing from a surge in turnout — boosted confidence among Democrats that the former vice president could soon win a Democratic race that voters have turned into a contest over which candidate is best positioned to beat Trump.

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The results also harked back to the 2018 midterm elections, in which Democrats won back the House and prevailed in several competitive gubernatorial races by capitalizing on disdain for Trump among moderate and suburban voters, combined with high turnout among members of the Democratic base.

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“Every campaign should have its own coalition that is organic for the candidate and is the right coalition for the moment,” Walter said. “These suburban voters who in years past would split their votes more evenly between Democrats and Republicans are now coming out overwhelmingly against Trump.”

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Walter is Amy Walter, the national editor of the Cook Political Report.

[BusyBeingBest]

1. Nothing sends me into spasms of hatred

more than the various electorate "moms" the media is always trying to invent every few years. Are wine moms not a thing anymore? Where did soccer moms go?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Amy Walter is the BEST! She is usually on Politics Monday on the PBS Newshour.

Astute, great memory and well-spoken!

I always look forward to whatever she has to say!

Thanks for the link, highplainsdem!

[spooky3]

3. Such a sexist headline. The vast majority of women

Who reside in Northern VA suburbs work full time outside the home in white collar positions.

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. ___ mom is nearly always to trivialize women voters

It's not like we're full citizens with legitimate political concerns or anything.

[Cha]

4. This is an Awesome Coaltion.. more to come!

thank you, hpd!

[oasis]

5. A guaranteed Steamroll over Trump.

[Olafjoy]

7. I am a mom

I ordered our Thanksgiving dinner from Whole Foods (delicious) so I guess I am a WFM 🙄