The field narrows: The Post Super Tuesday presidential poll and discussion

[3_Octave_Fart]

When did Michael Moore become a Thinker worthy of having on set on a night like tonight? Is there no one better?

 

[Neutral Corner]

The key to Bernie getting the nomination was delivering the wave of new voters he claimed he'd bring in. They didn't show up. Young, latino, whatever. If they don't vote, they mean nothing, and the candidate whose policies they favor does not advance. Just that simple.

 

[DanOregon]

He got the larger share of those voters - and it looks like he did well with people under 45. I understand his movement and the people it attracted - but it seemed to have too many "most important things" Medicare for All, Wealth Inequality, No PAC money, no millionaires (Jerry and Ben excepted), to the point where it was self-limiting, building a wall between himself and potential supporters.

 

[Starman]

Re: Moore Yes, I get the Youngs and the Latinos favor Bernie. Great.

But, c'mon, it's math. If those groups aren't big enough to sway anything, it's just not worth a talking point. The percentages mean nothing. But the volume does.

And again, same principle lies with Ohio, Penn, Florida, Wisconsin and Michigan. The whole thing will be decided there...again.

What's Fatfork's support numbers for voters under 30? 20 percent?

Americans under the age of 30 support removing Trump from office by a nearly 3-to-1 ratio

 

[Vombatus]

When did Michael Moore become a Thinker worthy of having on set on a night like tonight? Is there no one better?

Flint, Michigan.

 

[qtlaw]

What's Fatfork's support numbers for voters under 30? 20 percent?

Americans under the age of 30 support removing Trump from office by a nearly 3-to-1 ratio

Those folks better get out and vote.

 

[DanOregon]

Flint, Michigan.

Michael Moore, Carville, - I'm mean shee=it - nobody more recent has come along in the last 30 years? What is this, the NFL on Fox? Was Rob Reiner not available?


Pretty much a dead-on analysis piece on Bernie's inability to expand his base.

Bernie's Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election

 

[Neutral Corner]

He got the larger share of those voters - and it looks like he did well with people under 45. I understand his movement and the people it attracted - but it seemed to have too many "most important things" Medicare for All, Wealth Inequality, No PAC money, no millionaires (Jerry and Ben excepted), to the point where it was self-limiting, building a wall between himself and potential supporters.

Another part of it was that some of his supporters are very fiercely partisan in favor of their couple of issues. Any nominee who didn't emphasize those programs was an unacceptable middle of the road hack. Of course, that was mostly expressed against Biden, but while Joe has his problems, anyone else who wasn't Bernie was pretty much going to be just as unacceptable.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Those folks better get out and vote.

They'll get their chance. If this monstrous snafu of a response to an imminent national threat does not convince people to vote him out, it's time to give up on the American experiment... cuz it got so inbred that it failed.

 

[DanOregon]

Anybody else get really irritated with ballot-counting is called for the night to be picked up the next morning. On the one hand, ballot security concerns me. On the other, this is it. The one day every couple of years something is expected of elections officials. Now if there are no more ballots to count, you're waiting for mail or whatever fine - but I always feel ripped off going to bed without finality. And is it too much to ask for someone to throw Sanders a bone and project North Dakota for him?He's up 10 points.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Anybody else get really irritated with ballot-counting is called for the night to be picked up the next morning. On the one hand, ballot security concerns me. On the other, this is it. The one day every couple of years something is expected of elections officials. Now if there are no more ballots to count, you're waiting for mail or whatever fine - but I always feel ripped off going to bed without finality. And is it too much to ask for someone to throw Sanders a bone and project North Dakota for him?He's up 10 points.

Can't they just do a show of hands in North Dakota?

 

[DanOregon]

It says a lot that Trump was behind with Catholic voters even in a match-up with Bernie. He was 11 behind Biden when this poll was taken. You think about where Catholc voters are crucial - it bodes well for him. Trump beat Clinton with Catholic voters in 2016 52-45, best showing by a Republican in 20 years.

Trump trails Democratic challengers among Catholic voters: poll