Democratic Primaries
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Tack on the People's Action Endorsement and Sanders has had quite a week. Here are the facts...
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Charleston, SC Post And Courier report
Aided by voters under 50, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is continuing his recent national surge in South Carolina, where he has supplanted U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for second place.
Sanders gained the most support of any candidate since the last Post and Courier-Change Research poll taken in October. He added 7 percentage points to pass Warren, whose backing was unchanged.
Sanders poll numbers have risen in other early voting states since Thanksgiving, where he has become the leader in New Hampshire and the second choice in Iowa, according to data tallied by Real Clear Politics.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Fiendish Thingy
(15,544 posts)...and at Christmas time.
First impeachment, now this...
/s
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)change research is a paid poll and completely unreliable. In fact it was from 12/6- 12/12 and newer polls show no such thing...but then it is a change research poll.
This is my favorite part....
"Change Research surveyed 998 likely general election voters in South Carolina, including 392 likely Democratic primary voters, from December 6-11, 2019." So who were the others they surveyed? Republicans, independents...who exactly?
https://www.changeresearch.com/post/south-carolina-post-and-courier-poll-december
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)Biden - 35.0
Warren - 16.3
Sanders - 15.3
Buttiegieg - 7.7
Looking at it another way:
Biden - 35.0
Warren PLUS Sanders - 31.6
538 doesn't even rate the Post and Courier poll.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Nothing is set in stone
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)The Post and Courier reports news, facts. The poll cited as the foundation of the news story states, as fact...
Biden, Warren, and Sanders Lead the Democratic Primary in South Carolina
That Sanders has gone from heart attack to a leadership position within the South Carolina field in 10 weeks is the epitome of a surge.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)I just wish people would stop using a heart attack as a campaign talking point. Bringing it up repeatedly doesn't do any good EXCEPT pointing out that he's in poor health.
Plus, being in second place is NOT a "leadership" position. First place is a "leadership" position, everyone else is in a following position.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)"Change Research surveyed 998 likely general election voters in South Carolina, including 392 likely Democratic primary voters, from December 6-11, 2019."
So who were the other 608 voters...they don't say.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)...which was the previous Post and Courier poll.
The closest NON-Post and Courier poll has Biden leading by 17.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)The trend is not in his favor 3 months out.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)Give it a try.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)You'll jinx it with that kind of downer talk.
SHHHHHH!!!!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)It was called an outlier when it was posted that first time. They are reporting 7 day old 'facts' based on a shoddy outlier poll...change research...which was posted here before.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)This has been posted and debunked before...you had to click the link to see it wasn't a new newspaper poll but an old change research poll being used as if it was new.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden