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Bernie's up 27 (!!!) in NH. Six weeks ago he was up 10. -- (link)

Posted by ML (aka Iadodger) Jan 19 '16, 14:22

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He's peaking perfectly in this race (www.wmur.com)

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I love him and his policies but he's done when the southern states start voting. I think he's going to get crushed. He'll do well in white states. -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 14:56 2
- Yeah, a 90% tax rate would be *awesome*. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 15:37 1
  - Smh -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 15:46
After watching the debate this weekend I would say he really is tapping into the base in much the same way Trump is. Of course it's not mean-spirited - pmb Jan 19, 14:34 10
- I think Trump's supporters tend to be older, and more concerned about protecting their entitlements under Medicare, Social Security, etc... - Roger More Jan 19, 14:48 5
  - that's not what demographics the past couple of months have shown for trump. age is pretty spread. tilts male, tilts income under 50k, tilts no BA or - b. Jan 19, 14:55 3
    - Thanks for posting these (interesting that NYT's polling has an older skew for Trump while WaPo is about equal) -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 16:29
    - here's a wapo piece from last month, scroll a bit for the trump graphic. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 19, 14:58 1
      - in looking for those, I came across this - the one trait that identifies trump supporters more than others. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 19, 15:10
  - Yes, they come from opposite ends of the spectrum in almost every way, but it's similar disillusionment and anger. And they are both feeding that - pmb Jan 19, 14:52
- I am a big Bernie supporter, and even I am baffled that he is apparently now running on a new single-payer proposal. -- nm - emoticripple Jan 19, 14:35 2
  - Why? He's talked about it for years and it's something he's been pushing from day one. He wanted Obama to go with single payer. -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 14:59
  - And a pretty extreme form of one as well. Besides the fact that it will never, ever pass, when you dig into the details it's really rife with - pmb Jan 19, 14:39
- I think they are opposite sides of a very similar coin, yes. -- nm - ML Jan 19, 14:35
I sincerely hope he's still in it for Super Tuesday. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 14:27 26
- squeaking out IA would go a long way towards that, I think - ML Jan 19, 14:30
- Signed, every Republican hopeful. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 14:29 24
  - (and diehard liberals) -- nm - David Jan 19, 14:32 16
    - not *every* diehard liberal - ty97 Jan 19, 14:38 15
      - I support the person that best represents the positions and policies I want for our country. I don't care if they can win. - Krusty Jan 19, 15:03 9
        
        (All politicians lie.) - JaxSean Jan 19, 15:11 4
        
        There are lies and there are lies. There are the lies of promising various policies and not delivering. Maybe not even pursuing them. There are - pmb Jan 19, 15:30
        
        Sure and that's more of what I meant to say. I'm a lazy writer on my phone. - Krusty Jan 19, 15:16 1
        
        That sounds about right. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 15:27
        
        I don't think that's true*. I do believe that not lying isn't the pathway to success for most, though. -- nm - b. Jan 19, 15:15
        
        And I fully respect that approach. (edited to add IM) -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 19, 15:06 3
        
        That's true. I'm sure he's lied to me but I'm at the point of not believing anything Hillary says. Nothing. - Krusty Jan 19, 15:14 1
        
        I'm not really sure I get the "not believing anything Hillary says". I know the right believes that, but I get it a lot less when coming from the - pmb Jan 19, 15:23
        
        You totally had the opportunity to use "will get you Bernt." -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 15:13
      - Then you're not a diehard liberal -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 14:41 3
        
        i'm diehard, but not die stupid -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 19, 14:58
        
        This is a very shortsighted thing to say but *shrug* -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 14:57 1
        
        Pragmatists aren't die-hards! By definition! -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 15:00
      - Ditto. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 14:40
  - I'd really like to have someone to vote for during the primary rather than switching sides as usual and trying to get rid of those I dislike most. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 14:31 5
    - I completely respect that. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 14:37 4
      - Online quiz-type things suggest I should vote for O'Malley but, I mean, that's not going to happen. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 14:42 3
        
        The quizzes overwhelmingly tell me I should vote for Bernie and I would *love* to if it wasn't the equivalent of shooting my hand off. -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 14:55 1
        
        ETA: And depending on the landscape when my state votes, it's quite possible I do vote for him. - ty97 Jan 19, 14:58
        
        It's interesting. He really is not a bad candidate. He's kind of vanilla, but has a strong resume and falls somewhere between Bernie and Hillary. - pmb Jan 19, 14:49
  - Us too! -- nm - MSM Jan 19, 14:30
It would be more surprising if he wasn't doing well there. That's his backyard. -- nm - TWuG Jan 19, 14:25
I'd wager this is a huge part of it: in the last month he's flipped Hillary on voters under 50. - ML Jan 19, 14:25 3
- Which is awesome, but President Dean's point is well taken, and the numbers are roughly reversed among those over 45, and that cohort is much more - emoticripple Jan 19, 14:32
- Well, they all finally started taking those Facebook "Who Would You Vote For" quizzes, and they all got Bernie. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 19, 14:31
- I remember those voters. Good times. -- nm - Pres. Howard Dean Jan 19, 14:26
this merits the ML Siren - slipping jimmy Jan 19, 14:24

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