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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders' Wins To Date and His Path Forward [View all]uponit7771
(93,261 posts)17. The link doesn't have any polling data on progressiveness in them so I don't believe the claim
... that southern democrats are less progressive
Also, what's disenginous about this meme is that the most conservative GE states in the union have voted for Sanders one of the main difference is those states have less than 20% PoC in them.
Kansas is a conservative bastion of fail and it went to Sanders
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independent spoilers get real......how bout paper ballots with all sides watching the count.
bkkyosemite
Apr 2016
#27
Exactly. Some act as if they don't allow white voters to vote in the Bible Belt when - in fact -
Attorney in Texas
Apr 2016
#22
...but they're not a majority of the voters in the 2016 Democratic Primaries in the Southern States
brooklynite
Apr 2016
#29
So we agree white Democrats were the majority in most of the 13 states, and the majority overall?
Attorney in Texas
Apr 2016
#34
So if you take away states that Hillary won.....Bernie is actually leading!
Cali_Democrat
Apr 2016
#5
".. least progressive states.." like Kansas or Utah or where you talking about the states with black
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#7
The OP had polling data showing that the Deep South was the most anti-choice and anit-LGBT region.
Vote2016
Apr 2016
#8
Neither, just a full perspective that none of that represent the progressive voters in the dem
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#9
All I know is that Southern state Democrats tend to be conservative and Western state Democrats tend
Vote2016
Apr 2016
#11
The link doesn't have any polling data on progressiveness in them so I don't believe the claim
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#17
The OP had polling data. My post had a link to a vote where anti-Progressive Democrats joined with
Vote2016
Apr 2016
#23
No, it's going to be hard on me if Cruz wins. I don't care about Hillary - I'm progressive instead.
Attorney in Texas
Apr 2016
#18
Either we nominate Sanders or Neo-Goldwater beats Neo-Nixon. You wouldn't like Neo-Goldwater but he
Attorney in Texas
Apr 2016
#19
Wrong. He's taken even the states he didn't win. he keeps wining with people who show up to vote
Zira
Apr 2016
#37
Compare the Democrats in Idaho and Utah versus the Democrats in the South
Attorney in Texas
Apr 2016
#33
Nevada and Missouri look likey to flip....he's likely down by approx. 204 delegates.
pantsonfire
Apr 2016
#36