Posted on 07/07/2020 2:50:40 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
...YouGovs 2016 re-contact survey suggests that Clinton lost a substantial share of Bernie Sanders primary voters, with 16% of Democrats who favored Sanders in May voting for Trump, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, or some other candidate in the general election.
Biden main vulnerability at this point is within his own party, but in a different way than Clintons in 2016. Biden has shifted some of his policy positions to appease the left, but this move carries risks of losing moderates in his party. According to YouGovs July 1 poll, a little over 25% of Democrats consider themselves very liberal ideologically; another 30% thought of themselves as merely liberal, while 42% consider themselves moderate, conservative, or very conservative. Interestingly, in that same July 1 poll, Biden showed some weakness most among the more moderate members of his party.
At the moment, Biden appears to have the support of over 90% of liberal and very liberal Democrats moreover, virtually none of the defecting 10% say they would actually vote for Trump. By contrast, Biden is only at 81% among moderate and conservative Democrats, with 12% saying at this point they would vote for Trump. Surprisingly given Bidens moderate reputation during the primaries the danger to him in November appears to come from center-right Democrats, rather than liberals...
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The question is: what percentage of demonrats have more than two brain cells?
Boteme & DemoKKKrats appear to be aimed straight at an iceberg.
“the danger to him in November appears to come from center-right Democrats, rather than liberals”
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Those are the people Trump will have to learn how to win over by making the looney left Biden’s joined-at-the-hip, even-crazier twin.
I am skeptical that a Moderate Democrat exists. Certainly not enough of them to affect the polls or the election results.
I am skeptical that a Moderate Democrat exists. Certainly not enough of them to affect the polls or the election results.
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Agreed.
It’s the blue collar white voter that usually went for the dem in places like PA, MI and the rust belt.
That’s two more brain cells than biden has left.
Moderate Democrats are a dying breed!
Unfortunately they all think they are centrists.
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