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Sanders surpasses Biden among African American voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Reuters ^ | February 25, 2020 | Chris Kahn

Posted on 02/25/2020 1:10:55 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has widened his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination and overtaken Joe Biden in support among African Americans - a voting bloc that until now has largely favored the former vice president, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national poll released on Tuesday.

Among all registered Democrats and independents, 26% said they would vote for Sanders, while 15% said they were backing Bloomberg and another 15% supported Biden.

Senator Elizabeth Warren and former mayor Pete Buttigieg were each supported by 10% of respondents. Another 4% said they would vote for Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and 3% said they were supporting billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer.

The poll showed Sanders’ lead over the rest of the field has grown in each of the last three weeks, hitting double digits for the first time in the latest survey.

He also has increased his share of support from African Americans in the latest poll. When asked which candidate they would support in their state’s nominating contest, 26% said they would vote for Sanders, up 7 points from a previous reading conducted Jan. 29-Feb. 19.

Another 23% said they would back Biden, down 10 points from the last survey, and 20% would support Bloomberg, a rise of 10 points.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bernie; blackvote; election2020; socialist
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Go Bernie!


21 posted on 02/25/2020 1:40:27 PM PST by rrrod (6)
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To: Aria

If he wins the nomination he will also control the party won’t he? That could be an absolute disaster for the demonrats


22 posted on 02/25/2020 1:41:19 PM PST by Fai Mao (this should not be considered an invitation, or desire to see this ocurr)
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To: rdl6989
Simultaneously, It's over for the Democrat party


23 posted on 02/25/2020 1:43:16 PM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And someone believes a Reuters push poll .
They have been wring about last election I can recall .
Just a crap poll .


24 posted on 02/25/2020 1:43:43 PM PST by ncalburt (Gop DC Global)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He’s dead Jim (Biden)


25 posted on 02/25/2020 1:47:21 PM PST by 11th_VA (May you live in interesting times - Ancient Chinese Proverb)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not really a surprise - the black population has a HUGE student loan problem ... Sanders is a quick fix (before they go into further debt)


26 posted on 02/25/2020 1:50:21 PM PST by 11th_VA (May you live in interesting times - Ancient Chinese Proverb)
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To: 11th_VA

If The Bern wins SC, he’ll clinch the nomination on Super Tuesday.


27 posted on 02/25/2020 1:53:41 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Freebies for all identifiable voting blocs! Woo-hoo!


28 posted on 02/25/2020 2:08:43 PM PST by livius
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To: Aria

> Rats should have made him run third party. <

That certainly would have been possible, seeing as Bernie puts an ‘I’ and not a ‘D’ after his name. But the DNC wanted to be inclusive. I bet they regret their decision now.


29 posted on 02/25/2020 2:10:16 PM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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