Demexit is ongoing
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 01/31/2018 - 6:14pmThis Gallup poll from a few weeks ago almost slipped past without being noticed.
Independents
The numbers behind how the Dems can win again
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 06/24/2017 - 2:33pmA couple days ago I showed how Dems that moved to the right have gotten massacred in the elections, while progressive candidates have survived the onslaught.
In that essay there was one study that stood out in my mind.
The Art of Deflection: The Final, Extensive and Exhaustive List of Excuses for Why Hillary Clinton Lost the 2016 Election
Submitted by Jazzenterprises on Mon, 12/26/2016 - 1:48pm
Campaigning Like It's 1999
Submitted by Alex Budarin on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 8:09pmAccording to The Hill, "Clinton allies" are blaming Bernie Sanders for Hillary Clinton's poor performance in recent opinion polls. They complain that Sanders' continued attacks on Clinton and his failure "to begin bringing everyone together” hurts Hillary Clinton because it "... holds her back from controlling the narrative.” What I see are changes in the U.S.
Hillary's problem with Independents
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 05/21/2016 - 2:38pmWay back in January the Washington Post noticed that Hillary Clinton had difficulty getting the votes of anyone that didn't self-identify as a Democrat. Hillary had a -31 rating with Independents according to Quinnipiac polling.
The headline was "Independents like Hillary Clinton less than in 2008".
538 still clueless, but starting to get the drift
Submitted by vl baker on Fri, 05/20/2016 - 10:17amClinton's numbers have gotten
among Bernie Sanders supporters. 60% have an unfavorable view of her. https://t.co/qBPua9pS3a
Why Does the Clinton Machine Want Us to Leave?
Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 10:42amI apologize ahead of time for the somewhat lightweight diary, but I decided to make it a diary rather than a comment b/c I want a larger number of people to see it and help me speculate on this question.
The Myth of the "Angry" Bernie supporter
Submitted by bikingforkarma on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 3:35pmIn the current political cycle, in which the same youth demographic lauded by Democrats for helping deliver Obama to the WH are now being derided by Baby Boomer Clinton supporters, there is a meme pushed far and wide: Bernie supporters are "mean" and "angry".
Many false equivalencies have been penned comparing
