2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThe Pre-Michigan Polls were right. Those polls were of likely Dem voters.
From 538:
democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)And from anecdotal evidence, I know two libertarians whom one would expect to be the most opposed to Sanders based on his proposals to expand government and raise taxes. But one of the two said he would vote for Sanders, but not Clinton, over Trump, and the other is committed to voting Libertarian, as he always does, but says Sanders is more tolerable to him than Clinton or Trump. Obviously anecdotal, but I think Sanders is more appealing to at least some swing voters.
PyaarRevolution
(814 posts)Who actually agrees with the tuition free college. She mentions that even a study by the Rand Corporation finds it's a net gain. That speaks volumes on what a benefit tuition free college can be.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)Hillary can only win hardcore Democrats. We advance her to the GE at our peril.
Kittycat
(10,493 posts)People think these are people in the middle. I contend that they are one of four groups.
1. Middle
2. I didn't leave my party, my party left me
3. Independents that support (or caucus with, if it makes sense) Dems, greens, indies.
4. Batshit tea party people
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)New voters, independents, "Reagan Democrats", people who don't want to ban all guns, etc.
EmperorHasNoClothes
(4,797 posts)Bernie absolutely destroyed Hillary among age 18-29 voters, many of whom will be first time voters. Also likely underpolled due to cell phones. I
marlakay
(11,465 posts)On one side liberals that think dem party too far too the right, and on other side moderate republicans scared of tea party people.