Biden outperforming Sanders in counties with lower income

[Recursion]

A pattern consistent with the 2016 primaries, in which Sanders's support skewed richer than average, but Biden interestingly also does better among poor whites than Sanders; that was a piece of the puzzle Clinton never had.

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/06/811611247/biden-outperforming-sanders-in-counties-with-lower-incomes-more-voters-of-color

Counties with high unemployment support Biden much more strongly than Sanders. Counties with lower average educational attainment support Biden more strongly than Sanders. Counties with lower rates of health insurance support Biden more strongly than Sanders. Biden beats Sanders in counties with low average income, whereas Sanders is most competitive in rich counties.

At some point in the fight for the working class, one of the steps should probably be "listen to them".

[Thekaspervote]

1. Thx for posting...interesting

[Fresh_Start]

2. The poorest counties aren't worried about free college, they are worried

about competent Pre-K thru high school

[Recursion]

3. Yep. And it's not a pressing interest for people on Medicaid

how the middle class pays for their health care. Not that they don't have preferences, just in the triage of things that's not an immediate concern.

[emmaverybo]

5. For which Biden has an excellent comprehensive plan.

[McCamy Taylor]

4. That is the "Ordinary Joe" effect.

People can drone on and on about plagiarism but the demographic that is most important for the general election does not give a rat's ass about "plagiarism" or about intellectualism. They are going to care a lot more that Joe has a cherished vintage Corvette and that he loves his family and gets by on his salary. Joe is "One of Us"

[onetexan]

6. If this is the trend then Biden will do very well next Tuesday in all the states except maybe WA