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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: If black voters come to view Kamala Harris as viable, much of their support will migrate to her [View all]bigtree
(86,013 posts)36. start with the notion that Biden is attracting support because voters think he can win
...and subtract those votes everytime Kamala Harris convinces a voter that she can win. You don't need to ask anyone to validate that basic logic.
Barack Obama, a relative unknown at this point in his election, was also considered far less 'electable' early in the campaign. 'Electability' is a nebulous and dynamic measure. Shifts in polling, for instance, can move that perception and measure, like when Obama went from 'less electable' to favored. And, at this early point in the election campaign, 'electability IS mostly a result of polling, elevating a candidate, like Joe Biden in what pollsters call a feedback loop.
Alex Seitz-Wald writes about this:
...many argue that perceptions of electability are driven largely by national media coverage, creating what analyst Nate Silver called a "feedback loop" and Washington Post media critic Margaret Sullivan dubbed a "self-perpetuating effect."
Some pundits and voters say one candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is the most electable, so they tell pollsters they want Biden, which produces media coverage that reinforces the idea that Biden is most electable, which then filters back down to voters concerned about "electability."
"In the old days, it wouldn't matter, but now the national narrative is seeping into voters' conscious in a way it hasn't before," Murray said. "So their answers when pollsters call is based on the national narrative, which then feeds back into the national narrative."
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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If black voters come to view Kamala Harris as viable, much of their support will migrate to her [View all]
bigtree
Jul 2019
OP
if you take time to view them, you'll find the candidate representing herself on this issue
bigtree
Jul 2019
#41
I so love the class, empathy, calmness, fairness, honesty and authenticity that Obama exudes...
Skya Rhen
Jul 2019
#12
This is so true. My and my sister have a special name for her that I can't
underthematrix
Jul 2019
#11