Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: DU Poll: Bloomberg vs. Sanders... the sequel! [View all]thesquanderer
(12,032 posts)A lot of people here have talked about how, if moderates drop out, that means more support for other moderates (and have even suggested that moderates need to drop out for this reason), but here's yet another example of people "changing lanes" when forced to choose a different candidate. You've got 15 people here who support moderates Biden/Amy/Pete who, if they had to choose between Sanders and the moderate Bloomberg because their candidates were no longer on the ballot, would switch lanes and support Sanders rather than Bloomberg.
As I've said before, more factors into second choices than just what lane someone is in. And since polls tell us that Sanders is the candidate with the highest favorables, and that more Dems are comfortable with his nomination than with anyone else's, it shouldn't be surprising to see people moving to him as the field winnows, even if their original choice was in a different lane. What's a bit surprising is to see it happen even on DU, where there is so much anti-Bernie vitriol.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden