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adamevans
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« on: February 12, 2020, 07:03:29 PM »
« edited: February 12, 2020, 09:58:47 PM by adamevans »

It’s not as simple as saying “Democrats don’t like bernie” or “socialism unpopular.” Pete got mountains of media coverage following his Iowa “victory,” and even though Bernie declared victory, there was not remotely similar coverage regarding his popular vote victory. Pete’s media-driven momentum won him late-deciders, and quite easily so, as a result.
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adamevans
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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2020, 08:04:56 PM »

My theory is that most of the undecideds/late-breaking primary in general are #NeverBernie folks waiting to see who is most viable in their state.  I mean, I'm unusual in that I'm a pretty staunch Buttigieg supporter who actually likes Sanders, but I'd bet money that a good 75% of Pete's supporters would drop him like a bad habit without a second thought if they thought someone else had a better shot of beating Bernie.  Same with Klobachar and her supporters, for that matter.

The problem with this analysis implies there's a monolith of centrist voters only voting against Bernie Sanders. There's not.

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