Democratic Freak States Holy Saturday results thread (1st caucuses begin @1pmET)

[Comrade Funk]

Bernie could be the Goldwater of the left. He might not succeed now, but his message is showing that the youth want to return this party to the party of labor, not soccer moms.

[Comrade Funk]

Bernie could be the Goldwater of the left. He might not succeed now, but his message is showing that the youth want to return this party to the party of labor, not soccer moms.

More like McGovern imo. Over-optimistic college youth learn to lose the hard way.

People who were college students in 1972, 1984, 1988, and 2004 say they were convinced that the Democratic candidate would win, and that they didn't know anyone who voted for the Republican, are shocked on election night, devolve into conspiracy theories, and eventually learn to accept that their candidate lost fair and square.

The college campus bubble is strong and has been around for 50 years. Young people no matter what decade they live in think the world revolves around them. I'm guilty of this sometimes myself. It's nothing new.

Except it's not just college students. He's winning older Millennials who came of age under constant war and the 2008 crash (in which Democratic neoliberal policy in the 90s helped cause).

[Comrade Funk]

Such a reverse sweep isn't happening and you know it. NY, PA, CA, MD, DE and NJ aren't 90%+ White so Bernie won't win there. I don't give a sh*t about Clinton losing Alaska, Montana or Idaho lol.

Alaska is only 62% non Hispanic white. Bernie is probably winning the Native population big time.

They must be Republicans

[Comrade Funk]

The country was moving to the right when McGovern was nominated (Silent Majority). If anything, it's the opposite today. Even Hillary has had to shift farther left than expected in response. This isn't a one time thing. Democrats are sick of Democrats who use their votes and give nothing in return.