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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBREAKING: Clinton wins IMAWII African-American Iowa straw poll by a landslide
Today the Des Moines Chapter of The Links, Inc. facilitated a Presidential Straw Poll at I'll Make Me A World in Iowa; Iowa's largest African American Festival. The celebration touches the lives of thousands of Iowan of African American backgrounds and serves as a prime location for reaching a large sample of the African American citizens of Iowa.
501 individuals were polled. Participants were asked two questions.
1. Party Affiliation
2. If the election was held today which candidate would receive your vote?
Hillary Clinton (D) 57.68% 289 Votes
Bernie Sanders (D) 26.95% 135 Votes
Ben Carson (R) 4.19% 21 Votes
Martin O'Malley (D) 2.59% 13 Votes
Marco Rubio (R) 1.40% 7 Votes
Donald Trump (R) 0.80% 4 Votes
Other 5.59% 28
501 individuals were polled. Participants were asked two questions.
1. Party Affiliation
2. If the election was held today which candidate would receive your vote?
Hillary Clinton (D) 57.68% 289 Votes
Bernie Sanders (D) 26.95% 135 Votes
Ben Carson (R) 4.19% 21 Votes
Martin O'Malley (D) 2.59% 13 Votes
Marco Rubio (R) 1.40% 7 Votes
Donald Trump (R) 0.80% 4 Votes
Other 5.59% 28
http://shoutout.wix.com/so/bLAL2cJL#/main
The momentum is with Hillary Clinton.
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BREAKING: Clinton wins IMAWII African-American Iowa straw poll by a landslide (Original Post)
ProudToBeLiberal
Jan 2016
OP
Looks Like Cornel West and Killer Mike had less pull with African Americans than we thought.
ProudToBeLiberal
Jan 2016
#7
JI7
(89,250 posts)1. that's a decent number for Sanders
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)2. But but Dr West....killer mike....
This is great news for Hillary!
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)3. The AA vote is hers to lose. As these last months show,
the more we know about Bernie, the more votes he gains. The more we know about Hillary, the more votes she loses. It's just a matter of time, so actually Sanders has the uphill momentum, and Hill, well she has the downhill momentum.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)4. Great news for Hillary.
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)5. K & R
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)6. Horrible news for the country.
Sad.
ProudToBeLiberal
(3,964 posts)7. Looks Like Cornel West and Killer Mike had less pull with African Americans than we thought.
The gap will be bigger in the South for Hillary Clinton.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)9. Looks like you want to side with the 1 percent.
ProudToBeLiberal
(3,964 posts)11. That's a low blow and you know it. nt
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)12. Nope.
LexVegas
(6,067 posts)8. Was there ever any doubt? nt
Logical
(22,457 posts)10. LOL, "BREAKING"? Dramatic much? nt
Renew Deal
(81,860 posts)13. If only they could vote on computers, things would be different.