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Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 02:45 AM Aug 2015

Whose base is more energized?


11 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
Bernie Sanders
11 (100%)
Hillary Clinton
0 (0%)
Martin O'Malley
0 (0%)
Lincoln Chafee
0 (0%)
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Whose base is more energized? (Original Post) Fearless Aug 2015 OP
First nt Half-Century Man Aug 2015 #1
Who's on second? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #2
I don't know Half-Century Man Aug 2015 #3
I was hoping someone did. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #4
Who's on first, What's on second. Fearless Aug 2015 #6
Exactly! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #7
One more time.... Half-Century Man Aug 2015 #5
I was playing. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #8
3rd base JackInGreen Aug 2015 #9
I was feeling incredably old Half-Century Man Aug 2015 #10
S'ok JackInGreen Aug 2015 #11
The base is the Democratic Party, the better question is who energizes the base. Agschmid Aug 2015 #12
That will be answered over the next year Fearless Aug 2015 #13
First, no candidate can win with only their base. And when the largest voting bloc in the country sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #14
Howard Dean's base was energized as well.... brooklynite Aug 2015 #15
So Hillary's 'base' isn't energized cuz AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #18
Lincoln Chafee's base is clearly the most energized Cali_Democrat Aug 2015 #16
Hmm... Fearless Aug 2015 #19
whose base orders the decaf ??? olddots Aug 2015 #17

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
8. I was playing.
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 03:00 AM
Aug 2015

Lost my place.

It's past my bedtime and I'm silly.

Now my mouse stopped working.


Going to bed now.

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)
12. The base is the Democratic Party, the better question is who energizes the base.
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:45 AM
Aug 2015

That question has yet to be answered.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)
13. That will be answered over the next year
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 01:25 PM
Aug 2015

And will be done so by the candidate that most energizes it's own base.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
14. First, no candidate can win with only their base. And when the largest voting bloc in the country
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 01:32 PM
Aug 2015

is no longer the bases of either party, the question is 'who can energize the largest voting bloc, AND who can bring back the enormous non-voting bloc who have opted out of a system they believe no longer works for them.

As for the Dem base, Bernie, though the Dem base was never his primary target, is steadily energizing more and more of even the Dem base, while also drawing support across the political spectrum.

In several polls this month, Bernie is averaging over 22% of the Dem base, more in some polls, and half the country still doesn't know who he is. That is going to change of course and when a candidate continues to trend upwards every month I would say that is the candidate who is energizing people. Once they get to know him of course.

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
16. Lincoln Chafee's base is clearly the most energized
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 02:12 PM
Aug 2015

Never underestimate the power of the metric system.

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