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NRaleighLiberal

(60,023 posts)
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 11:45 PM Oct 2015

Listening to the focus group on CNN - they are NOT getting the answers they expected.

Since I can't watch, I don't know the numbers - but the hands vote on who won seemed to surprise the interviewer. (the reactioin indicated Bernie by a lot!). Even questions like "does Democratic Socialist bother you" - ended up with "we need a little socialism injected into our country".

Interesting....

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Listening to the focus group on CNN - they are NOT getting the answers they expected. (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Oct 2015 OP
It was stunning JackInGreen Oct 2015 #1
The public isn't just sick of politics, they're sick of capitalism. reformist2 Oct 2015 #2
Capitalism is killing the middle & working class... Yurovsky Oct 2015 #3
Predatory capitalism. HooptieWagon Oct 2015 #4
I saw that. MOST in that room voted Bernie and in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #5
The interviewer stepped back bkkyosemite Oct 2015 #6
The establishment (read Oligarchy) are shocked that the People are actually speaking out. rhett o rick Oct 2015 #7
CNN focus group person is still trying to force it for Hillary - but it isn't working! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2015 #8

JackInGreen

(2,975 posts)
1. It was stunning
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 11:47 PM
Oct 2015

They seemed very taken aback by the responses, particularly the positive light on Bernie. The old gent speaking on socialism had me dancing across the living room.

Yurovsky

(2,064 posts)
3. Capitalism is killing the middle & working class...
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 11:52 PM
Oct 2015

it's been killing the poor for centuries. Now everyone except the 1% is getting a taste of the rotten underbelly.

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
4. Predatory capitalism.
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 11:53 PM
Oct 2015

There's a lot of people...Dems, Indies, and even Republicans...that have figured out they're being screwed and lied to.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
5. I saw that. MOST in that room voted Bernie and
Tue Oct 13, 2015, 11:54 PM
Oct 2015

all the talking heads were shocked. Then they proceeded to fawn all over Hillary. The CORPORATE OWNED MSM is all in for Hillary and aren't even trying to hide it anymore.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
7. The establishment (read Oligarchy) are shocked that the People are actually speaking out.
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 12:03 AM
Oct 2015

We don't want big money (Goldman-Sachs) and their puppets killing us and our children. How many of our family, friends, and children were killed in the Iraq war, because the MIC and their puppets wanted to make a profit.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,023 posts)
8. CNN focus group person is still trying to force it for Hillary - but it isn't working!
Wed Oct 14, 2015, 12:17 AM
Oct 2015

All the fence sitters decided to tip to Bernie. "interesting" says Cooper.

This is the second time they went to her - and she can't get the group to go the way CNN seems to want.

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