Shift in the recent PPP poll relative to last month that no one is talking about

[leftcoastmountains]

http://imgur.com/38827Ve

[ZM90]

1. Uh oh looks like the "Sanders cannot win minority votes" meme is in trouble! :) n/t.

[RoccoR5955]

12. So what will be the next meme?

I often wonder.

[Hiraeth]

2. finally - thank you -

[merrily]

3. Bernie Sanders’ “Racial Justice Platform” Wins Praise From Black Lives Matter

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/08/13/bernie-sanders-racial-justice-platform-wins-praise-black-lives-matter.html

[djean111]

4. I am really puzzled by the assumption of some that the supporters of any candidate would switch

support based on polls, and not on the issues. Like the issues are irrelevant or something. Maybe they are, for some.

[leftcoastmountains]

6. I think it just creates enthusiasm

Volunteers become more energized to work. It's like that article from the NY Times that's been posted several times here
said the enthusiasm creates more enthusiasm.It has a snowball effect or herd effect if you will.
It might prompt the crowd that says only HRC can win to possibly reconsider.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

13. +1 n/t

[silverweb]

15. That's it, exactly.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]And welcome to DU!


[font color="purple" face="Verdana"]Go, Bernie!

[HerbChestnut]

5. It's odd that...

His 'Not Sure' percentage among African Americans actually increased from July. You'd think that an inversion of likeability, or even time itself, would signal an increase in exposure. There's a lot of things in that poll that just seem a little odd. I mentioned in a GDP thread that 61% of Clinton supporters aren't sure who'd be their second choice (Bernie gets 30% there). Also, Bernie only received 2% (2!!) of the 'Somewhat Conservative' vote, whereas he received 12% of the 'Very Conservative' vote. Go figure...

[ieoeja]

17. I know several people (not AA) who went from unfavorable to unsure as they got to know him.

Unfavorable was their first instinct. "Oh, he's a socialist. Fuck him then."

Then as they got to know his positions they liked what they heard and switched to unsure. Actually, what would be odd is going from unfavorable directly to favorable. You would expect an unsure point somewhere in the middle of it.


As for African-Americans a lot of them operate under the assumption that any White person they do not know is racist. Sadly that is not just reasonable, it is a necessary survival mechanism in this country.

[hootinholler]

7. Where is the freaking poll?

I keep seeing it referenced, but haven't seen the actual poll yet.

[RichVRichV]

11. Here

PPP Aug 28th Poll

[Hiraeth]

19. I wish it were more people polled - here is the image

[xynthee]

8. Thanks for this!

I don't know how I missed it!!

[Old Crow]

9. Yes! Precisely the info I was looking for and hoping for.

Thanks for finding this!

[PotatoChip]

10. But I read *somewhere* that we supporters are all angry, former middle class (now poor) white men.

This just can't be right!1!!



ETA: I just noticed that this poll is about 'favorability' vs 'unfavorability' rather than 'supporters' per se... But I'll still let my post stand because that kind of speculation just plain cracks me up! Plus, who is to say that all those 'favorables' and 'don't knows' won't soon translate to actual support? I'm betting most will if they haven't already.

[progree]

14. Its just one poll, blah blah blah

Last edited Tue Sep 1, 2015, 05:24 PM - Edit history (3)

Amongst African Americans primary voters, Bernie's favorability / unfavorability ratings:
[font face = courier]
July 20-21 Favorable: 21%, Unfavorable: 40%
Aug. 23-30 Favorable: 38%, Unfavorable: 19%
`Change ` Favorable: +17%, Unfavorable: -21%[/font]

Probably all within the margin of error and all that, bad sampling, maybe only called landlines, PPP is infested with Bernistas, polls in August have historically been unreliable, the summer's almost over and people are depressed and not thinking straight, the numbers are not seasonally adjusted nor inflation-adjusted, or something or all of the above I bet

Besides they never called me or anybody I know, so do we know for sure that this is a real poll? I doubt it. {1}

Anyway, the rate of change of Bernie's favorability and unfavorability is just a fraction of one percent a day, barely more than half a percent a day. The primaries are just around the corner, too little time for Bernie to catch up at this slow-poke rate.



(Ooops, just noticed I'm in the Bernie Sanders Group. )

--Footnotes: --
{1} Some idiot actually used this line on me in a message board argument, I kid you not.

[Dont call me Shirley]

16. Everywhere I look I see more and more Bernie 2016 campaign signs.

[jkbRN]

18. good find!