Just as Many African-Americans Say They'd Consider Voting for Bernie Sanders as Joe Biden

[StrictlyRockers]

Just as Many African-Americans Say They’d Consider Voting for Bernie Sanders as Joe Biden

56% of African-Americans said they’d “consider voting for” Sanders in 2020 — a statistical tie with the 54% who said the same about Biden.

WASHINGTON — Just as many African-Americans say they’d consider voting for Bernie Sanders as Joe Biden, according to new a VICE News-Ipsos Poll, suggesting Sanders might not have as much of a problem wooing black voters if he’s the Democratic nominee as some have assumed.

Fully 56% of African-Americans said they’d “consider voting for” Sanders in 2020 — a statistical tie with the 54% who said the same about former Vice President Joe Biden and significantly higher than any other candidate.

Only 23% of African-Americans said they wouldn’t consider voting for Sanders, about the same number as the 24% who said they wouldn’t consider voting for Biden.

Sanders does even better relative to Biden and the rest of the field among Hispanics: 47% say they’d consider voting for Sanders, while 37% said they’d consider voting for Biden. More Hispanics say they wouldn’t consider voting for Biden (37%) than wouldn't vote for Sanders (31%).
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/z3bnvw/just-as-many-african-americans-say-theyd-consider-voting-for-bernie-sanders-as-joe-biden

[StrictlyRockers]

1. I'm not saying Bernie is the most electable candidate in the general election.

But Bernie IS the most electable candidate in the general election.

[Uncle Joe]

3. I'm not saying that I agree with you

but I do.

[HerbChestnut]

6. I'm not saying you're wrong.

Because you aren't.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread StrictlyRockers.

[brush]

4. BS! Everyone keeping up with polling knows who black voters favor.

[HerbChestnut]

7. This poll looked at who AA's would *consider* voting for.

Not who they are currently supporting. The takeaway is that Bernie could pick up quite a bit of AA support in the future depending on how this shake out.

[brush]

10. Yeah, sure. And I could get rich if I hit the lottery.

[Bev54]

9. I am with you

All of a sudden all these outlier polls, not buying any of it. The black voters did not just change overnight. I think we have some trolls on this site trying to peddle their BS. Wait until Biden signs on Harris for his VP. It will likely be over.

[JoeOtterbein]

5. K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt

[Hortensis]

8. What's the catch? Don't believe it for a second, unless

it's responding to one of those choice of Sanders or death questions.

[herding cats]

11. Consider?

I'd "consider" voting for anyone other than Trump, too.

From the article:

Right now, history looks like it’s repeating itself, at least in the primary. Biden led Sanders by 48%-20% among Democratic-leaning African-American voters in an Ipsos poll for the Washington Post released last week. But that doesn’t mean this pattern would hold if he’s the nominee.

This is literally saying IF Bernie manages to win the nomination without the majority support of the AA community he might still be electable. Ok, I'm hopeful for the same and I want it to be true, but this has nothing to do with the current here and now.

[oasis]

12. I figured there was a catch to what was being represented. nt

[herding cats]

13. Yeah, as almost always.

This is not what it was sold as.