Sanders wins Maine straw poll, could sweep delegates without ranked-choice voting

[RobertDevereaux]

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“Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders showed some early online organizing muscle in Maine, winning 53 percent of first-choice votes in Beacon’s ranked-choice voting presidential straw poll. If actual primary results are similar and ranked-choice voting isn’t used, Sanders could claim 100 percent of Maine’s delegates.

“The results of the opt-in survey of 1,378 participants are not scientifically predictive and are not meant to forecast next year’s primary. They do however, indicate some early strengths for certain candidates and highlight some important dynamics of the race.

“Entreprenuer Andrew Yang and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard were second and third in first-choice votes, with 11 percent and 10 percent, respectively, but faded over 13 rounds of ranked-choice voting. As other candidates were eliminated, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg picked up enough support to leapfrog them both for a second-place finish in the final count.”
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http://mainebeacon.com/sanders-wins-maine-straw-poll-could-sweep-delegates-without-ranked-choice-voting/?fbclid=IwAR1ht9lesNJ4cIGEFO_U9TUHJTscUKDmmVdjM0Wr9Vhcss8GjLVxfJjGsho

[Gothmog]

1. Straw polls do not mean anything in the real world

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. As goes Maine so goes the nation said no one ever.

[UniteFightBack]

3. Has his numbers improved with black folks? I mean without them he's done. nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. In fact, yes...no doubt, many will be disappointed to hear this. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[UniteFightBack]

8. Disappointed? Why would you say that? It is what it is. If black folks think he is their man or

*ahem* "their daddy" then they'll decide with that vote. I just know that that is not really the case so I'm actually sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Anyway, you know who else insists he has more support with the African American community than he actually does? Wanna take a guessy poo?

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread RobertDevereaux.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

5. No surprise there!! Just another confirmation of Bernie's rockstar status...

but, feel free to bash away. It won't stop Bernie's continued rise in the polls!!


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[dem4decades]

7. Maine doesn't care about tax disclosures?

Just what is Bernie hiding?

[UniteFightBack]

9. Relax....he's just doing some rearranging. nt

[dem4decades]

11. So is Trump i guess.

[namahage]

12. So basically a trash poll?

The results of the opt-in survey of 1,378 participants are not scientifically predictive and are not meant to forecast next year’s primary.

When Yang and Gabbard round out your top 3 first-choicers one has to wonder about the poll's validity.

Those who would claim this poll has any sort of predictive value are free to do so, noting it will likely say more about them than the candidates.

[SFnomad]

13. An opt-in poll? Nine months before the first Primary voting?