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In reply to the discussion: Obama vs. Sanders... [View all]dsc
(52,162 posts)14. Or maybe some what a younger candidate
or some what a candidate who has Obama's personality (no drama Obama) vs Sanders' personality.
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Liberals and moderates prefer Obama-like over Sanders-like. Conservatives prefer Sanders-like.
lapucelle
Jul 2018
#72
Actually the conservatives are saying they want the Democrats to run someone like Sanders
oberliner
Jul 2018
#74
Then the presumption would also be that liberals and moderates prefer Obama-like
lapucelle
Jul 2018
#81
If you were asked, would you prefer the Republicans run a candidate who is Trump-like or Bush-like..
oberliner
Jul 2018
#84
If the question were, "Do you prefer a Trump-like candidate or a Bush-like candidate"
lapucelle
Jul 2018
#91
It could be that given a choice of two "Democrats" (one Democrat, one Independent)....
George II
Jul 2018
#88
"Liberals and moderates prefer Obama-like over Sanders-like. Conservatives prefer Sanders-like"
George II
Jul 2018
#125
But the "not sure" is almost double of either, showing the relative involvement of "Independents".
George II
Jul 2018
#87
Obama is a uniquely exceptional individual who is beloved for all kinds of justified reasons in
JCanete
Jul 2018
#11
The power of the one percent, which extends across party identity is a big fucking deal. Sorry you
JCanete
Jul 2018
#42
how is he wrong about money's influence in politics? About its stranglehold on so much of our
JCanete
Jul 2018
#46
Bernie's Our Revolution is a 501c4, which is not required to disclose its donors.
emulatorloo
Jul 2018
#94
The "other poll" says that people prefer candidates like BS over candidates like Trump.
lapucelle
Jul 2018
#71
As far as I can tell that isn't how those two questions interact. The results wouldn't even make
JCanete
Jul 2018
#98
"Sanders and his direction IS appreciated by democrats.....", but not all Democrats or, given...
George II
Jul 2018
#86
where do we know that from? What are you citing? The binary poll of Obama vs Sanders? That
JCanete
Jul 2018
#101
That isn't how the questions were laid out in the prefer sanders poll. It wasn't "Trump"or Sanders"
JCanete
Jul 2018
#111
Well that's what he could get done with his own party. He had an option to try to use the
JCanete
Jul 2018
#41
money bullies people into policies...so yeah, we need to counter-balance that. Support our
JCanete
Jul 2018
#129
where do you see that question phrased the way you state? 86 and 87 don't exist the way you
JCanete
Jul 2018
#100
I didn't say one refutes the other. I said that the poll in the op is not about the direction of the
JCanete
Jul 2018
#118
I agree with you, I also drew some conclusions that weren't warranted. I do think the former poll,
JCanete
Jul 2018
#132
At a townhall following the election, he downplayed the role of racism to an even greater extent.
Garrett78
Jul 2018
#29
To be honest, not directed toward you, that's a really stupid question. I never could understand...
George II
Jul 2018
#85
ya know, i bet if we looked around a bit, we could find a candidate who does both
0rganism
Jul 2018
#93
I'd like for the candidates to have Legitimate President Obama's charisma.
BlueTsunami2018
Jul 2018
#128