After a great showing in New Hampshire and two very close races against Sec. Clinton in Nevada and Iowa Senator Bernie Sanders has struggled.
For those who don't follow the Presidential race here are the numbers from some states on Super Tuesday.
In the 13 Super Tuesday primaries/caucus's Clinton won 9 of the states including 6 states by a margin of 20 percentage points or more (including a 78-19 victory in Alabama). Sanders was able to pull out 4 victories, however Clinton has widened her gap and it would take a series of big wins by Bernie to get back to even standing.
Why?
With all this talk about support for Sanders: and with him and Sec. Clinton being fairly close in the national polls why is he losing most states? The African-American vote. Sanders is conceding the African-American vote and still expects to win. The notion that someone from the Democratic Party can win while securing only 10-20% of the Black vote is ridiculous and Sen. Sanders needs to step up in his attempt to persuade African-American voters that he is indeed the best candidate for their interests. Until the March 22nd primary I will be going to the Phoenix Bernie Sanders office frequently and supporting the campaign. Clinton currently holds a 23 point lead in Arizona. We will do our best to close that gap by visiting different neighborhoods, going door to door, and calling voters to inform them about why Senator Sanders is indeed the correct choice.
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Hey Neel,
ReplyDeleteWhat was it like to work under Sander's campaign during Super Tuesday? I think its really cool that you barely just turned 17 and you are already working in a presidential campaign! When you do go to the Phoenix office, what type of work do you do? Is it more of just helping out other people with side jobs or are you actively working with everyone on ways to increase Sanders popularity and if so how?
Which of Bernie's policies benefit minorities? Why do you think Bernie has such a hard time communicating this to these groups?
ReplyDeleteI follow the primaries pretty closely. So 2383 delegates are needed for nomination. So far Sanders has 427 and Clinton has 1,052, both consisting of pledged delegates and superdelegates. Please explain this edge that Clinton has over Sanders this far into the election, and what your team is doing to overcome it?
ReplyDeleteI am very disappointed in the reaction the Sanders campaign has had to the recent losses. Although Clinton does have a sizable lead the primary is not over and unless Bernie drops out I don't believe we should stop fighting. With that said, instead of pushing for Bernie much of the campaign has turned to pushing for democrat. I will elaborate on this in my next blog but basically the campaign is doing whatever it can to avoid Trump winning rather than trying to win themselves.
ReplyDeleteHi! In what ways do you think Sanders should (or will) persuade more African-Americans to vote for him?
ReplyDeleteHi Neel,
ReplyDeleteFrom what you are saying, it seems as though the African American vote is very important to win the Democratic Candidacy, so why, do you think, is Sanders not trying to pull in more of the African American vote?