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Post by Logan on Feb 28, 2016 0:41:33 GMT -6
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Saturday’s South Carolina primary, drawing staggering support from the state’s black Democrats and seizing an increasingly strong position as the presidential race barrels toward Super Tuesday’s crucial contests. Clinton’s lopsided win — she led by 48 points with nearly all precincts counted — provided an important boost for her campaign and a moment to wipe away bitter memories of her loss to Barack Obama in South Carolina eight years ago. She won the support of nearly 9 in 10 black voters, crucial Democratic backers who abandoned her for Obama in 2008. During a raucous victory rally, Clinton briefly reveled in her sweeping support from South Carolina voters, hugging backers and posing with them for selfie photos. But then she pivoted quickly to the contests to come. ‘‘Tomorrow this campaign goes national,’’ she said. ‘‘We are not taking anything, and we are not taking anyone, for granted.’’ Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/2016/02/27/south-carolina-hillary-clinton-looks-win-and-win-big/Zn8Dw5MAIZh76BYIi7h82J/story.html |
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Post by nobody on Feb 28, 2016 10:56:48 GMT -6
A solid win. Soon there will be calls for Sanders to bow out.
Would be interesting to see deeper polling in South Carolina. Did those who voted for Clinton do so from a pragmatic consideration of who was most likely to win, or did they have a misperception of the candidates' civil rights records?
People mostly vote appearances and prejudices, and this is even true of Democrats.
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Post by Logan on Feb 28, 2016 12:32:43 GMT -6
A solid win. Soon there will be calls for Sanders to bow out. Would be interesting to see deeper polling in South Carolina. Did those who voted for Clinton do so from a pragmatic consideration of who was most likely to win, or did they have a misperception of the candidates' civil rights records? People mostly vote appearances and prejudices, and this is even true of Democrats. It was a solid win for Team Hillary and I suspect that Hillary is going to rack up most of the states on Super Tuesday and throughout the first half of March. It is obviously difficult to conduct the deeper polling that you would like to see. Conducting a poll asking for a multiple choice answer is far easier and less expensive than asking the underlying reason why a voter prefers a certain candidate. In addition to the two options that you suggested which are indicative of candidate bias, there are others such as "trust to handle an international crisis", "ability to build coalitions", and probably some others that I'm not aware of so you might get results indicating "other" as the category with the most responses. Obviously that defeats the purpose of conducting a survey. Note: I am not intending any insult by the phrasing I used--I believe that everyone has the right to support the candidate who they believe is the best choice and I'm trying to strike a balance of positive articles about both candidates in this forum.FWIW, I've designed surveys during my working career and actually had to instruct a young lady with a masters degree in marketing on how to collect and analyze information. For the project that she was working on she developed a questionnaire that elicited short essays to answer. Needless to say, you will not find many people that would take the time and make the effort to participate in the survey in those circumstances. Then there is the additional cost of inputting the responses and the possibility of injecting bias into the responses when trying to interpret and condense into a small group of options to report the results. So yes, it would be interesting to have that information available, but it is cost prohibitive and most likely not useful now that the primary is over. |
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Post by nobody on Feb 28, 2016 18:03:40 GMT -6
On polling. I've been called twice on polls. One a live person and another an automated system. I hung up on the automated system, which in the Cong Dist 19 race with only Republican candidates running, assumed I'd be voting for one of those and offered no "none of the above" option.
No idea if it was a serious poll or part of a fund raising effort.
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Post by Logan on Feb 28, 2016 18:26:45 GMT -6
On polling. I've been called twice on polls. One a live person and another an automated system. I hung up on the automated system, which in the Cong Dist 19 race with only Republican candidates running, assumed I'd be voting for one of those and offered no "none of the above" option. No idea if it was a serious poll or part of a fund raising effort. I have not received any telephone calls for polls. A few nights ago I did receive a call from Bernie's campaign and had a polite exchange. Otherwise, I fly under the radar too much. |
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