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2016 Postmortem

Mike Nelson

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4. I would say...

Reply to Garrett78 (Original post)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 04:50 AM

Nov 2016

...a solid 25% are unmovable. These include the bigots (white male supremacists) and those who see Obama and Hillary as "baby killers" - the religious fanatics. Democrats threw them out of the Party under JFK/LBJ and Nixon took them in. Fiscal conservatives want money and will go with the dollar - some saw George W Bush and his father as bad for the bottom line.

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What percentage of eligible voters do you think are unreachable for the Democratic Party? [View all] Garrett78 Nov 2016 OP

Probably close to the % temporary311 Nov 2016 #1

Q1: About 25%, Q2: About 95% -nt- Yukari Yakumo Nov 2016 #2

It differs by State/region of course DFW Nov 2016 #3

I would say... Mike Nelson Nov 2016 #4

25-30% Unfortunately vi5 Nov 2016 #5

At least 27% completely unreachable and maybe 80% on Clinton TheKentuckian Nov 2016 #6

40 to 45 Cosmocat Nov 2016 #7

Solid 40%....pretty much has always been... beachbum bob Nov 2016 #8