jason1637 said:
tsogud said:
Krystal Ball from the Hill has once again come out with an interesting take, this time she touches on Elizabeth Warren's coalition and the dynamic shift in the primary. She believes that wealthy white liberals are done "shopping around" this primary and are beginning to settle with Warren as their candidate. If this is indeed their candidate and Biden continues to drop in the polls, I can see the primary becoming more of a Sanders vs. Warren battle. Where Sanders represents the diverse working class and Warren represents the wealthier white liberal elites. Obviously I'm not counting Biden out as he's the lead and is the establishments preferred candidate. I'm just illustrating the Sanders vs Warren dynamic and another possible, albeit very unlikely, reality if Ball is correct and things continue this way.
Here is the video
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I don't think it's as black and white as it seems. Warren might have a lot of rich white people supporting her but she comes in 2nd in small donors and 5th in large donors (both behind sanders). So a large chunk of her base are not rich.
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Her supporters tend to be more wealthier more college educated and white and that is the difference between her and Sanders who leads with working class individuals and has a more diverse range of support. I'm not saying that their supporters always fit this bill, I'm just saying that if this trend continues, which the media coverage of her suggests it might, you could see this becoming more apparent.
https://politico.com/interactives/2019/how-the-2020-candidates-break-down-in-the-polls-so-far/
Last edited by tsogud - on 24 August 2019
