If it was Bernie vs Trump, would Bernie won Florida?

Question

Florida has a huge Hispanic population and Hispanics hate Biden but love Bernie during the primary

Also, Bernie wants to raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour and Florida voted yes to make their minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour this past election

Remember Bernie is a populist while Biden is an establishment hack

Also, Biden lost Florida by a lot!!!

A. Yes Bernie would won Florida

B. Bernie would lose Florida

C. Not sure

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Answer 1

genuinlysensitive | 415 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Yoda

That is definitely a possiblility. All I know for sure, is for the second time in a row we don't get to find out because of the rigged democrat primaries! Between the corrupt "Super Delegates" and Biden paying off everyone who wasn't Sanders with a future cabinet appointment (or VP pick!) the candidate who rightfully won the nomination didn't get nominated. The democratic primary is surprisingly UNDEMOCRATIC!

NorthwestRider

1 mo
Because they know that Bernie is a threat to their power

Answer 2

NorthwestRider

Because they know that Bernie is a threat to their power

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Jjpayne | 2.1K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Master

Bernie vs biden would have been much tougher election for me...

Jjpayne

1 mo
Basically, I might have considered looking at both opponents then
NorthwestRider

1 mo
A populist vs an establishment hack
Jjpayne

1 mo
Thank you for the mho 😊

Answer 4

Jjpayne

Basically, I might have considered looking at both opponents then

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NorthwestRider

A populist vs an establishment hack

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Jjpayne

Thank you for the mho 😊

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nightdrot | 2.5K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Influencer

Senator Sander would lose Florida on two counts.

1) The elderly are, by far, the group MOST opposed to "Medicare for all." They see it as a threat to their own benefits and that is a large part of the reason why even Mr. Obama could only get a very limited form of Obamacare - absent even the "public option" - through a Democrat Congress.

2) Not sure where you got the read on Hispanics, but particularly among Cuba-Americans, Senator Sander's faux socialism - it is really a variant of populism - is wildly unpopular. Throw in the more recent immigrants from Nicaragua and Venezuela and you don't exactly have the "Bernie Sanders Fan Club."

As indeed this most recent election demonstrated in relation to the much more emollient and paper trained former VP Biden. In that connection, you cited the primary election results earlier in the year.

The problem with that is that it is a skewed sample. It is ONLY Democrats - no Republicans or independents, certainly no conservatives and only a portion of moderates. So while that might be an adequate measure of the view of Hispanics who are most active in the Democratic party - enough for them to come out to vote - it is NOT an adequate picture of the whole demographic.

Bottom line, Senator Sanders will have to go shopping for presidential votes somewhere else. Right off the top he loses, just by being who he is, two of the most important constituencies in the state of Florida. That is not a good way to start.

NorthwestRider

1 mo
If you look at states with a high amount of Hispanics like Nevada, Bernie won in a landslide over Biden

But Florida voted yes to raise their minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour which is a very progressive idea
nightdrot

1 mo
Again, the primary electorate is too narrow and skewed a sample. Your question was Sanders vs. Trump and there the wider Hispanic electorate is in play. There, Sanders would not do very well.

If you give Hispanic Democrats a choice between a Democrat and a Democrat, they will pick the Democrat every time. If you widen that out to the broader electorate, it becomes a dicier prospect.
Indeed, even in this election Mr. Trump did better among Hispanics than expected - this against the, as I have said, paper trained Mr. Biden. By that measure, it does not suggest that the Hispanic electorate overall is fertile ground for the likes of Senator Sanders in a presidential election.

To be sure, it is something of a question as against who Sanders is being judged. It is also likely that, depending on the choices, Hispanic voters would simply stay home rather that explicitly vote against Sanders.

Still again, though, based on the overall data including the most recent presidential election - see also Mr. Obama's recent unpleasantness toward Hispanics - they are not the most promising field for Senator Sanders to search if he wishes to find his way to the WH.
NorthwestRider

1 mo
Well Obama and Biden are both very different from Bernie. The first two are establishment hacks while Bernie is a populist
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nightdrot

1 mo
Well, compare Mr. Obama's share of the Hispanic vote to Mr. Trump's. The "establishment hack" did better than the Republican populist.

You are misreading the Hispanic vote. It tends to be somewhat staunch on foreign policy questions and has a strong streak of social traditionalism, particularly given the heavy influence of the Roman Catholic Church (and to a lesser extent some evangelical churches.) While they tend to support what might be called the New Deal consensus, they tend to be more wary of more liberal views. Indeed, there is even some significant divides in the Hispanic community on the question of immigration.

Put it all together and it is not for nothing that the core of Senator Sander's base is young, well to do college educated whites. That is a long way away from the Hispanic vote.

Answer 8

NorthwestRider

If you look at states with a high amount of Hispanics like Nevada, Bernie won in a landslide over Biden

But Florida voted yes to raise their minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour which is a very progressive idea

Answer 9

nightdrot

Again, the primary electorate is too narrow and skewed a sample. Your question was Sanders vs. Trump and there the wider Hispanic electorate is in play. There, Sanders would not do very well.

If you give Hispanic Democrats a choice between a Democrat and a Democrat, they will pick the Democrat every time. If you widen that out to the broader electorate, it becomes a dicier prospect.
Indeed, even in this election Mr. Trump did better among Hispanics than expected - this against the, as I have said, paper trained Mr. Biden. By that measure, it does not suggest that the Hispanic electorate overall is fertile ground for the likes of Senator Sanders in a presidential election.

To be sure, it is something of a question as against who Sanders is being judged. It is also likely that, depending on the choices, Hispanic voters would simply stay home rather that explicitly vote against Sanders.

Still again, though, based on the overall data including the most recent presidential election - see also Mr. Obama's recent unpleasantness toward Hispanics - they are not the most promising field for Senator Sanders to search if he wishes to find his way to the WH.

Answer 10

NorthwestRider

Well Obama and Biden are both very different from Bernie. The first two are establishment hacks while Bernie is a populist

Answer 11

nightdrot

Well, compare Mr. Obama's share of the Hispanic vote to Mr. Trump's. The "establishment hack" did better than the Republican populist.

You are misreading the Hispanic vote. It tends to be somewhat staunch on foreign policy questions and has a strong streak of social traditionalism, particularly given the heavy influence of the Roman Catholic Church (and to a lesser extent some evangelical churches.) While they tend to support what might be called the New Deal consensus, they tend to be more wary of more liberal views. Indeed, there is even some significant divides in the Hispanic community on the question of immigration.

Put it all together and it is not for nothing that the core of Senator Sander's base is young, well to do college educated whites. That is a long way away from the Hispanic vote.

Answer 12

thegirlfromthething | 476 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

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In some Bernie devotee’s wildest fantasies, sure. But Bernie lost the Florida primary to Biden and polling before the primary showed Florida Hispanic/Latino likely voters preferred Biden to Bernie by over 20 points. And Republicans portrayed Democrats as socialists and communists, which helped sway a large portion of Florida Hispanics towards Trump- if they thought Joe Biden was too socialist they definitely wouldn’t go for Bernie Sanders.

NorthwestRider

1 mo
But Bernie won Nevada in a landslide with the help of Hispanics
thegirlfromthething

1 mo
Hispanics aren’t a monolith. What appeals to some won’t work with others. Florida Hispanics are more conservative than those in other states and their backgrounds are different. Refugees from communist and socialist regimes and their descendants make up a larger share of Hispanics in Florida than other states. Nevada Hispanics are mostly of Mexican origin and they don’t have the same concerns about socialism as someone in Florida whose family had to flee from Cuba or Venezuela.

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NorthwestRider

But Bernie won Nevada in a landslide with the help of Hispanics

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thegirlfromthething

Hispanics aren’t a monolith. What appeals to some won’t work with others. Florida Hispanics are more conservative than those in other states and their backgrounds are different. Refugees from communist and socialist regimes and their descendants make up a larger share of Hispanics in Florida than other states. Nevada Hispanics are mostly of Mexican origin and they don’t have the same concerns about socialism as someone in Florida whose family had to flee from Cuba or Venezuela.

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scarlett774 | 1.2K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Yoda

Nah I live in Florida and Bernie was an avid candidate for all the college students and younger people but there’s a lot more older people in the south that voted for Trump and or Biden. So no Bernie would not have won Florida.

Answer 16

Anonymous

The largest seven counties of Florida already have been won by Biden. (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Duval) . Trump in general has won smaller counties. Miami-Dade County has over 65% Hispanic population but Biden’s won there by far (53%) so I wouldn’t say “Hispanics hate Biden” . But if Bernie was the Democrat candidate instead of Biden. I don’t think anything’d change thats bc I feel like Florida is less Republican than other Southern states.

Opinion Owner

1 mo
less Republican than other Southern states*

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Opinion Owner

less Republican than other Southern states*

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Agape93 | 3.8K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Master

Bernie is a social Democrat, he’s not a populist. How he carries himself has some populist aspects, but that doesn’t make him a populist. Trump is a populist, as an example.

NorthwestRider

1 mo
How the heck Trump is a populist? He filled his cabinet with Wall Street Hacks and was a bitch boy for Saudi Arabia. Also, he is a warhawk
Agape93

1 mo
Because he appealed to the masses and played on their prejudices and grievances, and it worked in 2016. What he does for cabinet picks or policies are wholly irrelevant to his demagogic populism.
NorthwestRider

1 mo
Only clueless morons think Trump is some type of a populist. None of his ideas were edgy or popular. He is the swamp just like Biden, Obama, Clinton, Bush, Pelosi, McConnell, etc
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Agape93

1 mo
Except he is quite literally a populist. I don’t want to hear a thing regarding intelligence when you didn’t even know Chris Wallace was a registered Democrat :/ that only takes a google search.

Popular enough to win him 2016, and nearly half the country voted for him this time around. So clearly his views are popular enough to qualify.
NorthwestRider

1 mo
Lol how? He is warhawk, loves Wall Street, lost to freaking Biden, his so called healthcare system is polling under 20% approval rate, he is a big fat orange crybaby, etc

Trump sucks and always will
NorthwestRider

1 mo
You are giving Trump soo much credit. The dude is 100% stupid and does not know how to think. He is not a populist for the last time, he is far soo stupid and establishment hack to be a populist
Agape93

1 mo
Agreed he will always suck. He’s a fucking idiot and a loser. But that is irrelevant.

Hon you clearly don’t know what populism is. It doesn’t matter your party, your policies or anything else. Populism is a method of attaining power politically by appealing to your target demographics fears and prejudices. He does that, and it won him the presidency and almost did again. That by definition makes him a populist.

Until you educate yourself on the matter, I don’t want to hear from you again on this post.
NorthwestRider

1 mo
Trump is not a freaking populist!! Would a populist give a tax cut to the top 1% or appointed Wall Street executives to their administration?
Agape93

1 mo
Yes, yes they would. And yes he is a populist. You don’t need to agree for that to be objective reality.

Educate yourself before replying again.
NorthwestRider

1 mo
Sounds like you need to educated yourself because a populist would make the general Americans lives better not the top 1%
Agape93

1 mo
Except I am educated on the matter. You didn’t even know Chris Wallace was a democrat for fucks sake.

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NorthwestRider

How the heck Trump is a populist? He filled his cabinet with Wall Street Hacks and was a bitch boy for Saudi Arabia. Also, he is a warhawk

Answer 20

Agape93

Because he appealed to the masses and played on their prejudices and grievances, and it worked in 2016. What he does for cabinet picks or policies are wholly irrelevant to his demagogic populism.

Answer 21

NorthwestRider

Only clueless morons think Trump is some type of a populist. None of his ideas were edgy or popular. He is the swamp just like Biden, Obama, Clinton, Bush, Pelosi, McConnell, etc

Answer 22

Agape93

Except he is quite literally a populist. I don’t want to hear a thing regarding intelligence when you didn’t even know Chris Wallace was a registered Democrat :/ that only takes a google search.

Popular enough to win him 2016, and nearly half the country voted for him this time around. So clearly his views are popular enough to qualify.

Answer 23

NorthwestRider

Lol how? He is warhawk, loves Wall Street, lost to freaking Biden, his so called healthcare system is polling under 20% approval rate, he is a big fat orange crybaby, etc

Trump sucks and always will

Answer 24

NorthwestRider

You are giving Trump soo much credit. The dude is 100% stupid and does not know how to think. He is not a populist for the last time, he is far soo stupid and establishment hack to be a populist

Answer 25

Agape93

Agreed he will always suck. He’s a fucking idiot and a loser. But that is irrelevant.

Hon you clearly don’t know what populism is. It doesn’t matter your party, your policies or anything else. Populism is a method of attaining power politically by appealing to your target demographics fears and prejudices. He does that, and it won him the presidency and almost did again. That by definition makes him a populist.

Until you educate yourself on the matter, I don’t want to hear from you again on this post.

Answer 26

NorthwestRider

Trump is not a freaking populist!! Would a populist give a tax cut to the top 1% or appointed Wall Street executives to their administration?

Answer 27

Agape93

Yes, yes they would. And yes he is a populist. You don’t need to agree for that to be objective reality.

Educate yourself before replying again.

Answer 28

NorthwestRider

Sounds like you need to educated yourself because a populist would make the general Americans lives better not the top 1%

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Agape93

Except I am educated on the matter. You didn’t even know Chris Wallace was a democrat for fucks sake.

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Iron_Man | 5.1K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Master

Bernie Sanders would lose-and he would not win Florida

NorthwestRider

1 mo
But Hispanics love Bernie much more than they love Biden. Man, Biden struggled big time with Hispanics both in the primary and in the general lol

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NorthwestRider

But Hispanics love Bernie much more than they love Biden. Man, Biden struggled big time with Hispanics both in the primary and in the general lol

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DavidFox | 432 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.

Yoda

Probably Trump.

As a Floridian I’m not happy we voted for the $15 minimum wage. So many people are going to lose their jobs. It’s just going to add to unemployment.

NorthwestRider

1 mo
I thought Florida was a red state lol

Is that just a right wing scare tactic to scare people?
DavidFox

1 mo
No, it was voted in as an amendment in November and $15 an hour minimum wage is reality for florida. It’s here, no scare tactic.

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NorthwestRider

I thought Florida was a red state lol

Is that just a right wing scare tactic to scare people?

Answer 34

DavidFox

No, it was voted in as an amendment in November and $15 an hour minimum wage is reality for florida. It’s here, no scare tactic.

If it was Bernie vs Trump, would Bernie won Florida?

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