Bernie Sanders Dominates Internet Straw Polling!
In a democracy, the candidate who has the support of the people should win. But America, since after the 2016 election, has been designated a "flawed democracy."
The man in the below photograph intends to change the above:
Let's examine some polling for the 2020 presidential election.
Most supposedly scientific polls I've seen of late appear to rely much on landlines and on cellphones, a large percentage of one or the other therein. The kicker is somebody whose renting as opposed to owning a home is more likely to have a cellphone than a landline. So keep this in mind when viewing establishment polling -- always check to determine how the poll sampling was defined!
Then there are multiple grassroots internet straw polls.
Democracy for America Straw Poll (94,163 voters) -- Sanders Wins:
http://poll.democracyforamerica.com/results
Move-On Straw Poll -- Beto O'Rourke Wins:
A while back, main media lavishly pushed O'Rourke as the new young JFK, without disclosing his conservative traits. He, thus, won the organization Move-On's membership straw poll. Main media published the Beto's thin victory far and wide.
https://front.moveon.org/moveon-2020-straw-poll-results/
First Official Daily Kos Straw Poll -- Elizabeth Warren Wins:
This voting took place when the Daily Kos straw poll was not widely publicized, so it was mostly Daily Kos participants who voted in this poll. Warren won poll. Again, main media published Warren's win far and wide.
2nd and 3rd Official Daily Kos Straw Polls -- Both Won by Kamala Harris:
4th and 5th Official Daily Kos Straw Poll -- Sanders Wins:
Bernie Sanders won the fourth straw poll, beating Kamala Harris (2nd place finisher) by 44% to 15%. The organizer of the poll, however, said they made a technical mistake and in explaining the poll's results implied that Sanders voters voted often. This is extremely weak on the part of the Daily Kos, especially given that I wrote an article describing how Warren won the first one with voters able to vote twice or more (see my Medium article below).
Long opposed to Sanders, the Daily Kos won't give him credit. Additionally, the media outlets that widely reported about the O'Rourke, Warren and Harris victories failed to mention the resounding Sanders victories. Bernie began winning once his supporters discovered the Daily Kos polls were taking place. Clearly--even though he continues filling stadiums, parks and civic centers--Bernie has two enemies: a) Clinton-Brock Democrats who control the Democratic party with still powerful media connections; and b) the Inside-The-Beltway pundit media.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/20/1836296/-Bernie-Sanders-wins-fourth-Daily-Kos-presidential-straw-poll
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/4/1839274/-Daily-Kos-Democratic-Primary-Straw-Poll-March-4
There is an additional Daily Kos straw poll created by one of the members and it includes just about anybody with an interest for the presidency:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/5/1839795/-Test-2-W-Poll?utm_campaign=recent
Strawpoll.com:
I saw this poll about two months ago--Sanders Winning.
https://strawpoll.com/fbh3gdd8?fbclid=IwAR0zqQgCbVI1UCRSqdpHPwQ7koZ781OMRd85m63mdXw5mVjKwlcL-KI1O2k
I then used this site to create my own Straw Poll which emphasized the top Democrats as well as Independents. I've monitored it and check it each day, making commentary along the way. It was initially distributed to veteran, union and minority advocacy groups and supporters of each candidate have passed it around social media. This poll is still ongoing--Sanders Winning:
Approval Voting Straw Poll:
Below, is a straw poll, using ranked choice voting, where you pick your first, second and third choices, etc.--Sanders Won.
https://www.opavote.com/results/6519671639506944#anchor-1
Article on Approval Voting:
https://medium.com/@m_weddle/approval-voting-lets-do-it-35303dbbc0d8
Conclusion:
Internet straw polling clearly shows Bernie Sanders with a commanding lead over all other candidates. He is crushing his opponents. Now that he's announced his candidacy and has begun making speeches again, he is now drawing tens of thousands of people to come hear him speak. There can be no question. The people of America are sick of politics as usual and they want Bernie Sanders as the 46th president of the United States.
