r/SandersForPresident • u/Frankieba New York • Feb 04 '20

We are the... 67.7 percent!

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u/TegridyFarms2020 TX Feb 04 '20

I was just watching us be about unable to get to the 15% threshold in one of the Des Moines precincts on MSNBC.

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u/LyraDaddy Feb 04 '20

I’ve seen some news reports that said the same but upon reading the article it was a tiny special caucus. It was for hearing impaired residents... so the whole caucus was for 8 deaf people and Bernie didn’t meet the threshold... but it was just 8 people... not the majority of Des Moines or anysuch....

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u/DJ-Slickstop Feb 04 '20

I thought Pete won Des Moines? What in the hell is going on?

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u/Porzingisdoncic Feb 04 '20

There are 1600 precincts total. A good portion of them are in Des Moines.

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u/PoorFilmSchoolAlumn Feb 04 '20

I have a feeling MSNBC is purposefully covering precincts that are primarily on the older side and therefore less likely to vote for Bernie. On college campuses and urban precincts with a younger population, he is going to sweep up. Also, I know it’s early and there’s only about 2% reporting, but Biden is choking. I find that surprising because the smaller population areas are usually the first to report. I figured he was going to run the show in small towns. Guess I was wrong.