1. Biden is now a formidable frontrunner, enjoying a kind of lead not seen since John Kerry in 2004. Given that, it's worth asking who he'll need to win over if he's the nominee. One big weakness is the young. He's lost under 30 in all states & often under 45. https://twitter.com/pklinkne/status/1237548891286851584 …
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3. Obama hit the sweet spot of both exciting the young & reassuring the old. Since then, Democratic electorate has been polarized between candidates who do well among the old (Clinton, Biden) & the young (Sanders). That was a problem in 2016 & could be again in 2020.
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4. If anyone understands how the Obama coalition worked, it's
@davidplouffe so it's worth listening to him on this. He thinks winning the young will be the big task for Biden:https://twitter.com/Robillard/status/1237569569092321281 …Show this thread -
5. Some more thoughts on how Biden needs to bridge the massive generation gap in his party:https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-democrat-young-sanders/ …
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The party is going to attempt the stick rather than the carrot with young voters, cause it's the only move they know and they hate us too much to offer anything, and it's not going to work.
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They don't want young people, They've made it clear over and over again.
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Recent Quinnipiac polling showed Biden beating Trump among all age brackets, including 65+
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Problem is that polls showed Clinton in the same kind of odds but she lost in the right states for the college votes to line up. No matter who wins the nom they need to day one work directly with state parties which are vulnerable like Michigan and Wisconsin.
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