Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: If people over 60 stay home on Tuesday, does Sanders get more delegates? [View all]thesquanderer
(12,406 posts)No need to be snide. Obviously, I did look up numbers, I provided a link.
Besides the passage I quoted, the article also points out that, yes, older people voted in greater numbers than younger, which of course is why Biden wins despite Sanders doing so much better among younger voters. As the article says, "In no Super Tuesday state with an exit poll did those under 45 years old make up more than 42% of voters. Those under 45 years old were just 35% of the electorate in the median state."
My point was, imagine now that the number of voters over 60 or over 65 drop enough that, even with NO additional turnout of people under 45, the people under 45 now end up making up, say, 50-60% of the voters instead of the lower percentage they normally make up. That could alter the delegate distribution.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden