Collectively, Where Are Berniecrats Going? Can We Figure It Out Ourselves?

I had the vagrant late Friday night and æthanol-lubricated thought that if we acquired an adequate number of observations from the appropriate cross-section of those whom most concern us, particularly other Berniecrats who (shudder!) might defect to the Dark Side or at least offer tepid support to she who-must-not-be-nominated, as well as those who are enthusiastically for Dr. Stein or other alternative progressives, we might at least have some idea of what the windvane, anemometer, and barometer are telling us.

I have no experience in survey statistics and the assumptions that underlie them, but I do have a reasonably sophisticated maths and scientific programming background and a powerful software package (MATLAB) that can efficiently crunch the numbers. If anyone is interested in forming an observational (data-gathering) and qualitatively analytical team to mesh with my number-crunching we might be able to at least satisfy our own curiosity about the direction things are going. All those with survey statistics experience are more than welcome, especially if they would recommend appropriate text or reference books for me to buy and add to my library.

‘It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. …’ — Yogi Berra

With Yogi’s pithy observations in mind, anyone interested? I can’t do all this myself, so my feelings won’t be hurt either way.

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Linda Thieman

I wish you good luck with your project and would be interested in learning about your results. Other than that, my knowledge is limited to a vast appreciation of your Yogi Berra quote. 🙂

Toby Ziegler

What question are you asking here? It is unclear to me.

Star Strider

It’s not so much a question than a proposal. I’ve heard too many conflicting reports of polls and other surveys suggesting what appear to me to be widely disparate sentiments. I was wondering how we might augment that with our own data, the problem being getting good, reliable data. I have the necessary skills to analyse it, but not to design the study or gather the data.

NVPainter

Speaking as an artist, I can testify my math, scientific, and statistical analysis abilities wouldn’t help much. But I’d like to read what you find out.

polarbear4

Good idea to get a handle on where we are going–are you thinking of starting with a poll? Then we might be able to figure out the most effective way to stay united.

Alas, my statistical and math skills died after I finished the classes, long ago and far away. :O)

WindDancer13

While I cannot help you with math or statistics, I can point out a few places where Berniecrats are congregating.

From Essex native to lead Bernie Sanders’ political organization

He’ll [Shannon Jackson] direct a new organization focused on keeping Sanders’ “political revolution” going.
That organization, called Our Revolution, will help recruit, train and fund progressive candidates’ campaigns. Board members of Our Revolution and the education-focused Sanders Institute will include some “old hands.” But they’ll be led by several people under 30 who played integral roles on Sanders’ campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Jane Sanders, the senator’s wife and adviser who will oversee the groups.
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“I think it’s important to recognize how, not just the senator, but everyone who’s been a part of this movement wants something real to come next,” he said.
Staff members and other aspects of the organizations are still being developed. But the goal is to get them up and running the next few weeks.

From Bernie Sanders Just Paved The Way For The Largest Progressive Coalition In History

That platform is now being picked up by the Progressive Independent Party, and their popularity is growing because of it. PIP has currently garnered over 40,000 followers, 15,000 signatures and a quarter-million combined social media reach weekly! Those are astonishing numbers for a grassroots party founded only four months ago without large donor funding or any mainstream media presence. Over 1,500 volunteers have already signed up all across the nation to help further PIP’s unifying cause. Large, grassroots organizations have also signed on to support PIP, including Demand Universal Health Care, Black Lives Matter, and the Justice Party with others expected to join following the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia July 25th-28th. [Emphasis in original]

And #UpToUs:

The Progressive Wing

You Are The Revolution

Collectively, Where Are Berniecrats Going? Can We Figure It Out Ourselves?