Donald Trump Supporters Boost Bernie Sanders in West Virginia

[Cali_Democrat]

Source: NBC

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A third of those who voted in West Virginia's Democratic primary say they plan to back Trump in November, according to NBC News exit polls. Sanders won those voters by a wide margin.

In fact, 39 percent of Sanders voters said they would vote for Trump over Sanders in the fall. For Clinton, nine percent of her voters say they plan to come out for Trump in the general election.

West Virginia has an open primary, meaning independents can vote in the Democratic contest. With the GOP nomination wrapped up, it's possible mischievous Trump supporters sought to damage Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee, by voting for Sanders.

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Sanders, the Vermont Democratic Socialist, won self-described conservative voters. He also won 62 percent of voters who said they want less liberal policies than Obama's.

That suggests some of Sanders' voters may have been motivated more by a desire to vote against Clinton, rather than to support Sanders' policy ideas.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/donald-trump-supporters-boost-bernie-sanders-west-virginia-n571791

[Iliyah]

1. Gosh, that is going around on social media

and Dem's ain't too happy about that crapola.

[onehandle]

2. Republicans and 'Independents' are why he won most of his states. nt

[eggplant]

4. Cry me a river.

Hillary's campaign is happy to tell the remaining states to STFU and whine for Bernie to drop out. You can't have it both ways.

[Iliyah]

5. Not true

[LanternWaste]

10. You appear to be confusing an observation with "crying."

You appear to be confusing an observation with "crying" (however, I certainly understand the bias behind doing so... it allows a sense of peevish self-satisfaction which would be otherwise, non-existent).

[pressbox69]

3. When the Bern dies out

vote for tRump.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. What interesting about the exit poll is that even if Bernie doesn't die out

and he actually wins the nomination by some miracle, 40% of the people who voted for him yesterday would pick Trump over him in the GE.

That's sad.

[JustAnotherGen]

9. I don’t understand that

The two men couldn’t be farther apart in approach and perspective.

Why would they flip to Trump even if Sanders is the nominee?

That doesn’t make sense.



ETA:

See this thread - Trump aks Mr Chapter 711 - blasts Senator Sanders
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027823497

[AllTooEasy]

19. They are not voting honestly in the primary

They are voting strategically. If I could vote in a GOP primary, I would certainly vote for Trump. In my opinion, he's the easiest one to beat. I would flip to Bernie or Hillary in the GE without hesitation. It's called lying.

[JustAnotherGen]

33. I would never vote for Trump

Never in a million years - under any circumstance and under any reason.

But this then begs the question - WHY?

What's in it for them?

Why do they want Trump to run against Sanders?

Hmmmm . . . .

[maq-az]

20. You might want to

Brush up on open primaries. This is why I don't support them.

[JustAnotherGen]

32. I was being kind of snarky

[mindwalker_i]

7. This has gone beyond spanking the monkey

... to beating the hell out of him.

[lark]

8. I too wonder about their motivations?

It seems much more likely that they hate HRC and just vote for Sanders for spite since their candidate is already "In". I can't imagine someone who thinks that Trump would make a good president actually liking liberal Sanders.

[maq-az]

22. Games are played

In open primaries. They usually vote for the least likely to win against their favorite.

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. Hillary Clinton is very unpopular there.

She'll have to deal with it.

[beastie boy]

24. Apparently, she is most unpopular with Bernie voting Trump supporters.

[Wibly]

12. artful smear

Just another vain attempt to smear Sanders and his supporters.

[bvar22]

14. I would hardly call it an "artful" smear.

Boring, predictable, and transparent comes to my mind.

[beastie boy]

25. Actually, this is a vain attempt to smear Sanders voting Trump supporters...

... and to throw some cold water on Bernie's yoooge victory in WV

[Sunlei]

29. probably old ron paul supporters. They were 'very upset' when republican party 'screwed them',

last second at the Republican convention. You still Mad Paulites?, that's what you deserve for 'trusting' Republican party.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. And yet Hillary supporters claim everyone should love her as much as they do.

[Cali_Democrat]

15. Link?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. Too easy...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1107

[Cali_Democrat]

17. Where the claim that everyone should love Hillary as much as they do?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. You haven't been lurking there?

[blackspade]

21. This bullshit is making the rounds again today, I see....

[Sunlei]

23. Now that Trump is the last republican standing, republicans can do that with their primary votes.

[tonyt53]

26. And they will

[Sunlei]

27. Rs did that in 2008 also. Another republican party fail.

I want both Mrs. Clinton and Senator Sanders to ignore Trumps republican party follies until primaries are over. Two other 'campaign quitter' Rs hold on to their delegates.

I want Clinton/Sanders to team-up, VP and Pres. for the general election. We'll have to wait & see how both primaries play out.

[mr_liberal]

28. Operation chaos. nm

[pressbox69]

30. Isn't that what Rush Limbaugh

called it in 2008?

[mr_liberal]

31. Yes. This is 2.0. nm