Exit polls: Nearly half of W.Va. Sanders backers would vote Trump

[SFnomad]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279430-nearly-half-of-sanders-voters-in-west-virginia-would-vote

Nearly half of the voters in the West Virginia Democratic primary who backed Bernie Sanders say they would vote for Republican Donald Trump in the fall presidential election, according to exit polls reported by CBS News.

Forty-four percent of Sanders supporters surveyed said they would rather back the presumptive GOP nominee in November, with only 23 percent saying they'd support Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. And 31 percent said would support neither candidate in the likely general election match-up.

Now that the Republican candidate has been picked, Republican voters have a chance to pick who they would rather go up against ... and you'll notice that isn't Secretary Clinton. Looks like they feel BS would make an easier opponent.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Boy, Hillary must be very unpopular there.

Weird, eh?

[leftinportland]

2. Dixie crates

They vote Democratic in local elections and Republican for national....

[pat_k]

5. Not only that. Consider it relative to the 30% of Clinton voters who said they'd vote McCain.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/105691/mccain-vs-obama-28-clinton-backers-mccain.aspx

[pat_k]

3. And nearly 30% of Clinton voters said they'd back McCain.

And that was nationwide. The numbers in WV reflect alot of "Sen. Byrd" Democrats who also happen to be anti-prochoice and anti-gun control. It is a fairly unique state.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/105691/mccain-vs-obama-28-clinton-backers-mccain.aspx

[Trust Buster]

4. They can vote for Trump and accept the consequences Trump doles out without whining.

[MFM008]

6. Im anxious to see what happens

If HRC picks Sanders as VP.
you can say "NO", He would NEVER do it. She would NEVER do it.
He did NOT say he wouldn't.
SHE did not say she wouldnt.

[Baobab]

7. Those votes are protest votes against Clinton and corporatism.

I would venture to guess that was Bernie Sanders running, those votes would go to him, not Trump.

[enid602]

8. stats

Those stats would appear in keeping with the BOB sentiments expressed here on DU.