Would you rather win the GE with the candidate you don't support or lose with your candidate?

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There is no hidden meaning here. Take it at face value.

Would you rather win the general election with the candidate you don't support or lose the general election with your candidate?

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	A win is a win.
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[scscholar]

1. Is this more Sanders bashing?

It smells like that.

[Renew Deal]

2. No. Not in any way.

[SheilaT]

3. Especially given that Sanders has been polling bettre in the GE

since some time last fall.

With Hillary there's a strong chance we lose. With Bernie, we win. It's not complicated.

[Bjorn Against]

4. How can you possibly win with a candidate you don't support?

if a candidate I don't support wins that is a loss.

[Renew Deal]

5. Was Obama your first choice in 2008? Was his victory a loss?

[Bjorn Against]

6. No because I supported Obama

He wasn't my first choice but I always liked him far better than I have ever liked Hillary.

[Renew Deal]

7. Me too

[Retrograde]

8. I could vote for either Sanders or Clinton

even though I'm not thrilled with either: the GOP alternative is a disaster waiting to happen.

[bjo59]

9. The question makes no sense in the context of a presidential election. It does make sense

in the context of a horse race one has put money on.

[ThePhilosopher04]

10. Depends on the candidates and what they represent.

I could easily see a scenario where I would vote for the nominee if it weren't my candidate. For example, 2008, I supported John Edwards but had no problem voting for Obama, and in fact, did so enthusiastically. However, this time around, there's only one horse I'm willing to ride, and thats Bernie Sanders. I would also vote for Elizabeth Warren but she's not a candidate. I will not support or vote for Hillary Clinton under any circumstance.

[GoneFishin]

11. I would risk a loss to break the cycle of abuse.

[democrattotheend]

12. I would rather Clinton be the nominee and win than Bernie be the nominee and lose

But I think it is a false dichotomy, because I think Bernie has as good a chance if not better of winning if he is the nominee. I am not basing that on polls, which I agree are meaningless at this point because Bernie hasn't been attacked by the GOP yet. I am basing it on the fact that my libertarian boyfriend went out with a group of his friends, all of them Libertarian or Republican or some combination thereof, back in March, and all of them agreed that of the five candidates in the race at that time, they all found Bernie Sanders, the self-avowed socialist, to be the most palatable candidate on either side. Some of them even said they would vote for Bernie over Trump; none of them said they would vote for Hillary. They find Bernie the most tolerable because at least he's honest and they agree with his stances on things like ending the war on drugs and protecting civil liberties.

But in answer to your question, I would MUCH, MUCH rather have Hillary as president than Trump. So if I had a reliable crystal ball that showed that Hillary would win but Sanders would lose, you can bet I would switch my support, as much as I love Bernie.

[hobbit709]

13. There's an option you left out.

Losing with a candidate that you hold your nose for.

[cali]

14. Better a turd in the road than trump

[LWolf]

15. Taking it at face value, I'll have to pass.

If I don't support a candidate, then that candidate winning is not a win.