Assuming some of the votes for Sanders were from Republican Trump supporters, just how low

[highplainsdem]

was Sanders's real support in South Carolina?

[DanTex]

1. LOL.

[Bavorskoami]

6. Don't laugh it off so easily

They do not register by party in SC and any voter can vote in the Democratic Party primary. Last night at a big rally in Charleston Trump suggested his supporters vote in the Democratic primary for the Democrat who would be his weakest opponent and he ran a "poll" that found Sanders to be the weakest opponent.

[DanTex]

7. There's no evidence whatsoever. Please. This happens every primary. Never makes a difference.

[ehrnst]

8. That's not desperate at all. Whatsoever. Or unsubstantiated.

[TwilightZone]

14. Wrong again.

Link to tweet

As one of the commenters noted, Biden is already kicking Trump's ass.

[ehrnst]

15. No fair! You brought facts with you.

[ehrnst]

11. I guess you told them, Huh? No one can argue with that...

[drray23]

2. Not just this but Steyer just dropped as well.

It's likely many of these voters would have gone with Biden too. Steyer is a progressive but he believes in regulated capitalism, not socialism.

[msongs]

3. no trump/bernie alliance ... this time? nt

[TomSlick]

4. That is unknowable.

It seems unlikely that Project Chaos voters are sufficient to explain Sanders making the 15% cut-off but......

[griffi94]

5. In the words of Keith Jackson

Lower than a beetle in Aunt Bessies root cellar.

[Blue_true]

9. What is a root cellar? I am from the South, never seen one. nt

[griffi94]

13. Here ya go.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cellar

[Blue_true]

16. Thanks. I live in Florida. My uncle used a large barn to dry peanuts.

So I guess that was a root cellar of sorts.

[tblue37]

10. According to exit polls, 12% of white votes were Operation Chaos votes:

Link to tweet

[highplainsdem]

12. Sounds like they kept Sanders from finishing below 15%.