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In reply to the discussion: Terrified moderate Dems terrified by the "Sanders Wing" that might actually help people [View all]mythology
(9,527 posts)40. A higher percentage of Saders voters voted for Clinton in 2016
Than Clinton supporters voted for Obama in 2008.
Schaffner's numbers show that after a bitter Democratic primary, more than 1 in 10 of those who voted in the primaries for the very progressive Sanders ended up voting for the Republican in the general election, rather than for the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton.
...
For example, Schaffner tells NPR that around 12 percent of Republican primary voters (including 34 percent of Ohio Gov. John Kasich voters and 11 percent of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio voters) ended up voting for Clinton. And according to one 2008 study, around 25 percent of Clinton primary voters in that election ended up voting for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in the general. (In addition, the data showed 13 percent of McCain primary voters ended up voting for Obama, and 9 percent of Obama voters ended up voting for McCain perhaps signaling something that swayed voters between primaries and the general election, or some amount of error in the data, or both.)
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/545812242/1-in-10-sanders-primary-voters-ended-up-supporting-trump-survey-finds
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Terrified moderate Dems terrified by the "Sanders Wing" that might actually help people [View all]
ProfessorPlum
Jul 2018
OP
I call BS on the OP.. Awesome Dems are out there Winning All Over the Country and Actually Helping
Cha
Jul 2018
#198
Looks like the Republican owned media has found something to split the Democratic party again.
docgee
Jul 2018
#4
BS. The DLC did not become the Third Way. The third way is minor un-notable think tank,
FSogol
Jul 2018
#171
I absolutely don't believe the study that says 25% of Clinton voters went for McCain.
LisaM
Jul 2018
#96
Which is why Republicans control all three branches of the fed government. They
ProfessorPlum
Jul 2018
#24
Whenever I see folks try to bring up "well thats why republicans control all three branches" stuff
stevenleser
Jul 2018
#190
That has nothing to do with what I wrote. Your attempt at distraction does not change the facts
stevenleser
Jul 2018
#269
No sale. If you want to control people's behavior, which is really what this is about. You need to
stevenleser
Jul 2018
#277
Yep, that's what this is. You want people to do what you want them to do (vote a certain way)
stevenleser
Jul 2018
#279
If all who claimed to be progressives supported and voted Democrats in the last election..
honest.abe
Jul 2018
#61
I'm not fully onboard with Democratic party candidate and incumbent corporate
sprinkleeninow
Jul 2018
#124
Understood. I have strong qualms regarding divisiveness, purity testing,
sprinkleeninow
Jul 2018
#144
If union members had supported and voted Democrats in the last election...
progressoid
Jul 2018
#186
During the last election many Progressives relentlessly criticized us who supported Hillary Clinton.
honest.abe
Jul 2018
#194
I can't post some of the things I heard Hillary supporters say about Obama during the 08 campaign
progressoid
Jul 2018
#217
Wasn't "pragmatism" the battle cry of the winning side of the primary this last round?
TCJ70
Jul 2018
#149
You must live in a very small world. Moderate Democrats are the backbone of the Party.
tonyt53
Jul 2018
#182
they do if they encourage Democratic leaders and candidates to embrace progressive
ProfessorPlum
Jul 2018
#27
I think we need to embrace whatever it takes to win back Congress and the WH.
honest.abe
Jul 2018
#43
The Democrats have been doing pretty well electorally since Trump was elected
Proud Liberal Dem
Jul 2018
#26
Yep. Names we haven't seen in ... why, it must be almost two years, now! How time flies.
Squinch
Jul 2018
#56
Wouldn't it make more sense to go after republicans instead of fellow Democrats?
George II
Jul 2018
#64
By who? When is it going after other democrats and their messaging and when is it just being
JCanete
Jul 2018
#71
I'm a bigger fan of the warren wing. And she doesn't use fear tactics against me.
NCTraveler
Jul 2018
#72
Ok, thanks. I didn't call them Third Way, it was the name of the group that organized the meeting
ProfessorPlum
Jul 2018
#92
They always claim 'big tent' when they want us to vote for right wingers. nt
RandiFan1290
Jul 2018
#97
How can there be a "Sanders wing" of the Democratic Party when Sanders isn't a Democrat?
scheming daemons
Jul 2018
#103
Sorry... if he isn't willing to register as a Democrat, I'm not willing to acknowledge his "wing"
scheming daemons
Jul 2018
#128
I Don't "like" BS always throwing insults at our Democratic Party.. here in his Own words..
Cha
Jul 2018
#218
We'll see how helpful the "Sanders Wing" are, once the primaries are over. It shouldn't take that
OnDoutside
Jul 2018
#105
You continue down the Abolish ICE trail and you will have saturation coverage of ads saying that
OnDoutside
Jul 2018
#116
Well then come up with sensible policies to reform ICE and campaign on that. That's something likely
OnDoutside
Jul 2018
#123
It is analogous to killing NAFTA, Korean Trade Deal, and the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement
olegramps
Jul 2018
#148
How much longer a we going to continue to drive a wedge in the Democratic Party
SFnomad
Jul 2018
#129
sorry, did I do that? Or did the people in the article separate themselves and
ProfessorPlum
Jul 2018
#214
I suspect it is not naivete. I suspect it is malicious. The tells are all there.
Squinch
Jul 2018
#152
Thank you for keeping track of these type of threads, I've been seeing more of them also
uponit7771
Jul 2018
#172
I guess losing it all in 16 wasn't enough...more losing with this sort of post.
Demsrule86
Jul 2018
#161
"There's a lot of people that just don't really like protests and don't like yelling and screaming,
riversedge
Jul 2018
#164
Think it would be helpful if the "terrified" Dems worried about their own districts
bigbrother05
Jul 2018
#170
I call BULL on the OP.. We have Dems All Over the Country Actually HELPING PEOPLE... & No One is
Cha
Jul 2018
#196
False hyperbole...no demoract is fearful but we do know how easy it is for
beachbum bob
Jul 2018
#256