2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(15,450 posts) Thu Jun 2, 2016, 12:07 PM Jun 2016

Who are the people who give Sanders a higher % over Trump than Clinton? [View all]

It seems to me that if Sanders is more likely to win against Trump than Clinton is, that in a Clinton/Trump contest, there are Sanders supporters who would go for Trump instead of Clinton. Am I thinking straight about this?

If that is true, what possible reasoning would cause this? How can one support Sanders and then choose Trump over Clinton? I can't think of a political opinion that would fit both Sanders and Trump categories.

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Who are the people who give Sanders a higher % over Trump than Clinton? [View all] LAS14 Jun 2016 OP

Just go to the EC map and look. It mirrors the wins for HRC. She wins in a landslide in November. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

One simple one is younger people who feel betrayed by both parties. SpareribSP Jun 2016 #2

What isn't establishment about Trump? NCTraveler Jun 2016 #4

His last name isn't Bush SpareribSP Jun 2016 #7

That is my point. He is as establishment as they come, just with a different style. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #9

I think that it's more about revenge against the people SpareribSP Jun 2016 #14

+1 Agree. Thanks for the reply. nt. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #15

maybe younger white people, but younger people of color don't dig the short-fingered vulgarian nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #12

Women also don't seem to get along well with Trump SpareribSP Jun 2016 #16

It's a simple one alright. I grew up with Nixon, Carter, and Reagan. We were just as screwed then puffy socks Jun 2016 #21

voters reddread Jun 2016 #3

People looking for an anti-establishment candidate. People against trade deals. thesquanderer Jun 2016 #5

those who want to throw a wrench in the machine because they feel poweless to do anything else corkhead Jun 2016 #6

no, we just won't vote at all. nice broad brush ya got there. Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2016 #8

If you gotta ask, then you'll never understand. hobbit709 Jun 2016 #10

What a ridiculous response. What are you doing in DU? Just here.. LAS14 Jun 2016 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 Jun 2016 #26

And have they been dissing people who ask questions... LAS14 Jun 2016 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 Jun 2016 #37

Let's see. You've been here less than 4 months. LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #28

12 years does nothing to make his/her response less ridiculous. LAS14 Jun 2016 #32

I don't believe Sanders supporters would vote to lower taxes on the rich, deport Muslims, deport Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #11

low information voters who are responding to the negative press geek tragedy Jun 2016 #13

Sanders has Democratic, lefties, and some libertarians behind him karynnj Jun 2016 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 Jun 2016 #29

no, you are right, my few libertarian friends love Bernie, but if it is Hill, they will go Trump larkrake Jun 2016 #30

It doesn't make sense on a policy scale, but there are a lot of people that vote on feelings cemaphonic Jun 2016 #19

Independents. nt bunnies Jun 2016 #20

"The problem is that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are the people most certain of them." BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #22

I know several such people democrattotheend Jun 2016 #23

Millennials, in particular white millennials. MillennialDem Jun 2016 #24

To be objective TheFarseer Jun 2016 #25

no, you are not thinking straight. Bernie folk will not vote for trump larkrake Jun 2016 #27

False and tiresome meme. Bernie supporters are the opposite of Trump supporters. lagomorph777 Jun 2016 #33

It's a real question based on the fact that Bernie... LAS14 Jun 2016 #35

I N D E P E N D E N T S lumberjack_jeff Jun 2016 #34

White people who are sick of getting beat up by "free trade" deals, for example. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #36