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32. So what, we couldn't believe Bernie Bros voted for TRump...

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 10:45 AM

Sep 2019

but they did ....

A 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Survey found fewer than 80 percent of those who voted for Sanders during the Democratic primaries followed up and voted for Clinton in the general election. At least 12 percent of Sanders supporters cast a vote for Trump that November.

"They gave him the margin of victory in three critical states that gave Donald Trump the presidency: Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania," Thiessen continued. "He needs to get those voters back. So for example, in Pennsylvania, 16 percent of Sanders supporters voted for Donald Trump. That's a total of about 116,000 voters, Trump won by 44,000 votes. So in all those states it was the Sanders supporters who gave Trump the margin of victory and gave him the presidency if you just do the math."

https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders-fox-news-trump-voters-1396913]

And so far they are indicating they will do it again....

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-or-bust-the-sanders-supporters-who-will-back-trump-if-their-man-isnt-democratic-nominee]

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Saw a poll on CNN this morning showing Bernie [View all] boston bean Sep 2019 OP

Mahalo for the report, Boston Bean. Cha Sep 2019 #1

I can. W_HAMILTON Sep 2019 #2

Perhaps you should BlueMTexpat Sep 2019 #3

Haha boston bean Sep 2019 #4

I said long ago... Mike Nelson Sep 2019 #5

I 100% agree with that. lark Sep 2019 #6

I am exactly the same as you! leftieNanner Sep 2019 #51

Me three! LakeArenal Sep 2019 #55

As someone who voted for Hillary and not Bernie... Sloumeau Sep 2019 #7

i voted for HRC so im one who went for biden..but warren is a close 2nd. samnsara Sep 2019 #37

... George II Sep 2019 #8

Did he and his team really think they would convert any of us? mcar Sep 2019 #9

They haven't even bothered to try...nt comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #45

He sure as hell didn't convert me. LiberalFighter Sep 2019 #10

We just don't know Sanders ! stonecutter357 Sep 2019 #11

I am not surprised by this polling Gothmog Sep 2019 #12

Really?!! NurseJackie Sep 2019 #13

Not surprising. Hillary should have been in the WH the last 3yrs. blm Sep 2019 #14

yes! i agree.... samnsara Sep 2019 #20

Another poll showed that a majority of his 2016 supporters aren't supporting him for 2020 ehrnst Sep 2019 #15

Count me among his "exes." The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #29

Sanders ever shrinking base shows his serious lack of comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #16

He really lacks the demeanor and temperament to be the Leader of the Free World... NurseJackie Sep 2019 #18

He speaks to the choir very well qazplm135 Sep 2019 #23

i can folks don't like being screamed at dawn5651 Sep 2019 #17

yes.. LakeArenal Sep 2019 #56

i can believe it 100% samnsara Sep 2019 #19

Not even a slight bump after finally releasing his taxes? oasis Sep 2019 #21

Will you please stop the Bernie bashing? KSNY Sep 2019 #22

I mean he's now more or less third qazplm135 Sep 2019 #25

Oh good lord! GMAFB! Nobody is "bashing" anyone. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #27

Citing a poll is "bashing?" ehrnst Sep 2019 #31

The exchange after the poll criticized the candidate and was petty KSNY Sep 2019 #40

You are objecting to the other posters comments on this thread? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #41

Are you serious? George II Sep 2019 #42

Post removed Post removed Sep 2019 #57

He does yell a lot LakeArenal Sep 2019 #58

Oh my. we can do it Sep 2019 #72

Filling his top campaign spots with people who worked against Clinton in the general... TidalWave46 Sep 2019 #24

Three of his top four staffers made no secret that they supported and voted for Jill Stein.... George II Sep 2019 #44

Believe this Hillary Clinton Supporter; djacq Sep 2019 #26

I'm SHOCKED! BooScout Sep 2019 #28

I saw Bernie not helping Hillary after he lost the nomination, he owed her a lot katmondoo Sep 2019 #30

His really weak support for Hillary in the General still makes me made when I think of it. Blue_true Sep 2019 #60

So what, we couldn't believe Bernie Bros voted for TRump... Historic NY Sep 2019 #32

Almost 43% of Americans didn't vote. Blue_true Sep 2019 #61

The press should start interviewing the non-voters, we need to do something about this. betsuni Sep 2019 #67

I actually met a couple. Tried to convince them to vote for Hillary, but they said that Blue_true Sep 2019 #68

Oh my. nt sheshe2 Sep 2019 #33

No surprise there DesertRat Sep 2019 #34

Two reasons. kstewart33 Sep 2019 #35

not sure why so many people have a hard time understanding these 2 reasons onetexan Sep 2019 #36

There are far too many real democrats who have good memories Gothmog Sep 2019 #38

AND he wanted the superdelegates to illicitly make HIM the nominee Hortensis Sep 2019 #47

I can believe it PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #39

There is a reason why a person that has been in Congress as long as he has, Blue_true Sep 2019 #63

+1000 nt PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #66

sanders' team was never planning on converting any Clinton voters Gothmog Sep 2019 #43

Loved the Nate Silver tweet. Bernie's folks really overreact to Nate's tweets comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #46

Thank you, Goth.. Cha Sep 2019 #50

I still do not understand how sanders expected to get the nomination with 30% of delegates Gothmog Sep 2019 #52

Their mindset is that they can make grand pronouncements and just run right Blue_true Sep 2019 #64

I can believe it!! Tarheel_Dem Sep 2019 #48

Flawed candidate. He has not earned their votes. betsuni Sep 2019 #49

The latest numbers give me hope that sanders will not be able to put name into nomination Gothmog Sep 2019 #53

That would be too sweet... comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #59

It would be poetic justice. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #65

Believe it. 2016 left memories. wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #54

I think it is over for BS BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #62

More significant numbers... brooklynite Sep 2019 #69

Kind of interesting that ex-Hillary aids want Sanders to get the "Hillary treatment" this round Quixote1818 Sep 2019 #70

If someone preferred Hillary to Bernie in 2016, it's hard to imagine them... thesquanderer Sep 2019 #71