Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Michael McKean to Jill Stein: "I don't remember anyone asking you a goddamn thing." [View all]Perseus
(4,341 posts)"Here's How Many Bernie Sanders Supporters Ultimately Voted For Trump"
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/545812242/1-in-10-sanders-primary-voters-ended-up-supporting-trump-survey-finds
<snip>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.
And this:
"WHY SOME OF BERNIE SANDERSS SUPPORTERS ARE ANGRY"
https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/why-some-of-bernie-sanderss-supporters-are-angry
<snip>Taken individually, these two developments merely confirmed what was already evident: that the D.N.C. had been acting as an extension of the Clinton campaign, and that Clinton is a risk-averse moderate who feels comfortable with like-minded individuals. Coming as close together as they did, though, the two stories conveyed a more combustible messageto some Sanders supporters, at least.
Keep making Sanders supporters angry and you will give votes to trump. You may not like Jill Stein, and I don't, but her message is right.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided