2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: NY Times Attends Clinton House Party in Iowa, Finds Instead MORE SANDERS SUPPORT In Evidence. [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)Many tea party types are just as angry at uprosecuted banksters as we on the left are, as noted on this post about a synergy between the Tea Party and Occupy movements before last election...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/03/1051093/-UH-OH-The-Tea-Party-OWS-alliance-that-the-banksters-were-hitting-themselves-over-has-arrived#
I'm sure many of these "conservatives" as being more drawn to someone like Bernie who champions going after Wall Street Crime far more than they like someone like Hillary, who doesn't side with them on either social issues or prosecuting corporate crime either.
Does that mean that we're joined at the hip with many Republicans? HELL NO! But on issues like these, this is where Bernie will be underestimated in the general election with his support with populist conservatives (and independents) that in many ways mirrors populist support from many on the left too.