Did Sanders campaign tank at the polls because of the melee at the Trump rallies?

[Renew Deal]

Sanders supporters were very clearly part of the trouble at the Trump rallies.

There were the people chanting "Bernie! Bernie!" in Chicago

And an avowed Sanders supporter harged the podium at a Trump event.

Has the fact that Sanders supporters were directly involved in the problems been considered as to why Sanders tanked this week? It's a very real possibility that voters saw the face of the Revolution® and backed away from Bernie.

[HerbChestnut]

1. You would think...

That any effort to shut down Trump would encouraged. Crazy world we live in.

[Iliyah]

2. That sorta backfired didn't it.

[HerbChestnut]

4. It almost sounds like you're defending Trump.

Almost. And another thing: Weren't Hillary supporters trying to claim it was them who shut down the Trump rally?

[Renew Deal]

14. I haven't seen any Hillary supporters on DU make that claim

[firebrand80]

3. I don't think Bernie "tanked" at the polls

I think his expectations were a little inflated because people looked at what happened in Michigan, and reasoned that Tuesday's polls might be underestimating him as well.

As it turned out, the polls prior to Tuesday were right. Michigan turned out to be an outlier, rather than a sign of things to come.

[NowSam]

5. Sorry. I don't think he tanked at the polls

The fact is that the March 15th results were expected and the contests favoring Bernie are coming up. Let's ask instead - why did HRC do so poorly in Michigan? Hillary's inability to unite the party has nothing to do with Bernie. It is because she is a liar with contempt for the electorate who will say anything to get elected. BUT the big money is behind her and that buys a lot of propaganda from a corrupt media. The Frackers and Monsanto folks will do anything they can to ensure the status quo continues. This corrupt system is a Goliath and Bernie is David.

[Renew Deal]

12. He was favored to win 3 of 5

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511489282

The voters are behind her too. She has more popular votes than any candidate in any party.

[CreekDog]

15. So you're saying Bernie is better at uniting the party despite getting fewer votes from its members?

[NowSam]

16. Against the media blackout

and against the DWS corrupt party and against the dirty politics of Clinton machine, against election fraud and voter suppression: Bernie has done amazingly well. He fills stadiums with enthusiastic supporters while Hillary plays to empty bowling alley cafeterias.

So - yes. The challenge is huge but can be won.

[morningfog]

6. lol. He didn't tank, he over-performed in almost every contest.

[Renew Deal]

13. Not according to the polls

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511489282

[Agschmid]

7. Doubt it.

[tex-wyo-dem]

8. No, I don't think that a handful of Bernie supporters...

Protesting at Trump rallies made any difference whatsoever.

I do think, however, that the general violence at Trump's rallies, and his subsequent response, scared the shit out of a lot of democrats this last week. It's possible that many of those who were leaning Sanders decided to go with who they thought (wrongly) has the better chance of beating Trump...the safer choice, if you will. Of course, polls have shown Bernie beats Trump more handily than Clinton.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Nope, but the reasons are complex

I think the rallies though increased Trump's appeal with the base he is building.

[Tarc]

10. As a Hillary supporter, I do not see this as a negative

Hate speech must be met with vigorous protest.

[workinclasszero]

11. A few days before Hillary won Missouri

A group of Bern fans caused a ruckus outside of a Trump rally and got pepper sprayed by the cops.

She won by 1500 votes or so. Did that make a difference?

Its interesting.