Ezra Klein: "Why Bernie Sanders's rise is more impressive than Donald Trump's"

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16. This is very interesting

and I'm focused on this part: "
Nor can his rise be explained away as simple 'anyone but Hillary' sentiment"

I find that interesting because I think it explains why some Sanders supporters have at times said they don't believe other Sanders supporters (such as me and Bravenak - though I am not sure if she is still a Sanders supporter?) are indeed Sanders supporters. I know there are a lot of very anti-Clinton Sanders supporters, but many of us like Clinton but just prefer Sanders. Maybe people see us responding positively to Clinton, or not negatively to her, and figure that means we don't really support Sanders. Not the case. I like Clinton but I am not voting for her. I like Sanders more.

I thought his popularity would rise. It needs to rise in places other than Iowa and New Hampshire, but there's time for that, and I think he'll do very well in the debates.