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BlueCaliDem

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3. This *has* been challenged on the facts, based on polling. 25% of Bernie supporters will NOT vote
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 01:01 PM
Apr 2016

for Hillary when she becomes the Democratic nominee. Just a couple percent of Hillary supporters won't vote for Bernie should he, by some miracle, become the Democratic nominee. Both candidates can beat Trump or Cruz, with Bernie only a few percentage points higher. But again, TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT of Bernie supporters will never vote for Hillary Clinton - and that's because they're not and have never been Democrats. They're Naderites, Paulites, disaffected Republicans, Socialists, etc. NOT Democrats who'd rather sit home making waffles if they don't get their way (how undemocratic).

So naturally, adding those fringe-groups to Bernie's column - more out of their hatred of Hillary than any policy differences - the numbers appear higher for Bernie than for Hillary.

What they forget is, the Obama Factor. Polls this far out is thus incomplete and flawed.

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