2016 Postmortem

treestar

(82,383 posts)

46. If Bernie has supporters that would vote for Trump or allow him to win by not voting

Sun May 22, 2016, 11:23 AM

May 2016

then those supporters are not progressives. So Bernie's support is not made up entirely of progressives. Some may be Libertarians and others who want to blow up "the Establishment" without regard to whether it is progressive or not.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

94 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Message auto-removed [View all] Name removed May 2016 OP

Won't affect anyone here, but doesn't look good.This isn't Rasmussen, NBC owners have donated to HRC EndElectoral May 2016 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #4

^^ This. My first thought on seeing the Rasmussen poll was, "I wonder if this winter is coming May 2016 #11

Could this be because bernie is attacking Hillary, but she is not attaching him? patsimp May 2016 #2

No, NorthCarolina May 2016 #5

Queen Hillary isn't attacking Bernie. But every one of her minions are viciously going after him. reformist2 May 2016 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #8

scary that someone who insults a candidate with the queen sarcasm can say that her patsimp May 2016 #10

Wow. Zoom in on my use of "queen", but ignore the lies of DWS, Ralston, etc. etc. reformist2 May 2016 #35

Par for the course from her supporters. vintx May 2016 #71

you call that vicious? Merryland May 2016 #45

No because he's not ATTACKING her dana_b May 2016 #23

Bernie is attacking Hillary mindwalker_i May 2016 #69

Large chunk of Sanders voters go to Trump... DCBob May 2016 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #9

enlightened spelling patsimp May 2016 #12

Because you are more into the battle with Clinton supporters treestar May 2016 #30

In fact you might say that the BernieBros suffer from Stockholm Syndrome, yes? Fumesucker May 2016 #90

I wouldnt care what anyone said, I would never ever vote for Trump. DCBob May 2016 #62

re: "What is wrong with those Berners?? Shockingly stupid." thesquanderer May 2016 #14

if someone is truly a bernie supporter, trump would be the worst thing for them patsimp May 2016 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #37

Which makes it quite questionable the claim they are purer treestar May 2016 #31

That because if Sanders had never been in the race those would never had been democrat voters. hellofromreddit May 2016 #43

I doubt that. DCBob May 2016 #63

Sanders: "The system is broken, I will fix it." hellofromreddit May 2016 #73

Well the "fix" is totally opposite. DCBob May 2016 #82

You're right, but lots of people don't look that hard or just think any fix beats no fix. hellofromreddit May 2016 #83

Some truth to that no doubt. DCBob May 2016 #84

Don't forget that tens of millions voted to reelect Bush. Plenty will never see Trump as a nut. hellofromreddit May 2016 #85

Trump is dangerous and I will never underestimate the ignorance of the American voters but.. DCBob May 2016 #88

Do you mean they would vote for trump? trudyco May 2016 #56

Actually Im not entirely sure but its almost as bad regardless. DCBob May 2016 #64

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #92

If Hillary's supporters really cared about SCOTUS they'd encourage her to drop out. Scuba May 2016 #7

Why? hack89 May 2016 #15

That's what they encouraged Bernie to do a year ago. Scuba May 2016 #18

Which was wrong because early GE polls are shit hack89 May 2016 #22

The MONEY post !!! pangaia May 2016 #27

Please show us the historic accuracy of May GE polls hack89 May 2016 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #16

I don't pay attention to national polls hack89 May 2016 #19

The only energized democrats who support Clinton are in states that will vote for Trump. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #20

"energized" Merryland May 2016 #33

I tend to not read up on the gossip stuff, but that was pretty amazing. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #41

Oh man, that Energizer story is rough. Ned_Devine May 2016 #53

But, but, but the Clintons have been FULLY VETTED (tm) mindwalker_i May 2016 #72

But by all means, Dems, go ahead and continue to push the one who will probably lose dana_b May 2016 #21

Bernie will be our nominee and beat Trump handily. eom Merryland May 2016 #29

from your lips... dana_b May 2016 #36

I think the continuing significant polls that show her weakness against Trump will be her downfall.. Merryland May 2016 #48

I am a second generation Californian and i just voted for Bernie... wundermaus May 2016 #24

She may get media coverage but where I live it's all about Bernie dana_b May 2016 #42

Thank you for your reassuring reply. wundermaus May 2016 #66

it's her turn! We have to jump off a cliff! Cobalt Violet May 2016 #25

Super delegates are certainly having second thoughts about making that jump. imagine2015 May 2016 #32

And many superdelegates realize that Trump won't tolerate the rigging that Bernie did... reformist2 May 2016 #38

I think she has a snowball's chance Merryland May 2016 #26

And this is why Bernie MUST tell his people to vote for Hillary in the fall. CrowCityDem May 2016 #28

Nope. It's up to Hillary to make some good faith gestures, like going after DWS for starters... reformist2 May 2016 #39

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #44

and then dropping out herself. Merryland May 2016 #51

In '08 it was the loser's responsibility to unite the party. Why not Bernie? Sexism? CrowCityDem May 2016 #55

And this is why Hillary MUST drop out - she is LOSING to Trump Merryland May 2016 #50

They are not robots. They won't vote for the former Wall Street Senator if Bernie snaps his fingers. imagine2015 May 2016 #52

Obama lost Indies in 2012. Thanks for playing. CrowCityDem May 2016 #58

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #94

Her supporters got us into this mess by not accepting the fact that she is extremely unlikable. Cobalt Violet May 2016 #60

Once again, a Clinton supporter completely misunderstands Sanders supporters. jeff47 May 2016 #74

And if you support any of what he says, you can't possibly vote in a way that helps Trump win. CrowCityDem May 2016 #77

And yet more misunderstanding. jeff47 May 2016 #80

It's not a misunderstanding. If you don't vote to keep Trump out, you're no progressive. CrowCityDem May 2016 #81

Nope, it is. jeff47 May 2016 #86

It's simple; either Clinton wins or Trump wins. Who are you going to help get elected? CrowCityDem May 2016 #87

No, it isn't that simple. 2016 is not the last election. jeff47 May 2016 #89

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #91

If these were true and accurate treestar May 2016 #34

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #40

If Bernie has supporters that would vote for Trump or allow him to win by not voting treestar May 2016 #46

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #49

Hilary did lose to Obama in 2008 treestar May 2016 #67

They are independents and some republicans. hollowdweller May 2016 #54

Exactly. Bernie doesn't get just progressives treestar May 2016 #68

This. (nt) jeff47 May 2016 #75

Hillary has supporters that would vote for Trump or allow him to win by not voting. imagine2015 May 2016 #59

Not true. Hillary supporters do not threaten to not vote for Bernie treestar May 2016 #70

Yep. And, it's all his fault that people like him bettter than Trump or Hillary. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #47

Never ever underestimate Trump Kilgore May 2016 #57

zero national vetting of sanders....don't wonder why? He be destroyed in 4 weeks beachbum bob May 2016 #61

So the Clinton campaign is utterly incompetent? jeff47 May 2016 #76

At this stage any single poll isn't worth much, however Gormy Cuss May 2016 #65

We're up to around 6 polls with similar results, IIRC. jeff47 May 2016 #78

K & R AzDar May 2016 #79

Hillary will not be 45. -nt- NorthCarolina May 2016 #93