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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why Bernie will win the GE: Meet The Lifelong Republicans Who Love Bernie Sanders [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)48. That's what I said, so we agree. Vermont is not Texas, et. al.
I never claimed that the 21-25% GOP support could be extrapolated to the entire nation.
I acknowledge that Vermont is something of an anomalous NE rural outlier, however
it's STILL not unreasonable to extrapolate some lesser percentage of GOP
support in other states, depending on their demoragphics, red/blue, etc.
I would love to see a poll of Republicans state-to-state, so check this out .. but if Vermont is
any indication, Bernie would have a MUCH greater cross-over appeal than Clinton, who is
notoriously despised by pretty much all Republicans.
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Why Bernie will win the GE: Meet The Lifelong Republicans Who Love Bernie Sanders [View all]
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
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Apparently so. Because their are, believe it or not, many Republicans who still have a conscience.
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#2
Texas: the home of the Bush Crime Family, Where JFK was murdered, The Fossil Fuel Capital, etc.
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#21
Have you noticed who conservative Republicans have been voting for in recent years?
JoePhilly
Nov 2015
#34
So now you're making it "Conservative Republicans". We were talking about Republicans that would
cui bono
Nov 2015
#40
None anymore. I went over to the left ahead of the imminent stampede. n/t
Betty Karlson
Nov 2015
#49
Actually it DOES mean something entirely different. No more politics-as-usual ..
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#5
Of course it means something different with Bernie because he stands for something different
cui bono
Nov 2015
#31
Time will indeed tell, about Bernie's support in the South. It's a work in progress, admittedly.
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#16
This map gives the deadlines for each state, the NY deadline already passed for changing ...
slipslidingaway
Nov 2015
#27
Some family members are changing their party affiliation so they can vote for Sanders ...
slipslidingaway
Nov 2015
#26
All I can say is, yes. Bernie is fast becoming 'a thing' .. across the board.
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#29