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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Here's How Many Bernie Sanders Supporters Ultimately Voted For Trump [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)90. That's a good distinction, primary "voters", not as some here have said, primary "supporters" -
Everyone should remember that there are a number of open primaries where independents and republicans voted. Many of those republican voters chose the candidate they didn't want to win, a weaker candidate that would eat into the votes of the candidate they didn't want to run against the republican.
It's probably impossible to do, but it would be interesting in which states these so-called "Obama" voters or "Clinton" voters were - my guess is the the bulk of them were in states with open primaries.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Here's How Many Bernie Sanders Supporters Ultimately Voted For Trump [View all]
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
OP
How many PUMA's voted for Someone other than Obama in the general in 2008?
Fiendish Thingy
Apr 2019
#1
re: "any Democratic voter who votes for a GOP candidate as some type of protest vote..."
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#12
re: "an informed* voter might see that as a reason to vote for the eventual nominee."
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#25
Sorry. I agree with your post completely. I was adding the other detail for contrast.
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#35
Wisconsin is a great argument for closed primaries.The gutting of the Voting Rights Act
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#63
Puma is an attack on Democrats. And Hillary worked her ass off in the general.
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#9
It doesn't exist and puma was mostly Gop pretending to be supporters . Look at the website if you
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#80
The organization existed until 2011. It was founded and run by a Democrat, Darragh Murphy
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#85
around 30% total of Hillary 2008 primary voters did not vote for Obama in the general
Celerity
Apr 2019
#29
he was a super dangerous neocon war hawk though, a nightmare waiting to happen
Celerity
Apr 2019
#59
but 25% is almost triple the rate of Obama to McCain primary switches, and around double
Celerity
Apr 2019
#70
That's a good distinction, primary "voters", not as some here have said, primary "supporters" -
George II
Apr 2019
#90
88 percent doesn't wash the stench off the 12 percent who voted for fucking trump. Stay the fuck...
brush
Apr 2019
#77
re: "I can see no rational reason that any voter who supported Sanders would have chosen Trump"
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#11
Honestly... how could ANYONE vote for Trump, but especially someone who'd supported Sanders?
hlthe2b
Apr 2019
#14
And they would be in that 12% that voted for Trump in the general election. eom
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
#20
Thank you. I have posted here, several times, that we may never know how many did
question everything
Apr 2019
#34
My son's girlfriend supported Bernie. Then voted for Stein in the general election. Nt
helpisontheway
Apr 2019
#37
The reality of US politics is that it is a two party system at the national level.
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
#64
Why he should not get the nomination he held out to the very end when it was beyond him
Historic NY
Apr 2019
#78