Mileage Psycho Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I know Cappy is shocked by this anyone else? Quote Donald Trump’s bad month just got worse, because Sanders backers just rallied to Clinton By Aaron Blake June 26 Donald Trump would like for Bernie Sanders supporters to ditch the Democratic Party and support him. There is very little evidence that they will do that, mind you, but it's certainly possible that they might just stay home — which would help Trump. Well, we have some bad news for the Trump campaign. Sanders supporters aren't just rallying around Clinton; they're doing it rather quickly. And it's a big reason Clinton just extended her lead over Trump into the double digits, 51 percent to 39 percent. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that Sanders backers, who polls have shown were reluctant to jump over to Clinton and even flirted with supporting Trump, are coming home faster than we might have expected. [VIDEO: Watch Clinton and Trump try to woo Sanders voters after June 7 primaries] Last month, 20 percent of Sanders supporters said they would back Trump over Clinton in the general election. This month, that figure is down to 8 percent. And the poll was conducted before, we would note, Sanders began saying last week that he would support Clinton over Trump in the general election. (Even as he's not endorsing Clinton and is still technically a candidate, Sanders said his supporters would and should not vote for a "bigot" like Trump.) In a way, this was expected. Clinton backers in 2008, after all, eventually came around to Barack Obama's candidacy and overwhelmingly supported him in the general election. We've used this as our baseline in comparing how quickly Sanders supporters might come around to Clinton in 2016. But here's the thing: It took them a while. In June 2008, 20 percent of Clinton backers said they'd go for John McCain. In July, it was 22 percent, then 18 percent in August and 19 percent in September. It finally dropped to 14 percent in October. Well, it's June 2016, and that same figure this time is down to 8 percent already. What's more, the 81 percent of Sanders backers who are now behind Clinton is a higher number than in any poll of 2008 Clinton backers who rallied to Obama. The high that year was 74 percent, in October. And, really, the idea that Clinton backers would cross over for McCain was probably more plausible in the first place. She was the more moderate candidate in the Democratic primary, so it wasn't unreasonable to think that her more moderate supporters might go for a moderate Republican such as McCain. Sanders was decidedly not the moderate option in the 2016 Democratic primary. He does share some populist tendencies with Trump — which Trump has tried to leverage to get Sanders supporters to join him — but it was always a somewhat fanciful effort by Trump to woo them. Indeed, as a Pew poll last week showed, Sanders supporters were more anti-Republican Party than Clinton backers. About 7 in 10 of them, in fact, said the Republican Party makes them "afraid" — vs. 55 percent of Clinton supporters. That was never really a recipe for a big crossover vote. And this poll suggests that possibility has been foreclosed. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/26/donald-trumps-bad-month-just-got-worse-because-bernie-backers-just-rallied-to-clinton/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Well we all knew Bernie's crew would mostly go to the killer cunt..no surprise there. Did he actually endorse her yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Smart bernie voters won't vote for hillary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted June 27, 2016 Gold Member Share Posted June 27, 2016 Just now, Sludgey said: Smart bernie voters won't vote for hillary Santa Claus must also be real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) 1 minute ago, Kivalo said: Santa Claus must also be real. Seems like an oxymoron. But bernie voters are smarter than hillary Voters Edited June 27, 2016 by Sludgey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) Only if you're a corksucking lib should you click here. You have been warned. So don't bitch at me if it piss's you off! Edited June 27, 2016 by Capt.Storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 far left liberals supporting the next closest thing to a far left liberal,, I'm SHOCKED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 The Democrat party is unified as usual. The Repubs are totally fucked. Jesus look who their candidate is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Mainecat said: The Democrat party is unified as usual. The Repubs are totally fucked. Jesus look who their candidate is? Trump could have beat her if he wasn't such a pompous ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Capt.Storm said: Trump could have beat her if he wasn't such a pompous ass. Romney could have beat Obama is he was not such a pompous ass too. The Republicans need a candidate thats like 90% of America not 10% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Romney could have beat Obama is he was not such a pompous ass too. The Republicans need a candidate thats like 90% of America not 10% Thing is trump made it to where he is by the voters....right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Capt.Storm said: Thing is trump made it to where he is by the voters....right? Not many voters and those that supported him are kicking the parties ass because they dont support the existing party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 39 minutes ago, Kivalo said: Santa Claus must also be real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Mainecat said: Not many voters and those that supported him are kicking the parties ass because they dont support the existing party. Well apparently enough voters did vote him to where he is..America has therefore spoken something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 You know MC there were a few moments where I could have went with Bernie ..for sure over Hillary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 1 minute ago, Capt.Storm said: Trump could have beat her if he wasn't such a pompous ass. The Republicans couldn't have wished for a more beatable candidate, but hey they chose Trump as there front man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted June 27, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 27, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted June 27, 2016 Author Share Posted June 27, 2016 7 minutes ago, Capt.Storm said: Well apparently enough voters did vote him to where he is..America has therefore spoken something. America will speak on November 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 5 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: America will speak on November 8th. Sure enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted June 27, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 27, 2016 16 minutes ago, Capt.Storm said: Well apparently enough voters did vote him to where he is..America has therefore spoken something. And that's the R's problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) 3 minutes ago, SnowRider said: And that's the R's problem. You know..you better start worrying about the 30% of America that thinks like Trump...you're bound to run into one of them sometime. Edited June 27, 2016 by Capt.Storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted June 27, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 27, 2016 Just now, Capt.Storm said: You know..you better start worrying about the 30% of America that think like Trump...you're bound to run into one of them sometime. I know several. What's the big deal...besides they are wrong... You're the new FSCE's Woolie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepr2 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 33 minutes ago, Mainecat said: The Democrat party is unified as usual. The Repubs are totally fucked. Jesus look who their candidate is? Look who the lefts has as a candidate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Storm Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 5 minutes ago, SnowRider said: I know several. What's the big deal...besides they are wrong... You're the new FSCE's Woolie I'm talking about somebody like Z..I just want to fuck the far left chit out of you..he wants to knock it out of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, Sleepr2 said: Look who the lefts has as a candidate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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