Feeling the Bern for Trump: Sanders voters may turn their backs on Hillary

[MrScorpio]

If this is true, it's really disappointing.

ED PILKINGTON, THE GUARDIAN
13 MAR 2016 AT 08:32 ET

In this most bizarre of presidential election cycles, every day seems to bring another jaw-dropping development. Donald Trump on the size of his genitals, Ben Carson and the Egyptian pyramids, Bernie Sanders’ socialist revolution, Hillary Clinton and the cloth she used to wipe her private email server clean.

But it’s not just the candidates who have raised eyebrows in 2016.

Related: It’s not over til it’s over: inside the Sanders campaign’s do-or-die moment

The latest startling phenomenon is the voter who is feeling the Bern, but also has eyes for the Donald.

This week the Guardian invited Sanders fans to come forward who are contemplating switching allegiance to Trump if Hillary Clinton secures the Democratic nomination.

Almost 700 people replied to the internet call-out, and some 500 of them

said they were thinking the unthinkable – a Sanders-Trump switch.

They explained their unconventional position by expressing a variety of passionately held views on their shared commitment for protecting workers and against new wars, on their zeal for an alternative to the establishment, and on their desire to support anyone-but-Hillary Clinton.

As one respondent, a 34-year-old male IT technician, put it: “Bernie and Trump agree a lot on healthcare, Iraq war, campaign finance and trade. I really want to move on to something new, new ideas from outside the box. Maybe Donald Trump can provide that.”

The Guardian call-out was not a poll, but controlled surveys by polling companies have identified this small but not insignificant slice of the Sanders crowd who would consider backing Trump.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/feeling-the-bern-for-trump-sanders-voters-may-turn-their-backs-on-hillary/comments/

Trolls, maybe?

[ThePhilosopher04]

3. Same here

However, I will vote for Bernie no matter whar, even as a write-in candidate. He's the only real candidate running for President as far as I'm concerned.

[hack89]

4. Many Sanders supporters have enough privilege to do well in a Trump presidency.

they make out regardless who wins.

[NurseJackie]

7. I agree ...

... I'd have said that myself, except for the obvious risks in so doing.

[lumberjack_jeff]

5. This election is going to be about populism.

If Sanders is the nominee, we'll win. If he isn't, we'll lose.

[hobbit709]

6. Not only No but FUCKING HELL NO!