Are there any Hillary 2016 supporters who are Bernie 2020 supporters?

[LonePirate]

I am asking this question after reading a discussion Joy Reid tweeted. Do these Hillary 2016-Bernie 2020 people exist? If so, how common or uncommon are they?

[Demsrule86]

1. I actually voted for Sen. Sanders in Ohio...my kids and I all did. I liked both candidates and the

kids were so excited about Sanders than...we all went down and voted. Later, we all voted for and worked for Hillary Clinton. I do not support Sen. Sanders in the 2020 primary neither do my kids. I would of course vote for him in a general.

[welivetotreadonkings]

2. Not I but I voted Hillary 2008 and Bernie in 2016.

I understand there are enormous differences, but Im sure they're out there.

[Perrenial Voter]

17. Same here. She was offering more liberal

policies than Obama at that time.

[secondwind]

3. I supported Bernie in 2016, then switched to Hillary, the obvious choice..

[CentralMass]

4. Hillary 2008, Bernie then Hillary in 2016 no regrets with any of the votes.

[Mike Nelson]

5. I think most...

… Bernie supporters became Hillary supporters for the General Election. I do hear about some voting for Stein or Trump... but they were the minority, I think. If this question means people who were always for Hillary, and are now all in for Bernie, not so sure... also, there are so many choices now... I imagine the Bernie supporters might like Warren & the Hillary supporters might like Harris.

[Cha]

18. Not "minority" Enough..

Link to tweet

Second, a lot of Bernie Sanders supporters weren’t big fans of Clinton. So Stein campaigning on the idea that Clinton and Trump were similar made it harder for Clinton to win over those voters — even if Sanders voters didn’t vote for Stein, they may have stayed home out of disgust.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/jill-stein-democratic-spoiler-or-scapegoat/


"The Liberal Case Against Bernie"

Senator Bernie Sanders’s presidential candidacy poses a conundrum for progressives. Not since 1936, when Franklin Roosevelt said that he “welcomed” the hatred of corporate interests, has a serious presidential candidate offered so aggressive a challenge to the conservative powers that be. At the same time, however, a dangerous lunatic is president of the United States, and Sanders, of all the major Democratic contenders, is the one who will make Donald Trump’s reelection most likely. Eight years of a Trump presidency could mean the end of meaningful democracy in the United States, along with many of the rights that women, minorities, immigrants, LGBTQ people, and others now take for granted.

Let me clarify: I’ve been a fan and supporter of Sanders ever since he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, in 1981. I was honored to be asked to testify before him in Congress years ago, and I voted for him in the New York presidential primary in 2016. I did so, however, not because I imagined he might win the nomination, but because I hoped that a strong showing by Sanders would help wake up Hillary Clinton to the importance of addressing economic inequality, and also to honor his brave criticism of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.

I was wrong. Sanders turned so negative toward Clinton that it hurt her in the general election. Even though he campaigned for her after he lost the nomination, roughly 12 percent of Sanders’s supporters switched to Trump, and enough of the rest supported Jill Stein’s kamikaze candidacy that it helped tip key states to Trump.

I see he's into reality.

https://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-electability-eric-alterman/

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=42334

[Mike Nelson]

30. Agree...

Not minority Enough.

[comradebillyboy]

6. Those folks are as rare as hen's teeth. I've never seen one but

there are lots of things I've never seen.

[workinclasszero]

7. I'm one

Big Hillary supporter in the primary through the convention and of course voted for her in the general along with my Bernie supporting wife.

Now we are both 100% committed to the nomination and election of Bernie Sanders as our next president!

[BlueFlorida]

14. Cool story bro nt

[doc03]

8. Not me. nt

[peggysue2]

9. Certainly doesn't include me

I supported Hillary Clinton in 2008 and 2016. I will not support Bernie Sanders in any contest.

[xmas74]

11. Me neither nt

[Freddie]

28. If he's the candidate

I’ll hold my nose and vote for him. And brace myself for the destruction of the country when Dolt 45 wins again.

[peggysue2]

31. If Sanders is our nominee? That's a different matter.

I, too, would hold my nose and vote for Sanders because we are facing an existential threat with Trump's continuing non-governing, corrupt Administration.

That being said, that vote would be cast with little confidence and even less passion.

[Freddie]

33. And I would happily and proudly vote for Joe

I sadly think this primary will boil down to Bernie and Anybody But Bernie

[peggysue2]

34. I think you're correct, Freddie

Btw, I'd have no problem voting for Inslee who happens to have the strongest and most clearly explained Climate Change and environmental tilt.

Trump is an existential political threat. Climate Change is an existential threat to the welfare of the planet and all inhabitants.

The Climate Change issue is worse than we think or admit. Inslee has the handle on that grim acknowledgement. He's a advocate we need in our corner.

[xmas74]

10. Not me

I haven't met any irl and I attend several state events. I hear more "anyone but Bernie" than anything.

[tonedevil]

12. Such a person is hard to imagine...

but there are probably a sprinkling here and there. There is rule 35 of the Internet however so we can be sure there is a porn of it.

[Decoy of Fenris]

20. Rule 34. Rule 35 is a corollary that citation of Rule 34 is the exception to Rule 34. n/t

[tonedevil]

21. My memory is hazy...

I'll defer to your remembrance.

[Decoy of Fenris]

22. Don't worry. I'm from the internet. :) n/t

[McCamy Taylor]

13. Not I.

[BlueFlorida]

15. They would be like unicorns

Talked about but never seen.

Sort of like someone's tax returns.

[radical noodle]

26. Good one!

[IluvPitties]

16. Not me.

[SidDithers]

19. Fuck no...nt

Sid

[Cha]

23. I see a lot of people who used

to be BS fans and are no longer.

[MyNameGoesHere]

24. I have always supported Democratic candidates

And have never supported the Independent Senator from Vermont. I am thankful that this won't be a possibility this election. The Independent Senator from Vermont is not going to be the nominee.

[Thekaspervote]

27. Agree... he will not be the nominee

[radical noodle]

25. I supported Hillary in 2016

There's not a chance in hell that I would support Sanders for the nomination. I belong to several groups that supported Hillary (Facebook, mostly) and I have seen only an extreme dislike for Sanders from the members. Okay, truth to tell, they despise him.

NOTE: This is in response to a question and is not meant as a bashing of him. Simply an honest answer.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. How about ..is there anyone out there that still supports the first woman to actually

Win the most votes for president in 2016? Talk about supporting women? She gets the most votes, gets slammed every other day by trump and his loons and gets disowned by her own party to boot.

[ismnotwasm]

32. I think there might be a few

I am not one of them. From various readings, Hillary Clinton supporters are not feeling Bernie this time either.