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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I suggested it before, but I think the silent factor in this election is going to be huge. I think many people will vote for Trump who would never admit it to pollsters, or publicly, for fear of being labeled a racist. Just look around online today, and you'll see lots of Bernie supporters saying they'll back Trump over her every day of the week. Is that all Bernie supporters? Probably not, but I do think he has a lot of supporters that can't be counted on to back Hillary later on. Maybe they don't vote at all, or maybe they spite vote for Trump. We'll see.
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Careful with that though. You're suspecting anecdotal online support has a real effect here, but it's unquantifiable and likely to be noise. There was plenty of Clinton or Romney vitriol too