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Originally Posted by nfotiu
If I was to generalize based on people I know, most democrat leaning people are ok with Hillary. A few like her, a few grudgingly accept that who is they are going to vote for, but most are ok with her. Other than really young people, most like what Bernie is doing, but didn't vote for him because they didn't think he had a good chance of winning, and didn't think what he wants to do is realistic. All democrats I've ever talked to would vote for whoever was running against Trump though and are very passionately anti Trump.
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I agree with your comment and the bolded part is probably what exemplifies the weakness of the democratic / liberal constituency in the US.
Regardless of one's view of Trump's direction and policies, you have to at least admire the fact that Trump supporters are putting their voices and faces on the line and throwing their proverbial weight behind the candidate. This constituency has the courage of its convictions to say "ban muslims" not only in private but also in public.
Contrast that to the democratic side. As an example, I've spoken to many liberals who embrace free university tuition as a great idea. But they all follow it up with variations of "it's not realistic" and "but bernie won't win" and "republicans would never allow it" blah blah blah. So they've all conceded their votes to Hillary.
It's brutal to watch a large constituency so scared to voice public support and vote for policies they actually want.