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Originally Posted by rubecube
Really, we're worrying about catering to the racists now? Those people are going to vote for Trump regardless of who the candidate. By rigging the nomination process like this, the Democrats risk alienating the type of people they need to turnout to win.
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It's actually hilarious how off base and utterly tone deaf the "Trump voters won't vote for a socialist like Bernie" take is. Bernie has more crossover support from Trump voters than anyone. They don't give a #### about policy or ideology, they want someone to tear down Washington. Centrist media outlets hate him? Great, we hate them, he's our guy.
Sanders and Yang are the only candidates who more than 10% of Trump voters say they would abandon trump for. If you aren't completely hypnotized by what the New York Times thinks should matter to voters, it's not that tough to understand why.