Sunday, April 24, 2016

Populist Issues are Key

Dem Strategist on Bernie Supporters Crossing Over to Vote for This GOP Candidate

Fox News’ Neil Cavuto had Democratic Strategist Harlan Hill on his show recently to discuss what could happen if Bernie Sanders fails to secure the Democratic nomination.

Hill seemed to believe that at least 40% of Bernie supporters would prefer to cross over to the other side and vote for Donald Trump rather than vote for Hillary in the general election.

Cavuto asked Hill, “There are a lot of his supporters that would not support Hillary Clinton… are you worried this is going to cause a serious problem in Philadelphia at the convention?”

“Regardless of there is a problem in Philadelphia or not, 40%, almost 40% of Bernie Sanders supporters say they will not support Hillary Clinton in the general election. And I expect that number to grow,” Hill replied.

“Well, where will they go?” Cavuto asked.
“I think that they’ll either stay home or they’ll cross over.”
“Who would they cross over to?”
“Donald Trump. That’s it. They’re not going to vote for Ted Cruz.”


Comments

The common ground is populism.  Both Trump and Sanders are identifying the problems their voters face. Their goals include a better life for regular folks, but their action plans would be totally different.  On the economy, Trump would get government out of the way and Sanders would have government take on additional costs. 


Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

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