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Originally Posted by pj3000
You think they would've voted Trump over Bernie (had he been the nominee)? 
We're talking like what, 10,000 total votes separating Trump and Hillary in Michigan?
The thing is, whether it was Bernie or Biden in 2016, they would've beaten Trump. But everyone had to kneel down and kiss the ring of Clinton royalty and step aside. |
Bernie was more popular in 2016 than 2020, if you look at national approval ratings. I think his campaign learned the wrong lessons from their 2016 loss, and decided to move away from the "class only" focus, which worked somewhat to their detriment.
Basically, I am sure that Bernie would have won in 2016, but 2020 was so close (if you look at margins in AZ, GA, and WI) I can't be as certain.