Bernie Sanders supporters say 'No' to Donald Trump and 'Yes' to Hillary Clinton and third party candidates

[Wingnut]

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton weeks ago.

The decision sent Sanders supporters into a spiral of emotion. Heartache. Peace. Acceptance. Determination. And it splintered his backers into different camps: those who now support Clinton, those who refuse to and those who are still on the fence.

Bernie or Bust tears flowed last week on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, as Sanders thanked the unlikely crew that made up his political revolution: a movement ignited by income inequality. He bid goodbye to the millions who donated an average of $27 to his campaign.

Bernie Sanders reigns supreme on day one of the Democratic National Convention

Cleveland.com interviewed some Northeast Ohio residents and politicians who supported Sanders. We asked these voters who they now plan to back this fall, and why.

Some Sanders supporters said they bounced back to support Clinton. They are choosing to vote for Clinton because they believe her platform closely matches that of their white-haired, Brooklynite champion.

Others plan to cast ballots for Clinton, not because they like her, but to stop controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from taking office.

What's abundantly clear: As Sanders exits the presidential politics stage,  supporters are sad to see the senator go.  http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/08/bernie_sanders_supporters.html

[Wingnut]

13% of Sanders Supporters Are Backing Jill Stein, 10% Want Gary Johnson


http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/02/cnn-poll-13-of-sanders-supporters-are-ba


Way down in the crosstabs of CNN's latest presidential poll, we learn how voters who preferred Bernie Sanders to Hillary Clinton say they're most likely to vote in November. A clear majority, 69 percent, favor Clinton. Jill Stein of the Green Party is in second place, with 13 percent. Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party is third, at 10 percent. Donald Trump brings up the rear, with just three percent of the total—the same as "other." That's quite a contrast with how things looked back in June, when Sanders had not yet endorsed his rival and the conventions were still in the future. Back then a Bloomberg poll of Bernie backers had 55 percent supporting Clinton, 22 percent endorsing Trump, and 18 percent leaning toward Johnson.

Now, there are a number of ways that these two surveys are not an apples-to-apples comparison, starting with the fact that the Bloomberg pollsters didn't ask about Jill Stein. Also, those CNN results have an 8 percent margin of error. Still: The difference between 22 and 3 is pretty huge (*).

[Oceander]

I thought we were promised that Trump was going to draw Sanders' supporters like flies to honey.

[Dirt for sale]

Most are selling their vote to the highest bidder. Hillary says that she will absolve their debt. A nation run by thieves glorifies thievery, and the masses just want their portion of the loot. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

[guitar4jesus]

I thought we were promised that Trump was going to draw Sanders' supporters like flies to honey.

Flies to honey.... that's funny!

[Cripplecreek]

Bernie Sanders supporters say 'No' to Donald Trump and 'Yes' to Hillary Clinton and third party candidates

No rational person expected anything else.

[ScottinVA]

No sane person should be surprised at this development.  A leftist is always.. ALWAYS a leftist first and foremost.   

[ScottinVA]

I thought we were promised that Trump was going to draw Sanders' supporters like flies to honey.

Well, one thing's for certain... Trump definitely draws flies.