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TwilightZone

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Thu Jun 9, 2016, 10:47 AM Jun 2016

An interesting breakdown of the Sanders/Clinton voting totals from the primaries

"Mr. Sanders won big margins among independents who cast ballots in Democratic contests. But he lost Democratic Party members by close to 30 percentage points. It’s hard to win the Democratic nomination without winning Democrats. Independents accounted for fewer than one-quarter of voters."

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"Mr. Sanders promoted the more liberal policy agenda. But Mrs. Clinton also fought for liberal voters, moving to the political left on trade and energy. Mrs. Clinton tied her opponent among voters who rated themselves as “very liberal“ while winning big margins among “somewhat liberal’’ and “moderate“ voters."

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http://graphics.wsj.com/elections/2016/how-clinton-won/

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An interesting breakdown of the Sanders/Clinton voting totals from the primaries (Original Post) TwilightZone Jun 2016 OP
And depending on how you look at it, Hillary's platform is the most liberal of a nominee in history. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #1
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