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brer cat

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6. Interesting article.
Wed May 25, 2016, 07:26 PM
May 2016

The Achen and Bartels piece referenced in the OP, points out that the Sanders supporters were less likely than Hillary supporters to favor the policies he has offered including higher minimum wage and increasing government spending on health care. It seems there is less of an ideological commitment than an adoption of campaign labels.

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This bravenak May 2016 #1
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#4 plagues DU! yallerdawg May 2016 #2
K & R SunSeeker May 2016 #3
pretty much realmirage May 2016 #4
Pure gold! Stuckinthebush May 2016 #5
Interesting article. brer cat May 2016 #6
Yay, Paul Krugman! I love the way he's been holding sanders accountable in the Cha May 2016 #8
Krugman has been right on with his Sanders critiques so far SharonClark May 2016 #9
Just read the comments after the article Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2016 #10
This is a good article. LisaM May 2016 #11
Sanders' platform depended on a revolution that flopped Gothmog May 2016 #12
They would take issue with "flopped" BootinUp May 2016 #13
Number 3 is the killer. Big time Number23 May 2016 #14
Damn that's accurate. I love Paul Krugman. A lot. Hekate May 2016 #15
What a great summary of what we've had to deal with lo these many months! nt anotherproletariat May 2016 #16
Sanders real supporters jimw81 May 2016 #17
Good article. Thanks for posting. Arkansas Granny May 2016 #18
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