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democrattotheend

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12. I would rather Clinton be the nominee and win than Bernie be the nominee and lose
Sat May 14, 2016, 12:08 AM
May 2016

But I think it is a false dichotomy, because I think Bernie has as good a chance if not better of winning if he is the nominee. I am not basing that on polls, which I agree are meaningless at this point because Bernie hasn't been attacked by the GOP yet. I am basing it on the fact that my libertarian boyfriend went out with a group of his friends, all of them Libertarian or Republican or some combination thereof, back in March, and all of them agreed that of the five candidates in the race at that time, they all found Bernie Sanders, the self-avowed socialist, to be the most palatable candidate on either side. Some of them even said they would vote for Bernie over Trump; none of them said they would vote for Hillary. They find Bernie the most tolerable because at least he's honest and they agree with his stances on things like ending the war on drugs and protecting civil liberties.

But in answer to your question, I would MUCH, MUCH rather have Hillary as president than Trump. So if I had a reliable crystal ball that showed that Hillary would win but Sanders would lose, you can bet I would switch my support, as much as I love Bernie.

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