Sanders Tied for First Among Vermont Republicans

[leftcoastmountains]

Last edited Sat Sep 19, 2015, 07:56 PM - Edit history (1)

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Not even Vermont Republicans can resist Bernie-mania.

According to a new poll conducted by the Castleton Polling Institute, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is tied for first place in the presidential race among Vermonters who identify as Republican or leaning Republican. The poll, conducted over the past three weeks, found that Sanders, businessman Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson each drew 12 percent of the GOP vote.

"He's the native son, so you expect a lot of support," institute director Rich Clark, who conducted the poll, says of Sanders. "But I didn't expect it to be as high among Republicans."
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http://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2015/09/17/sanders-tied-for-first-among-vermont-republicans

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Third-Way Howard Dean said Bernie's popular with Republicans

in VT.

Because they hate bull@#%&, too.

[Half-Century Man]

2. Wasn't that always the stated goal of third way Democrats?

To pull away votes from republicans.



Funny that.

[Enthusiast]

3. Truth is, there are a signifcant number of Republican Americans that aren't totaly cray cray.

There is no alternative candidate to Bernie if you are a reasonable Republican. I understand that reasonable Republicans are a rare bird but they comprise possibly as high as 15% of the total electorate. I imagine a solid portion of them are enthusiastic about a Bernie Sander's candidacy. We can win this fucking thing!