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Did Berniacs Push Donald Trump Over the Top?

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Demography Unplugged
Apr 22, 2019
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New data show that 12% of voters who cast a ballot for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primaries went on to vote for Donald Trump. These voters, who were less likely to identify as Democrats in the first place, drive home the point that populism often takes priority over partisanship in the voting booth.

—NPR

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