Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumAn interesting breakdown of the Sanders/Clinton voting totals from the primaries
Edit: cross-posted to GDP -- link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512163964
"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. Its 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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(305,405 posts)redstateblues
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(5,123 posts)Surya Gayatri
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(87,490 posts)Thanks for the breakdown!