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The "establishment" Republicans lost relatively few to Donald Trump. So far, Trump has only about 32% of Republicans as his solid "base" and that's held pretty steady.
32%
That's not "establishment" Republicans.
Trump won because the vast majority of Republicans would NEVER vote for a Democrat, let alone a Clinton.
Bernie Sanders wasn't even a DEMOCRAT until he ran for President, and he STILL doesn't have any "establishment" Democrats backing him, and he ESPECIALLY still doesn't have base Democrats backing him; instead, a large percentage of Democrats are actually seeking a new, young, fresh voice, and many younger voters are even looking for independent, non-party candidates, outside the Democrat/Republican tribe. (which will likely never happen for the new few lifetimes)
Trump used to be a Democrat, and contributed to the Democratic party for years. Many Republicans still consider him a RINO. Ditto for Democrats considering Bernie a DINO.
Last edited by allegro; 02-24-2018 at 01:19 PM.
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