NYT op-ed: Do Sanders Supporters Favor His Policies?

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8. Thank you for sharing this insightful article

It examines the trend we have been seeing from too many Bernie supporters: a cult of personality rather than policy.

For many of them, liberal ideology seems to have been a short-term byproduct of enthusiasm for Mr. Sanders rather than a stable political conviction.

One of the ironies of the election is that while Bernie's theme of corruption and inequity created by the 1% is acknowledged by all, the relentless corruption and inequity by many people in the 99% towards their fellow citizens is only acknowledged by some. It might even be characterized as a struggle between the Bernie supporters who "have some and want more" and the many Hillary supporters who simply "have not".

It is this phenomenon that allows some to switch to Trump if Bernie does not win. I wish I could say I'm surprised but I am not. Unfortunately, this block of voters is the same as they have ever been and are revealing themselves to be basing their votes on values that are less than noble. We can only hope that the Obama coalition has a large enough majority to stop them.

Thank you for posting a great analysis of the mindset of those supporters.