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WASHINGTON â?? Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders fares a bit better than rival Hillary Clinton in head-to-head matchups against Republican presidential contenders, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, and he has pulled within 10 percentage points of her for the Democratic nomination.
The nationwide survey, taken Thursday through Monday, underscores how formidable an opponent the 74-year-old democratic socialist has become against one of the Democratic Party's most established figures.
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People vote for the people who will improve their lot. Who sound as if they can make a difference. This is why Trump appeals to many. And Clinton appeals to more, and Sanders appeals to maybe even more.
The Republicans hold the dream of aspiring to be better. Which is rarely matched by their policies. Unless you're earning 6 figures. The Democrats are the alternative and the choice of those not so well off. As that group grows, the Democrats votes grow.
It's the consequences of making people poorer. Same will rant about things being free. About how they strived to get ahead. Then rant about basics having their funding reduced. Or them having to pay more in taxes. Or more for an iPad made in the US.
The downside is when the Socialists forget who their core supporters are and swing so far left, they lose voters. Which is what's happening in some European countries.
Will be interesting to see how many these percentages relate to in actual numbers and the numbers who will vote for a Republican.