Bernie has generally underperformed in "liberal college towns" relative to what you'd expect of a conventional "liberal insurgent" candidate
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*Caveat -- Princeton Borough and Princeton Township consolidated into a single municipality in 2013, so the 2008 total is slightly imprecise
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Wealthy white liberals were a key element of Obama's Dem primary electoral base in 2008. Not a dependable demographic for Sanders in 2016.
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keyword, wealthy. They don't tend to vote for the guy who will raise their taxes
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Yes, seems clear that wealth and age have been the two most predictive variables in Sanders v. HRC -- not race/gender
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where do you find the percentage of votes by counties ?
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I did this calculation myself based on Mercer County Clerk data
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@DinahBernista Yep, the divisions in this campaign have been driven by class & privilege from the beginning.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I got told a few times while canvassing, doesn't matter who is elected to me, I'm doing fine, voting for Hil cuz I want a woman.
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Those liberal college towns have a lot of wealthy liberals, they still like their money and aren't keen on sharing it.
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@mtracey that's because he's not a wine track liberal like everyone stupidly waved him off as. He's a pro-labor progressive populist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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or his voters are being suppressed?
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@SharonHayes white, wealthy, and....liberal? Kind of a paradox isnt it?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mtracey been so long we had one run no one in the know imagined they existed anymore, I guess. Could've had a great presidency.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Princeton is a very very wealthy area.
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