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In response to "After watching the debate this weekend I would say he really is tapping into the base in much the same way Trump is. Of course it's not mean-spirited" by pmb

I think Trump's supporters tend to be older, and more concerned about protecting their entitlements under Medicare, Social Security, etc...

Posted by Roger More (aka rogermore) Jan 19 '16, 14:48

While Bernie's supporters are younger and more concerned about how their future might have fewer opportunities than their parents did at their age.

So there's a similar feeling of uncertainty about America's future, but very different thinking about what is important.

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that's not what demographics the past couple of months have shown for trump. age is pretty spread. tilts male, tilts income under 50k, tilts no BA or - b. Jan 19, 14:55 3
- Thanks for posting these (interesting that NYT's polling has an older skew for Trump while WaPo is about equal) -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 16:29
- here's a wapo piece from last month, scroll a bit for the trump graphic. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 19, 14:58 1
  - in looking for those, I came across this - the one trait that identifies trump supporters more than others. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 19, 15:10
Yes, they come from opposite ends of the spectrum in almost every way, but it's similar disillusionment and anger. And they are both feeding that - pmb Jan 19, 14:52

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