Why Bernie Sanders wouldn't have won against Donald Trump in the election.

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deskpro2k3 said:

your guess is as good as mine, but It doesn't change the fact that a lot of people that was independent still didn't get to vote for bernie in other states.

The states listed below utilize open primaries/caucuses for presidential nominating contests.

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• California (Democrats, American Independents, and Libertarians only)
• Georgia
• Idaho (Democrats only)
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah (Democrats only)
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington (Democrats only)
• Wisconsin

The matter of voting comes down to registering with a party at least 6 weeks before a primary begins ... 

Furthermore, independents often lean conservative according to historical data analysis so if Sanders is disadvantaged due to closed primaries then the case remains true for Clinton. The only time I could ever recall independents favouring Democrats more than average was with John Kerry and Barack Obama each one time and all the way back to 1976 ...