Moderate Democrats in Iowa insist they’ll support the nominee whoever wins
Moderate Iowa Democrats, including those who support Joe Biden’s bid for president, say they would definitely vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders if he wins the party’s nomination, even as the Democratic Party establishment becomes increasingly concerned about the chances of a Sanders win.
“I would vote for my dead cat over Trump,” said Sandy Stanley, 71, at a Biden campaign stop in Muscatine, Iowa. Stanley said she doesn’t like Sanders but wouldn’t hesitate to vote for him if he does become the nominee.
“I think he’s too divisive and I’m afraid he wouldn’t win over a lot of independents and moderate Republicans, so I’m hoping he doesn’t get it. But Trump, anyone but Trump,” she said, adding that she’s leaning toward Sen. Amy Klobuchar or Sen. Elizabeth Warren, but is also open to Biden. She said she’s also voted for Republicans a few times in the past.
More than two dozen voters at six Biden campaign events across Iowa who said they’re seriously considering or committed to caucusing for the former vice president told BuzzFeed News they would support Sanders if he’s the nominee, even if he’s their last choice now among the Democrats running for president because his views are too far to the left. [Continue reading…]