A preview of Thursday’s No One Knows Anything: The BuzzFeed Politics Podcast.
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SACRAMENTO, California — In a community college gym near the California state capital building here Sunday, Hillary Clinton made one of her last stops in the Golden State before voting in the last major contest on the Democratic calendar begins.
Buoyed by a new focus on Donald Trump and primary contest math has all but guaranteed her nomination, Clinton has shifted to the general election.
The rise of Trump, and close of primary voting, is forcing Democratic voters who took a strong stance against Clinton and felt the Bern to make a choice. What to do in November?
After a primary battle that surprised the Clinton-supporting Democratic establishment and put the outsider Sanders much closer to the nomination than even the Vermont senator ever predicted that it would, there is rampant speculation among Democrats about what the Bernie supporters will do next. Polls have shown the vast majority of Sanders supporters will back Clinton against Trump, but the loud #BernieOrBust movement on social media has left some to speculate whether a significant portion of Sanders backers will ever unify with the Democratic nominee.
Hours away from Clinton's rally, Sanders was stumping in Southern California to try and pull out an upset win that his team says will keep the Sanders campaign afloat. Sanders has consistently promised a new phase for his campaign after California focused on superdelegates, the Democratic party officials who can vote their conscience for nominee (the vast majority of them are backing Clinton). Bernie recently vowed his campaign will carry on, all the way to a "contested convention."
Sanders' determination to stay in until the technical end of the Democratic primary — weeks past the phase where voters make their choice — has grated some Clinton supporters. They worry Sanders will make it hard for Clinton to keep her focus on Trump.
Thursday on No One Knows Anything: The BuzzFeed Politics Podcast, we'll take a look back at the Democratic primary. Our reporters have been crisscrossing California this week talking to Democratic voters about Sanders, Clinton and Trump. Many of those voices will appear in the podcast.
Here's what 13 Sanders supporters at rallies across the northern part of the state told No One Knows Anything they'd do in November if their general election ballot reads Clinton vs. Trump.
Who will you vote for in November?
"[Green Party candidate] Jill Stein. I don't see myself voting for someone I don't believe in."
Are you worried supporting a third party candidate will help Trump?
"At that point, I think it's not really my fault. If it does end up being Trump [in the White House,] that will probably strengthen the opposition party, if anything."
Who will you vote for in November?
"I'm pretty sure it's going to be Hillary vs. Trump. I'm going to vote for Hillary because she's the lesser of two evils. She's qualified at least, you know, being a politician and doing the work, and sat in the seats and talked to the people and not just, you know, being a billionaire reality TV star."
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