Bernie's supporters are generally more intelligent than those of the Tourrette's afflicted rug headed trustafarian. Very little in common.

Trump feels that a rich man such as himself should not be limited to just on vote at election time like some poor person. Therefore, he has decided to register his hairpiece to vote in New York State. The press release did not mention where the hairpiece was born or provide a copy of a birth certificate.

If Bernie Sandra is right, then he is offering what Trump supporters want: a better deal for the working class.

If others are right, and the xenophobia is baked in Trump's cake, rather than a scape goating, then there is no chance.

The common bond between Sanders and Trump supporters is the realization that our mainstream political process is completely corrupted. Sadly, the Trump folks have been taken in by the carnival huckster with a bad comb over. Sanders, on the other hand, is the only honest politician in the race. There is an opening gaining support from the right on common interest issues - (Corruption, high minimum wage, universal healthcare, etc.)

It's amazing how close Sanders is to Clinton considering a near media black out and the shitty Saturday night debate scheduling. The mainstream media spewing conventional wisdom - and the wannabes who write for the Stranger - keep talking about the presidential campaign in terms of a horse race. If Sanders pulls an upset in Iowa and New Hampshire, things will start getting interesting.

bernie doesn't need to sway trump voters. he needs to sway hillary voters.

around year 3 of his presidency he might think about swaying trump voters.

Instead of repeatedly asking how Bernie might possibly win this thing, try doing some basic research into how he has actually won elections in the past. It's not like Vermont was a hot bed of socialism in the early 80s when he first became mayor of Burlington.

Also, your link to the Guardian article is broken.

Trump supporters like Trump, but they also hate the GOP establishment. Sanders has something to work with, especially if disappointed Trump supporters end up believing that insider machinations have prevented their candidate from winning the nomination.

Bernie and Trump are the only candidates currently running who were against the war in Iraq in 2003 (a view that was considered naive and "far left" at the time, even by the editor of this paper, http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/say-y…, although a view that makes a lot of sense given the significant loss of life and money from the war). Bernie, Trump, and Rand Paul share a non-interventionist approach to foreign policy and Trump is arguably the second most liberal politician in either party who shares that view.

On economic issues, Trump is arguably the most moderate Republican in the race, though to the right of both Sanders and Clinton. Trump is also one of the few Republican candidates who actually wants to preserve access to affordable healthcare, safeguard social security and other social programs, and invest in women's healthcare (not that he has much competition in that party).

Although Trump's far right stance on immigration may cost him some Bernie voters, others may look past it with the recognition that the stance would likely be DOA. Any Trump immigration plan would have to pass both houses of congress, a filibuster in the Senate, and a Supreme Court ruling, something that is highly unlikely without substantial moderation and buy in from Democrats.

If either the Democratic or Republican primary is locked up by Super Tuesday, anti-interventionist independents and moderates from one party could potentially take a closer look at the most moderate, anti-interventionist option in the other party, even if he has a loud mouth, a New York accent, and weird hair.

@5: Eight years ago, Clinton had trouble swaying Clinton voters. I think she's managing her campaign better this time (Mark Penn, anyone?) but she doesn't have a lock on the nomination.

@9, you're talking as though Trump has actual opinions on issues, instead of simply saying whatever he needs to, wherever he goes, because he wants to win the nomination. Trump wants to win; he doesn't want to actually do things. That's reflected in his business career: he buys or builds and then lets things fall, and goes on to the next thing to buy or build.

@9: " Although Trump's far right stance on immigration may cost him some Bernie voters, others may look past it with the recognition that the stance would likely be DOA."

and monkeys will fly out of trump's butt/mouth. do you think bernie supporters are so far left they're right? they're not social libertarians, and trump isn't a libertarian. he's a populist who has no idea what populism is.

I'm glad that the left has never put up so many walls around who they are willing to reach out to that they simply write off whole parts of the electorate as "unreachable". It's good to know only the GOP does that.