Last week I mentioned a New York Times op-ed in which two academics argued that, contrary to what one might have expected, Sanders voters were to the right of Clinton voters on economic issues. Today’s Washington Post carries a rebuttal by two other academics, who note that the Times op-ed’s definition of “Sanders supporters” included Republicans who merely prefer him to Clinton. As far as I can tell, though, another point in that Times op-ed — that young Democrats are to the right of their elders on some economic issues — still stands.
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Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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