Democratic socialist presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders won the most votes in both Iowa and New Hampshire, but has seen support crater in areas with a high proportion of residents on private health insurance.
A Washington Free Beacon analysis of census data and early primary results found that Sanders finished no higher than third and as low as fifth in the three Iowa counties with the highest proportion of privately insured adults.
In New Hampshire's Rockingham County, where 83 percent of adults have private insurance, Sanders lost by 4 points to former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg and nearly dropped to third behind Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Sanders has campaigned on a Medicare for All proposal that would end private health insurance.
An analysis of results in early primary states suggests that Medicare for All could hurt the Vermont senator in key 2020 counties.
In addition to losing New Hampshire's Rockingham County, Sanders also struggled in Hillsborough and Merrimack counties, where close to 80 percent of adults have private health insurance.
Iowa counties with high private insurance rates also fall in potentially vulnerable House districts held by Demcorats.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/bernie-sanders-hemorrhage-votes-in-counties-he-dominated-in-2016/
A Washington Free Beacon analysis of census data and early primary results found that Sanders finished no higher than third and as low as fifth in the three Iowa counties with the highest proportion of privately insured adults.
In New Hampshire's Rockingham County, where 83 percent of adults have private insurance, Sanders lost by 4 points to former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg and nearly dropped to third behind Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Sanders has campaigned on a Medicare for All proposal that would end private health insurance.
An analysis of results in early primary states suggests that Medicare for All could hurt the Vermont senator in key 2020 counties.
In addition to losing New Hampshire's Rockingham County, Sanders also struggled in Hillsborough and Merrimack counties, where close to 80 percent of adults have private health insurance.
Iowa counties with high private insurance rates also fall in potentially vulnerable House districts held by Demcorats.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/bernie-sanders-hemorrhage-votes-in-counties-he-dominated-in-2016/
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