When we switch all caucuses over to primaries, Sanders actually does worse. If the Democratic nomination were open to as many Democrats as possible — through closed primaries — Clinton would be dominating Sanders. And if the nomination were open to as many voters as possible — through open primaries — she’d still be winning. Crunching the numbers shows that independents couldn't have won Bernie Sanders the nomination. Declining trust in political institutions could be driving support for Sanders and Donald Trump.

Source: Huffington Post May 27, 2016 07:15 UTC