One would expect that in what is basically a two-person race. He's just as much the "not Hillary" as anyone else could be if he wasn't there.
I mean sure, he has a long road ahead of him, but he's got a name recognition problem, not a dislike problem.
This may be true of Democrats (a problem in and of itself), but his brand of politics is poison in a general election. You're asking for a Mondale-esque loss with him.
It's like how I was into Ron Paul in 2008. I didn't have any fantasies of him actually winning, and it wasn't as if he was going to have the sort of crossover appeal that wins an election.
Why is the "not hilary" vote going to Bernie instead of Martin O'Malley or Lincoln Chaffee?
Oh, right, cause people like Bernie.
Also, you're wrong in Bernie not having crossover appeal.
In his home state of VT, the most recent election he ran in, also had a Gov. race in VT.
The democratic Gov got just barely over 50% of the vote. Bernie got 70%. That means 20% of the voters who didn't like the Democratic Gov, and voted for the GOP Gov, also voted for Bernie.
It's not like Bernie has been re-elected only by Dem voters. He wins over GOP voters by not being a lying shill, like most GOP (and sadly, like lots, maybe most, I'm not sure) Dem, politicians too.
Bernie has crossover appeal--it's why he is an IND and not a DEM.
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One would expect that in what is basically a two-person race. He's just as much the "not Hillary" as anyone else could be if he wasn't there.
I mean sure, he has a long road ahead of him, but he's got a name recognition problem, not a dislike problem.
This may be true of Democrats (a problem in and of itself), but his brand of politics is poison in a general election. You're asking for a Mondale-esque loss with him.
It's like how I was into Ron Paul in 2008. I didn't have any fantasies of him actually winning, and it wasn't as if he was going to have the sort of crossover appeal that wins an election.
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Oh, right, cause people like Bernie.
Also, you're wrong in Bernie not having crossover appeal.
In his home state of VT, the most recent election he ran in, also had a Gov. race in VT.
The democratic Gov got just barely over 50% of the vote. Bernie got 70%. That means 20% of the voters who didn't like the Democratic Gov, and voted for the GOP Gov, also voted for Bernie.
It's not like Bernie has been re-elected only by Dem voters. He wins over GOP voters by not being a lying shill, like most GOP (and sadly, like lots, maybe most, I'm not sure) Dem, politicians too.
Bernie has crossover appeal--it's why he is an IND and not a DEM.
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Partially because he was the first alternative available, partially name recognition, partially because it's 15 months out.
Bernie has crossover appeal--it's why he is an IND and not a DEM.
He's an independent because the Democrats aren't far enough left for him, and he's running in the Democratic primary anyway. So much for that.