Bernie Sanders still most popular US politician in Europe - as well as the US

[LongTomH]

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Newsweek: Bernie Sanders is More Popular Than Trump in Europe, Too:

Multiple polls have shown Sen. Bernie Sanders to be by some distance the most popular political figure in the United States and certainly more liked than President Donald Trump, who continues to be beset by plummeting approval ratings. But it also appears clear that Sanders is far more popular than the president in Europe.

Just days after Trump received a frosty reception on his first trip across the Atlantic since entering the White House, Sanders earned a rapturous reception from more than 1,000 students at Berlin’s Free University Wednesday. Sanders was in the German capital to launch the German edition of his book, Our Revolution.

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Sanders, meanwhile, has long been popular in Europe. In the Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton, he won more than 60 percent of the vote in Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The reasons for that popularity are not hard to fathom. Sanders’ socialist policies are far more mainstream in Europe than in the United States. In particular, his call for universal healthcare, while deemed a far-left fantasy by even some Democrats in the U.S., is the norm in Europe and even supported by conservative parties.

If his speech in Berlin was any guide, Europeans also are big fans of his excoriating of Trump. Indeed, Sanders even tried to repair some of the damage Trump may have caused.

[mhw]

1. More popular than Trump? Geezus.

[Skidmore]

2. That was my reaction. nt

[Lil Missy]

3. That's not much of an accomplishment to be more popular than the orange jackass. n/t

[LongTomH]

4. Have you noticed that Bernie is the most popular politician both in Europe and the US?

If you'd actually read the article.........

[Lil Missy]

5. Which (your opinion) has absolutely nothing to do with the topic in the OP or my comment.

I'd bet my dog's hairy asshole would be more popular that Trump. It's not a high bar to beat.

[CentralMass]

6. It is great to see that Bernie is the most popular politician in the U.S.

and that he has such great popularity in Europe

[mhw]

10. Kind forgot this guy:

Obama 2009



Obama ~ Berlin 2017

100 thousand + await President Obama at Brandedburg Gate

:small


**And This: Most Admired in the World**

"Hillary has been chosen as the most admired woman in the world for the last 14 years and has been first for 20 years in all. First ladies traditionally have been chosen, but she was chosen over Laura Bush for 5 years during GW Bush Admin"

Hillary Clinton has served as secretary of state, U.S. senator from New York, first lady of the United States, first lady of Arkansas, a practicing lawyer and law professor, and activist.


Sanders has a long way to go to have the creds of these two most admired.

Just Sayin.

[QC]

7. You're waving the red flag in front of the bull here....

[Tom Rinaldo]

9. If "the Bull" is angered that Bernie's political stance is popular

So be it. Tough for "the Bull". Me, I kind of find it hopeful.

[QC]

18. I also find it very hopeful.

For people who are actually interested in things like making the world better, it's a great thing that such a popular political figure is on our side.

For those solely interested in message board grudges and drama, not so much.

[Demsrule86]

20. Bernie's stance is a Democratic stance so why would anyone be angry?

[Tom Rinaldo]

21. Exactly n/t

[LongTomH]

13. And I enjoyed it!!!!

[R B Garr]

17. Thanks for admitting what this is really about.

[MFM008]

8. I think I would be more

Popular than maggot in Europe.
Right now he couldn't get pissed on if he
Spontaneously combusted.

[Trial_By_Fire]

11. Multiple polls have shown Sanders to be by some distance the most popular political figure in the US

Says it all...

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Well, no; just to look at the most obvious alternative, President Obama is more popular

Most recent 'approval' poll for Obama: 62% favorable, 36% unfavorable http://pollingreport.com/obama_fav.htm
For Sanders: Dec 14-18, 2016: 51% favorable, 34% unfavorable http://pollingreport.com/S-Z.htm

It's also unlikely that Sanders is more popular than Obama with Europeans.

[DFW]

16. You can skew a poll to say a lot of things

Ask anyone who lives in Europe, travels to several countries a week and speaks the language of every country he visits (like me, for example). Most Europeans don't even know who Sanders is. Just like in the USA, what the average big city university student knows is not necessarily what the average man/woman on the street knows. They ALL know who Hillary, Obama and Trump are. Most Europeans like two out of those three.

[pnwmom]

15. Obama is a far more popular political figure, in the US and worldwide.

The polls you are referring to include only people who are currently in office, so they exclude both Obama and Hillary.

[MineralMan]

19. If you say so. But why do you say so?

I'm not sure what this would mean, really, even if it were true.

So, 1000 people showed up in Berlin to see him? That's a nice turnout for a book launch. But, the primary in 2016 is long over, now. I'm not sure what relevance your information, even if it were accurate, really has.