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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie & Kasich have same electability argument.
Both can only hope to win in an open convention.
All polling shows that both do better against the other party than their own other party's candidates do.
Bernie claims that he would beat Trump or Cruz by a much higher percentage than Hillary would.
Kasich claims that he is the only Republican that can beat Hillary.
But, their detractors claim that the spotlight hasn't been shined on them yet.
They say that Bernie would wilt under GOP full scrutiny and bashing.
The same, to a lesser extent, has been said of Kasichs later exposure to Dem scrutiny.
It's an interesting argument.
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Bernie & Kasich have same electability argument. (Original Post)
Funtatlaguy
Apr 2016
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No, in Kasich's case it's that he's trying to appeal to decent human beings in GOP.
geek tragedy
Apr 2016
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Renew Deal
(81,801 posts)1. That and subverting the will of the voters.
Overturning elections is ugly and undemocratic.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)2. No, in Kasich's case it's that he's trying to appeal to decent human beings in GOP.
Which is why he's finishing dead last in their primary.
Jitter65
(3,089 posts)3. Then they should run together. nt