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In reply to the discussion: Yes, Bernie can win. [View all]NiceTryGuy
(53 posts)12. You'll find...
...that there aren't enough people in America to get Bernie elected. The electoral math is impossible for Bernie. I don't blame people for being enthusiastic about him. It's just that the electoral math isn't there for him. He has no shot at the nomination among Democrats, let alone in a general election.
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Oh good grief, Vermont's population is about the same as any given Ohio Congressional District.
MohRokTah
May 2015
#19
Obama had a major fundraising maching. Kucinich didn't and Bernie doesn't. eom
MohRokTah
May 2015
#21
He has a huge presence in reddit, facebook, twitter which is reaching young people who are not
peacebird
May 2015
#29
And the turnout of that demographic in primaries is? HRC Twitter followers compared to his is?
whatthehey
May 2015
#33
Twitter followers are hard to verify but HRC has 3,600,000 followers and Bernie Sanders has 339,000.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#37