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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]Quixote1818
(28,930 posts)not sure where you are getting your information that suggests he isn't resonating because he is big time: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-bernie-sanders-is-most-popular-u-s-politician/ Hell, he even wins DU polls all the time even with all the vitriol from abut 25 people here. Politics is very much about name recognition and in the last election Sanders came in with a huge disadvantage with perhaps 1% of the population knowing who he was. Had he not had a good message he would not have even been competitive in any states against a powerhouse like Clinton. He would not have that disadvantage now. I think Elizabeth Warren who had a bit more recognition than he had and was much more in line with Sanders would have beat Hillary had she run. To be honest I don't know anyone personally who preferred Hillary over Warren.
It can take decades for a politician to win the nomination after losing several times. Look at Bob Dole, look at John McCain, look at Hillary etc. etc. Many of those politicians had minuscule numbers there first run. Sanders and Obama were rare phenomenons coming out of nowhere to national prominence there first try in a national election.
We ran one of the most disliked politicians ever against the other most disliked politician: http://fortune.com/2016/07/06/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-2/