Bernie proves he is more electable with shocking new poll numbers.

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27. In general I agree.

See my post above.

"Socialism" as a swear word is certainly losing its sting. Those for whom it's still a big issue were never going to vote for either of our candidates anyway.

The McGovern campaign was my first political experience (I worked as a volunteer, ended up at the national convention in Miami Beach). I DO see similarities between Senator McGovern and Senator Sanders, but not in the way most people would think. McGovern was a decent forthright man who would have made a great president, certainly far better than Tricky Dick. And people forget that, coming out of the national conventions, the polls had Nixon and McGovern running neck and neck. McGovern's biggest mistake by far was trying to placate what was then the Democratic Party establishment by picking Eagleton as his running mate. A disaster of epic proportions. The lesson to me was: don't be so eager to compromise your principles.

Best wishes.