2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "The GOP will savagely attack Sanders" seems to be code-speak for [View all]JohnnyRingo
(18,628 posts)With something like 75% of voters saying they could not vote for a socialist, Bernie can't count on the GOP campaign war machine to differentiate between "Democratic Socialist" and Josip Stalin. Republicans will spend a billion dollars comparing Sanders to history's worst dictators and he's unlikely to fare well.
As for Clinton, the GOP has been reduced to pounding a muted Benghazi drum that sounds fainter by the month. It would serve them little to trot out the ghost of Vince Foster or faded memories of Whitewater. Remember that before she announced her candidacy, she was a Sec of State mutually respected by both sides for doing a capable job.
Like most, I appreciate Bernie's views, but I'll bet the odds on this election. There's too much at stake to lose on lofty ideals that would probably sour on the palette of most voters.