2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Open your eyes. This election is not about YOU. [View all]ContinentalOp
(5,356 posts)I don't have the stomach for four months of republicans calling the democratic candidate a communist, talking about his "honeymoon to the soviet union," quoting his praise for cuba, and digging up every right wing asshole from cuba and russia to deliver sob stories about the evils of communism. You're crazy if you think Sanders would survive the smears the republicans are ready to unleash on him.
To the extent that there truly are swing voters and swing states, they exist in the middle of the spectrum, not on the left. Which is why Clinton is winning the swing states. And demographically Sanders is in trouble. He tends to win only among white men and young voters. Obama lost among independents and white men and still won the election. And unfortunately young voters don't tend to turn out reliably. Young Sanders supporters might switch to Clinton, or they might stay home or vote third party, but I doubt many of them will flip to Trump.