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In reply to the discussion: Gallup--Less Than Half in U.S. Would Vote for a Socialist for President [View all]Gothmog
(145,086 posts)111. Why Elizabeth Warren Is Trump's Weakest Opponent
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Even if voters arent dwelling on policy specifics, their ideological perception of the candidates makes a huge difference. Democrats deliberately avoided invoking polarizing cultural issues when competing for swing districts last yeara strategy that allowed them to comfortably win back the House majority. The relative few who invoked a populist message like Warrens lost winnable suburban seats.
Its Politics 101: When there are more conservative (and moderate) voters than liberal ones, its very difficult to put together a winning coalition with just a progressive base. The only way to do it is by betting that Trump is so toxic that a critical majority of voters will automatically reject him. That strategy didnt work well for Hillary Clinton in the last election.
Warren also carries other specific vulnerabilities into a matchup against Trump. She currently relies on a faction of white liberal support, struggling to win over African-American voters to her side. If Democrats believe the key to winning is by rallying their diverse base, its hard to see Warren accomplishing that goal. Her nomination threatens to be a double-whammy: turning off swing suburban voters without any gains in nonwhite voter turnout.
But make no mistake: Theyre playing with fire. Trump is highly vulnerable, but he has the ability to win a second term if the Democratic nominee appears as extreme as he is. Warren has a realistic chance of becoming the next president, but she also could jeopardize it all for the Democratic Party.
Its Politics 101: When there are more conservative (and moderate) voters than liberal ones, its very difficult to put together a winning coalition with just a progressive base. The only way to do it is by betting that Trump is so toxic that a critical majority of voters will automatically reject him. That strategy didnt work well for Hillary Clinton in the last election.
Warren also carries other specific vulnerabilities into a matchup against Trump. She currently relies on a faction of white liberal support, struggling to win over African-American voters to her side. If Democrats believe the key to winning is by rallying their diverse base, its hard to see Warren accomplishing that goal. Her nomination threatens to be a double-whammy: turning off swing suburban voters without any gains in nonwhite voter turnout.
But make no mistake: Theyre playing with fire. Trump is highly vulnerable, but he has the ability to win a second term if the Democratic nominee appears as extreme as he is. Warren has a realistic chance of becoming the next president, but she also could jeopardize it all for the Democratic Party.
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Gallup--Less Than Half in U.S. Would Vote for a Socialist for President [View all]
Gothmog
May 2019
OP
Have you been to Europe? He is still to the right of some socialist parties in most countries there
Tiggeroshii
May 2019
#6
Sanders never got more than about a quarter of a million votes in any of his elections.
George II
May 2019
#46
I agree. The problem is in our politics if you're explaining you're losing.
BannonsLiver
Jun 2019
#82
"..too much of a reluctance on the part of progressives and radicals to use the word 'socialism"..
Cha
May 2019
#65
Considering you probably don't believe anything else he says, why start now?
Tiggeroshii
Jun 2019
#79
The GOP has large oppo file and would use this and other material if sanders was nominee
Gothmog
May 2019
#40
Bernie will never win a majority through the regular delegates -- he topped out last time
pnwmom
May 2019
#8
Democratic Socialist: a socialist who uses the Democratic Party's infrastructure in order to
Skya Rhen
May 2019
#38
"from each according to his abilities to each according to his polling numbers"
brooklynite
May 2019
#41
Bernie will be painted as the old style socialist with a gold sickle and hammer on his forehead...
cynatnite
May 2019
#49
It would be much higher once the GOP got finished with Bernie in a general election
BannonsLiver
May 2019
#51
Fewer than half of those eligible voted for Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter...
PETRUS
May 2019
#63
Washington Post-Sanders wants Americans to buy into socialism. He's got some convincing to do
Gothmog
Jun 2019
#72
You mean Bernie's primary rivals are fascists? I didn't know BS was our only choice. NT
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#81
FDR was sometimes pegged as a Socialist, yet he won 4 terms as President. He was also said by some
mtnsnake
Jun 2019
#89
We Dems are way too nice. We should be calling Trump a Fascist way more often than we do
mtnsnake
Jun 2019
#104