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Showing Original Post only (View all)How many Democrats believe that if Sanders is the nominee Trump will be reelected. [View all]
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How many Democrats believe that if Sanders is the nominee Trump will be reelected. [View all]
olegramps
Feb 2020
OP
Call it the 1972 effect.. I was so far left, that the Bernie surrogates would look like..
Peacetrain
Feb 2020
#9
Same here. My first vote in a presidential election was for McGovern.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#15
Yes, sometimes you end up in an echo chamber, which is what happened then.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#22
There were some groups within the antiwar movement who were destructive
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#40
I'm talking about the primary campaign. I doubt if Bloomberg will even get a chance to face
totodeinhere
Feb 2020
#88
I do. We could set up a DU poll on this, but I'd guess the results would upset Sanders supporters.
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#18
Not only will Trump be reelected, but downballot Democrats will be affected
Jose Garcia
Feb 2020
#28
I do. But if wins the Presidency I see it as normalization of the Russian thrust...
Anon-C
Feb 2020
#35
I do. Lots of people like their work healthcare, 401K and hate paying taxes. Trump will hang it on
dem4decades
Feb 2020
#36
Good analysis. A fairly stable economy benefits the incumbent and ensures failure for "the
emmaverybo
Feb 2020
#115
I believe that not only would Trump be reelected, but it would cost us many state races as well
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#46
i'm of the mind that our choice of nominee has very little to do with how we fare in the general
unblock
Feb 2020
#63
The party doesn't provide enough votes to win. Especially in the midwest battleground States
brooklynite
Feb 2020
#67
Come on, don't be like Bernie supporters. If he wins the nomination, please vote for him.
jpljr77
Feb 2020
#73
Yep, he'd lose the popular vote and single handedly give republicans the house...
Callado119
Feb 2020
#85
Not at all, if Sen. Sanders is the nominee he will become President Sanders n/t
Devil Child
Feb 2020
#89
Not me. There's a reason why he is doing so well-his message resonates with the voters.
jalan48
Feb 2020
#92
The many people who have responded both here and on the General Board is significant.
olegramps
Feb 2020
#113
It shouldnt matter.. maybe none of the candidate will win again the Orange one
scardycat
Feb 2020
#119
If sanders is the nominee, trump will win 45+ states and we will have Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Gothmog
Feb 2020
#141
Here is an ad being runned by the Grandson of GHW Bush running against sanders
Gothmog
Feb 2020
#142