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On Bernie Sanders's electability:
Sep. 8th, 2015 01:13 pmYes, Bernie Sanders is one of the more extreme liberals in the United States. And if he's too liberal for you, that's fine.
But if you're thinking that you'd rather see Clinton be the nominee because you believe her to be more electable than Sanders, ask yourself this: is there ANYBODY in the United States that wouldn't vote for Sanders who would vote for Clinton?
The Republican Party's anti-Clinton rhetoric is already extreme enough that they don't have anything left over to point to Sanders. Is Sanders a socialist? Yes, of course he is -- he identifies as one.
Except, as far as conservative voters go, they think Clinton's a socialist, too. So what difference does it make?
In order for Clinton to be more electable than Sanders, there has to be a significant number of people whose choices would go,
1. Clinton
2. At least one of the people currently in the Republican Party scrum
3. Sanders
But if you're thinking that you'd rather see Clinton be the nominee because you believe her to be more electable than Sanders, ask yourself this: is there ANYBODY in the United States that wouldn't vote for Sanders who would vote for Clinton?
The Republican Party's anti-Clinton rhetoric is already extreme enough that they don't have anything left over to point to Sanders. Is Sanders a socialist? Yes, of course he is -- he identifies as one.
Except, as far as conservative voters go, they think Clinton's a socialist, too. So what difference does it make?
In order for Clinton to be more electable than Sanders, there has to be a significant number of people whose choices would go,
1. Clinton
2. At least one of the people currently in the Republican Party scrum
3. Sanders