I have been in Spain for the past two weeks (I lived here for several....

[SKKY]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the General Discussion forum).

...years while in the military.) visiting friends and family, and have conducted a very non-scientific survey of who the Democratic candidate should be from the Spanish perspective. Much to my surprise, all think Bernie Sanders would be the wise choice to take on, and ultimately to take out Trump.

[cyclonefence]

1. Trump certainly fears Biden

and for that reason alone I would vote for him. That, and to foil Trump's shitty plan to ruin Biden's good name.

Of course, at this point I'd vote for my dead grandmother. She was a democrat.

[SKKY]

2. I like Biden as well...

...but like you, I’m a Yellow Dog Democrat this time.

[OliverQ]

14. I don't think Trump fears Biden, I just think he figures Biden would be the candidate.

Lev Parnas released a secret tape of a dinner with Trump and Trump said he's worried about running against Bernie.

Probably the only one that can beat a populist is another populist.

[world wide wally]

3. If I were you.... I'd stay in Spain permanently

[SKKY]

4. The thought has crossed my mind.

[world wide wally]

5. You are smart

[OliverQ]

15. I'm desperate to move to Europe or Canada right now myself

but I have no means to do so (can't get a work visa there). My mental health can't handle living in the US anymore.

[Blue_Tires]

6. That just means they don't know Sanders that well

[lapfog_1]

8. No, it means they don't know AMERICANS all that well

compared to most Europeans we are isolationist and racist.

Sadly.

[Pachamama]

7. With all due respect to the Spaniards - I love them and their country, but their advise on Politics

...is the last thing I would ask of them...

[2naSalit]

10. +

[Wabbajack_]

9. You shouldn't be surprised

Bernie Sanders would be a mainstream social democrat in Europe, wouldn't be considered all that "left". Only here is he vilified.

[lunatica]

11. I concur.

In the US the lowest common denominator is the level of political intelligence.

[leftstreet]

13. +1

[DFW]

12. I was just in Spain all day today

I was there for work, not to query the population on their preferences in the Democratic Primaries. Not everyone I talked to knew I was American. I was in a part of Spain where "Spanish (i.e. Castilian)" is not the main language, and the people there assume that if you speak the local language (Catalan) well, you are probably NOT American (and they are usually right--I am somewhat of an exception).

My friends there, of course, all know I speak Catalan. The little time we spent on US politics was mostly about "aquest boix (ah-KET BAWTCH)"--or "that fool," meaning Trump), and mostly not spent on the primaries. My Catalan friends barely know who Bernie Sanders is, and in fact only are really familiar with Joe Biden's name. That is not necessarily a preference--it's just an indication of how little profile the other Democratic candidates have with urban Catalans, rarely the most polled bloc of EU citizens.

Now, keep in mind that while urban Catalans are intelligent, informed people, they are mostly interested in issues that will immediately affect them: their own separatist advocates, Brexit--there is a large British community in Barcelona--and its consequences for commerce, and local environmental issues. They couldn't less about "Bernie who?" unless he becomes the nominee, and it will probably remain that way. This also went for my main two colleagues living there who are not Catalan. One, though he speaks Catalan, will not speak it with me, since he is from Málaga, and knows I speak Castilian. The other is Ukrainian, and speaks to me in a mix of Russian and Castilian so confusingly intermeshed that only the two of us understand it.

[Omaha Steve]

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