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Related: About this forumIowa Democrats worry Bernie Sanders couldn't win a general election or tame Washington
VOX has an interesting article today on how some Iowa Democrats are worried about Sanders being viable http://www.vox.com/2015/9/29/9413889/bernie-sanders-iowa-democrats
DES MOINES, IOWA Gail Klearman should be a perfect target for Bernie Sanders.
The 56-year-old legal aid attorney caucused for Barack Obama in 2008, and her politics put her more in line with Sanders than with Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Her children, she said, "feel the Bern."
But Klearman plans to caucus for Clinton in February.
"I think she has a better chance of winning, and I really want to see a Democrat as president," Klearman said after listening to Sanders speak at a Jewish Federation forum in Waukee on Sunday. "I think Americans fear socialism, even though the things that Sen. Sanders is talking about apparently I agree with him on more issues than I do with Hillary. But not by a whole lot."
The question of whether America is ready to elect its first socialist president is one of two major concerns about Sanders that Iowans raised in interviews with Vox at a half-dozen of his events this past weekend. The other is whether he could govern effectively. Together, they represent the main challenge to Sanders's viability: Even some of the Democrats who think he's on point aren't at all sure he's their best pick to win the presidency or to run Washington.
"Bernie does not say anything I don't like," said John Ross, 76, who came to see Sanders on the stump at the Latino Heritage Festival here on Saturday. "My concern is him being able to win the support he needs in Congress."
The 56-year-old legal aid attorney caucused for Barack Obama in 2008, and her politics put her more in line with Sanders than with Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Her children, she said, "feel the Bern."
But Klearman plans to caucus for Clinton in February.
"I think she has a better chance of winning, and I really want to see a Democrat as president," Klearman said after listening to Sanders speak at a Jewish Federation forum in Waukee on Sunday. "I think Americans fear socialism, even though the things that Sen. Sanders is talking about apparently I agree with him on more issues than I do with Hillary. But not by a whole lot."
The question of whether America is ready to elect its first socialist president is one of two major concerns about Sanders that Iowans raised in interviews with Vox at a half-dozen of his events this past weekend. The other is whether he could govern effectively. Together, they represent the main challenge to Sanders's viability: Even some of the Democrats who think he's on point aren't at all sure he's their best pick to win the presidency or to run Washington.
"Bernie does not say anything I don't like," said John Ross, 76, who came to see Sanders on the stump at the Latino Heritage Festival here on Saturday. "My concern is him being able to win the support he needs in Congress."
I am also in the demographic which has the most people supporting Sanders and I share the concerns raised in this article. During the primary process, voters need to select the candidate that they are most comfortable with.
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Iowa Democrats worry Bernie Sanders couldn't win a general election or tame Washington (Original Post)
Gothmog
Sep 2015
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These are concerns for sure, I think Hillary is closer on issues of the desires of more Democrats.
Thinkingabout
Sep 2015
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Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)1. These are concerns for sure, I think Hillary is closer on issues of the desires of more Democrats.
If we do not elect a Democrat for our next president the problems lower income families is only going to grow.
INdemo
(6,994 posts)2. OMG Keep digging and finding this
Stuff/BS on all these major news sources. Show us the FACTS to back up this. Not just one or two opinions.
I could post an OP and stating that Hillary can't win the nomination because she is old news
She has become Bill's surrogate but I wont
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)3. Mind your manners
Post that in Sanders' group.
William769
(55,144 posts)4. Do you mean like this one?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=632517
We await you talking down to in that thread to the OP.
We await you talking down to in that thread to the OP.
Cha
(297,101 posts)5. Iowa Dems are absolutely right.. BS cannot win a GE or do what he says he would do in DC.. but the
the "worries" are moot.