The Bernie 'electability' poll

[denem]

How 'electable' is Bernie?

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	I believe Bernie has the best chance in the GE
	1 (3%)
	I believe Bernie has a better than average chance in the GE
	7 (19%)
	I believe Bernie has an average chance in the GE
	0 (0%)
	I believe Bernie has a worse than average chance in the GE
	3 (8%)
	I believe Bernie has the worst chance in the GE
	25 (69%)
	'Electability' is too variable to say with any certainty
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[Sherman A1]

1. All of the above

Depending upon which infotainment talking head is spouting the latest drivel.

[Laelth]

2. Bernie can beat Donald Trump.

Daffy Duck could beat Donald Trump. I am not terribly worried about this.



-Laelth

[UniteFightBack]

3. The GOP smear machine and all it's corrupt media arms will have a field day with Sanders. Why do you

think Russia has tried in the past to help Sanders and they are doing so again.

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Only if Democrats allow them to get away with it. Dems have been facing this since the 1920s.

.

A direct confrontation would shut them up, since we are a hybrid socialist-capitalist economy.

Most people, the military, government workers, practically everyone is a socialist to some degree.

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[nobuddy]

4. Based on the results

it's proof positive that Russians have hacked into landlines to answer pollsters.

[myohmy2]

6. there...

...could never be a more clearer choice on so many levels than the choice between Bernie and trump...

...and I'm firmly convinced that Good will triumph over Evil...guaranteed

...President Sanders is on his way...

[Zolorp]

7. I believe that Bernie would suffer a devastating defeat in the GE

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

10. No, that would be Joe, yet to win a single state in any of the 1988, 2008, or 2020 primaries!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[andym]

8. Bernie is an honest old guy who strongly believes in his program but would lack power to implement

But, even should he win, most of his program would not get support from moderate Democrats. Getting the swing voters in purple districts to go for Bernie would be difficult on his policies, as purple districts tend toward the center.

The centrist Democrats seeking election and re-election would probably straight out state that Bernie would not get their support to pass the full version of his agenda, but that Bernie, assuming he's nominated as the poll does, should be elected to restore honor and decency to the White House--it might work to say he is an honest old guy who means well, and he will not cause problems, because he lacks sufficient support from Congress and the Senate.

Under this scenario, Bernie would have a chance-- worse than average but a chance.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

9. There's only ONE poll that matters... and Bernie's KIK'N AZZ on that one!!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[thesquanderer]

11. Amazed that more than half say WORST chance, which defies all polls.

This makes me think a lot of people believe polls they agree with and don't believe polls they don't. It's our version of climate science denial.

[k2qb3]

14. I'm getting the impression it's something of a perfect storm on DU...

There's sour grapes and animosity from last cycle, preferences for other candidates, awful demographics (for Bernie), mistaken impressions of why Trump won, justifiable fear, and just straight up PTSD.

I think all the candidates have electoral strengths and weaknesses, and Trump is a very unusual candidate who's hard to get a read on strategically.

[beathimlikeadrum]

12. Repubs

Republicans could only dream about an election with a strong economy (thanks Obama) which they get to frame as capitalism vs. socialism.

[progressoid]

13. Do this poll for every other candidate.

I suspect the outcome would be similar.

[Quixote1818]

15. So should we send the DU online poll in to MSNBC to replace the legitimate Dem poll

of thousands of folks? These polls are cute but DU is a very small demographic.

[uponit7771]

16. ✨✨✨✨Sanders Has NO History of Swing State Appeal Outside of MOE !!! ✨✨✨✨

[highplainsdem]

17. After 5 hours and over 80 votes, only one (1) person thinks Sanders has the best chance in the GE.

That's even worse than I expected.