Math says to me that Sanders has a shot at winning the nomination

[Glamrock]

63. True true.

But if (and it's a big one) he retains that 75%, they will be exiting the field with him in or near the lead. And some of those voters will undoubtably coalesce around him. People on this forum tend to forget how politically ingnorant/disengaged most of the country is, including a huge portion of regular Democratic voters. These people don't blame Bernie for Hillary's loss like they do here on DU. Most of the these blue collar, disengaged Dem voters and independants I've run into in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky are of the opinion, "we should have picked Bernie." The rest just can't believe we elected this asshole.
Not trying to say my experience is be all end all countrywide. Just my experience. And Bernie has name recognition with these folks. Of course that will change during the primary season. But I don't think the poster is wrong that he'll be formidable. I'm betting he'll lose. He won't be running against someone with 20+ years of smears attached. I don't think the poster is wrong. I think he has a better chance this time than last. I don't think he'll win, but I don't think it's out of the realm of possibilities.

For the record, I'm not advocating for him. I'm for Biden.