Bernie Sanders would give the White House to Any Republican, including Ted Cruz

[MineralMan]

56. No need to worry about Bernie Sanders.

He will have a similar problem as Dennis Kucinich had. He doesn't have the broad name recognition required to win primaries in states outside of a small group near his own, and maybe not even in those. He can run, but primary voters will not choose him, except perhaps in his own state. And even that's not certain.

The Presidential race is not about politics as much as it is about emotions. Since it's a national race, and the only actual national race, it has different parameters for a successful candidate than statewide or district-wide races. It's about big appearances and recognition.

While Sanders can reiterate the "Change" idea that got Obama elected, I don't think his personal charisma has the qualities that Obama's had in the 2008 race. Rather, he's likely to be misunderstood, as Dennis Kucinich has always been.

I'd love to have Sanders as President. I would have liked to have Kucinich as President. But, neither has the personal qualities that go into a successful Presidential candidate.

Unfortunate, that is.