Basic question about Hillary vs. Bernie....

[brooklynite]

21. I'll show you mine if you show me yours...

I think Sanders will have a very hard time winning a national election, because his base (Vermont) is too small and too liberal tomore give him the experience to campaign towards more centrist and conservative candidates, who make up about half of the national electorate.

Additionally running a national campaign costs a lot of money, particularly in the post Citizen's United world. As much as we don't like it, these rules cannot be changed in this election cycle. Outside of Iowa and New Hampshire, where Sanders can do retail politicking and play to student groups, larger States are dependent on a large budget for advertising and GOTV staff. Particularly if you're going to forego financial support from "the 1%", you're going to need to build a archest from an endless stream of small grassroots donors; a feat nobody else has been able to do.

Now it's your term. Explain how a self-described socialist from a small, liberal state constructs a national victory with a less liberal voting base.