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In reply to the discussion: Is it just possible that people who don't believe Sanders can win aren't "afraid" of him? [View all]Orrex
(63,199 posts)I was in a crowd of about two dozen adults, all of them well known to me, so on a whim I asked if they know who Bernie Sanders is.
About 20 had no idea.
Two knew him as the Senator from Vermont--one of whom really likes Sanders.
One made a joke about Kentucky Fried Chicken, then admitted that he has no idea.
Of that crowd, only one (other than me) knew that Sanders has declared his intent to seek the nomination.
Of that crowd, how many do you think know who Hillary is?
To describe Sanders' campaign as "quixotic" is a charitable overstatement. He faces an astonishingly difficult uphill climb simply to attain name recognition, only after which can he actually start campaigning.
Notwithstanding your carefully recited soundbytes, Sanders faces an almost impossible task, to the point that one wonders if he himself actually thinks that he's a viable candidate.