Bernie Too Communistic For Most Voters.

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29. Socialism ends in "ism" so it MUST be BAD!!

Except when you actually ask people about it:
When Gallup asked the question,
PRINCETON, NJ -- More than one-third of Americans (36%) have a positive image of "socialism," while 58% have a negative image. Views differ by party and ideology, with a majority of Democrats and liberals saying they have a positive view of socialism, compared to a minority of Republicans and conservatives.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/125645/socialism-viewed-positively-americans.aspx

And when Tea Partiers were asked:
Fifty-five percent of Americans tell Reason-Rupe they have a favorable opinion of capitalism. Meanwhile, 36 percent of those surveyed, including 33 percent of independents and 26 percent of self-described Tea Party supporters, have a favorable opinion of socialism. Half of Democrats, 50 percent, have a favorable opinion of socialism, nearly identical to the 53 percent who have a favorable opinion of capitalism.
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/08/14/poll-25-of-tea-partiers-are-okay-with-socialism/

If, a big word, Sanders can get his message out, the message will resonate. But the media will obsess about trivialities and paint socialism as the twin of communism.