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In reply to the discussion: Which primaries Did Hillary Clinton Win in 2008? [View all]JonLP24
(29,929 posts)spoke out against the security state & countless many other things. Bernie Sanders takes stances on all those issues most Americans support the big one is expanding social security. You think Obama floating chained cpi cuts did him any favors? Remember the transparency pledges?
Dennis Kucinich had more competition but no one is really addressing the concerns of the populist wing in a way that is more genuine than Bernie Sanders and something you can't say about him that was often said about Kucinich is he isn't ineffective as a legislature. Right now Bernie Sanders is polling 3rd place for 3 or 4 straight months behind Clinton & Biden. Those two or mainly Biden poll as high is because most people know who they are. On Bernie Sanders most people say don't know or don't know enough for a yes or no which Hillary doesn't have that. He is doing quite good all things considered at-the-moment. When he speaks is where he is at his best & he will have the opportunity. Hillary Clinton easily puts her foot mouth says something she later backtracks on so many times. Every day on DU there are threads saying Hillary Clinton will win. Great. I just don't see that map as anything representative to the current situation -- he probably won't win Arizona. I don't give this state a lot of credit for political smarts. Republicans win elections by hiding from the media.