Serious question...does anyone really think Bernie Sanders would win a general election?

[SheilaT]

4. I think he could win the general election.

That's not to guarantee that he will.

But keep in mind that in 1991, after the first Gulf War, President Bush was riding so high in the polls that it was obvious to the most casual observer that he couldn't possibly lose in 1992. As a consequence, pretty much every serious contender on the Democratic side decided there was absolutely no point in running that year. All except for some guy who'd been governor of a small state in the south. Wonder whatever happened to him?

Or how in 2001, after the bitter defeat, maybe the stealing of the election the year before, it was obvious to all that Al Gore would run again in 2004 and win that time. So what really happened?

Or how in 2007 it was blindingly obvious that Hillary Clinton would be our nominee the next year and we'd finally have a woman President. Wait. Didn't someone challenge her?

My point is that none of us should ever fall into the trap of conventional wisdom, especially a year or more from the election. Anyway, I'll repeat: I believe Bernie Sanders could win the general election. Of course, he's still a long way from getting the nomination.