A quick question for those that say Bernie can't win...

[merrily]

68. No, he describes himself as a Democratic Socialist. See

Reply 33 and http://www.democraticunderground.com/12806844

1) Virtually no one outside of very liberal circles or Vermont knows who he is.

Ah, the inability to use left or liberal without a modifier is always a tipoff. Lots of centrists watch MSNBC, where he has appeared many times, He's not run for national office bevfore. Now that he is, he is becoming known, so that problem will take care of itself as the campaign progresses. The good news is that, as people get to know him, they are very enthused about him

2) His own principles are going to make fundraising difficult,

Most see those things as huge pluses, meaning, having principles, sticking to them and keeping money out of politics to the extent practicable.

like it or not, elections are expensive.

True, but it has not yet been shown how expensive. A myth has been created that you have to match your opponents dollar for dollar or outspend them. That has never been proven. Yes, you have to get your name known, especially if you are running against someone with 91% name recognition AND billions to spend. But you may not need to saturate the airwaves with exactly as many annoying ads as your opponent. Besides, if Bernie becomes the Democratic nominee, he won't have the same problems raising money as he does as a primary challenger to Hillary.