A Vermont Socialist's opinion on Bernie S.

[Sancho]

69. Bernie has his skeletons in the closet...this issue is just one...

he hasn't faced the national magnifying glass yet. The F35 issue, protecting gun manufacturers, a poorly considered Robin Hood tax, old "Shades of Grey" essays, a spouse who fights with liberal students/faculty...well, you get the idea. Drip, drip, drip.

Hillary has been attacked with every resource of the GOP thrown at her for decades. At this point, million dollar campaigns that invent imaginary criticisms attack Hillary regularly, and DUers who "love to hate Hillary" often fall for the bs and repeat it.

If Bernie were the nominee - he would face a billion dollar war chest with no limits. He would be completely overwhelmed with his very limited resources, nonexistent national organization, and minimal national experience. The GOP would love to face Bernie instead of Hillary.

I know that everyone imagines a great populist rising up to elect Bernie, but there is virtually no evidence that would happen. The Democratic voters have NOT come out for recent elections. The GOP has control of registration, elections supervisors, and voting processes in many states. When issues about Bernie are trumpeted over and over on TV, mail, internet, etc. - he simply won't have the money to fight back. That's how the GOP has won big elections, state elections, and local elections as a pattern over the last two decades, and we'll see it again.

Interesting post, because the author is exactly the person who has a concern over an issue that can be exploited by an attack ad campaign.