I love Bernie Sanders but he is 100 percent NOT electable.

[Babel_17]

85. Hmm, I'm pretty sure the campaign hasn't be moving forward mostly due to young folks

Hmm, I'm pretty sure the campaign hasn't be moving forward mostly due to young folks. Though it is great to see younger Americans finding an enthusiasm for the electoral process.

McGovern was written off by my elders*, today's more mature voters recognize something different and good in Sanders, and are responding positively.

As the message of Sanders filters through the social media all brackets of America are starting to take a serious notice of the Sanders campaign, and it's been incredibly positive.

We have all the demographics lining up with him and that's what we need to have our candidate immune to the right wing propaganda machine. He's truly the candidate for the 99% and the GOP can't effectively run against that. Parts of their base loves parts of Sanders message and they will see the lack thereof in the message from the GOP. This will be relevant, imo.

The tide has turned in America against corporate overreach. Senator Sanders has the record, and the platform, as being on the side of the 99% against that overreach. Unless his opponent can match him on that, that is going to be a huge advantage for Sanders. The country is basically perplexed at how the plunderers of our economy have gotten off so easy.

I do agree with you that the GOP attack machine will reach an insanely high new level of attacks, built on shameless falsehoods, to go after Sanders. That is something we'll have to deal with. I think we'll enjoy the fight.

*The tide hadn't yet turned regarding Viet Nam, my brother's generation, all draft bait, turned out for McGovern. Though IIRC, they preferred Eugene McCarthy in the primaries. Wikipedia says McCarthy faded fast in '72. And so it goes ...