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In reply to the discussion: So Sanders is going back to running as an Indy for his senate seat. [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,169 posts)It was the fact that in the two key states of Wisconsin and Michigan where Hillary was short by only a few votes, Bernie won in those primaries.
It is the fact that he had higher positives than any other candidate
It was that he polled a majority of independents, while Hillary had a minority of independents
It was that the Green party would have been moot if he had run. Hell, Stein may have even pulled out to give Bernie more of a chance.
It was that the GOP had not prepared much in the way of dirt on Sanders, who has never had a whif of scandal. Unlike Hillary whom they had been preparing for for years along with their buddy Putin. and had a plethora of scandals, fake or not.
The GOP overused the "SOCIALIST!" boogeyman, even if totally wrongly, on Obama for years. The word had lost its sting. And Bernie had gained so much momentum that it would have been difficult to counter. Yes they may have chipped off a few points against him, but he would have had a much larger lead cushion than Hillary had.