2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A quick guide to Hillary supporters for Bernie supporters. [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)the more electable candidate even though I don't understand that either. I just wanted to make clear that the main difference between H and B supporters isn't that we want corporations to ravage the world. We see eye to eye on most issues. Some of us, like me, would be just as happy with B in the white house, probably even happier, but just don't think he can get it there.
As to the question, GE polls this far out have very low predictive value. This isn't something I'm just saying as an excuse, it is pretty well supported by data, and from what I've read, is the consensus among people who study polls and elections. So that doesn't mean much. I don't think Bernie will be able to overcome the socialist label, I don't think he would hold up to attacks, and I look around the country and see nobody as liberal as him having won any major election outside of a few blue states.
But that disagreement is not about policy, it's about how I think the American people will vote. I'm sure we have disagreements about policy, but they are not the big thing that separates us. What separates us is our views on electability.