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Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
4. That's one of the reasons Sanders won't be nominated.
Fri Aug 28, 2015, 01:24 PM
Aug 2015

The powers that be can tolerate a leftist position on some social issues, but they aren't going to allow the nomination of someone who actively opposes the military industrial complex, prison industrial complex, major banking reform, the current tax structure, and so on. So, the bulk of the money will go toward establishment candidates who can be trusted (regardless of what their rhetoric may suggest, particularly primary campaign rhetoric). That's true for Sanders on the left and Paul on the right (both of whom attract a large following).

The other problem Sanders has is his lack of charisma. And the fact that 25% of registered voters have never even heard of him, much less know anything about him.

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