Sanders 2020 looks like Sanders 2016, challenges and all

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4. That "slice of Democrats" has declined to a "significant slice"

as some of the people who remembered his name remember/finally learn the history associated with it.

A Gallup poll reports only 63% said they'd would vote for a septuagenarian, low but a solid majority, but 47% for a socialist.

Extremely interesting, willingness to vote for people of different specific groups has grown since 2015 (except for the socialist category which held at 47%). Not sure how big an indicator that is, but it has to be good for the very diverse Democratic Party and not for the white male fascist party.

Americans' Willingness to Vote for Presidential Candidates From Certain Groups

Between now and the 2016/2020 political conventions, there will be discussion about the qualifications of presidential candidates -- their education, age, religion, race and so on. If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for president who happened to be _____, would you vote for that person?

2015 to 2019 Change %

Black 92 96 +4
Catholic 93 95 +2
Hispanic 91 95 +4
A woman 92 94 +2
Jewish 91 93 +2
Evangelical Christian 73 80 +7
Gay or lesbian 74 76 +2
Under the age of 40 -- 71 --
Muslim 60 66 +6
Over the age of 70 -- 63 --
Atheist 58 60 +2
Socialist 47 47 0