Centrists say this is proof Sanders or Warren can't win. They're wrong

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49. Having read through the

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responses that I can see - some posters are apparently on my "Iggy" list and will stay there - it seems that most did not even read the article, but simply responded in ways that reflect their own biases.

That is their loss.

Having resided abroad for the most part for the past 25 years where I have been exposed to news that is not constantly US-centric, having taught university level comparative politics to international students for a spell after my "official" retirement from international organizations, and also having close UK friends who reside both inside and outside the UK, I find that this article is spot on. But after all, who am I compared to all the instant experts in the punditry and on DU?

Btw, one thing that came as somewhat of a shock to me when I was teaching the comparative politics course, almost NONE of my international students found the US system to their particular taste - and that was even BEFORE 45 got into office! Of the world's most prominent democracies, Germany's was favored the most. But some - not a small number - preferred systems like that in Singapore. https://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/singapore/constitution-politics

I personally believe that if there is NOT a STRONG Democrat who wins the Presidency in 2020 and Dems do not control both houses of Congress, our entire political system will ultimately self-destruct - and "not with a bang but a whimper." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hollow_Men