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11. If Bernie wins the nomination, he may beat McGovern's loss

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 12:05 PM

Jan 2020

Vermont has only 3 EC votes as opposed to MA which had 14.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Marshall Matz, a policy adviser for Sen. George McGovern's failed 1972 bid warned Dems [View all] Gothmog Jan 2020 OP

Oh indeed!! Will be happy when sanders goes home to VT Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #1

This isn't 1972. Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #2

It will be worse. George McGovern not only proudly wore the Democratic label, he didn't go out of still_one Jan 2020 #3

Excellent points. George II Jan 2020 #7

It will be bad, but not worse Hankee Jan 2020 #9

He didn't rule out a post for George Wallace in his administration. David__77 Jan 2020 #22

Yes unity...and who are the candidates promoting that??? Hint it's NOT Bernie. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #26

It's only opinion. (It's also mine) LakeArenal Jan 2020 #4

Emphasis on "Democrats, please listen and learn." George II Jan 2020 #5

It would wind up a bigger landslide than Nixon/McGovern; Reagan/Mondale; Johnson/Goldwater George II Jan 2020 #6

I don't believe that. Blue_true Jan 2020 #16

+1000 UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #27

I have to say, I don't think Sanders is looking well...now we have VP's so that would not dissuade Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #8

If Sanders' medical records can be hacked, the Russians have them and are Blue_true Jan 2020 #17

Misguided, but not surprising. redqueen Jan 2020 #10

I was amused by the article cited in that thread Gothmog Jan 2020 #15

If Bernie wins the nomination, he may beat McGovern's loss NYMinute Jan 2020 #11

If Gabbard is sanders' VP, they may pick up Hawaii Gothmog Jan 2020 #36

No they won't NYMinute Jan 2020 #37

K&R highplainsdem Jan 2020 #12

There's the thing - you have to go back to 1972 to find a too left candidate, crazytown Jan 2020 #13

The two elections you listed were very close. So you sort of blew up your own argument. nt Blue_true Jan 2020 #18

72, 84, Dems faced an ultra popular president crazytown Jan 2020 #19

True. But Bush was also popular in 2004. The Iraq debacle had not yet blown up on him. Blue_true Jan 2020 #20

W was the least popular president to be re-elected in the modern era crazytown Jan 2020 #21

Bush II was only slightly less popular than Eisenhower and both won re-election. Blue_true Jan 2020 #24

Approval on re-Election Day: Ike 68%, W 48% crazytown Jan 2020 #25

Bush Jr was at 48.4% on election day, Eisenhower was 68% NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #33

K&R! nt TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #14

Campaign contributions data. David__77 Jan 2020 #23

What does this have to do with the OP? nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #28

I was curious about that also Gothmog Jan 2020 #29

Funny how Biden's actions 20 years ago aren't relevant but an election 47 years ago is Bradshaw3 Jan 2020 #30

You're allowed to bring up anything you like. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #32

I think this would be almost beyond doubt. His admirers Hortensis Jan 2020 #31

As long ago as that was, his experience is still relevant. MineralMan Jan 2020 #34

You and I both lived through that campaign Gothmog Jan 2020 #35

It's Bernie, not Biden, who has the electability problem Gothmog Jan 2020 #38

The last time we experimented with a close to Bernie and Liz candidate was in 1972-George McGovern. Gothmog Jan 2020 #39

Looks familiar Gothmog Feb 2020 #40

Sanders would lose to trump Gothmog Feb 2020 #41

Trump is salivating at the prospect of running against Sanders Gothmog Feb 2020 #42

James Clyburn thinks that sanders is like McGovern Gothmog Feb 2020 #43