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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Can Exploit Donald Trump's Weaknesses [View all]Gothmog
(182,467 posts)10. Not in the real world, trump would destroy a very weak candidate like sanders
In addition to the well written 101 page memorandum with oppo on sanders with a 1000 pages of backup from the Clinton campaign trump has his own oppo file on sanders that would destroy such a weak and divisive candidate like sanders. Trump had a two foot thick book of oppo research on Sanders http://www.newsweek.com/myths-cost-democrats-presidential-election-521044
They ignored the fact that Sanders had not yet faced a real campaign against him. Clinton was in the delicate position of dealing with a large portion of voters who treated Sanders more like the Messiah than just another candidate. She was playing the long gameattacking Sanders strongly enough to win, but gently enough to avoid alienating his supporters. Given her overwhelming support from communities of colorfor example, about 70 percent of African-American voters cast their ballot for herClinton had a firewall that would be difficult for Sanders to breach....
So what would have happened when Sanders hit a real opponent, someone who did not care about alienating the young college voters in his base? I have seen the opposition book assembled by Republicans for Sanders, and it was brutal. The Republicans would have torn him apart. And while Sanders supporters might delude themselves into believing that they could have defended him against all of this, there is a name for politicians who play defense all the time: losers....
The Republicans had at least four other damning Sanders videos (I dont know what they showed), and the opposition research folder was almost 2-feet thick. (The section calling him a communist with connections to Castro alone would have cost him Florida.) In other words, the belief that Sanders would have walked into the White House based on polls taken before anyone really attacked him is a delusion built on a scaffolding of political ignorance.
So what would have happened when Sanders hit a real opponent, someone who did not care about alienating the young college voters in his base? I have seen the opposition book assembled by Republicans for Sanders, and it was brutal. The Republicans would have torn him apart. And while Sanders supporters might delude themselves into believing that they could have defended him against all of this, there is a name for politicians who play defense all the time: losers....
The Republicans had at least four other damning Sanders videos (I dont know what they showed), and the opposition research folder was almost 2-feet thick. (The section calling him a communist with connections to Castro alone would have cost him Florida.) In other words, the belief that Sanders would have walked into the White House based on polls taken before anyone really attacked him is a delusion built on a scaffolding of political ignorance.
sanders was such a weak primary candidate that the Clinton campaign did not use its oppo but trump would have fun destroying such a weak candidate like sanders
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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At least this time the OP isn't misrepresenting or marginalizing what they view as
still_one
Jan 2020
#4
And Russia was certainly pulling for him... makes no sense if the GOP didn't want Bernie
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#12
They weren't pulling for Bernie, they were fighting against Hillary and for Trump.
ArtTownsend
Jan 2020
#14
Um... the Russians weren't supporting Johnson or McMullen, and that's what my post was about
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#22
You mean sick and tired of politicians doing things lauding Reagan's cuts to SS?
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#11
If you read this person's NUMEROUS posts, you would understand that they have very clearly decided.
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#23
Sorry, I was referring to all of the DU folks with undecided avatars. There are a lot of them.
ArtTownsend
Jan 2020
#27
LOL. Even that centrist "Media Bias Fact Check" rates Jacobin as highly accurate.
DanTex
Jan 2020
#38