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KPN

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10. Obama's appeal in swing States? If you are asking can Sanders win in swing States,

Reply to uponit7771 (Original post)

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 05:38 AM

Feb 2020

yes, if we are united. Maybe not exactly Obama’s traits that made him appealing, but can Sanders win? I think so. If we get out and vote ourselves we’ll do as well as HRC did and gain additional votes from those who voted for “change” and not necessarily the candidate (tRump and Stein).

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

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QUESTION: Do you think Sanders has Obama's Appeal In Swing States? [View all] uponit7771 Feb 2020 OP

There is zero Obama appeal anywhere in Sanders. Anywhere. krissey Feb 2020 #1

You can say that about all the candidates. jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #14

No. & BS has never been vetted by the gop.. yet. Cha Feb 2020 #2

+1 musette_sf Feb 2020 #34

No. We lose the rustbelt. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #3

+1 -K&R onetexan Feb 2020 #7

Yes. masmdu Feb 2020 #4

Sanders appeals to whom mostly, Obama's swing state voters? Maybe I should put that in the OP uponit7771 Feb 2020 #5

Yes ibegurpard Feb 2020 #6

Benedict Donald literally got help from the Russians who backed 3rd party candidates that over ... uponit7771 Feb 2020 #8

It wasn't about good policy. It was about grievance, no? KPN Feb 2020 #9

I'm a Sanders skeptic but you raise good points. tman Feb 2020 #29

Obama's appeal in swing States? If you are asking can Sanders win in swing States, KPN Feb 2020 #10

We will not win the rustbelt. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #11

No, but neither do any of the other Democrats running this time. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2020 #12

No. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #15

For Wisconsin I would say yes mucifer Feb 2020 #16

Some of them. PA, MI, OH maybe. But he won't make any inroads in the South Recursion Feb 2020 #17

Michigan would be lost too. LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #19

Like Nevada's Union voters? Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #21

And you are basing that off of a Caucus? LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #22

Nevada and Michigan are nothing alike. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #28

A democratic caucus has nothing to do with a general election.. Callado119 Feb 2020 #32

Bs isn't gonna win Ohio. Alliepoo Feb 2020 #23

+1, uponit7771 Feb 2020 #25

Nope.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #18

Nope. cwydro Feb 2020 #20

Obama will be campaigning for Sanders in those swing states KayF Feb 2020 #24

I'm in WI, outside of the urban areas Sanders has almost no support. AJT Feb 2020 #26

No wisteria Feb 2020 #27

Quick answer peggysue2 Feb 2020 #30

No. In those states, Biden is still favored ahead of Bernie and the rest, to win in a match-up with emmaverybo Feb 2020 #31

No. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #33