Sanders sees path to beating Trump in Rust Belt [View all]

[Uncle Joe]

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Sanders’s aides and advisers are convinced that the self-described democratic socialist is the candidate best positioned to win over working-class voters in 2020, arguing that his populist message and insurgent style will yield gains in states carried by Trump.

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But they also say that his core message — that decades of lopsided trade deals and special interests in Washington have exacted a toll on the country’s working class — has a particular appeal to many of the voters who put Trump in the White House, especially those in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

"They realize now that they’ve been hoodwinked, and who’s more to trust than someone who’s been talking about this their entire career?” Chuck Rocha, a senior adviser to Sanders, said.

Norman Solomon, a coordinator for an informal group of Sanders delegates called the Bernie Delegates Network, said Sanders is positioning himself "to win over people who voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012" but cast ballots for Trump in 2016.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/438710-sanders-sees-path-to-beating-trump-in-rust-belt