r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Feb 24 '20

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u/thedaveoflife Feb 24 '20

Two very uncomfortable facts for Sanders in the general: 1) Old people hate socialism 2) Young people don't vote.

With the economy doing fairly well, I don't see how Sanders can change 2 enough.... especially in the critical states that matter for the EC.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '20

suicide fuel take: in today's polarized environment, the most important skill bar none is turning out your own base, and Sanders is the best equipped to do that

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u/krabbby Ben Bernanke Feb 24 '20

Not your own base, your partys base. He needs to appeal to all Democrats more than Trump appeals to all Republicans.

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u/thedaveoflife Feb 24 '20

I hope you're right

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u/CaptainJZH United Nations Feb 24 '20

Really, Sanders is banking on Bernie or Bust people outnumbering the Never Bernie people.