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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGallop: Americans Maintain a Positive View of Bernie Sanders
https://news.gallup.com/poll/243539/americans-maintain-positive-view-bernie-sanders.aspx"Nearly four in five Democrats have a positive view of Sanders"
"Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats, is most popular among Democrats (78%), as would be expected, but a majority of independents (54%) also view him favorably. Meanwhile, more than twice as many Republicans view him unfavorably (69%) as favorably (26%).
Sanders' ratings are mixed among whites, with nearly half viewing him favorably and half unfavorably. But, consistent with their more Democratic political orientation, nearly two in three nonwhites (64%) have a positive view of Sanders"
RDANGELO
(3,430 posts)That's why people like him.
calimary
(80,693 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,348 posts)you did there!
arthritisR_US
(7,269 posts)Apollyonus
(812 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Most dangerous place to be is between Bernie and a TV camera!
yewberry
(6,530 posts)Being the Independent US Senator from Vermont. He is excellent at that and I applaud him for bringing good ideas to the table.
David__77
(23,214 posts)...
mr_liberal
(1,017 posts)then his poll #s would tank and he'd lose in a landslide.
Quixote1818
(28,903 posts)Everyone said Trump would lose in a landslide too.
George II
(67,782 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,536 posts)Hillary got about 3 million more votes than the Orange One. Combined, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, and other third party candidates received more than 7 million votes. Wikipedia
Cha
(295,899 posts)have excellent qualified Dems who are quite capable of uniting the Democratic Party.
BlueMTexpat
(15,348 posts)+1000.
Apollyonus
(812 posts)redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Cha
(295,899 posts)honest.abe
(8,556 posts)He wont be our nominee.
ananda
(28,780 posts)Sanders speaks to a good, human agenda.
James48
(4,416 posts)My Republican friend said he thought highly of Bernie, too.
I think Bernie has a real shot if he runs again.
Takket
(21,421 posts)With supporting as a candidate. I have a positive view of Sanders but will not support him in the primary.
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)He'll kick Trump's ass in 2020.
Doodley
(8,976 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)Stellar
(5,644 posts)Everywhere I would read that Bernie could not get the minority vote, I'm glad to see that it's not true.
Gothmog
(143,998 posts)Many real democrats know that sanders helped to elect trump. We have long memories. I saw how little sanders did for Clinton. For example in sanders so-called endorsement speech, sanders spent most of the time talking about himself. That was a horrible speech by sanders if his goal was to help Clinton.
I was a delegate to the TDemocratic convention in 2008. Hillary Clinton dropped our before the state convention and it was a great unifying event. Sanders played games and waited until long after the Texas Democratic convention to endorse Clinton in a speech where sanders mainly talked about himself. The Texas state convention was not unifying due to sanders stunt. The difference between the two conventions was amazing
Again, many Democrats know that sanders did little to help Clinton win and in fact took many actions designed to hurt the party and help trump. I doubt that sanders will comply with the new DNC rule. That would involve sanders caring about the Democratic Party and agreeing to stop taking actions designed to hurt the party. I doubt that sanders will do this
If sanders tries to comply with the rule he will be grilled in any debate about his past actions that were designed to hurt the party. Again, many Democrats have long memories and will not forget or forgive sanders past efforts to hurt the party
BTW, the John Lewis stunt will make a great TV ad and sanders already has little or no support in a key base of the party. I look forward to such ad.
Apollyonus
(812 posts)radius777
(3,624 posts)treatment he got last time, which was mild compared to what the Hillary/Obama/Dem 'machine' could've hit him with.
Sure, he also could've hit her with the typical anti-Clinton stuff, but that would've backfired on him with the Dem base.
Last time Sanders basically came out of nowhere. He was a folk hero amongst the white left, many of whom resented 'identity politics' (as represented by Hillary/Obama), and who could project their hopes onto the blank slate Sanders represented.
This time that slate will be filled in thoroughly by tough (but fair and true) oppo research, and he has an entire field to contend with.
Cha
(295,899 posts)SamKnause
(13,037 posts)Voltaire2
(12,610 posts)that Sanders only has support from white male bros, and that people of color hate him.
Squinch
(50,773 posts)I don't dislike Bernie. That's a far cry from wanting to elect him.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Apollyonus
(812 posts)Squinch
(50,773 posts)You think you can, you think you can!
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Squinch
(50,773 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Squinch
(50,773 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)...announcing their runs.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)calguy
(5,222 posts)I just don't want to see him run for president. Love him as a Senator, hate him as a candidate.
Johnny2X2X
(18,732 posts)If he wins the Dem nomination, will all the Dems here and elsewhere let bygones be bygones and unite around him?
I would. Bernie has fantastic ideas for this country and he can beat Trump.
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)madville
(7,397 posts)If the other Democrats or their surrogates rip him to shreds in the primary and he loses, it will probably run a significant portion of them off from the general election.
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)because those are the options.
Sadly, I agree; that is why I think it's a bad idea for him to run.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)If Bernie starts out attacking democrats on stage with him with the unspoken implication that they are corrupt, don't bet on him helping the party win once he loses the nomination.
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)it's his fanatical cult that has repeatedly gotten under my skin
Gothmog
(143,998 posts)Under the old rules, there was never a requirement for sanders to join the party https://medium.com/@blairdurkee/scorched-earth-politics-bernie-sanders-and-the-dishonest-campaign-that-gave-us-trump-eb0bc82ab2c1
The new DNC rules hopefully will fix this issue. The new DNC rule will force sanders to actually join the party and force sanders to campaign as a member of the party
Link to tweet
In addition, new ballot access laws will require sanders to release five or ten years of tax returns.
Joe941
(2,848 posts)FrankBooth
(1,598 posts)Biden is.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Harris recently pushed him into third. The only person that has consistently been first is Biden.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)ZeroSomeBrains
(638 posts)His support among POC are pretty high. If he runs I will give his candidacy a chance and hear him out. It's gonna be a huge stage if everyone stays in once the debates start.
Paladin
(28,202 posts)....but probably not. We have a number of better Democratic candidates this time around. It would be stupid to give Bernie another chance---why do trump that kind of favor?
Baltimike
(4,123 posts)Baltimike
(4,123 posts)because he is not a Democrat right now, whether we like it or not
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)I Jane finally finishes them.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)I just dont want him as our candidate. The pushback he gets here is due almost entirely to the behavior of his bros in the last go-round.
lapucelle
(18,037 posts)within BS's campaign became public. It was also conducted before he missed the Russia sanctions vote.
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)....strong criticism by Vermont AA groups because it didn't include any local AA representation. Plus, it was before any of the other candidates made their formal announcements.
Feeling "positive" about a candidate is one thing, being a preferred candidate is something much deeper.
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)were "excited" by him, compared to 59% for Biden.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)lynintenn
(631 posts)It's about who can win in 2020 not who is the most liked. I voted for Hilary over Obama in the primary in 2008 but loved and supported Obama after she lost. We need fresh young faces. People who can get young people excited.
Gothmog
(143,998 posts)Apollyonus
(812 posts)Gothmog
(143,998 posts)Link to tweet
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Apollyonus
(812 posts)QC
(26,371 posts)brooklynite
(93,836 posts)Apollyonus
(812 posts)is extremely different from a vote.
I have a positive view of Martin O'Malley ... but I didn't vote for him.
nini
(16,670 posts)Because he will be vetted this time.
Gothmog
(143,998 posts)Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)You can fool most of the people.
peggysue2
(10,811 posts)An authentic spoiler.
This ain't 2016. But knock yourself out, Senator Sanders. We know who you are.