Politifact on Sanders Electability Argument: The statement is not accurate, so we rate it False.

[NCTraveler]

Sanders said, "Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton."

The NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll released before Sanders' statement supports his claim for Trump, but it has no data against Cruz or Rubio. Earlier polls say he doesn't outperform Clinton at all against Cruz, Rubio or Bush, and the narrow races combined with the margins of error make his contention even more dubious.

Beating Clinton in only two of eight hypothetical matchups is far from "almost all."

The statement is not accurate, so we rate it False.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jan/26/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-says-he-polls-better-against-gop-ca/

[Thinkingabout]

1. To run as the DNC nominee he has to get enough delegates.

[NurseJackie]

15. He won't be able to do that.

[Thinkingabout]

29. Exactly

[ljm2002]

28. The DNC nominee???

Really?

[baldguy]

34. DNC - Democratic National Committee.

Or is Sanders running for the nomination from some other party?

[workinclasszero]

2. Start walking it back Bernie.....

again.

[Dawson Leery]

3. Backtrack Bernie is his name

[DURHAM D]

7. LOL

[cali]

9. Actually, it's remarkable how little he backtracks

[NurseJackie]

16. Oh dear!

[Number23]

33. And it's kinda sad, actually...

[quickesst]

4. Well there you go again...

... attacking Bernie with..... facts.

[libdem4life]

6. Well, I guess if she says it, that settles it? Progressive...Ha. Centrist...Corporatist

but her donors will not tolerate a Real Progressive, and we all know it.

[quickesst]

10. Obviously...

... Your idea of a real progressive is different from mine. Thanks for replying.

[libdem4life]

14. I mentioned her donors...I know what their values are. I wouldn't know yours, as you point out.

Referring mostly to the 6 figure speaking fee ones (Ha, ha, ha...I'll never forget that) who got rich by shoveling money out with no expectation of specific and clearly spelled out return. Hedge fund managers do it all the time...LOL...Not.

This is NOT my version of Progressive. That's all.

[quickesst]

24. Like the pic says...

... I like a progressive who gets things done. but even more, I like a progressive who will get things done. Hill yeah!

[libdem4life]

25. Since your first point is moot...what Progressive things will she get done...with her hand so

deeply in the Oligarch's Magic Money Pocket?

[draa]

26. There's also this.

[John Poet]

31. Getting things done.... Like, enabling Bush

to invade Iraq?

[quickesst]

32. Yep...

... Without her vote it would have never happened. I've kind of gotten used to "thanks Obama". I suppose I can get used to "thanks Hillary" just as easily. It will just be a little more despicable coming from the left.

[libdem4life]

5. Sorry...don't buy it.

Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton.

Under these circumstances, he is correct. It doesn't say against Hillary...it says against Republicans and that is true in case after case. The Establishment Democrats bound and determined to promote the Oligarchy don't want him...that's the issue.

[merrily]

8. All the times I heard him, he said "some," but who cares?

Is this a material campaign promise he's running for President on?

Is this equivalent of one of Hillary's tales, like Bosnia, or one of her many "evolutions" on policy?

And he has done better better against the front runners in some polls.

Talk about nit picking!

[fredamae]

11. Politifact? lol

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/rachel-maddow-politifact-terrible-sue-you_n_3236893.html

[VulgarPoet]

12. So when can we expect the corporatist to walk back her little line about

"She's supported marriage equality for the past forty years" when there's a video of her in opposition to from 2004? I mean she did say that yesterday, right? Let's see a little parity here, y'all.

[libdem4life]

17. There are a number of issues with this little problem...not to worry, though. She'll tell

them to "cut it out", too.

But can we see just one of the speeches she gave that was worth 6 figures from the hedge fund managers and banking oligarchs? Ha, ha, ha...next? (she really did laugh at the question...I watched it on a clip). Yes, that's our little corporatist.

[ViseGrip]

13. It's actually 'almost true' for a different candidates, at different times.

[leftupnorth]

18. Lol. The absolute undying dedication to the oligarchy is admirable

If not virtuous.

[cherokeeprogressive]

19. Politifact rates suggestions as true or false?

[NCTraveler]

21. Huge difference in suggestion and claim.

"Almost all of the polls that have come out suggest that I am a much stronger candidate against the Republicans than is Hillary Clinton" Bernie Sanders

[Cali_Democrat]

20. It is indeed a false and misleading claim.

Good on Politifact.

They should be calling this out.

[sadoldgirl]

22. It does not matter at all what the media tell us.

They are part of the corporate establishment,
and I for one think that Bernie knew very well
that he had to fight them as well as the political
establishment.

[Betty Karlson]

23. This from an organisation withh a well-known right wing bias.

Colour me surprised for their attacks on true statements from the left.

[-none]

27. Why is that not a surprise around here?

[LanternWaste]

30. It's settled! It's theoretically possible for Sanders to win.

It's settled! It's theoretically possible for Sanders to win. I'm certain many people are relieved to hear this.