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In reply to the discussion: Sanders privately expresses concerns about the Biden/Harris campaign [View all]peggysue2
(10,914 posts)So, perhaps Bernie's electoral prognostications should be considered 'questionable' at best.
As far as not running a more progressive campaign, Biden is trying to reach the broadest electorate possible. Many of the policies Biden has proposed are, in fact, progressive. Maybe not to the degree the Senator from Vermont would like but Biden is the nominee not Sanders. It's important to remember Trump would love Biden to make a sharp U-turn left because painting him as a wild-eyed socialist would be so much easier and more effective.
From everything I've read, Biden/Harris are reaching out to Hispanic communities. We can argue over whether this should have started earlier but the outreach is going on. As for young voters? I have not seen any shift from Dem to Republican in the polls. The question is how many young voters will actually come out? Their track record is not exactly stellar. But 2020 is about their future, more than us oldsters: climate change, environmental factors, racial justice, reinventing police departments, gun control, economic equality, a woman's right to choose, etc., etc., etc.
If the threat of another disastrous Squatter-in-Chief term isn't enough to motivate voters, nothing will. Because this is all about the country's future, as in, will we have one?