Post by Logan on Mar 5, 2016 9:39:23 GMT -6
Bernie Sanders fans insist he’s more electable than Hillary Clinton. Are they right?
Bernie Sanders is getting badly hurt at the ballot box by an idea his supporters think is deeply misguided.
According to exit polls, Hillary Clinton has clobbered Sanders among voters who said a candidate who "can win in November" is their top concern. Even in New Hampshire, a state Sanders won in a landslide, Clinton beat Sanders among these voters by 59 points.
For many Clinton supporters, picking Sanders just sounds like a reckless gamble. The idea of nominating a little-known "democratic socialist" from Vermont seems like a sure way to guarantee that Republicans take back the White House with little upside for Democrats.
Sanders's fans think this is nonsense. To them, arguments against the candidate on "electability" grounds are worse than a distraction from more important policy questions: They also miss clear evidence that Sanders, not Clinton, would be the stronger candidate against Republicans.
Read more: www.vox.com/2016/3/4/11158110/bernie-sanders-electability-clinton
Bernie Sanders is getting badly hurt at the ballot box by an idea his supporters think is deeply misguided.
According to exit polls, Hillary Clinton has clobbered Sanders among voters who said a candidate who "can win in November" is their top concern. Even in New Hampshire, a state Sanders won in a landslide, Clinton beat Sanders among these voters by 59 points.
For many Clinton supporters, picking Sanders just sounds like a reckless gamble. The idea of nominating a little-known "democratic socialist" from Vermont seems like a sure way to guarantee that Republicans take back the White House with little upside for Democrats.
Sanders's fans think this is nonsense. To them, arguments against the candidate on "electability" grounds are worse than a distraction from more important policy questions: They also miss clear evidence that Sanders, not Clinton, would be the stronger candidate against Republicans.
Read more: www.vox.com/2016/3/4/11158110/bernie-sanders-electability-clinton
