10 thoughts on “Bernie Sanders”

1. would you prefer President Hillary Clinton to him?

   1. While I probably would prefer Clinton to Sanders, I can’t imagine circumstances where I would have to make that choice.

      And once again, we see the unfathomable bragging about how bad the Democrat party choices are likely to be.

      1. if Senator Warren ran for the ticket she could clean the floor with Sec Clinton.

         1. Let’s hope so. I would encourage that.

            1. And then Fauxahontas would get her clock cleaned nationally.

               You might as well run Wendy Davis for President. What would happen to her nationally would make what’s happening to Wendy Davis in Texas look like a picnic.

            2. I haven’t followed the Davis campaign yet but, I don’t
               think she’s going to get slaughtered, I give her a 40% chance of winning
               but an 80% chance of beating the point spread.

               http://polltracker.talkingpointsmemo.com/contests/wendy-davis-favorability-tx

               http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2014-texas-governor-abbott-vs-davis

               5 months out, she’s on a nice trajectory. Texas is a tough place for any dem.
               Abbotts at 52 which is a winning number, but Davis is at 40, and Abbott’s
               pretty well known.

               Could we see Abbott win at 47:42? Sure.

               But Texas is an R+10 state, If Davis closes the gap significantly below that, it’s
               a pretty big thing.

               Davis is running, and may not win this time around, but, she could set herself up for a senate race or State-wide run in a few years.

            3. Then we both agree.

            4. 40 Percent? I think you added a 0 by mistake.

               Ask Nate Silver, it’s not an arithmetic progression.

               I think it is more likely the spread will increase. She is not doing well with Texas Hispanics. I doubt she will break 50% with them on election day:

               http://voices.yahoo.com/wendy-davis-stumbles-abortion-among-texas-hispanics-12567393.html?cat=9

               And if the primary is any indication, Abbott received three time the primary votes Davis did. This, along with other indicators, portends a November blow-out in the making.

               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_gubernatorial_election,_2014

2. One could argue a Bernie Sanders run makes a Hillary Clinton Presidency less likely.

   I think that is the unspoken point of this whole though exercise. Rand didn’t spell it out explicitly but I think I can dare channel his intent and state that is one of the pillars of thought for this thread existing.

   1. And again, as a reminder, Sanders is NOT a Democrat and would likely be running as a 3rd Party Independent for those who don’t get it.

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