Minnesota is known for being a liberal bastion in the fairly conservative Midwest, and the most recent caucus poll out of the state looks to confirm that position.
overtimepolitics.com/…
Bernie Sanders is only 3 points behind Hillary Clinton in Minnesota.
I feel like I need to say that again.
Bernie Sanders is only 3 points behind Hillary Clinton in Minnesota.
Let that sink in for a moment.
Admittedly, I had my doubts about the Sanders campaign as soon as he entered the race, and even recently I’ve thought that at best he would just delay Clinton’s nomination by a couple of weeks. He absolutely has a legitimate shot at the nomination now.
His state and national numbers have been rising, but then I had a chance to watch the most recent Democratic debate.
If every Democrat would look at a list of where the candidates stand on both social and economic issues, without names being attached to it, I would imagine 80% or more would side with Bernie Sanders. However, because Hillary Clinton is more “electable”, many Democrats tend to side with her, even though she is clearly in bed with Wall Street.
At this point, I don’t think someone can say with a straight face that Clinton would have an easier time winning a general election than Sanders. HRC’s problem is that far more people dislike her than Bernie. Younger people prefer Sanders by a wide margin, you know, the kind group who turned out in droves in 2008 for both the primaries, but especially so for the general election.
Iowa is a tossup right now, and Sanders has the lead in New Hampshire. Who knows what will happen on March 1st, but if Bernie has 2/3rds or more of the delegates that Clinton will have, he will be in a position to push for a win.