Geo. Lakoff: "the label hasn’t damaged Sanders"

George Lakoff is a pretty good judge of how framing works. And apparently he’s not all that worried that the socialism label and Bernie Sanders. He says nice things about Hillary, too. So this isn’t an endorsement, but he also seems to be saying that we shouldn’t worry about it too much. And he’s an expert on symbolism and framing. 

I have been asked how Sanders, as a “socialist,” could be doing as well as he is running for President, at least in a few early states. The answer seems to be that Democratic voters have listened to what he said and did, not the label he carries.

To them, Sanders embodies the best of idealistic American values — honest, straightforward, courageous and passionate for those values.

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If Sanders somehow makes it to the general election, will socialism-shaming work? It might. But so far, the label hasn’t damaged Sanders — because what he says, for the most part, fits classical American ideals.

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