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Even if you concede that Sanders' platform was unrealistic, he would have been running against a candidate that wants to build a wall costing somewhere north of
by curun1r 10y ago
Even if you concede that Sanders' platform was unrealistic, he would have been running against a candidate that wants to build a wall costing somewhere north of 11-figures, get Mexico to pay for it, negotiate better trade deals through sheer force of will and deport millions of illegal immigrants.
It's clear the electorate didn't take reality into consideration when casting their votes.
- jessaustin 10y agoYeah, there are lots of Repubs who could make a plausible "realism" argument, but Trump isn't one of them.
- linkregister 10y agoIn retrospect, it was clear that unrealistic promises being reneged mid-campaign weren't liabilities for the Trump campaign. I'm saying that at the time, it wasn't immediately apparent that Sanders's popularity would hold up in the general election.