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It seems to me that 43% support among Democrat primary voters is fairly broad, but I guess that's just a debate about semantics. I would argue, however, that h
by leereeves 4y ago
It seems to me that 43% support among Democrat primary voters is fairly broad, but I guess that's just a debate about semantics.
I would argue, however, that he faced tremendous opposition from the wealthy, and that translated into most corporate media either attacking him or ignoring him, so his supporters could only be heard on social media.
- tptacek 4y agoLook at the Michigan county-by-county primary results (better yet: compare 2020 to 2016) and tell me that Democratic Socialism is a viable position in the modern Democratic party. Sanders didn't even take Washtenaw this go-round. I think it's very likely that Sanders overperformance in 2016 was really an artifact for a lot of deep-seated dislike and distrust of Hillary Clinton (something Biden himself was reported sour about in the wake of the 2016 fiasco). Corporate opposition is a just-so story. Until his campaign fell apart, Sanders stomped Biden in earned media coverage.