Bernie will win the nomination, he will pick Klobachar as his running mate, and he can and will beat Trump in November.
I dont really think so, and it has nothing to do with what I want or not, but I have kind of thought for a while the Dems are on their way to handing it to Trump again...
Are you kidding me? My dog, if I had one, could beat Trump for President. There are just not that many stupid people in this country even when coupled with the ones that hate abortion.
Id probably rather have your imaginary Dog as president then Trump or Bernie. However I think Trumps going to win and that feeling has grown (not subsided) as the debates and all that has gone on. I actually think your and the left’s perceived Hatred of Trump by the left is a big reason why. We’ll see I guess. You can only be so negative for so long before people dont want to have anything to do with you, and even if they dont go vote for Trump, they may just not go vote at all.
If Trump himself hasn't done enough to bring democrats out in droves to remove him, they must not care. And then, I guess, we will deserve another Trump term. Just sayin'.
Id agree somewhat but I think people get tired of negativity and I dont remember a time when politics is so negative, I think it pushes a lot of people away from the subject altogether and I think in this case it helps Trump.
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I don't think it will be. It's February and we've got MONTHS more of political crap to dig through, it's just my opinion but I think people are already tired of politics - and while the left may think it's just tired of Trump - I think there are a lot of people who are tired of all of it, maybe Bernie can excite enough of his base to turn out in November, but I think a lot of people are just at the stage of please tell me when it's over and we can try again 4 years.
I think people are tired of just talking about politics...but when it comes down to November, they will turn out and vote their conscience.
Do you think the Dems will come out in recvord numbers if Bernies the nominee? I just cant see it, I think there will be those on the fence that vote for Trump rather than Bernie, especially in midwest and SE/South. I might be wrong, but there are huge patriotic, flag waving numbers in those and I don't see them embracing democratic socialism with a guy that has been cozy with communist regime ways. I might be wrong, but I think the reason Trump won was because many dems/inde. voted for him, as a vote against Hillary and I see the same with Sanders.
