A good overview of what worries me about Bernie. He promises to enter office on the crest of a great waves of new, disaffected voters who have so far not shown up in primaries. He makes this promise at every campaign stop, from on stage—I'm not nitpicking https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-voters.html …
This is Sanders's argument for why he is uniquely positioned to win. That's why I single him out. No other candidate is promising record turnout and a mobilization of people who usually never vote.
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Do they have data suggesting his primary voters/caucus-goers were “experienced voters”? I’ve heard anecdotes to this effect. Another plausible explanation seems to be that centrist Dems feel out of touch, and are sitting this out while new contingents show up to participate.
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Correction: I’ve heard many Sanders supporters who are appearing at primary events are fairly new participants, not vetted Dems. In other words, I think these are all signs that we are very probably observing a party realignment. Sanders is a symptom.
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