I don't know why the options seem to be "only Sanders can electrify the electorate to beat Trump" and "Sanders would be a McGovern-esque disaster". I get "the variance is higher with Sanders" I...guess, but in favorability and polling, IDK how much he even stands out.
The difficulty is you can't poll October Sanders—the candidate after six months of attacks—today. McGovern and Humphrey polled very similarly in May of '72, with no hint of the disaster ahead https://theharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-MCGOVERN-EMERGING-AS-STRONG-PRESIDENTIAL-CONTENDER-1972-05.pdf …
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The way we only get one trial in political experiments is a great frustration
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