Poll: Is Bernie Sanders too extreme to win the General Election?

[Billy000]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

How many times must he explain it already for you to pay attention?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

How many times must he explain it already for you to pay attention?

why don't you explain it smart ass, this should be good because to date Sanders hasn't. Where is the 27 trillion just for his pier in the sky healthcare coming from?

 

[Indeependent]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

Telling Democrats and Independents he's going to Tax the Uber Rich will turn them away?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

Telling Democrats and Independents he's going to Tax the Uber Rich will turn them away?

His grand plan can't be paid for if he confiscated all the uber rich's entire assets.

 

[Billy000]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

How many times must he explain it already for you to pay attention?

why don't you explain it smart ass, this should be good because to date Sanders hasn't. Where is the 27 trillion just for his pier in the sky healthcare coming from?

Are you serious? You actually haven't heard him explain it? He has at every debate. The free tuition would be paid for with a tax on Wall Street speculation. His healthcare plan would be paid for with a tax hike on the wealthy and middle class that would replace their current higher premium insurance costs.

You do know that taxes pay for government spending right?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

How many times must he explain it already for you to pay attention?

why don't you explain it smart ass, this should be good because to date Sanders hasn't. Where is the 27 trillion just for his pier in the sky healthcare coming from?

Are you serious? You actually haven't heard him explain it? He has at every debate. The free tuition would be paid for with a tax on Wall Street speculation. His healthcare plan would be paid for with a tax hike on the wealthy and middle class that would replace their current higher premium insurance costs.

You do know that taxes pay for government spending right?

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility. This nation is 19 trillion in the hole as it is and you think it can pay another 27 trillion +? You're all on drugs

 

[Billy000]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

How many times must he explain it already for you to pay attention?

why don't you explain it smart ass, this should be good because to date Sanders hasn't. Where is the 27 trillion just for his pier in the sky healthcare coming from?

Are you serious? You actually haven't heard him explain it? He has at every debate. The free tuition would be paid for with a tax on Wall Street speculation. His healthcare plan would be paid for with a tax hike on the wealthy and middle class that would replace their current higher premium insurance costs.

You do know that taxes pay for government spending right?

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility. This nation is 19 trillion in the hole as it is and you think it can pay another 27 trillion +? You're all on drugs

How do you not understand the concept of revenue? Any government spending is paid for With taxes. That is how it works. Oh and the 27 T figure is bullshit

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

How many times must he explain it already for you to pay attention?

why don't you explain it smart ass, this should be good because to date Sanders hasn't. Where is the 27 trillion just for his pier in the sky healthcare coming from?

Are you serious? You actually haven't heard him explain it? He has at every debate. The free tuition would be paid for with a tax on Wall Street speculation. His healthcare plan would be paid for with a tax hike on the wealthy and middle class that would replace their current higher premium insurance costs.

You do know that taxes pay for government spending right?

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility. This nation is 19 trillion in the hole as it is and you think it can pay another 27 trillion +? You're all on drugs

How do you not understand the concept of revenue? Any government spending is paid for With taxes. That is how it works.

You're an economic illiterate, we are 19 TRILLION in debt...think hard, that is debt, obviously taxes are not paying the bills. Go ahead and start taxing business and Wall st like your feeble old coot wants....then watch them flee

 

[Arianrhod]

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility.

"Any" economist? So you can just pick one at random and show us the math? Please do so.

 

[Indeependent]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

Telling Democrats and Independents he's going to Tax the Uber Rich will turn them away?

His grand plan can't be paid for if he confiscated all the uber rich's entire assets.

That's true, but destroying the Middle Class seems to be feasible to the Uber Rich.
What goes around comes around in one form or another.

 

[Billy000]

How many times must he explain it already for you to pay attention?

why don't you explain it smart ass, this should be good because to date Sanders hasn't. Where is the 27 trillion just for his pier in the sky healthcare coming from?

Are you serious? You actually haven't heard him explain it? He has at every debate. The free tuition would be paid for with a tax on Wall Street speculation. His healthcare plan would be paid for with a tax hike on the wealthy and middle class that would replace their current higher premium insurance costs.

You do know that taxes pay for government spending right?

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility. This nation is 19 trillion in the hole as it is and you think it can pay another 27 trillion +? You're all on drugs

How do you not understand the concept of revenue? Any government spending is paid for With taxes. That is how it works.

You're an economic illiterate, we are 19 TRILLION in debt...think hard, that is debt, obviously taxes are not paying the bills. Go ahead and start taxing business and Wall st like your feeble old coot wants....then watch them flee

Yeah no shit. Aside from spending, the Bush Tax cuts greatly contributed to our national debt.

 

[Indeependent]

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility.

"Any" economist? So you can just pick one at random and show us the math? Please do so.

I listened to Sanders once a week for about an hour on the Thom Hartmann Radio Show.
Sanders never said anything that was more outlandish than the shit Corporate America's been pulling on the rest of us.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility.

"Any" economist? So you can just pick one at random and show us the math? Please do so.

I listened to Sanders once a week for about an hout on the Thom Hartmann Radio Show.
Sanders never said anything that was more outlandish than the shit Corporate America's been pulling on the rest of us.

So vote for him, to be honest I've read your comments and you're as much an economic illiterate as Billy is. Have a good night, I've already had my fill of Sander dumb phuck supporters

 

[Indeependent]

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility.

"Any" economist? So you can just pick one at random and show us the math? Please do so.

I listened to Sanders once a week for about an hout on the Thom Hartmann Radio Show.
Sanders never said anything that was more outlandish than the shit Corporate America's been pulling on the rest of us.

So vote for him, to be honest I've read your comments and you're as much an economic illiterate as Billy is. Have a good night, I've already had my fill of Sander dumb phuck supporters

Trump, then Sanders.
And phuck Bill Gates and his pals.

 

[deltex1]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Bernie Sanders Isn’t Electable, and Here’s Why

The blunt truth: I just can’t see Bernie Sanders winning a general election. Three months ago, I thought it might be possible, maybe. But watching the campaign unfold as it has, and given some time to ponder how circumstances might play themselves out, I’ve become less convinced that he could beat any of the Republicans. He’d probably have the best shot against Ted Cruz. But in that case, as we now know, Mike Bloomberg would get in, and I think he’d be formidable, but I don’t want to get into why here. That’s another column, if indeed it ever needs to be written.

This column is about Sanders’s chances, which I think are virtually nil for two reasons.

Reason one: He’s not an enrolled Democrat. Understand that I say this not as a judgment on him, but as a description of what would surely become, were he the nominee, a deep, practical liability. Let me explain.

Now, the second reason. I think Sanders is uniquely vulnerable to scorching foreign-policy attacks.

My feeling that Sanders could win a general election was never strong, based on the usual stuff, i.e., 74-year-old socialist from Vermont. But recently I’ve been reflecting on these two matters, his lack of affiliation with the party whose standard he wants to bear, and his unique vulnerability to attack on foreign policy at a time when those issues are much more in the forefront of voters’ minds than usual. As I’ve written before, current general election head-to-head polling is meaningless, since conservatives haven’t yet spent a dollar attacking him. If he’s the nominee, they’re going to spend at least five hundred million of them doing that. And some Democrats, more likely a lot of Democrats, are going to run away from him. I can’t see how that ends well.

More: Bernie Sanders Isn’t Electable, and Here’s Why

It's not his extremism that bothers me ...it's his stupid solutions to our pressing problems.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Bernie Sanders Isn’t Electable, and Here’s Why

The blunt truth: I just can’t see Bernie Sanders winning a general election. Three months ago, I thought it might be possible, maybe. But watching the campaign unfold as it has, and given some time to ponder how circumstances might play themselves out, I’ve become less convinced that he could beat any of the Republicans. He’d probably have the best shot against Ted Cruz. But in that case, as we now know, Mike Bloomberg would get in, and I think he’d be formidable, but I don’t want to get into why here. That’s another column, if indeed it ever needs to be written.

This column is about Sanders’s chances, which I think are virtually nil for two reasons.

Reason one: He’s not an enrolled Democrat. Understand that I say this not as a judgment on him, but as a description of what would surely become, were he the nominee, a deep, practical liability. Let me explain.

Now, the second reason. I think Sanders is uniquely vulnerable to scorching foreign-policy attacks.

My feeling that Sanders could win a general election was never strong, based on the usual stuff, i.e., 74-year-old socialist from Vermont. But recently I’ve been reflecting on these two matters, his lack of affiliation with the party whose standard he wants to bear, and his unique vulnerability to attack on foreign policy at a time when those issues are much more in the forefront of voters’ minds than usual. As I’ve written before, current general election head-to-head polling is meaningless, since conservatives haven’t yet spent a dollar attacking him. If he’s the nominee, they’re going to spend at least five hundred million of them doing that. And some Democrats, more likely a lot of Democrats, are going to run away from him. I can’t see how that ends well.

More: Bernie Sanders Isn’t Electable, and Here’s Why

It's not his extremism that bothers me ...it's his stupid solutions to our pressing problems.

He thinks pixie dust is going to pay for all his free shit

 

[Arianrhod]

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility.

"Any" economist? So you can just pick one at random and show us the math? Please do so.

I listened to Sanders once a week for about an hour on the Thom Hartmann Radio Show.
Sanders never said anything that was more outlandish than the shit Corporate America's been pulling on the rest of us.

Exactly. I'll never understand the adulation some people have for the "job creators" . What Trump said about shooting someone in the middle of the street and his fans still voting for him? He was tapping into that unrequited love the bourgeoisie have for the obscenely wealthy.

Unless maybe they clutch their Powerball tickets in the spurious belief that they're going to be that wealthy themselves someday.

 

[Arianrhod]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Bernie Sanders Isn’t Electable, and Here’s Why

The blunt truth: I just can’t see Bernie Sanders winning a general election. Three months ago, I thought it might be possible, maybe. But watching the campaign unfold as it has, and given some time to ponder how circumstances might play themselves out, I’ve become less convinced that he could beat any of the Republicans. He’d probably have the best shot against Ted Cruz. But in that case, as we now know, Mike Bloomberg would get in, and I think he’d be formidable, but I don’t want to get into why here. That’s another column, if indeed it ever needs to be written.

This column is about Sanders’s chances, which I think are virtually nil for two reasons.

Reason one: He’s not an enrolled Democrat. Understand that I say this not as a judgment on him, but as a description of what would surely become, were he the nominee, a deep, practical liability. Let me explain.

Now, the second reason. I think Sanders is uniquely vulnerable to scorching foreign-policy attacks.

My feeling that Sanders could win a general election was never strong, based on the usual stuff, i.e., 74-year-old socialist from Vermont. But recently I’ve been reflecting on these two matters, his lack of affiliation with the party whose standard he wants to bear, and his unique vulnerability to attack on foreign policy at a time when those issues are much more in the forefront of voters’ minds than usual. As I’ve written before, current general election head-to-head polling is meaningless, since conservatives haven’t yet spent a dollar attacking him. If he’s the nominee, they’re going to spend at least five hundred million of them doing that. And some Democrats, more likely a lot of Democrats, are going to run away from him. I can’t see how that ends well.

More: Bernie Sanders Isn’t Electable, and Here’s Why

It's not his extremism that bothers me ...it's his stupid solutions to our pressing problems.

He thinks pixie dust is going to pay for all his free shit

Nope.

 

[Indeependent]

No he hasn't, any economist will tell you his plan can't be funded, it's an impossibility.

"Any" economist? So you can just pick one at random and show us the math? Please do so.

I listened to Sanders once a week for about an hour on the Thom Hartmann Radio Show.
Sanders never said anything that was more outlandish than the shit Corporate America's been pulling on the rest of us.

Exactly. I'll never understand the adulation some people have for the "job creators" . What Trump said about shooting someone in the middle of the street and his fans still voting for him? He was tapping into that unrequited love the bourgeoisie have for the obscenely wealthy.

Unless maybe they clutch their Powerball tickets in the spurious belief that they're going to be that wealthy themselves someday.

Because THEY want to be economic manipulators.
So do I, but I want to go back to where Bill Gates wasn't testifying before Congress against every American.

 

[MACAULAY]

Personally, I don't believe America is quite ready for his socialist utopia. Even if he would win the Democratic Primary and swing more moderate - he would lose many of his young supporters. I would guess that Republicans are salivating at the thought of facing Sanders in the General Election.

Saints be praised!!! I finally agree with you on something. Sanders will get shellacked in a debate when he can't explain how he plans to pay for all his free shit

How many times must he explain it already for you to pay attention?

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He has very clearly explained the Free Stuff part of it. He has not explained how he is going to pay for it....not to people with a brain...but, to such people--he doesn't have to explain...we already know Marx....Lenin...Stalin...they were only the latest and greatest experiment in Socialism..all of which have failed.

But, it has been a whole generation since that experiment collapsed in total cultural, moral, intellectual, financial bankruptcy and ignominy. Millions died or lived in poverty and fear, because Communism, the governmental arm of Socialism--they go hand in hand, any one with a brain knows this---because it will take a Government which will kill you---to cow the productive people to stand still for having their property confiscated--which is that part of the Bern's plan he is a little vague on. I'm not talking about "the 1%". Its everybody---from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

But the generation which has come along since the Russian's 80 year nightmare ended....they were educated in the public schools which have been dummied-down to suit the Democrats...and so this generation is doubly ignorant.....and they are the poor fools who are "feeling the Bern".