That's GREAT news for Trump if Biden gets the nomination.… To be bridged. If this MSNBC poll is correct, roughly half of Comrade Bernie's supporters will not switch to another Dem when their man gets canned. That's a lot of sidelined voters come November:
Yang, Sanders supporters least likely to support any other Democratic presidential nominee, poll says
Meh … my sense is as many or even more Dems would not vote for Bernie if he wins the nomination (which he won't). Their reasons would differ but neither Biden nor Sanders can unite the Democrat Socialist Party faithful.
And Comrade Bernie is too red for at least as many Dems and way too red for most Americans:
It depends on the scope of the red tsunami. The President would get more votes if Sanders is the Dem roadkill, making Trump's coattails would be that much longer. Biden would do better than Comrade Bernie - not because he's better but because he's less prickly - which would shorten Trump's tailwind. I feel more confident - given the actions of our Hysterical House Dems - about the Repubs retaking the House than I do about them holding the Senate. Two-thirds of the Senate seats in play are currently held by Repubs with 4 retiring raising the odds that the Dems could flip 2-3 more than they'd lose. If Trump wins 40 states or more - and he very well might - both houses will be Repub.
The split between the party's "progressives" and less irrational people may well cause a 3rd party to emerge or a move by the latter into the Independent camp.
