Sanders 2016, Sanders 2020
It’s true that in 2016 Sanders got 60% of the New Hampshire primary vote to Hillary’s 38%. It’s also true that it was basically a dead heat in Iowa in 2016 for the two candidates. How to compare to the … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Bernie Sanders
Sanders 2020 and Trump 2016
Looking at the 2020 Democratic primaries, it occurs to me that Sanders’ position in the Democratic field in 2020 is something like Trump’s in the Republican field in 2016. If you think that sounds bizarre, please hear me out before … Continue reading →
Could Sanders win?
The nomination? The presidency? Many Democrats seem to be frightened in a way similar to how a lot of Republicans felt during the 2016 campaign when Trump’s star was rising. The Democrats’ main fear is that Sanders cannot win against … Continue reading →
At least Bernie Sanders is being honest
Bernie admits he hasn’t a clue: “Your agenda has promised free health care for everybody, free college tuition, and to pay off peoples’ college loans. The price tag for that is estimated to be $60 trillion dollars over ten years. … Continue reading →
“Likable” Bernie: Hillary doesn’t think so
In a new documentary about Hillary Clinton, she has this to say about Bernie Sanders: He was in Congress for years. He had one senator support him. Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. … Continue reading →
The Warren vs. Sanders show
If you want to get up to speed on the tension that came up between Warren and Sanders in the Democrats’ debate Tuesday night, see this. The summary version is that Warren accused Sanders of saying that in 2020 a … Continue reading →
Hey, let’s super-incentivize coming here illegally
Great idea, Bernie: Bernie Sanders put it clearly: “We’re going to make public colleges and universities tuition-free and open that to the undocumented.” In other words, if are a citizen of another country and you want a free college education, … Continue reading →
How large can the “voting rights for terrorists” crowd be?
I don’t think Bernie Sanders did himself any political favors when he said that even the Boston marathon bomber should have the right to vote. What constituency is he appealing to, besides hardcore libertarians? It’s not that his argument lacks … Continue reading →