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Is Sanders the Better Candidate to Defeat Trump? (Original Post) Gregorian May 2016 OP
Absolutely he is and we need to donate like crazy right now. bkkyosemite May 2016 #1
Bernie is a better candidate. Mesee May 2016 #2
Yes. nt LWolf May 2016 #3
There is no question pinebox May 2016 #4
matters not - he is not the nominee DrDan May 2016 #5
Absolutely. He's right about polls against Trump. Double digits ahead. libdem4life May 2016 #6
the ones willing to take down teh party are those refusing to vote for HRC in teh general rdking647 May 2016 #8
I think Clinton will kick Trumps rear, just the opposite with Sanders. Hoyt May 2016 #7
yes Marrah_G May 2016 #9
No KingFlorez May 2016 #10
Yes. Recent polling bears that out. nt silvershadow May 2016 #11
Clearly so. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #12
I think we win with either. Orsino May 2016 #13

Mesee

(42 posts)
2. Bernie is a better candidate.
Fri May 6, 2016, 09:56 AM
May 2016

Absolutely. The Media has made every attempt to push Hillary and Donald down our throats. My family both Democrats, Independents and Republicans would vote for Bernie in a heartbeat.

 

pinebox

(5,761 posts)
4. There is no question
Fri May 6, 2016, 10:02 AM
May 2016

and a Hillary nomination will equate to a Dem loss.
There is no enthusiasm gap for Hillary, as long as you're a Republican who's salivating at the chance to vote against her

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
6. Absolutely. He's right about polls against Trump. Double digits ahead.
Fri May 6, 2016, 10:13 AM
May 2016

HRC is willing to take down the party for her obsession with being the first female President. And yes, she and the Democratic Establishment believe fervently that it her "her turn".

Trump will eviscerate her. She doesn't take face to face calling her on her issues, i.e. flip flops, well at all. Nor is she charismatic, like Bill. Same as her supporters here. They can not deny what is on record...and it is a long record. So, they attack the messenger...either the source (since the MSM doesn't cover Bernie) or the member for pointing it out. Heck we Bernie folks were called out for "pimping" by having the nerve to point out inconvenient facts.

The poor victim Hillary...we are out to get her. No, we just don't want her as nominee or president...and most especially the first female president.

Bernie is the winner. The mood of the country is to "throw out the bums"...that would be The Establishment. The Bushes are gone. Next, it will be the Clintons. Sorry, no New York Senator position for Chelsea.

 

rdking647

(5,113 posts)
8. the ones willing to take down teh party are those refusing to vote for HRC in teh general
Fri May 6, 2016, 10:26 AM
May 2016

clinton is in all likelyhood going to be the nominee. thats simple reality

if you dont support the nominee your not really a democrat. it doesnt matter if teh nominee is clinton or sanders.
a democrat will vote for either of them instead of drumpf.


 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
12. Clearly so.
Fri May 6, 2016, 11:18 AM
May 2016

I think Clinton has a decent chance to beat the vulgar talking yam...but Bernie would absolutely crush him.

Moreover, Bernie would be a vastly better president than Trump...instead of a slightly better one.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
13. I think we win with either.
Fri May 6, 2016, 12:02 PM
May 2016

Sanders' agenda would just be the more clearly distinguishable, for whatever that would be worth.

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