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Hilary Clinton has and is highly unlikeable and her narrative is similar.

The DNC chose her over Sanders... would the results be different?

Both the super fiscally conservative and the more... unpleasant parts of Trump's voting block would never vote for someone as liberal as Sanders. I have a hard time believing anyone that would have voted for him would vote Trump, now if you think it would've swayed enough people who voted 3rd party to vote Sanders instead you might have something.

The thrust of the essay is that people don't vote by issues but by charisma - and Sanders has more charisma than Hillary. And he is also an anti-establishment candidate.

Her narrative is its all about me... rules/laws don't apply to me and I will do anything to get where I want including let a man walk all over me to try and get to the top.

It's 2016 and do women not need a better role model then that old way of thinking? Especially if they are proud and tough and do not take any crap from a guy.

p.s. I'm a dude and I voted for Jill stein!

I'm not sure Sanders has more charisma than Hillary.

Maybe, maybe not, but it was so fun to watch and listen to Sanders - what a character. Hillary often feels scripted, forced and on message.

Is it fun? I think if you buy his story it might be fun. I feel pretty strong on my economics, and listening to Sanders talking was just disappointing.

When the hit-piece anecdote came up that Sanders was asked for leave a commune for lollygagging instead of working, it rang SO true for me. I know that it's overall a small irrelevant week in a whole life, but it really painted what kind of guy he is. http://freebeacon.com/politics/bernie-sanders-asked-leave-hi...

I think he absolutely does. But, more than Trump? That is harder to judge.

Sanders could have picked the working class given enough time. Not only on issues.

Part of me balks at the idea due to his personality, yet another part looks at how Trump's polarizing nature pulled enough people to himself to do what not so long ago seemed unthinkable. While in an entirely different way Bernie is certainly a polarizing figure, and perhaps that is what was needed to go up against someone like Trump.

At this point I just don't know. Too much to process.

>The DNC chose her over Sanders... would the results be different?

Yes. All the data at the time said:

* Hillary will beat Trump narrowly (she's losing as I write).

* Bernie would beat Trump in a landslide (I think Bernie would defeat Trump at all).

Socialism or barbarism.

I have dozens of friends who were energized about Bernie. 250 of my FB friends like his page. I know exactly one person who really supported Hillary. 28 of my FB friends like her page. I saw many people post saying they were very disillusioned by her becoming the candidate. I also have some very liberal friends who specifically dislike Hillary and not only refused to support her, but opposed her.

Sanders had energetic youth support similar to Obama, but more so. I believe he would have won.

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