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[–]PeetriusFar-Right 36ポイント37ポイント  (1子コメント)

FEELTHESAND

[–]MustangMark83Libertarian Conservative 46ポイント47ポイント  (8子コメント)

They won't actually melt down unless a Republican wins in 16. And if that happens, I'll be on /r/politics with a bag of popcorn.

[–]yabbadabbadoo1 16ポイント17ポイント  (4子コメント)

Salted by their tears?

[–]PaperLuigi3 10ポイント11ポイント  (3子コメント)

Nah, the buttery kind.

[–]R_U_B_E 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

So with liberal tears?

[–]hoosierdaddy_812 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Politics aside, few things compare to a big bowl of warm buttery popcorn.

[–]Natetendo83 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

Republicans on Reddit should we win the '16 election

[–]YosoffNatural Rights Conservative 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

They'll all be bitching about how it wouldn't have happened if Bernie would have won the Democrat nomination. And I'll be there egging them on telling them to join the Socialist Party and never vote for a Democrat again.

[–]pumpyourstillskin 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Thinking back to when we had an avalanche victory and took the house in 2010. Yummy. Reddit was in fucking shock. They were convinced by MSNBC that the GOP was totally dead, never to return. They said we had a socialist, progressive revolution. They said young people changed the tide.

Then we took the house :D

[–]megustcizerLibertarian Conservative 111ポイント112ポイント  (118子コメント)

Good. Frankly, Bernie scares me. Almost everyone in my age bracket (18-24) holds unwavering support for him no matter how many facts or economic principals I throw at them. Its the blind leading the blind, leading the blind to their demise.

[–]b_deam 68ポイント69ポイント  (67子コメント)

Hard to hate someone when he offers everything for free and his supporters don't want to hear about the consequences of that. Sad generation of entitlement.

[–]ASovietSpy 8ポイント9ポイント  (42子コメント)

There it is, every millenial for Bernie is entitled and doesn't think they have to work for anything.

[–]Hugo_Balzac 23ポイント24ポイント  (33子コメント)

I mean, the man is an admitted socialist. He literally believes people shouldn't have to work for MOST things (education, healthcare, etc.). It's a very wacky sort of deal.

[–]tuffstough -3ポイント-2ポイント  (11子コメント)

What about the millions of Americans who DO work who cannot afford healthcare or education? Were you raised in a private school? How would someone get to a private school without using public roads and traffic management systems?

I bust ass every day but cannot afford health insurance or to pay back my wifes student debt. Isn't that just as 'wacky'? What about the billionaires that benefit from social programs and government involvement. That makes sense to you?

[–]pumpyourstillskin 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

Were you raised un a private school?

Side question... Do you support or oppose the Republican goal of universal school vouchers?

[–]mostnormal 4ポイント5ポイント  (3子コメント)

What is it that you bust so much ass on, to earn such a small amount of money?

[–]tuffstough -2ポイント-1ポイント  (2子コメント)

a lot of different jobs. I have cut fire lines and defensible space through dense underbrush on national forest and hand dug latrines for backcountry camps for minimum wage.

Currently I am a landscape irrigation tech and make a decent wage but nowhere near enough to pay for housing, transportation, food, Healthcare, education, acquired debts, entertainment and definitely not enough to put away any sort of savings. I consider myself lucky in that I have a support network and family that would be able to support or at least help were something to fall apart but a lot of people in our country don't have the privileges I was born into.

[–]missxu 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

Would 0% federal income tax with no payroll tax help you?

This is Rand Paul's plan for families below $50k income (nearly half of America). Most semi-socialist countries in Europe that have low populations, have taxes above 30% on everyone. If you make $4k a month, you'll only get $2.8k in the bank. With Rand's plan, if you make $4k a month, you'll keep $4k. If you make $10k a month, you'll keep $8.55k.

In terms of corporate finances, he supports cutting every penny from corporate welfare before implementing a safety net. Additionally, instead of welfare, he would cut taxes while eliminating loopholes. Companies like Burger King pay 0% federal income tax, because they pay income tax to Canada now. 17% tax is better than 0%. Similarly, Rand is against most government regulation. This would allow the laws behind the free market to shape corporation's actions. It's easier to regulate the hell out of a company to get it to do what you want, but the power of the public's purse is just as powerful. Regulation hurts small-medium-sized businesses, so the lack there of improves the climate for aspiring business owners and employees alike. Some regulation is required, like for monopoly regulation or for extreme climate harm, but for the most part, let the choice of the people decide which corporation rises or falls. If you don't believe in the free market, then of course socialism is for you. Senator Paul would return the current state of affairs closer to a free market so the rules can actually work for the people.

In terms of education, subsidized loans and grants simply make college more expensive. It does help kids who could otherwise not afford it, but colleges are abusing it by raising prices because they are guaranteed a profit (they don't need that guy who just missed the grants, even if he chooses to come, he'll just get $80k+ in loans). Remove subsidized loans and grants and college will be cheaper for your kids. Rand supports making student loan payments deductible. He also wishes to keep certain grants than help the very poor (Like the Pell grant program). This should be a great balance between the lower class and middle class. Without including these subsidized in the federal budget, it will return the funds to the states, who can spend it directly on their own colleges (If the people vote it so).

[–]GardenFortune 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

You should probably look into a different line of work.

[–]DranoshSoCon, FinCon, antistatist, anti"equality" 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I love this idiocy, Hugo says Bernie wants a lot of things free like healthcare and college free and this baffoon comes in with the equivalency of Hugo not wanting roads. Also, if you're so poor then how about you cut some of your expenditures, Internet isn't a need and I'm sure you have a smart phone

[–]Diarrhea_Van_Frank 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

But that would mean suffering in order to reach a goal. Suffering and goals are both evil.

[–]Natetendo83 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

Getting rich people to pay for your healthcare isn't the solution. Creating a job market that rewards people who bust ass every day with higher paying jobs is far better. You won't get that if you tax the wealthy as much as Sanders wants to.

[–]tuffstough -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

Yes you will. See: Great Depression and the new deal

[–]Natetendo83 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

World War 2 fixed the depression more than anything. Manufacturing one went through the roof.

[–]tuffstough 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

What was the top end tax rate during ww2?

[–]b_deam 5ポイント6ポイント  (7子コメント)

Sorry, /u/ASovietSpy tell me more how socialism and Bernie's policies and viewpoints will work?

[–]mswilsoMajor derp 25ポイント26ポイント  (0子コメント)

Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." (Matthew 15:14, NIV)

[–]WIlf_Brim 28ポイント29ポイント  (4子コメント)

Just remember:

He who is 20 and not a liberal has no heart. He who is 30 and still a liberal has no brain.

W. Churchill

[–]Jice151 14ポイント15ポイント  (1子コメント)

Well, shit at least I have a brain.

[–]ds2600 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

He who is 20 and not a liberal has no heart. He who is 30 and still a liberal has no brain

While the sentiment of the quote may not be lost, as far as anyone knows, Churchill did not say this.

[–]IdFuckBernieSanders 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

It's not that I don't have a heart, it's that I don't think government is equipped to satisfy it.

[–]TheWarlockk 19ポイント20ポイント  (29子コメント)

Stand with Rand over at /r/randpaul brother. IMO he's the best chance we have at beating Clinton or even Sanders for that matter

[–]megustcizerLibertarian Conservative 36ポイント37ポイント  (20子コメント)

While I agree with you, there's no way Rand will get the nomination. He's too libertarian for an otherwise establishment GOP.

[–]TheWarlockk 24ポイント25ポイント  (8子コメント)

I think he has a shot. In any case, I'll support him until he is out

[–]devildog25 6ポイント7ポイント  (7子コメント)

I want to hear from regular people, not the internet or the news. What draws you to Rand? What policies make you side with him? What are his stances on typical conservative values? I don't know who I like and I'm trying to figure that out. I like Trump speaking his mind but the dudes crazy. I like Carson but I don't know if he's POTUS material. There's just too many candidates and none of them stand out to me.

[–]four2oh 11ポイント12ポイント  (1子コメント)

Back in 2007 I was in college and my myspace page (yeah I know) was getting blown up by Ron Paul 08 information. I didn't pay much attention to it. But day in day out there it was Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul. I was very much the average Joe. At the moment I was gonna vote for McCain because he was a war hero, senator, etc, etc.

So one day I decided to check out this Ron Paul character. I really liked this cat. Paul's message motivated me to fact find for myself. From there it was a deep rabbit hole. I came out enthusiastic but mad. Since then I have been a major supporter for freedom and liberty.

Now what draws me Rand? I guess it boils down to defending the constitution and fiscal responsibility. The size of our government and debt greatly increased under Bush and continued under Obama. If we don't reign in this out of control spending we will have an economic meltdown. I don't buy into the endless wars and that my freedom is in jeopardy due to islamic radicals halfway across the world. While we may have the greatest of intentions some nations are just not ready for democracy. I always try to think what I would do and or feel if another nation does to the US as we do to other countries. I can see why many hate us. Our foreign policy is flawed and Rand's message and views best represent my views. So that's why this 31 year old from Alabama STANDS WITH RAND.

[–]devildog25 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hm well it seems we have all of the same concerns....I looked at his website and one of the things that I really liked (besides the ability to "buy" Hilary's hard drive lol) was that he remained firm on staying allied with Israel. Not sure why but this is a big issue for me.

[–]TheWarlockk 11ポイント12ポイント  (3子コメント)

Make yourself at home over at /r/randpaul. All his stances are there, and you can watch his videos and speeches and see for yourself. Personally he is a principled conservative that is truly for small government and freedom.

[–]devildog25 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

Awesome, thanks for the info

[–]KendallBlakeCruse 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

And he is all for terms limits for congress. Oh and far less punishment for jailed drug users.

[–]devildog25 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I realllllyyy like the limited terms. I mean reallllllyyyyyyy like it

[–]BrewCrewKevin 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

What really draws me to Rand is that he actually has a tax plan, a very unique fair/flat tax sort of thing. 14.5% flat tax- that's on income tax and corporate tax. And the first $50k is not taxed, making it pretty friendly for lower class as well. It gets rid of essentially all the loopholes and simplifies a 70,000 page tax code (which has had over 4,000 edits under Obama, almost averaging 1 daily) to a few pages. It would be stupid simple. We wouldn't need to pay attourneys or H&R block to help figure out all the exemptions and tax breaks- you'd report a W2 and that's it. And no more tax evasion.

That kind of thing turns me on. How easy would life be if you didn't even really have to file taxes at the end of the year? If it's that simple, (and W2s are already on file anyways), they could literally take it out of your paycheck and you wouldn't have to worry about a refund or anything on tax day!

[–]four2oh 3ポイント4ポイント  (9子コメント)

Well the establishment may take what they can get. I would bundle Bush, Walker, Carly, Graham, Kasich, and Christie into the establishment candidates. Bush is still their best shot-pander terrorism and fear and evangelicals will vote for him. Carly has absolutely 0 chance of getting the nod. Walker has fallen off the map as well as Christie. So your left with Bush and Kasich.

Look if all the libertarians get over the Mitt endorsement and the Iran deal Rand could be polling at the 10-17 percent range. I like his chances much more than Ron's in 08 and 12.

[–]well_here_I_amReagan Conservative 2ポイント3ポイント  (8子コメント)

I just don't see why you think evangelicals will vote for Bush. There are so many other better options for them right now.

[–]four2oh -2ポイント-1ポイント  (7子コメント)

Huckabee and Cruz? Name recognition is the name of the game. Southern evangelicals will not vote for Cruz. Huckabee peaked in 08. Just my opinion--we all have one :)

[–]well_here_I_amReagan Conservative 2ポイント3ポイント  (6子コメント)

Southern evangelicals will not vote for Cruz.

Why? You really think that they don't know who Cruz is? Same goes for Carson. Southern evangelicals listen to talk radio and read the news and browse the Drudge Report too. They know who all of these guys are.

[–]four2oh 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

I will give ya moderates here do like Carson. I think he like Trump will expose himself.

[–]well_here_I_amReagan Conservative 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I think he like Trump will expose himself.

What do you mean by that exactly? Carson just keeps getting better and better to me, and I'm nowhere close to a moderate.

[–]four2oh 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

That he is uninformed on many issues. Don't get me wrong I like Carson. But I am totally opposed to having a truly green president. You think special interests are bad now. Reagan served 2 terms as governor before taking on the white house.

[–]four2oh -2ポイント-1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I was in the barber shop the other day and this older gentleman would have laid a million bucks down that Obama is the anti christ. I literally lol'd. I mean this is the kind of mindset that controls alabama. Fear mongering religion is real.

[–]four2oh -2ポイント-1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Dude- I live in Alabama. We are an establishment as a state can be. Bush or Kasich will take Bama.

[–]juden-shikker 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

If Kasich takes Bama while there are real conservatives in the race still I will write a love poem to Bernie Sanders

(Unless it's a ridiculously low plurality like something like Bush drops out, Kasich 28 Rubio 27 Paul 25 Cruz 15)

[–]caprimulgidae 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

And for whatever reason, he struggles with these huge debates with 10+ people on the stage. His numbers have slipped after both of them.

[–]MustangMark83Libertarian Conservative 6ポイント7ポイント  (3子コメント)

He's polling at like 2%. As much as I'd like him to win, it's not happening.

[–]TheWarlockk 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

He can come back. It's still early, but until he drops out, I see no reason to not support him

[–]well_here_I_amReagan Conservative 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

As long as you support the nominee, regardless of whether or not it's Rand. The sore losers out there who stay home on election day because their candidate didn't make it through the primary are what loses elections.

[–]pumpyourstillskin 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

He was much higher than that a few months ago. I feel like comebacks are extremely difficult in politics. You need to ride a wave of momentum at the right time, like the 2007 Giants going into the playoffs.

[–]crazboy84 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ted Cruz will mop the floor with either of them. Especially come debate time.

[–]HappyKhicken 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

As someone who leans to the left and is currently a Bernie supporter, I'd love to see Rand get the Republican nomination. He's about the only candidate on the Republican side who understands the Constitution and has true principles he stands behind. If he were to take the White House over Bernie, I wouldn't even be the least bit upset.

[–]BraillingLogic 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I agree. I feel like the democrats voting for Hilary are just voting for her just because she's a woman. Not because of her political beliefs or economic promises.

[–]TheGoMLStick 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah, as scary as Clinton is, Bernie is that much worse.

[–]legalizehazing 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

No they definitely do not

Bernie is a dusty old fart in the wind.

[–]blooddidntwork 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Who doesn't want Santa for president?

[–]johndeer89Moderate Conservative 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

You just don't understand socialism.

/s/

[–]OppaWumboStyle 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

None of them pay taxes what do you expect

[–]four2oh 1ポイント2ポイント  (4子コメント)

But he'll legalize the marijuana come on guyzzzzzz. /s

[–]crazboy84 7ポイント8ポイント  (3子コメント)

so will quite a few conservatives at least on a state by state level. Which is the appropriate constitutional way to do it.

[–]IdFuckBernieSanders 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

constitutional way to do it

Wait, you think a fundamental freedom to blaze isn't in the Due Process clause?

[–]crazboy84 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

expand on your theory. Or are ya just trollin?

[–]Clete2 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm thankful Hillary is leading. I'd much rather have someone who has no clue than someone who knows precisely what he is doing -- ripping apart economic freedom.

[–]ZipMcCockup 36ポイント37ポイント  (8子コメント)

Congrats Bernie! Beating the guy that isn't running by a whopping 7%!

[–]yabbadabbadoo1 13ポイント14ポイント  (7子コメント)

I can feel bad for the guy, you put in all this work, hold huge rallies and still a guy is almost beating you that isn't even running. It also shows how unelectable Sanders is to begin with.

[–]MinimumEffort 48ポイント49ポイント  (4子コメント)

and bribe everyone with everything! I'm European, and he's using all the same tactics; free university, free healthcare, free daycare, free, free, free!!!! thats how you win elections in Europe. I've seen it happen in 4 different EU countries.

Europeans make fun of "dumb Americans", but you guys are soo far ahead on EVERYTHING,and you don't believe all the garbage you are fed. Here are some FACTS:

  • AMERICA #1 most Charitable country in the world SOURCE

  • AMERICA #1 in number of Millionares per Capita. SOURCE

  • AMERICA #1 in Immigration. 45 million Americans were born elsewhere Source Some people see this as a bad thing, but if the US is so undesirable, why do the rest of the world keep coming?

  • AMERICA has #1 #2 #4 #5 best Universities in the world UK Source

  • AMERICA has the #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 best hospitals in the world. SOURCE

  • AMERICA is #1 in gross Income, you get paid more than anyone else on earth. Source

  • AMERICA is #1 in peoples disposable income ignoring micro-nations Source

  • AMERICA is #1 in most foreign aid given to other nations, 32 BILLION, #2 gives 17 Billion.SOURCE - Thanks /u/Haggy999

This is why me and my family left socialist Europe and are now living in the USA!

edit: I'm not just going to thank who ever gave me Gold,THANKS, here are more things America are number 1 at:

  • MURICA is #1 in Gun ownership, therefore the least likely country to be fucked with. SOURCE - Thanks /u/Haggy999

  • MURICA #1#2#3#4 #5#6#7#8#9#10#11 and #12 at having its citizens walk on the moon.SOURCE - Thanks /u/jerk-o

  • MURICA is #1 in most Olympic Medals won. SOURCE - Thanks /u/Haggy999

AND 26 other things!! - Thanks again /u/Haggy999

I made this list so I could give a proper answer to all the self hating liberal Americans who kept asking me why the hell would I want to leave Europe for America?

[–]Haggy999 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

You're welcome fellow patriot

[–]Deathlui 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

We are also back to back World War Champions!

[–]nyran20 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm sitting at my dining room table wearing that shirt right now.

Pardon the lack of background, my real estate agent tells me that one day I'll move.

[–]marson12 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

see, you say that. but consider that hes doing better now then obama was in 2008. that doesnt mean that he will win but he could

[–]Powerments 12ポイント13ポイント  (6子コメント)

Does the GOP stand a chance against Hillary? Democrats can't be that stupid right...?

It's sad how blindly people support a candidate for absolutely no reason.

[–]milesDSF 13ポイント14ポイント  (4子コメント)

B-but she's a woman! Feminism! Down with the evil lord Donald trump!

[–]GaroldWilsonSnailJr 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

I don't think you guys understand... we could have the FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT EVER, We HAVE to vote for her!

[–]Rmanager 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

Feminism

She is such a feminist she allowed her husband to try and destroy the woman he was sexually harassing.

[–]Tawana_Brawleys_DadVRWC[S] 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

She is such a feminist she allowed helped her husband to try and destroy the woman he was sexually harassing.

FTFY

[–]berkchops516 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I think it'll be more of a vote against the Republican party than one for Hillary.

[–]valkyrieone 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I think they do. I honestly have heard so little about her campain at all so far, that i feel they want her to win the vote for a guaranteed loss. Sanders is too strong of a candidate, and they dont seems to have the control over him as they do with Hilary.

[–]probpoopin 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

Its on for people 50 and over if you look at the stats they got this from.

[–]valkyrieone 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

Let her win the vote. I feel like it guarantees their loss.

[–]JackBond1234 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

I don't know. I wouldn't put it past her to be rigging the polls from now until election.

[–]valkyrieone 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm far from worried about her rigging the poles. At this point she seems too much of a liability to the dems. Beyond the "woman's vote" she really doesn't have anything new or life changing to offer. She can be controlled by the house, but will she work in their favor for 2020? Big whoop, she's a woman, but even I do not know what her candidacy stands on or behind and neither do her prospective voters. At least everyone knew about Obama and where he stood.

[–]baldyloxSocial Libertarian 20ポイント21ポイント  (0子コメント)

There you have it. Democrats would rather vote for an incompetent lying traitor than a self-described Socialist.

They really are screwed in 2016 unless they can come up with a viable candidate.

[–]DJDevineSoapbox Conservative 11ポイント12ポイント  (1子コメント)

Reddit might be the front page of the internet but outside of their bubble people don't want socialism. To some that's difficult to believe.

[–]milesDSF 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

Trust me, this isn't the front page of the Internet. Most everyone I know has never heard of it, and the ones who did don't use it

[–]Redomoreagain 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ron Paul had an actual following. He had a message that resonated with millions of Americans. And he went down in flames. Bernie resonates primarily with college kids that spent 9 years getting a degree in sociology.

[–]Alarand 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Does this really look stable for clinton?

[–]xetura 4ポイント5ポイント  (3子コメント)

Maybe they should poll people below the age of 50. http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2015/images/09/20/dempoll.pdf

[–]Tawana_Brawleys_DadVRWC[S] -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

Perhaps you should complain to CNN.

[–]xetura 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

I'm not complaining, I'm just letting people know the facts about the poll itself. You can draw your own conclusion.

[–]Tawana_Brawleys_DadVRWC[S] 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Old people vote, young people don't?

[–]MostlyOffensiveToYou 6ポイント7ポイント  (10子コメント)

I'd argue that NEITHER of them are electable on a national stage, but then, one can never underestimate liberal stupidity.

[–]BigAl265 6ポイント7ポイント  (5子コメント)

Eight years ago, I would have agreed, but after Obama, it wouldn't surprise me if America elected a circus elephant for POTUS.

[–]ds2600 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

At least a circus elephant could balance on the ball of bi-partisanship better.

[–]Tawana_Brawleys_DadVRWC[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Or a jackass.

[–]whyarentwethereyet -3ポイント-2ポイント  (2子コメント)

We already elected a circus elephant and his name was George W Bush.

[–]crb19 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

And then a jackass Obama.

[–]whyarentwethereyet 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm not going to disagree.

[–]Chekhovsothergun 5ポイント6ポイント  (3子コメント)

Hi, I'm not American, but I followed a couple of threads and ended up here and have become fascinated with your politics (admittedly, it's always been something that has interested me.) I was hoping you could tell me why you think that neither of them are viable candidates?

[–]posidonius_of_rhodes 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Americans who vote generally have a hard and fast rule of opposing socialists. Therefore Sanders is fairly difficult to even make palatable to Americans, much less garner enough national support to pose a serious threat to the right.

I don't know if you've followed the escapades of Hillary Clinton, but she's basically been inundated with scandals here entire political career. She's the definition of an establishment politician and is currently under investigation because she had a hidden private server with government e-mails on it. She's basically a pathological liar. Besides that, she's incredibly cold and stiff. It's hard to identify with her.

[–]HiImStan 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well, one is a socialist which is very un-american. The other is in the midst of a big security scandal and is considered very dishonest even by her own political group.

[–]Gotnitro 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Are there other people running that are not mentioned? Because the Sept. 3-4 numbers add up 84% and the current numbers add up to 88%.

[–]uberpowerLibertarian Conservative Traditionalist 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Among likely primary voters, Sanders has the young and the ultra left and a good majority of white males; Hilllary has everyone else. Everyone else is enough to handily defeat Sanders.

Minorities don't know who Sanders is, women aren't abandoning Clinton in significant numbers, and the cities and the South belongs to Hillary.

[–]Taylor814 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Bernie is expanding his leads in Iowa and New Hampshire, but the Democrat demographics in those two states aren't even close to the Democrat party nationwide. Bernie has time. If he ends up winning NH and Iowa, it would be a devastating blow to Hillary. When someone who was once considered a shoe in plans to use South Carolina as a firewall, you know there's a problem.

[–]RandallWho 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

something something poll...

[–]X019 -1ポイント0ポイント  (2子コメント)

Did you see how the poll was set up? It's hardly objective.

[–]cityoflostwagesCentrist 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

But it makes for a good story and many clicks! Cnn seems to be in a downward spiral of continued desperation for ratings and website traffic these past 10 years.. I swear I don't remember them being this bad a long time ago.

[–]Tawana_Brawleys_DadVRWC[S] 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

No poll is perfect.

Also, not my circus, not my monkeys.