Posted on 08/15/2019 1:04:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When trying to guess which candidate will be strongest against Donald Trump in 2020, you would be equally well-served by a dowsing rod, Ouija board, tea leaves, or deck of tarot cards as you would by the informed judgment of cable news pundits or political reporters. Yet polls show the Democratic primary electorate, apparently still scarred by Trump's surprise win in 2016, are attempting cast their own political yarrow stalks by lining up whoever has the best chance to win next year.
Only God knows which Democratic candidate will be the strongest in 14 months' time. However, we can say one thing with as much confidence as can be mustered in this fallen world: Bernie Sanders could beat Donald Trump.
Polls are obviously rather fluid at this early stage in the election cycle, but they're also the only data we have on how candidates would stack up against Trump in a head-to-head race. They have consistently shown Sanders ahead of Trump by about 5 points (while former vice president Joe Biden is ahead by about 8 points). Sanders' approval rating has also been consistently in the mid-50s, with disapproval in the high 30s. That is far, far better than either Trump's or Hillary Clinton's numbers in 2016.
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The writer, Ryan Cooper, is insane.
Others will tack back to the right after the primaries. Not Sanders. He is communist to the bone.
Maybe in a game of tiddlywinks, but I doubt that as well.
Bernie Sanders can’t even beat Uncle Joe, he sure can’t beat Trump
What nonsense.
And unicorns poop skittles
Utterly ridiculous. That said, is suspect that the Dem candidate will be someone who hasn’t even announced yet.
In your dreams Ryan. Stupid people want Bernie to wreck the lives we have. Intelligent people don’t .
I’m surprised the Dems aren’t leaning more towards Gabbard.
She sounds intelligent, isn’t unhinged, and military.
She could pull a decent amount of the middle of the road people.
His window is gone.
He had a better chance in 2016 but now he is just an angry old man who wants to yell at the moon.
Sanders can't even beat Biden. He's not going to beat Trump.
Bernie Sanders can beat Trump
Turtles can fly
Sure he can. And I can beat Mike Tyson in a fist fight.
If you still have Mike Tyson’s Punchout for Nintendo, the code is 007 373 5963. He blinks before he throws uppercuts for the first 1:30...
Gabbard’s too sexy for the leftists.
Their women usually are rather heinous.
https://theweek.com/authors/ryan-cooper
Yep - looking at his previous articles and they read like DNC talking points (because they are).
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