If that appeal was so strong, then Hillary would be president. Was Trump offering “free stuff”?
Well I didn’t say Bernie would win with it. Romney’s 47% is a real number. The unforeseen economic black swan appear 1 or 2 months prior to the 2020 election & Bernie could be formidable. He might not be as “strategically stupid” in his campaign strategy as Hellary. I actually think Bernie’s time has come & gone. His time was 2016 when he & Trump appealed to the “outcast” voting demographic; both were “outsiders”.
People vote via emotion not via reason. Americans are no different. I resisted that conclusion for a decades.