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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Dude, he could never have won. It's too easy to label him a socialist, and "socialist" is all the accusation you need in this country to destroy a candidate. Conservatives treat socialism like a disease, and most liberals have become too indoctrinated in post-McCarthyism to be comfortable with the label.
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That doesn't explain the Sanders Surge that's been happening the last few months, especially in Iowa and New Hampshire, probably the most important Primary/caucus states due to their chronological positions on the primary/caucus schedule.