People know he is a "socialist", but news flash: the Cold War ended 30 years ago -- no one cares, really. The fact that he is a socialist is exactly why he is way more popular than Clinton (and Trump!) with blue-collar white demographics (and with overall whites, too). I dont see Hispanics or Black people deflecting for Trump (lmao) just because he is a self proclaimed social democrat.
*Response to a poll saying that the majority of Americans would not vote a Socialist for president* "No one in America cares if you're a Socialist or not."
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Does any of what you said make the polls more or less accurate for any particular candidate?
GE polls are worthless all together for all candidates this far out and we should judge candidates on the issues that will affect their electability. Bernie is horrible in that regard.
I will say that if Bernie got Cruz or Trump in the general, he could win because those guys are unelectable also... but the margin would be far less than Hillary's margin, the potential of defeat much higher, and the Senate and House seats gained far fewer. If Bernie wins without a Senate with 60 Democrats and a House with 218 Democrats, then he's going to accomplish roughly zero of his major ideas and his presidency will basically be Hillary's except Hillary has a stronger grasp on executive actions.