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Originally Posted by Derek

I don't think the 'socialist' label will hurt him or help him in any real meaningful way. Of course, the media and people who are really into politics will argue about socialism and what it means until we're all dead from coronavirus but the average voter doesn't think in such rigid ways. Bernie carried moderates and conservatives in Nevada pretty handily and it wasn't because they liked the specific ideology he follows. I mean, I'm further left than Bernie so it does make me laugh when people act like they'd be electing Stalin 2.0. The data also shows that Bernie has the biggest chance of flipping Trump supporters to him, so there is something else in play that cannot be defined in such a binary.

it's funny (or horrifying too, if you don't have a cynical sense of humor) how the word "socialist" itself is being exploited, regardless of the actual proposed policies behind it.

sanders is no more a socialist than FDR was, but because he calls himself one... soviet union!!!

pure propaganda.

i'm sympathizing more with him every day because of this, actually. i may not agree with his whole program, i see it as more aspirational than implementable, but bloomberg calling him a communist was eyeroll-inducing.

i'll still support bloomie if he ends up the nominee somehow, but i'll see i'm not as enthusiastic about him as i am now about "the commie." jeezus fucking christ.

anyway, i need my coffee and to get back to work or something.