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He's a self-described socialist who's going to be 75 in 2016
Posted: Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 11:11 AM EST - Item ID: 74
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His age is an issue, period. While it might not matter to every voter, it will matter to some. Being a 75-year-old candidate will only impact him in a negative way because nobody is going to vote for him because of his age – just against him. Furthermore, if you honestly don't think that someone who literally says the words 'I want to redistribute wealth' and proudly identifies as a socialist isn't going to drive some Democrats to either not vote or even vote for a Republican, you're fooling yourself. If Sanders, the ideological purist, turns out to be the candidate, that leaves a huge swath of voters for Republicans to pander to as the 'moderate' alternative. While we all know the GOP has gone bat shit radical, to the tens of millions of Americans who are causal followers of politics, all they'll see is Republicans pushing 'Sanders is a socialist who wants to raise taxes and have the government take over your health care and education.' That gives the GOP the opportunity to lure in moderates and independents who don't fall in line with someone who's easily the most far-left candidate we've ever seen in this country. I know I'll get hammered by some people no matter what, but I do feel that this is a fair and accurate analysis of Sanders and his campaign. Agree or disagree, feel free to hit me up on Twitter or Facebook either way and let me know what you think. And please remember, if you want to support Sanders, that's great. If you want to support Clinton, that's great. But no matter who you support in the primary, and I cannot stress this enough, make sure you get out and vote for whomever ultimately wins the nomination. The last thing we want is Republicans to potentially be replacing four Supreme Court Justices.
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