Democrat 2020

[Montmorency]

There's a significant difference between democratic socialism and socialism, Montmorency, it's clearly not the same. Unfortunately a lot of the voters, particularly those who don't vote Democratic, do not know the difference, and hence portray the Democratic party under one big "communist" brush.

Also ironic is that Democratic is blue and Republican (socialist red) is red.

Republicans have portrayed Democrats as socialists for a century. Thankfully or not, voters don't tend to be educated enough to wonder why Sanders sounds like a thorough social democrat of the old school.

New update - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...-led-them-all/

Sanders leading - but a big problem lies ahead. Very probable he will not get a complete majority, only a plurality, and it's very possible the Super Delegates will sway the election to either Biden / Buttigieg / Bloomberg. Which would cause an absolute disaster.

Again, how is it going to happen that way?

1. Sanders gets 1/3 i Nevada and smashes the competition, leading to a victory in South Carolina, leading to a majority of delegates on Super Tuesday, leading to an easy majority through the rest of the primaries.
2. Even if that doesn't happen and Sanders ends the primaries with a leading plurality, one of two possibilities unfolds:
2.a. He has a strong plurality and after some conference regarding staffing decisions and campaign strategy he is duly awarded the nomination.
2.b. The candidates who hold the majority of pledged delegates award them to someone in exchange for influence and that candidate now has the majority of delegates and is duly awarded the nomination.