Anyone saying Bernie is the most electable candidate to run against Trump had their argument disproven last night.
1.) Bernie will drive massive youth turnout - didn't happen. There is no evidence that youth turn out was up in any appreciable way.
2.) Bernie will bring in massive working class voters - again didn't happen. Bernie does not seem to have over performed with working class white or black voters.
3.) Bernie will drive an increase in overall turnout - again didn't happen. Turn out was way up, but for Biden not Bernie. In fact in VA - Biden got basically as many votes as Clinton and Bernie combined in 2016 while Bernies numbers stayed close to flat. It is in fact Biden who is driving increased turnout in the exact districts that led to democratic 2018 gains.
I am a very liberal voter and would have vastly preferred Bernie to Biden (and Warren over either of them). But I am getting pretty sick of Bernie voters on this forum making electability arguments when last night completely disproved their case.
1.) Bernie will drive massive youth turnout - didn't happen. There is no evidence that youth turn out was up in any appreciable way.
2.) Bernie will bring in massive working class voters - again didn't happen. Bernie does not seem to have over performed with working class white or black voters.
3.) Bernie will drive an increase in overall turnout - again didn't happen. Turn out was way up, but for Biden not Bernie. In fact in VA - Biden got basically as many votes as Clinton and Bernie combined in 2016 while Bernies numbers stayed close to flat. It is in fact Biden who is driving increased turnout in the exact districts that led to democratic 2018 gains.
I am a very liberal voter and would have vastly preferred Bernie to Biden (and Warren over either of them). But I am getting pretty sick of Bernie voters on this forum making electability arguments when last night completely disproved their case.
