Bernie Sanders’ rivals warn that nominating the self-described democratic socialist will ensure President Trump’s re-election, but a growing number of the party’s voters see the senator as their best chance of winning in November
NEW YORK - Bernie Sanders’ Democratic presidential rivals warn that nominating the self-described democratic socialist will ensure President Donald Trump’s re-election, but a growing number of the party’s voters see the senator as their best chance of winning in November.
Some 26% of Democrats and independents polled Feb. 17-25 said they believed Sanders was the strongest Democrat in a head-to-head matchup with Trump, compared with 20% who picked billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg and 17% who named former Vice President Joe Biden. Saturday’s South Carolina primary will be the first major test of Sanders’ appeal among African-American voters, who represent about 60% of that state’s Democratic electorate.
“A large voter turnout would mean that down-ballot Democrats will ... do better than they have in the past,” Sanders told Reuters on Saturday in El Paso, Texas. “Our campaign is the campaign to do that: We have the energy, we have the excitement, we have the grassroots movement.” “If you want to win in red and purple places, the most important thing you need is people who like you or who are willing to fight for you,” Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who ended her own presidential bid last year, told MSNBC on Tuesday.‘MAJOR CONCERNS’ AMONG MODERATES
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