Opinion | David Mark: Sanders vs. Trump means a battle of the bases, and President Trump has the advantage. - NBCNewsTHINK
. The fact that Trump is still competitive for re-election in November shows that a significant chunk of voters are willing to accept such behavior. But Sanders still needs to establish that his unconventional political cloak of socialism can be the even newer norm. Put another way, a Sanders presidency would ask the American public to embrace drastic economic and social change in an era of relative peace and prosperity.
All of this means that if it's a battle of the bases come fall, Trump has more weapons at his disposal — but he'll still have a tough fight ahead of him.
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