I am really trying to figure out Hilary's appeal.
It's simple.
She can get things done. And she has a better chance of winning in the general election.
Sanders is an obscure politician whom most people had not heard of, until recently. His policy proposals are reasonable. I prefer them over Hillary's. But a president does not have the authority to carry them out. They are ideas that have to be won at the grass roots. Hillary knows how to work the grass roots. Sanders doesn't.
The last time that the Democrats had a candidate like Sanders was in 1972. It was George McGovern, and he was whipped in the general election. At present, polls suggest that Sanders could win. But the Republicans have not yet aimed their big guns at him. When they do, they will say that he is a commie pinko, and they will use his own campaign speeches for that. His support will drop.
By contrast, they have been attacking Hillary for 20 years, and she seems to be able to deal with their attacks.
Yes, I wish there were a better candidate than Hillary. But Sanders is not such a candidate.
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