Sanders 2016 vs. 2020GB819: October 22, 2020 |
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There are two main reasons Sanders did not do as well in 2020 as 2016.
1) Biden was a more popular candidate than Clinton. Biden also could not be blamed for the Libya debacle. He warned Obama to not join NATO in that.
2) Because of Trump, immigration became an issue and some of the positions Sanders was taking became more salient. He wanted to decriminalize border crossing, put a moratorium on deportations, break up ice etc. that stuff doesn’t play well. As far as decriminalization, it wasn’t just Sanders, but clearly Biden was the silent majority. When people started to get into the politics, they sided with Biden.
Sanders, Harris, Castro etc. had a mirage of what appeared to be a wave of early support, but the silent majority was just being silent.
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