• Tinidril@midwest.social
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    1 day ago

    he’s not as popular in real life as he is on the internet.

    Not exactly true. In both 2016 and 2020, the number one reason voters gave for choosing Clinton or Biden over Sanders was electability. They preferred Sanders, but didn’t think he could win the general. He didn’t lose because he wasn’t popular, he lost because people thought he was unpopular.