Thread by @NGrossman81

With Sanders now the Democratic front-runner, it's Debate Bernie's Electability Week. I'm among the few who don't like Bernie and also think he's electable.
One reason is a mistake @saletan makes here: assuming that what people think today is what they'll think in Nov.
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https://twitter.com/saletan/status/1232135632832618497

@saletan Saletan is right, Americans don't like socialism. However, much as head-to-head polls should be taken with a grain of salt because the general election campaign will matter, opinions of socialism will change if Bernie's the nominee. From partisanship, if nothing else.
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@saletan Impeachment polled in the 20s, and then as soon as Dems announced it, it polled in the 40s. Clearly some Dem partisans thought it was a bad idea, but got on board when there was no alternative.
Similarly, expect some Dems now saying they dislike socialism to change their mind.
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@saletan As I wrote in reason 4 here, no major party nominee has made the case for social democracy. Bernie goes heavy on benefits and light on details, which I don't like, but it'll win some voters over.
Remember, Trump promised better healthcare for less $ too
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@saletan This @voxdotcom article is smartly skeptical about hypothetical head-to-head polling, and I share it's (and Tom's) skepticism about a youth surge, but it makes the same mistake as Saletan, assuming voters in Nov will think exactly what they think today.
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https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1232369988805238784

@saletan @voxdotcom With the primary dominating news, some voters (Dem and non) aren't really thinking forward to Nov. Trump makes the election weird, adding Bernie makes it weirder. When partisanship and negative campaigning really kick in, some opinions will change.
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