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Yes, exactly. It comes down to who is the stronger candidate. Unless maybe that's rendered moot due to one side not bothering to vote.
"Stronger," in this case, meaning more popular (unless the electoral college has other ideas, of course).
That does cut down on one's popularity, doesn't it?
Hmm...you seem to think the Democratic party has become "radically liberal," and yet, not one single candidate they've chosen has actually been radically liberal. Curious, isn't it?
And there's the rub. Seems to me, the further right you go, the further left you think the other party has gone.
That goes without saying.
It's pretty hard for anyone to be popular among the apathetic.
That hardly seems the case unless one views radically liberal from an extremely radical perspective.
It's a matter of evaluating the overall perception of most voters across the political spectrum. For many it comes down to choosing the one they perceive as the lesser of two evils.
Well, those two words don't usually mean the same thing.
Even harder when one used to be popular among those who are now apathetic.
Care to explain exactly how "radically liberal" any Democratic party presidential candidate has been? And please, be as specific as possible.
I'm curious, what are the specific criteria used in that evaluation, may I ask? For example: who was asked, what were they asked, and what were the specific responses?
It's a matter of keeping tabs on what the overall voter public has to say about it.
It's a matter of weighing out overall feedback.
The way he took down his competitors in the primaries is what established him as being good at campaigning.
That doesn't explain how any Democratic president candidate has been "radically liberal" in any way. Care to try again? And this time, try to be specific.
It never ceases to amaze me, no matter how often I ask for specifics, all I seem to get are vague non-responses.
What matters is what the voter public considers to be radical or overly liberal.
We operate differently. I want to view the entire 100%. Whereas you want to boil it down to 1%. Being narrow minded makes a broad evaluation seem fuzzy.
Ah. So, specifically, how do you know the voting public considers democratic candidates to be "radically liberal"? Specifically, how was that determined?
I never mentioned percentages. I asked for specific criteria used to make a specific determination. I've seen none.
You have to already know all of the particulars in order to discuss the matter in-depth with me. Otherwise it becomes a protracted session of me trying to bring you up to speed.
You haven't provided one single particular to discuss. You made some claims, such as that the Democratic party is "radically liberal," but have provided nothing whatsoever, in any form, to demonstrate that. Certainly, the Democratic party hasn't nominated a single candidate who is "radically liberal" in any way.
So you want me to squander my time trying to teach you why many voters, including a lot of democrats, perceive that the democrat party has become radically liberal.
Yes, because there's no reason based in reality for that. Far as I can tell, the only reason some see it that way is because the right has moved so far to the right, it makes the left seem further away than it really is.
No. I'm not going to waste my time trying to explain to you why many voters, including centrists and democrats, percieve that the democrat party has become radically liberal. You shouldn't get into debates on subjects that you have to ask keep asking questions about. Go educate yourself on your own time.
Eh, elections can come down to who's name appears first on the ballot. All those campaign signs? Note how many show up just before elections on roads going to polling places. That's where voters can say "Hey, I've heard that name before" and vote for that candidate. Typically, the party that's not in the White House does better in mid-terms, so the surprising thing will be if the GOP does well. That's one of the things that was behind talk of that "Red Wave" that never was during the last mid-terms.
Meaning you can't. I get it.
Hey, you made the claim. I'm just expecting you to back it up.
Yes, I've heard it before. It's not true. And I've yet to see anyone who makes the claim be able to actually demonstrate it.
So our option is to side with the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party which seems to be growing in popularity in blue areas? Let’s just take note of how this socialist, communist movement works out in New York or maybe just look at history.
