Don't fear a Bernie Sanders nomination, Democrats. He's well-suited for a street fight with Trump.
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- Establishment Democrats are in absolute meltdown mode about the prospect of Bernie Sanders winning the 2020 nomination.
- But they should take heart: Sanders is polling ahead of Trump in one-to-one matchups.
- He's also uncompromising to a fault with unrealistic plans. That makes him a good match in a brawl with Trump.
- And even his rock star surrogate AOC admits Sanders' most radical plans are unlikely to make it through Congress, saying: "A president can't wave a magic wand and pass any legislation they want."
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The prospect of Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont progressive and self-identifying democratic socialist, winning the Democratic nomination has sparked a meltdown among the political media punditry.
Establishment Democrats worried about beating President Trump have raised a litany of fears about Sanders: He's George McGovern! He hasn't been vetted! America will never elect a socialist! He isn't even a Democrat!See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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