NC Democrats in Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t Dilemma with Bernie Sanders in Presidential Race February 24, 2020 Vol. XIII, No. 2 9:13 am Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities is the title of a new study published February 11, 2020 by the
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NC Democrats in Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t Dilemma with Bernie Sanders in Presidential Race
February 24, 2020 Vol. XIII, No. 2 9:13 am
Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities
Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities is the title of a new study published February 11, 2020 by the Gallup polling organization, a title that virtually shouts a dire warning to Democrats everywhere. Don’t choose socialist Bernie Sanders as your presidential nominee!
According to Gallup, “socialist” is the least desirable among the 12 characteristics of candidates for president of the United States in the national survey.
The wording of the Gallup question was, “If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for president who happened to be a socialist, would you vote for that person?” Only 45% of voting age Americans would vote for a well-qualified socialist for president.
So, how does “socialist” compare to the other characteristics? Over 90% of Americans would vote for a well-qualified candidate who is Black (96%), Catholic (95%), Hispanic (94%), Woman (93%), Jewish (93%). Note: Sanders is Jewish. As for Socialist, only 45%; 15-points lower than Atheist!
There is no doubt that 78-year-old, self-avowed socialist Bernie Sanders is the front-runner in the Democratic Party’s race for the presidential nomination after wins in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. There is also no doubt that Sanders would be a drag on the Democratic Party in the 2020 in a centrist, swing state like North Carolina. And the timing could not be worse.
North Carolina has 20 statewide races this fall with a history of razor-thin margins of victories. For example, in 2016, five of 10 Council of State races were won with only 50% of the vote plus a small margin of victory. Gov. Roy Cooper, D-Nash, won with only 49%.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
Democrats are damned if they do choose Bernie Sanders as their party’s nominee for President because “socialist” is the least desirable characteristic in a president, and damned if they don’t choose Bernie Sanders because they risk losing his enthusiastic base of young voters.
Many younger voters are drawn to Bernie Sanders’s platform of Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, a $15 minimum wage, higher taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals, breaking up Wall Street banks, unionization of American workers, free public college tuition, legalization of marijuana, income equality, immigration policy and LGBTQ rights.
However, as the front-runner, Sanders faces a constant barrage of attacks from establishment Democrats, many of whom insist that a radical left socialist cannot win the race for the presidency.
If Sanders is not the party nominee in Milwaukee in July, many of his supporters, still reeling in anger after 2016 emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee and published by WikiLeaks disclosed that party leaders conspired with Hillary Clinton to defeat Sanders, will be inclined to suspect another underhanded ploy by the DNC establishment. Many will simply stay home from the polls like they did in 2016.
Next Tuesday, March 3, North Carolina will choose the pairings in the 20 statewide races in the upcoming General Election: Governor and 9 Council of State races, US Senate, NC Supreme Court (3 races) and NC Court of Appeals (5 races). Many will be decided this fall by a fraction of a point.
For Republicans, a historic economy and 94% GOP job approval for President Trump bodes well for their prospects for high turnout and good success in this year’s elections.
Further, a February 20, 2020 Gallup poll shows Trump’s job approval among all voters is at a high of 49%. A February 6, 2020 Gallup study that began in 1971 shows 90% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life, a new high in Gallup’s four-decade trend.
On February 12, 2020, 61% of Americans said they are better off than three years ago, a new high since the previous high of 50% “better off” set by Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush.
Meanwhile, for Democrats, it’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t dilemma with Bernie Sanders in the presidential race.
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