72% of Democrats believe Bernie Sanders can win general election

The more Democrats learn about Bernie Sanders, the more they appear to like him.

A greater percentage of Democratic registered voters view the Vermont senator as likable, honest, competent and compassionate than they did just two months ago, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Seventy-two percent now believe he could win the general election, a 21 percentage point increase from the last time the survey was conducted in December.

Woodrow Benford, 58, who lives outside Minneapolis, says he didn't know much about Sanders before he announced his presidential bid, but now Benford plans to caucus for him on March 1.

"Some changes need to be made, some major changes — he's addressing them," he said. "I like Hillary Clinton; don't get me wrong. But she'd never say she's going to break up the big banks."

"I was going to bite my tongue and vote for Hillary, but I never really trusted her," said Robert Stone, a 59-year-old from Hilton Head, South Carolina, who already cast an absentee ballot for Sanders. "Every time she opens her mouth, I can't help but think she's lying about something."

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0e3d...oll-voters-increasingly-see-sanders-electable

 

Unless they can dig up JFK... who else do they got?

 

I'm part of the 28%

 

One of the moments that SUNK her campaign.

 

I aint voting demo so dont matter to me. Great choices. A lying, scandalous, ugly woman or a MOOCH that sounds like he modeled his life after Wimpy.

 

Their most electable candidate didnt hold a job until he was 40 and then it was a gov job.

 

He has no chance, couldn't even beat a Trump IMO. I don't think most people know anything about him except he's not Hillary. But when they become acquainted with him it's game over--even in 2016 socialism isn't going to win general elections.

 

What a sad list of ALL the candidates are. Not one good one in the bunch. I fear the c*nt is our next president. The machine wants/needs her. The server scandal hasn't even slowed down the train.

 

I think you're underestimating the number of freeloaders in this country.

There are several in this thread alone.

 

If people can actually believe that Denmark, which has a relatively homogeneous population smaller than New York City, is a valid economic model for the entire US, anything is possible.

 

bernie should be cheered by all

if all politicians were like him, we'd be a whole lot better off.
the PCness on both sides is fking us

 

Usually I'd say they are crazy, but have you seen the Rs that are running this year?

 

Bernie is gonna win get used to it now.

 

I'm no Bernie supporter, but he has been here and I was surprised to hear how pro state rights he is.
Dam near everything the local news asked, he said it should be up to the individual states.

49.2% of our population receives some kind of assistance.

"Socialism is great until you run out of other people's money"

Margaret Thatcher

 

Two pounds of pot in every chicken.

 

When progressives are asked to describe their utopia, it always closely resembles the socialist homogenized Caucasian countries in northern Europe. Diversity is out the window.

 

Jesus just when you thought the Repubs shit the bed the Dems screw the pooch. What a mess that dude is

 

im a bernie supporter, (for the reasons you mentioned and more)

but im not a bernie voter

 

I was surprised how not crazy he was.