Comments by "Cinderball" (@cinderball1135) on "Elizabeth Warren Now Leads Dem Primary" video.

  1. From here in Britain, I'd like to say I've been predicting that Warren would win, for some considerable time now. Why? Well, she may not excite her base like Bernie does - but she has broad appeal - crucially, she unites young and older voters. Moreover, she seems like a versatile political operator: She's as at home among hardscrabble working class men and women as she is among the élite. And ultimately, being a generalist is a good way to get elected. It allows you to pull wealthy donors while also appealing to voters. Bernie's problem is that while he's very popular among those people who like him, he struggles to shake off the "crazy old man" archetype. I don't think it's a helpful stereotype, but I'm not the one who's going up against Donald "I Give All My Opponents Crass And Offensive Nicknames" Trump. You may not love Warren - but she is at least a progressive, and my money is on her to win, even in front of Bernie (whom I do like too!)
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  2. I don't think I see that Warren is unelectable, certainly not more so than Bernie. She doesn't excite the base as much as Bernie, but she has broad appeal and she is still a progressive.
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  3.  @Alize.W  What? You don't like American progressives having friends abroad?
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  4.  @worklife21c  Tut, tut. Don't allow actual evidence to get in the way of a good narrative :3 (It is daft though, isn't it? Somehow electability seems to mean something other than winning votes to some people...)
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  5.  @brianwalkup5214  Thanks, your good wishes are much appreciated. It's been extremely rough for us here. I'm holding out a lot of hope that a successful Democratic Presidential run can help start to set the tone for a more civilised form of politics going into the future. We sure as hell could use some better role models over here, right now. :(
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