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Bernie Sanders has some of the best press in the countrynot just for a politician. Every time hes mentioned, the he would have beaten Trump line that has become so commonplace in after-election analysis immediately follows. Everyone and their mother seems to hold this line of thinking; its almost blasphemous to even mention Sanders wouldnt have beaten Trump.

So Im going to commit blasphemy: Trump wouldve easily beaten Bernie.

Its really not that crazy of a theory. Just because someone is a purportedly honest, sweet old man doesnt mean he wins automatically. He has his issues.

The clearest and most important reason for why Bernie wouldnt win can be summed up in one word: socialism. And yes, Bernie advocated for democratic socialism, which just means that people vote for socialism; its still socialism. Just because there is no forcible takeover doesnt mean its not socialism.

(Now, a discussion on the over-praising of socialism is for a different column on a different day.)

Its about how people would perceive democratic socialism. You can forget about the democratic part of democratic socialism pretty quickly. No one would remember that after the Republican marketing strategy.

The Republicans never treated Bernie as a threat in the primary season. No matter people believed that he was actually going to win the primary, he never would have. Even without the superdelegates, Sanders still lost by about 500 delegates. There was no reason for Republicans to really attack him; they focused all the money on hurting the big dog, Hillary Clinton.

If there had actually been a focused ad campaign on Bernie, it wouldnt have ended well. Everything would revolve around socialism:Do you want a socialist in the White House?

Even if people hated Trump, they still wouldnt vote for Bernie because of the socialist label. He would lose 60 percent of the country right out of the gate. And the same is true with Democrats. Sure, he wouldve initially had support, but once things got hard, they wouldve run for safer ground.

Even the Midwest working vote wouldve run for the hills. Their bread and butter is industry, and they dont want the government taking that over.

Instead of Ohio Gov. John Kasich getting some votes, it wouldve been Hillary getting those votes from Democrats.

Bernie is also really bad on foreign policy. The fact is Democrats lose on foreign policy nine times out of 10. Its not that Republicans plans are necessarily better, but Republicans know how to frame those issues in a different way. Bernie does notat all. He has his talking points, and they usually revolve around the economy and how to fix it.

Hes great at talking about the economy for hours. But foreign is not his strong suit; ask him to talk about foreign terrorism and hell tie it back to the 1 percent and the greed of capitalism. Thats not necessarily a bad thing. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham was great at tying everything back to ISIS in the Republican primary debates, and it worked for him (to an extent).

But that is not good for an actual presidential debate. There are whole sections (and sometimes entire debates) dedicated fully to foreign policy. If Bernie would have tied it back to the economy, at some point, the moderator wouldve gotten tired of it and called him out.

Thats fine in the primaries, but once you get to the real debates, you better have some real answers.

Lastly, Bernie cant talk to real people. Hes good at talking those who already agree with himnamely, young, white votersbut not anyone else, especially small business owners.

Take this example from his CNN Town Hall. A small business owner questioned him on Obama-era regulatory policy. Bernies response engaged him in a fight with the owner whos actually on the ground dealing with the policies Bernie was disputing. To Bernie supporters, this was a great spat; support more regulatory policy and hit the 1 percent. To everyone else, this looked like a politician telling a struggling business owner hes not struggling.

Then there was his response to a salon owner at his debate with Ted Cruz. Whether you agree with him or not that the woman should go out of business, thats not how anyone, especially someone running for office, should respond to someone.

So Bernie Sanders is the cute, truthful old man who birds are in love with. None of this means hed have actually defeated Trump. He breaks down easily, and hes not as easy to support as people make it seem. Continue with the narrative if necessary, but at least be honest: theres no way he wouldve won.

Assistant opinion editor Jorden Smith is a political science and creative writing junior and can be reached at [emailprotected]

Tags: 2016 Presidential election, Bernie Sanders

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Socialist Sanders could never defeat Trump - The Cougar - The Daily Cougar

By TAYLOR BUDOWICH

LEFT-OF-CENTER pundits and activists across the nation are upset about Novembers election results. As they continue grasping for answers, they are mistakenly trying to draw parallels between todays anti-Trump protests and the tea party movement in the false hope that political salvation is just around the corner.

When people think of the tea party, they often remember the national protests. However, the movements legacy was not cemented by rallies. Instead, it is being realized through continuous waves of victories at the ballot box.

Most importantly for conservative activists, those election victories are likely to continue because there is a strong tea party presence in the very essence of the conservative, Republican political infrastructure.

The tea partys coming of age can be traced to January 2010, in a special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in dark blue Massachusetts.

It was no surprise that the media reported we had no chance, as the state had not elected a Republican senator to that seat in more than 50 years not to mention the fact that 62 percent of the states voters had just cast ballots in support of Barack Obama. However, the tea party shocked the media and the world by winning handily and sending Scott Brown to Washington.

Through this victory, in which the Tea Party Express played the most significant role in helping to nationalize the election, we were able to prove that support for the tea party message was as broad as it was deep.

That victory in Massachusetts proved that conservatives could win anywhere. That message was carried on to purple states such as Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin, where each of those Senate candidates who won in November 2010 won again in 2016.

At the gubernatorial level, weve seen the number of conservative chief executives swell to 33, complemented by conservative majorities in 69 of the 99 state legislative bodies. And, except for Tom Corbett in Pennsylvania, every governor elected through the 2010 tea party wave was re-elected in 2014.

Key to the tea party support was the inclusiveness of the movement. The only litmus test was opposing the increasing size, cost and intrusiveness of the federal government and supporting fewer taxes and regulatory burdens.

But unlike the tea party, that broad support is not evident in todays anti-Trump protests. Many of these rallies were busy excluding people they disagreed with instead of trying to broaden their base.

An honest look at whats happening today also reveals a significant lack of geographic diversity.

Statistician Nate Silver, editor in chief of FiveThirtyEight and a special correspondent for ABC News, published an in-depth analysis of the anti-Trump Womans March. In his report, Silver finds that 80 percent of march attendance came in states that Clinton won. By comparison, 58 percent of the tea party protests were in states that Obama won in 2008.

RealClearPolitics analyst Sean Trende also explored the Democrats base problems in a series of articles titled How Trump Won, by pointing to the partys heavy, yet limited representation in mega-cities, such as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Moreover, Trendes piece explored the Democrats inability to succeed in small towns.

The result of those two realities is that even though states such as California, New York and Illinois may turn out a lot of anti-Trump protests, those protesters voices are already being heard and represented by their presidential electors, senators and members of Congress.

So, where can this anti-Trump movement go?

Five members of Congress have been chosen to serve in Trumps Cabinet, and their offices will have to be filled. There will be openings in Montana, Alabama, Kansas, Georgia and South Carolina. Does anyone think an anti-Trump candidate will be viable, like Scott Brown was in blue Massachusetts?

Will these protesters dare test just how populist their message is by seriously supporting candidates in any of these races? Or will they take a page from Occupy Wall Street and the recent University of California protests and allow their movement to be pre-empted by those who seek violence and destruction instead of rational debate?

My bet is that these anti-Trump protesters will go the way of Bernie Sanders and seek political purity rather than political victory. Thus, the tea party will continue serving as the most consequential political movement in modern American politics.

Taylor Budowich

is the executive director of the Tea Party Express political action committee. He wrote this for The Dallas Morning News.

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Taylor Budowich: Anti-Trump movement is nothing like Tea Party - Virginian-Pilot

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Thursday on CNNs OutFront, in discussing White House press secretary Sean Spicer saying there are some paid protestors in the wave of rowdy town hall participants objecting to President Donald Trumps agenda, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said it was another lie from the White House because unlike the Tea Party, this is not being funded by the billionaire class.

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After being shown the clip of Spicer, Sanders said, Look, I hope I do not shock your viewers by telling you the White House occasionally lies, and thats just another lie. Whats going on now is that people all over this country are beginning to rise up. Theyre demanding answers to what happens. Erin, if you throw 20 million people off health insurance, thousands of people are going to die.

If you do away with pre-existing conditions, then people are not going to be able to get health insurance who have cancer or have diabetes, he continued. People want to ask their Republican representatives what happens? Why are you doing this? What are your plans for the future? So I think you are seeing people organizing effectively, but unlike the Tea Party, this is not being funded by the billionaire class.

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Sanders: WH Is Lying Unlike the Tea Party, Town Hall Protests Are Not Being Funded - Breitbart News

Jenny Beth Martin, leader of TeaPartyPatriots.org, has announced thaton Wednesday, March 15, 2017the Tea Party will be back in Washington for a rally at the U.S. Capitol.

In an email to Tea Party movement activists and supporters Martin says its time for the Tea Party to go BACK to Washington, DC. President Trump is working to keep the promises he made on the campaign trail, but hes running into opposition at every turn - from the intolerant leftist Democrats, to the mainstream media, and even some establishment Republicans.

Its time for us to show up again in Washington and remind these politicians that its time to start enacting the agenda that will make America great again, wrote Martin.

Among the goals of the Washington rally will be to demand Congress confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch - repeal Obamacare - secure the border - cut taxesand balance the budget within fiveyears.

Jenny Beth Martins email said:

On March 15th, were partnering withFreedomWorksto host a grassroots lobbying day on Capitol Hill. Office visits are one of the most effective ways to make our voices heard in Washington, D.C. and to hold our elected officials accountable. The committee hearing for Judge Gorsuch is set for March 20, which increases the importance of us being in DC together making our voices heard on March 15.

I want to make sure its clear - we will hold a rally, but the major focus of our action for this day is to act as citizen lobbyists and visit Members offices in person. Wouldnt it be great if we could flood their offices with supporters of the Presidents nominees and agenda? If there is even a small possibility that you can make it to D.C. for this day of action, please do whatever you can to be there. Remember, when we show up, we win!!

If you needanymoreinspiration to show up on March 15th, take a look atthis articleabout how local Democratic parties are swelling with new members and excitement, and check out the resistance website, complete with events they are holding in your area. The LEFT is showing up and its time for us to show up in even greater numbers!

Jenny Beth Martin is right, save the date and we will send additional details as soon as they are available from Tea Party Patriots.

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Tea Party Going Back To Washington - ConservativeHQ

Grey 'blob' takes seat in Ukraine parliament BBC News A Ukrainian MP has brought a stuffed toy into parliament in a stunt intended to shame colleagues who don't show up for work. Independent MP Borislav Bereza arrived with the grey blob-shaped toy on Friday morning and propped it up on a vacant seat. and more »

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Grey 'blob' takes seat in Ukraine parliament - BBC News