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Establishment Democrats spent the entire weekend fretting over Bernie Sanders’ meteoric rise after his win in Nevada. Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight is giving him a one-in-two chance of securing a majority of delegates before the convention.
Many moderates fear that Bernie Sanders won’t be able to defeat Trump in November, believing his perceived leftist policies will alienate more moderate Democrats and independents. They fear he will push voters to pick Trump instead or depress turnout and hurt vulnerable down-ballot Democrats.
According to James Carville, “The risk in losing the election [if Bernie is the nominee] is deep and profound.”
Sanders leads Trump in several national polls, but a new Quinnipiac poll shows Sanders beating Trump in Pennsylvania and Michigan -- both key swing states -- but losing to Trump in Wisconsin.
We need to know where engaged Democrats stand TODAY:
