Who Wants Bernie to Run?
Pundits claim that Bernie has a “problem” with minority voters. But the polling is clear — Sanders is advancing a vision of politics that challenges injustice in a way that black voters broadly support.
Bernie Sanders during a rally in Las Vegas, NV on October 25, 2018. Ethan Miller / Getty
How would you feel if Bernie Sanders ran for president in 2020? That’s what USA Today and Suffolk University asked Democrats and independent voters in a recent poll — and the results, some pundits argue, don’t look good for Sanders. “Sanders has the highest ‘don’t run’ of any candidate,” John Aravosis writes. “Bernie’s negatives are shockingly high.”
Shortly after this poll was released, however, Jacobin’s Seth Ackerman spotted another curiosity:
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