Media Dead Wrong About Bernie’s Electability

It� �s usually best to ignore Jonathan Chait, a man whose trouble predicting electoral outcomes is surpassed only by his contempt for the Left and his condescension toward working-class Americans. These qualities come out in Chait’s latest polemic, “Running Bernie Sanders Against Trump Would Be an Act of Insanity.” Despite poll after poll showing Bernie Sanders beating Donald Trump by wide margins nationally and in must-win battleground states, Chait insists that “Sanders is an extremely, perhaps uniquely, risky nominee.” And although the Vermont senator has a proven record of defeating Republicans, receives the highest polling numbers among independents, and has already won twelve electoral races, Chait nevertheless would have us believe that Sanders is somehow virtually unelectable in 2020. Read Full Article »