Who Runs Strongest Against Trump? 'That Candidate is Me,' Says Sanders

[eridani]

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/04/22/who-runs-strongest-against-trump-candidate-me-says-sanders

Bernie Sanders acknowledged in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday that he faces "a hard path" to win the Democratic presidential nomination—but maintained that he's up to the challenge, asserting that "the people in every state in this country have the right to vote for the agenda that they want."

"It's not unrealistic," he stressed, but "it's a hard path, I admit that."

"Look, if we do not have a majority, it's gonna be...hard for us to win," Sanders told reporter Andrea Mitchell in his first interview since losing the New York primary to rival Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. "The only fact that I think remains uncertain is if we continue to be running significantly stronger than she is against Donald Trump, or whoever the Republican nominee will be. I think that's a factor."

"I think there are a lot of Democrats out there who are scared to death—as I am—about the possibility of a Trump presidency," Sanders continued. "And the Democrats, by and large, want to see the strongest candidate possible to take on and defeat Trump or some other Republican. At this point, according to virtually all of the polls, that candidate is me."

[djean111]

1. I have heard young people say that if they have to choose between Trump and Hillary,

they will choose Trump, or neither one. More of the same does not exactly make them happy. No point in silly and useless scolding. This is on the DNC's, and the Third Way's and the Clinton's heads.

If Hillary was inspiring, the race would already be over, IMO. She has been running for years, and started with a huge lead in the polls. The trajectory is downwards - either in the primary or the GE. Being realistic.