{"id":804804,"date":"2020-03-02T14:26:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T21:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=379869"},"modified":"2020-03-02T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T21:26:19","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-would-an-angry-old-socialist-lose-to-an-angry-old-autocrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/letter-to-the-editor-would-an-angry-old-socialist-lose-to-an-angry-old-autocrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the editor: Would an angry old socialist lose to an angry old autocrat?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Democrats are desperate to defeat Donald Trump, but their leading candidate, Bernie Sanders, is a socialist.<\/p>\n

Many believe defeating Trump requires a nominee appealing to independents, women and moderates who are weary of Trump\u2019s erratic behavior, vindictive ego, power grabs and his other P-grabs.<\/p>\n

Sanders is not that candidate. A self-described democratic socialist, he appeals to his base, mostly young liberals.<\/p>\n

But would enough youths (unreliable voters) turn out in November to secure Sanders\u2019 victory?<\/p>\n

Other concerns:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Socialism<\/p>\n

A Washington Post-ABC poll found 37% of independents oppose Sanders because of his socialism.<\/p>\n

Trump will castigate any Democrat as socialist, but Sanders validates that by identifying as one. His praise of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in a recent \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview didn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Health care plans<\/p>\n

Sanders\u2019 plans \u2014 transferring control to government and eliminating insurance \u2014 anger many voters, including union members who surrendered raises for better insurance.<\/p>\n

Sanders is vague about funding this radical transformation (an estimated $60 trillion). He proposes wealth taxes but also middle-class increases \u2014 a ballot-box loser.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Other promises (free college tuition and child care, forgiving student loans, etc.)<\/p>\n

He appeals to idealistic youths but not older Americans who reliably vote.  Many worked hard, putting themselves or their children through college and paying off student loans. Now they\u2019re supposed to pay for others with their taxes?<\/p>\n

\u2022 Minority voters<\/p>\n

A major cohort of successful Democratic efforts, Sanders hasn\u2019t motivated them in past campaigns.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Down-ballot candidates<\/p>\n

Democrats at all levels could lose if labeled socialist supporters of government health care. Congressional control, critical to checking Trump\u2019s power, hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Lukewarm Democratic Party support<\/p>\n

Party establishment, feckless in recent years, can at least provide organization, volunteers and money to its favored nominee.<\/p>\n

Democrats would be wise to consider these concerns before voting.<\/p>\n

via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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