I'm confused about this new revelation that Russia is helping Sanders. [View all]
There are two running contradictions that are crossing streams. Or are they?
The first, that the polls claim that just about all the candidates can beat Trump, and Bernie would be in the top two strong contenders against Trump, depending on the poll. Now, hold that thought.
The second, that Russia is in favor of Sanders winning the primary so he can go up against Trump. Now, if you think about it, there can be only one reason why the Russians want Bernie. It's because they feel confident that they can do something that will influence the vote in Trump's favor. And my best guess is that they are confident that they can effectively meddle by spreading fears of socialism to depress the vote for Independents and Democrats and increase it for Republicans. That's the only way that I see a practical reason why they are picking a dog in this fight.
Now, let's go back to the first observation, where polls show that any candidate can beat Trump, and Bernie would be in the top two contenders. Don't you think that the people in those polls already know Bernie's Socialist leanings? What could Russia possibly inflict in this fight that would change their minds?
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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