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kleinbl00  ·  3176 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Bernie Sanders Already Won

The Republicans have had an advantage since the Southern Strategy, namely that they get to bombastically argue visceral essentialism, which has forced the Democrats into a defense of nuance. Nuance is boring and it's a bitch to rally behind.

You're right - Sanders being a firebrand from the left allows the Leftists their dog whistles, too, which is damn useful. He did is a real goddamn favor by not running 3rd party.