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"Does a “left” Democrat – Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren – stand the best chance of defeating Trump next year? They and their supporters argue that such a candidate would enthuse a whole layer of people who normally don’t vote, thereby winning the election. The mainstream Democrats say that the swing voters – mainly middle class whites who often vote Republican but swung to the Democrats in the 2018 election – would be turned off by such calls as Medicare for all and would, therefore, tend to support Trump. "What is the evidence for these two arguments? A lot can change between now and the elections, but a recent NY Times article seems to shed some light on the issue as of now." How can a the working class start to exert its influence in society? These and related issues are dealt with in this article. https://oaklandsocialist.com/2019/07/21/does-a-left-democrat-stand-the-best-chance-of-defeating-trump/ John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
