Given his Marxist mentality and his affection for “socialism,” you might think that Bernie Sanders is running behind the slightly more moderate Elizabeth Warren in the swing states. According to a recent NYT poll, you would be wrong, even though both trail Biden by fairly significant margins.
Why? Because, even though Bernie eschews identity politics, he is a stronger candidate from that perspective than Warren. That is how most Americans vote. Whether you approve of it or not, it is a fact of life, and one that the elderly, sharp-tongued female Harvard professor will struggle mightily to overcome, no matter how much love she gets from left-leaning wonks for her plans.