OMG, he is a special interest. It's like a fox telling the chooks that he'll protect them.
There are at least 2 different groups in Sanders' camp: blue collar workers and pogressive millenials. Trump may well appeal to the former but he's unlikely to appeal to the latter.
The blue collar workers who have seen their jobs move overseas and have no hope or interest in moving into other types of work may well like those such as Sanders and Trump who condemn trade deals that accelerated that process. This group can also be quite socially conservative and may share an antipathy to minority groups they might regard as stealing their birthrights. But would they really believe that Trump would be more interested in helping them rather than the rich?
The millenials/progressives aren't just after an extreme candidate. They want one who will push their concerns. Is a self-professed Billionaire the guy to reform campaign contributions? His claim that he self-funded his primary campaign was a point of difference. It was also a bit misleading as he loaned his campaign the money and can pay himself back now he is taking money from wealthy backers. Now, he's raising money and benefitting from SuperPacs just like any other politician. Would Sanders' 'process activists' think that self-funded Billionaires would answer their concerns or do they want to open up the presidency to those without wealth or wealthy backers? I think the latter. Those who want to crack down on Wall Street and corporate excesses and reverse the trend of the top 1% making out like bandits at the expense of the bottom 90% are not likely to see Trump as a saviour. And certainly those fighting against discrimination against minorities won't have a bar of him.
There are at least 2 different groups in Sanders' camp: blue collar workers and pogressive millenials. Trump may well appeal to the former but he's unlikely to appeal to the latter.
The blue collar workers who have seen their jobs move overseas and have no hope or interest in moving into other types of work may well like those such as Sanders and Trump who condemn trade deals that accelerated that process. This group can also be quite socially conservative and may share an antipathy to minority groups they might regard as stealing their birthrights. But would they really believe that Trump would be more interested in helping them rather than the rich?
The millenials/progressives aren't just after an extreme candidate. They want one who will push their concerns. Is a self-professed Billionaire the guy to reform campaign contributions? His claim that he self-funded his primary campaign was a point of difference. It was also a bit misleading as he loaned his campaign the money and can pay himself back now he is taking money from wealthy backers. Now, he's raising money and benefitting from SuperPacs just like any other politician. Would Sanders' 'process activists' think that self-funded Billionaires would answer their concerns or do they want to open up the presidency to those without wealth or wealthy backers? I think the latter. Those who want to crack down on Wall Street and corporate excesses and reverse the trend of the top 1% making out like bandits at the expense of the bottom 90% are not likely to see Trump as a saviour. And certainly those fighting against discrimination against minorities won't have a bar of him.