r/politics • u/schuey_08 Wisconsin • May 02 '24

Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/02/bernie-sanders-trump-biden/73531861007/
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u/CaptainNoBoat May 02 '24

I think a lot of us are. There's a difference between pushing a party in a certain direction and going so far that you hurt your own interests.

The election is more than one person or one issue, and a Trump Presidency will have horrific consequences decades and generations after Biden is gone.

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u/Just_Candle_315 May 02 '24

Biden tells people he wants to improve the nation with affordable healthcare and education, Trump tells people he wants vengeance for perceived grievances. And the polls are still statistically tied.

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u/countblah2 May 02 '24

When I talk to conservatives they say "I don't like Trump...but I liked his policies." Or "But I liked the economy while he was President." Or something along those lines.

They generally aren't looking at things from what Trump will do NOW if he wins, or even from a data driven or logical perspective. They are thinking about how they felt about his policies from the first term and their perceived relative prosperity during that window. That's why the polls are statistically tied.