Why President Trump would almost certainly beat Bernie Sanders

Published January 8, 2020 5:21pm ET



I would say Bernie Sanders can’t beat President Trump in 2020. But seeing as how Trump has already proved anything is possible in politics, let’s just say it’s very unlikely.

Others disagree. Vox’s Matt Yglesias argued on Wednesday that Sanders can unify the Democratic Party and beat Trump. It’s a debate worthy of consideration. Were Elizabeth Warren’s progressive supporters to unify behind Sanders, he would be the easy front-runner for the Democratic mantle.

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