Bernie Sanders, Democratic Presidential candidate, held a rally in San Jose on May 18, hoping to get more people on his side in the heated competition Hillary Clinton.
Sanders won Oregon primary just a day earlier and it was the 20th primary win for the senator. The Kentucky primary brought victory to Clinton. Her total number of delegates now is 2,293 making her closer to the 2,383 delegates she needs to become the Democratic Party nominee.
California has 475 delegates, more than any other state. The primary is scheduled for June 7th, and Sanders promised that he will not give up the race until the final votes are counted, even though math is on Hillary Clinton’s side.
How are Bernie Sanders’ chances?
Bernie Sanders stays popular among young voters. He says that they understand they are the future of the United States. However, young voters rarely turn out in large numbers to vote, even in presidential elections. So how good are Sanders’ chances if the kids don’t show up at the polling place?
The answer is simply that Sanders’ chances are not good. Many criticize Sanders’ policy ideas as borderline Socialist, a word that many Americans view as paramount to a curse word. On top of that, Sanders has made few efforts to court centrist voters who may not be as excited by his policy views. And older voters are less likely to embrace Sanders, as they know him as a mostly ineffectual and contrarian Senator from Vermont.
On the other hand, Clinton has a long record in the public eye. While it may not be a squeaky clean record, Clinton certainly has a reputation for being an effective statesperson. She’s polling well with older Democrats, especially those who are content with the party’s establishment. If she keeps her numbers high with that group, it’s hard to see a path to victory for Bernie.
Despite being continuously behind in delegates, both total and pledged, Sen. Sanders is popular enough to have revitalized the question of what the Democratic party shall embody, for now and in the future, with its platform and ambitions for the country. This is a discourse that is healthy for any party in a democratic society. As the U.S. has lacked a viable third party for much of the past century and longer, it is almost as if Sanders is invoking third-party-like options via the Democratic party, fueled in this case by a mostly young bloc of voters that have been somewhat indifferent in recent elections.
Well I hope he becomes a Nominee! He seems determined and enthusiastic about young voters and I think he has a lot to offer on the long run,in case he wins! Good Luck Bernie!