2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Is Bernie and his supporters tough enough to face the Republicans and the corporate establishment? [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)Doesn't mean they are collectively less intelligent that the rest of the world. Democratic Socialism has been repetitively explained and it will take time until the message filters down through years of propaganda. It is especially hard on people brought up through the cold war era. It is especially hard on people who rely on mainstream television.
The largest voting block, the Millennials, have no such handicap. They see what Social Democracy is through unprogrammed perceptions.
Bernie Sanders has been fighting intense corporate backlash since he started running. At the moment it is from the corporate interests within the Democratic Party, and the conservative corporate mass media. He is holding his own. Or rather, we are holding our own.