Most Dems are socialists themselves and Sander’s honesty about describing himself as openly socialist might have the cathartic effect of bringing millions of Dems out of the closet.
HRC on the other hand is a congenital liar and people are quickly tiring of her lies and corruption.
I have a grudging respect for Sanders. As politicians go, he seems to be an honest (if very misguided) person. Many on the left are picking up on the honesty thing. No one, left or right, sees Hillary as an honorable or trustworthy person.
Sanders has the momentum, but as of now Hillary is still the favorite.
Hillary Clinton’s problem is that for all of their flaws from a political standpoint, hard-core leftist recognize an unprincipled hack for a mile away. I have said for a long time that the Democratic base would never support a candidate who served for six years on the Wal-Mart board of directors ... which pretty much disqualifies Hillary Clinton.
Sanders isn’t the most liberal Congressman, sad to say.