(DNC Chair) Howard Dean endorses (Socialist) Bernie Sanders' run for U.S. Senate

The Bennington Banner ^ | 5/10 | EVAN LEHMANN,

[BlackRazor]

There's a media report confirming the poll results now:

http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=3320128

[chimera]

Man, that place is just solid 'Ratland. Better get used to hearing Sen. Sanders, because those numbers will be hard to beat, even this far out.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

I wouldn't put much stock in polls taken a year out from the actual race.

If the GOP can find a stalking horse for the extreme left-with more name recognition than the loon who ran on the Green Party ticket against Howard Dean-than we may have a shot at snatching this away from the Dems.

Of course, we have to watch out for any shenanigans that Dean & Co. might try to pull over on our side.

They managed to stage-engineer the nomination of a sacrificial lamb against Sen. Leahy two election cycles past.

See Mark Steyn's brilliant piece on this faux election, several years ago in TAS

[TBP]

Democrat, Socialist. Same thing.

And besides, Sanders caucuses with the Dems so he's a de facto Democrat.

[chimera]

I know, but the closest pursuer is 36 points behind at this point. By most rational standards, that would be a lot of ground to make up, even a year out. Sanders seems to be very popular in VT. He wins election after election. Has he ever lost a race there, or even been seriously challenged?

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

The NRA almost managed to pick him off in '94.

Unfortunately, that's the closest the Republicans have ever come to seating one of their own in that district.