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>We're not doomed, but this will be a much harder race than
>people are giving it credit for. We all thought George W Bush
>was doomed for reelection, and he won bigger the second time
>around.

but point taken. Trump was severely underestimated in 2016 and we can't afford to presume that he will be easy to beat - because as you note - knocking off an incumbent is never easy.

I just don't see how Sherrod Brown-or-bust is a stance to take in this primary. He carries the populist, restore dignity message that Bernie has, but with more baggage in his personal life and infinitely less appeal and popularity across the country.


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