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Originally Posted by rubecube
I think after the COVID fiasco and Trump's response to the protestors, almost any Democratic candidate would have likely beaten him. You might have lost some of the suburban white voters, but that's probably offset by the increase in Latino voters that Bernie carried.
It likely would be closer than it is is now, and it likely means that Arizona, North Carolina, and possibly Florida are out of play, but if you shave off even 5% of Biden's popular (RCP average has it at Biden +9.4), Bernie probably would have still had enough to carry the rust belt States and seal a win.
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I'm not saying he wouldn't have won, but there might be a lot of last minute "I can't vote for a socialist" cold feet votes that would go to Trump.
Biden is the better bet, and removing Trump is far more important than anything else right now.