Jonathan Easley thinks it's time for Hillary Clinton — and I guess everyone — to take Bernie Sanders' presidential bid more seriously. I'd like to believe that but while Sanders does look competitive in some states, he's trailing her by as much as 55 points nationwide. The CNN and ABC polls show Sanders trailing Joe Biden — and Biden isn't even making the slightest noise about running.
This isn't the greatest analogy but I think Sanders may be like Obamacare. When people hear what it does, they like the individual components but an awful lot of them are still against it in general. A lot of folks will never get past the phrase "Democratic Socialist" with Sanders. Which is not to say his candidacy alone might not do the country a lot of good.