re: USPOL
Brcause individual donnors does **not** (and never has) been a very good predictor of who wins?
Sanders just went in for major heart surgery. That alone is likely going to destroy his chances since most were already uncertain at his age. Combine that with the fact that he is the most extremist economically with a desire to spend more money than anyone up there, yet does not offset that in any way with lowering the taxes on the rich and middle class.
All of his policies will be loved by the very few anti-capitalist types out there maybe, but overall he is unlikely to gain any support from people on the right, and even limited support from his own party.
Last electrion Sanders was my top choice and I supported him strongly, would have been happy to vote for him. However when he supported the DNC following the undemocratic way he was dealth with and even supported hillary after that, at that moment I promised not to vote for sanders ever again, as did many others.
Point is, he is far too extremist to stand a chance of pulling in anyone center or right of center.
To give you an idea I live int he Netherlands, basically one of, if not the most, socialistic countries in all of europe. Even here is is treated a bit like a joke (usually jokes about him printing money to pay for things).