… Mr. Sanders’s strength among white working-class voters is important because it gives him a chance to overcome the challenge past progressive candidates faced: Well-educated white liberals, the sort who supported same-sex marriage before it was popular nationally, simply don’t represent a large enough share of the electorate to win a Democratic primary. …
Whether it’s enough for Mr. Sanders to overcome his sizable deficit in national surveys will hinge on two big questions: CONT.
Nate Cohn, New York Times