How would Bernie be for Real Estate?
I’m not a politics guy but it seems like Sanders being the POTUS would be terrible for us real estate folks.
For those not Trump people..how would you be voting if Sanders wins the primary?
Same as for everything else if he gets control of the senate too , terrible. I will be voting not Bernie that is my stance if I have to vote for trump so be it. The guy is a jerk but I like my job. Think of it like buying a stock, the CEO may be an ass but if it’s the ass or the guy who will run the company into the ground, you know who you’d invest in.
I do not agree with Sanders, he is nowhere near my candidate, and I am actively organizing against him, but I will vote for Sanders over Trump if it comes to that. The future of democracy both here and abroad is more important than a theoretical marginal tax rate or capital gains rate increase.
Clearly he is not the ideal candidate for the industry or the economy as a whole, but neither is the rise of international authoritarianism or blatant corruption and incompetence throughout the Trump administration. There are not going to be mass real estate layoffs if Sanders is elected and he won’t get a fraction of what he wants passed through Congress if he wins.
That said, if you live in an open primary state, or are yourselves a Democrat in a closed primary state, by all means vote against him. I am far from alone in believing that Sanders’ nomination would lead to four more years of Trump.
Sanders is far from the ideal candidate, but I think your beleif he has no shot in the general is largely a function of being a southern (read centrist) dem. Dems are not going to win the presidency by appealing to white southern voters... Almost any Democrat will beat Trump in the popular vote. A big key to victory for trump in 2016 Trump was winning in sates with large labor union membership like Michigan largely due his populist and anti trade rhetoric. Sanders appeals to a lot of these voters as well. He also appears to garner the most black and latino support of any primary candidate which will be necessary for a victory.
The only way democrats win is by driving voter turnout in potential swing states. Moderates don't drive turnout.
So I agree with you on some level, but a couple things:
I'm both southern and a Democrat by adoption. Back in 2012 I was volunteering for Romney and living in a state that proved unbelievably crucial for 2016 and will do the same for 2020. While that certainly makes me a centrist, or center-left, establishmentarian, I'm not only speaking from my experience. The vast majority of my family still live in the state in question and are lifelong Democrats who voted for Trump for culture reasons. They would most definitely vote for a Democrat again. They would never vote for Bernie Sanders.
Sanders does not garner the most black support of any primary candidate. He does do well with Latinos.
You are completely correct that a Sanders victory would rely on turnout, particularly youth turnout, but so far in the primary, that turnout hasn't materialized. Turnout across the board is lower than 2008, minus some oddities like Nevada having early voting for the first time. Sanders would need an absolutely historic and unprecedented turnout to not just win, but also overcome all of the moderates would would either stay home or pick the devil they know over the "scary socialist" who yells at them.
Yes.
While Sanders is also a populist and anti-establishment, I am more confident that he would put competent people in positions of power to steady the ship. Trump has made a habit of cutting the heads off of organizations throughout government and either installing lackies and sycophants as "acting leaders" - like he did with making idiot twitter troll Richard Grenell the acting head of national security, a position created after the intelligence failures of 9/11 - or simply leaving important positions unfilled - like the top health security official on the National Security Council whose job it would be to coordinate a response to the coronavirus.
I would rather a government that is functional but heading in a direction I do not personally agree with - thus is democracy at times - than a government that is dysfunctional and not only ill-equipped to deal with national security threats - such as Russian interference in our elections - but deny they even happen.
Bernie has stated he will enact a national rent control bill if he's elected.... imagine what that will do to the industry.
Fixed that for ya.