Bernie Sanders won Wisconsin’s primary last night, with a majority of 56% over Hillary Clinton. Although this doesn’t sound like a major victory, in the eyes of zealous Sanders aficionados it certainly was. Considering the amount of support that Sanders had in the first few months of his campaign, he has gone further than anybody thought he could. This Wisconsin win started his momentum, and with enough turnouts of Bernie supporters, he could definitely have a valid chance of becoming the Democrat nominee, and perhaps even President.
With that said, Hillary is still ahead in delegate count. This is mostly because of her pledged superdelegates, but fear not, at this point in the election in 2008, Obama was about as far behind Hillary as Bernie Sanders is right now. If this Wisconsin Victory is the thing that gets Sanders’s momentum started, then we will all see that number decrease over the next few months.
Although CNN has passed her off as “the only electable candidate,” and “the only one that can beat the Republicans,” Hillary Clinton could struggle to win against the Republican nominee, whoever they may be. As much as “Hillary Clinton” is a “name brand,” for deep Southern Democrats, it has the same effect on Republicans. Arguments against Clinton, include but are not limited to the Bill Clinton Scandal; her failure to do her job in Benghazi; her tight-knit relations with big corporations; history of switching opinions and political stances, and anti-Clinton slogans piled on top of each other.
The only argument against Sanders is “He’s a socialist,” which has almost run its course with the media anyways. In fact, many Republicans respect Bernie Sanders because of his consistent history and truthful rhetoric. If it came down to Democratic Candidate versus Trump, moderate Republicans would probably vote Sanders rather than Trump.
Overall, April 5th’s Wisconsin primary led to satisfactory results for fans of Bernie Sanders, and may be the thing that gets his momentum started.