Hillary's a regional candidate who appeals to the Evangelical South. Sanders wins everywhere else!
Hillary is winning in the Evangelical South states. These 13 states compose one of the most anti-Progressive regions in the US (the Evangelical South is the region that is least supportive of reproductive health liberties, collective bargaining rights, GLBT equality, etc.). Hillary has so far put together a clean sweep of these states because the Clintons rose to power in the Evangelical South, which is ideologically inclined against the Progressive message of Sanders.
BUT SANDERS HAS WON 9 OUT OF 12 STATES IN THE REST OF AMERICA!
Even if Hillary is preferred in the 13 Evangelical South states, Hillary is weaker than dishwater outside of the Evangelical South. What evidence is there that Hillary has the sort of appeal beyond the Evangelical South that gives her any hope of winning a general election?
This is a problem we need to discuss before we consider her as a nominee.
Look at the data behind Sanders' 9 generally big wins versus Clinton's 3 narrow wins outside the Evangelical South:
Iowa - Clinton won by 0.3% in a dirty, close race (closest in Iowa's history)
New Hampshire - Sanders won by a wide 22.4% margin
Nevada - Clinton won by 5.3% in a narrower win than her win over Obama in 2008
Colorado - Sanders won by a wide 18.5% margin
Massachusetts - Clinton won dirty by a very narrow 1.4% margin
Minnesota - Sanders won by a wide 23.2% margin
Oklahoma - Sanders won by a wide 10.4% margin
Vermont - Sanders won by a wide 72.5% margin
Kansas - Sanders won by a wide 35.4% margin
Nebraska - Sanders won by a wide 14.2% margin
Maine - Sanders won by a wide 28.8% margin
Michigan - Sanders won by a narrow 2% margin
In a year when the Republican race is setting turnout records, all of Hillary's wins have come in states where Democratic turnout is way down.
In contrast, Sanders has won setting turnout records in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska (which had a huge turnout despite switching from a primary in 2008 to a caucus in 2016), Maine, and Michigan.
How many states does Hillary have to lose outside of the Evangelical South and how many races she can win with anemic turnout before we can have an adult discussion about the implications of these results for her electability prospects?
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