after 8 years of the muslim kenyan dude...

Woo hooo..more gunz.
Never mind that Sandy Hook slaughter thing.


Just another politician.

I grew up in SC, and have lived a long time in GA and FL. There are certainly some Jewish communities. The hard-core protestant South not only has plenty of racism, but there's also an underlying anti-Semitic group.

We could debate it, but my observation is that any Bernie will have multiple problems carrying even purple states like Florida. Obama managed to get enough of the Hispanic and African American vote to overcome the bias. Hillary will attract the minority plus many, many Southern republican women who will quietly vote for her and go home to an conservative husband and go to a protestant church on Sunday. Southern housewives get it on the issue of women's rights and applaud Clinton Foundation efforts in Africa. Heck, even the church groups doing missions in the third world have been side-by-side with the CF in many cases.

Those minorities and women will not flock to Sanders no matter what he says about Wall Street. They also will get an earful at home and in their communities about Bernie Madoff and stereotypical BS about Jews. I've already heard it, and Bernie hasn't been running but a few days. I know it's stupid, and over the last 50 years people have gotten really good at hiding prejudice because of our legalistic society and being politically correct. I do see change, but it's slow.

If the big money goes after Sanders, you will see ads and flyers and stories that hint at his "Jewishness". Right now, he's not a target for the GOP attack-PACS.

the Christians will look at him in a good light. Republicans congressmen will have a difficult time with this especially as he is pro Israel.

A wedding, a protestant church full of folks, two relatives are southern pastors, etc.

Believe me, they won't support anyone who is Jewish. The few who knew of Sanders literally would speak from the pulpit against him, and I'm talking about a pastor and relatives who have been to Israel.

In the Southern states that's my observation.

Some segments of the Southern Christians (women, minorities, those who like the Clinton Foundation work, those who like the Carter Foundation work, farmers who like Hillary's road to citizenship etc.) will vote for Hillary even if they are independent or repubs who think the Tea Party is too far out. OTOH, they definitely express anti-semitism, anti-socialism, and are pro-business.

I don't expect Sanders would win a general election in most Southern states, but maybe we will see.

He's running for President, not Pope.

I am just perpetually pissed off that religious affiliation of any sort gets any kind of mention in relation to politics/public office.