Is it possible for Sanders and Trump to be the democrats nominee in 08.
Sanders as President
Trump as VP.
Sanders as President
Trump as VP.
I don't think his wealth is the issues; left wingers have fallen for economic populists from a privileged background before, and will do so again. The bigger problem is his history of degrading comments and actions toward women and minorities, which existed long before he became a Republican. The right was willing to forgive or even embrace that aspect of his personality- but with the left, which is far less sympathetic to his views on those issues, it would cost him dearly.Trump never would've become a running mate, he couldn't accept anything lower than President. He might've run as a Democrat, but I can't see his populist measures working as well on Democrats given his wealth.
ftfyHonestly, I don't know if Trump would even want VP at this point. He's having a pretty good time with the Apprentice. Also, Twitter hasn't been invited yet.
Or, we can POD Trump as someone who got super cautious after the successful Trump Tower project, and started dabbling in New York City politics and starts gathering support of the NYC real estate developers who want to make it easier to bone spur development in the city. But, this Trump POD probably doesn't produce a running mate that is going to line up very well with Sanders.
EDIT: JK twitter was invented in 2006.
Leaving aside the other problems Sanders would have (only took office as a senator one year before the primaries started, was officially not a Demcorat at all, etc.)--and leaving Trump out of it entirely--there is the fact that the 2008 primaries and caucuses were held before the Great Recession really took hold. And my impression is that it was, more than anything else, the financial collapse and recession which stimulated the interest in socialism in the United States.