Ramesh Ponnuru, Columnist

Bernie Can Win. So Can His Revolution.

A President Sanders wouldn't get his agenda passed, but he'd change everything.

Revolutionary.

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What if Bernie Sanders wins?

Oddsmakers still say that the Vermont senator is less likely to win the Democratic presidential nomination than former Vice President Joe Biden. He continues to lag among African-Americans. And even if he takes the nomination, he has political vulnerabilities that bring smiles to President Donald Trump’s team. Did you know that in 2011, Sanders posted an editorial on his website praising the left-wing regime in Venezuela for making the American dream more of a reality than it is in our country? If he is running against Trump this fall, you will hear about that — and about his plan to outlaw almost all private health insurance and Medicare Advantage, and raise middle-class taxes, and on and on.