I believe Bernie Sanders would have done better in the general election than Joe Biden, for two main reasons:
- He was winning Latinos in the primary easily, and Biden absolutely collapsed with them in the general election.
- He would not have stopped in-person canvassing, which as it turns out isn't THAT dangerous COVID-wise. That was the Democratic Party's unilateral surrender, and it nearly cost them the 2020 election, and several winnable House races no doubt.
I just wonder where this conventional wisdom comes from.
Why on Earth would Latino voters have a Sanders > Trump > Biden preference? That makes no sense, especially since Biden lost these voters due to fears of socialism and Trump's 'law and order' message. Latinos that supported Sanders in the primary almost certainly went to Biden in the general.
What makes you think Sanders wouldn't have stopped in-person canvassing?