Can Bernie Sanders win the election if he wins Vermont?

Some Bernie Sanders supporters want to put the Vermont senator in a position to play spoiler in the presidential election. ... spelled his name correctly, his votes would be counted. If he received the majority of votes among presidential candidates, he would win all nine of the state's Electoral College votes. read more

Senator Sanders is a fine man, and in a hypothetical election against Donald Trump in 2020, I am sure he would win, but I don’t think he would be the ideal candidate. I think Senator Sanders is what Blue Gal of the Professional Left calls a “TOP Candidate”: Too Old to be President. read more

But then there’s Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Clinton’s former primary challenger could win Vermont’s three electoral votes (via McClatchy): Bernie Sanders doesn’t want to be president, but he could snatch three electoral votes in Vermont. read more

Bernie Sanders was supposed to lose. Even he thought so. In 1980, Sanders’ political career was already over. He’d retired after losing badly in four Vermont elections for U.S. senate and governor—plus a third-place finish for class president in high school. By his fourth election, Sanders got six percent of the vote, his best finish yet. read more

Bernie Sanders cannot receive any electoral votes from Vermont, because he has not appointed any potential electors. See, this goes back to a misunderstanding about the electoral college that I’ve been at pains to explain away in a variety of different answers on topics relating to the election lately. read more