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Comparing Pete Buttigieg To France's Emmanuel Macron And Bernie Sanders To U.K.'s Jeremy Corbyn

Some comparisons have been drawn between the Democratic candidates and European leaders.
We discuss how Sanders and Corbyn are alike and different, and the similarities and differences between Macron and Buttigieg. (AP)

When Boris Johnson won a huge victory in the United Kingdom election in December — and the Labour Party suffered significant losses — some in the United States took note, drawing comparisons between far-left leader Jeremy Corbyn and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. 

One of those people was Andrew Sullivan, who is writer-at-large at New York Magazine. He says both Sanders and Corbyn have similar weaknesses in that they

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