Bernie Sanders Is Hitting Donald Trump Where It Hurts

[Uncle Joe]

(snip)

The list includes Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Sanders has visited them all in recent weeks—along with Indiana, a Republican-leaning state that Barack Obama won in 2008 and that strategists believe could be competitive in 2020.

As Sanders says, “You’ve got to show up.” That’s especially true in Wisconsin, where Democratic presidential nominees won in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012.

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On April 12, Sanders delivered a fierce rebuke to the president’s approach at an outdoor rally in Madison that, despite blustery weather, drew several thousand supporters. Sanders plans to keep coming back to Wisconsin and other fall battleground states. But it’s what he and his supporters are doing when he is outside the state that could be one of the savviest strategic moves of the 2020 election cycle. While most other Democratic campaigns are focusing messaging and campaign spending on key primary and caucus states, the Sanders camp is turning energy and resources toward the Great Lakes states where Trump is already campaigning.

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The senator was referencing job losses in the valley caused by the closures of Shopko department stores and the downsizing of Kimberly-Clark Corp. factories. Sanders also took a shot at the fiasco that has played out since Trump and former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker promised the Taiwan-based technology firm Foxconn $3 billion in state subsidies (now closer to $4.5 billion) in return for a wildly optimistic promise to create 13,000 jobs in southeast Wisconsin. As the company sent mixed signals about actually following through on its commitments, Walker’s already ailing 2018 reelection campaign stumbled, and he was defeated by Democrat Tony Evers.

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https://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-trump-midwest/

[hlthe2b]

1. Going after Trump is what I'd hope Bernie would do. He certainly has the "Ammo" to do so

Both he and Biden are extremely well positioned to take on and expose Trump hypocrisy, lies, and corruption.
So, on this, I give Bernie a big

[we can do it]

4. Yes. He needs to attack drump, not democrats.

[NYMinute]

2. Trump is shaking in his boots

[watoos]

3. When is Beto going after Trump?

I have to say I like Beto but I'm not voting in the primary for a nice candidate.

So far I only see 3 candidates taking on Trump, Warren, Bernie and Biden.

It isn't a laughing matter.

[KPN]

9. +1

[Uncle Joe]

5. That doesn't look like Trump,

considering his racist statements and policies, are you subliminally suggesting the African American community supports him?

[ucrdem]

6. "You've got to show up."

And in 2016 here's who did:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?418023-1/vice-president-joe-biden-campaigns-hillary-clinton-madison-wisconsin

[Uncle Joe]

7. That was on election day

but apparently it didn't seem to help.

[ucrdem]

8. It helped in 2018

https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/biden-campaigns-for-wisconsin-democrats-calls-for-civility/834285811

[Uncle Joe]

16. Yes it did

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to western Wisconsin for a campaign rally with Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Baldwin announced Friday that the former presidential candidate will appear with her at a rally in Eau Claire on Friday, July 14.

https://www.wpr.org/bernie-sanders-campaign-tammy-baldwin

(snip)

Sen. Bernie Sanders to campaign in nine battleground states to end 'right-wing government'

He will campaign for Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 22.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/11/bernie-sanders-rallies-midterms/1599966002/

[KPN]

10. So even though Bernie's out there telling voters they have to show up to vote,

that sidelining tRump once and for all and saving our democracy depends on them showing up, you show the underlying butt-hurt by going to 2016 immediately.

F that crap.

[ucrdem]

11. Read on:

As Sanders says, “You’ve got to show up.” That’s especially true in Wisconsin, where Democratic presidential nominees won in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Hope that helps.

[KPN]

12. Nope. Nice try.

"And in 2016 here's who did:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?418023-1/vice-president-joe-biden-campaigns-hillary-clinton-madison-wisconsin"

That's all I had to read. Pretty straight-forward.

[ucrdem]

13. Read the OP. The first two paragraphs are about Sanders showing up in WI, not voters. nt

[KPN]

14. OK, I was wrong about what Bernie said. My bad. It's early out here.

I'm just tired of folks here going after Sanders every chance they get -- often unfairly and illegitimately. I may not even vote for him in the primary, but his treatment here is kind of obnoxious and pompous in my view. The man has done more to raise awareness of the economic inequities that have gone on for far too long and effect far too many people negatively in this country than anyone. He deserves more respect than what many give him here.

[ucrdem]

15. :D

[Lordquinton]

17. So you can talk about issues and be agains tTrump at the same time

That's what we need, someone who can manage two things at once!