FORMER OBAMA ADVISOR SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE BERNIE SANDERS 'VERY SERIOUSLY' AFTER RISE IN POLLING

[Autumn]

Former Obama senior advisor and Pod Save America co-host Dan Pfeiffer said Senator Bernie Sanders is a serious contender to receive the Democratic nomination, after a recent jump in national and early-state polls.

Pfeiffer told Politico that "people should take [Sanders] very seriously." He said that Sanders has very good chances in the states with early primaries and caucuses.

"He has a very good shot of winning Iowa, a very good shot of winning New Hampshire, and other than Joe Biden, the best shot of winning Nevada," said Pfeiffer, noting that these early odds improved Sanders' chances going forward. "He could build a real head of steam heading into South Carolina and Super Tuesday," a Tuesday early in the primaries where the most states hold primaries and caucuses. That falls on March 3, 2020, with Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia holding primaries.

Pfeiffer served as a strategy and communications senior advisor to President Barack Obama during the president's second term; he had worked for the Obama-Biden transition team after Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election. Prior to being appointed senior advisor, Pfeiffer served as White House communications director. In June 2018, he published his first book Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump. His next book, Un-Trumping America, will be released in February 2020.

https://www.newsweek.com/former-obama-advisor-take-bernie-sanders-very-seriously-polls-1479231

[msongs]

1. oh no the massive bernie media blackout strikes again nt

[George II]

3. I wonder why the same article from Politico has to be repackaged and re-posted several times.

[Me.]

48. Guess We're All Not Smart Enough To Know How Great BS Is

so they have to keep those threads going to convince us. Or...hey... is it themselves they're trying to convince?

[Gothmog]

2. The Politico article which is what the OP is based on warns about sanders being vetted

If the media starts covering sanders, then the media will also start vetting sanders which will be fun

Link to tweet

While Sanders’ supporters complain relentlessly that he has received less attention from the media than other candidates, he has also avoided sustained criticism that some of his rivals have suffered. That could be helping him, especially compared with Warren, who has recently come under fire from the left and center for her health care plan.

“If you really think about it, Bernie hasn’t been hit a lot with anything. It’s not like he’s getting hit by other campaigns,” said Michael Ceraso, a former New Hampshire director for Pete Buttigieg’s campaign who worked for Sanders in 2016. ….

If Sanders’ candidacy continues to be taken seriously, he will eventually be subjected to the scrutiny that Warren and Biden have faced for prolonged stretches. That includes an examination of his electability. “That conversation has never worked well for anyone,” Pfeiffer said

There is so much oppo that is out there on sanders that trump would win 45+ states by merely playing the video clips of sanders praising Cuba, socialism, and Central American regimes on a loop.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. Lol. All this oppo that you guys are holding back on?

We’ve heard it all... “rape essay” or “honeymoon in Russia”

[OldRed2450]

9. Nope.

How about the fact that in order to get Medicare for all, free college tuition, the housing plan he rolled out along with wiping out medical and student debt we will need not only to tax billionaires but everyone else at upwards of 75%.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. Lol. Nonsense.

[OldRed2450]

16. It's not nonsense.

Actually, if the ask Bernie exactly that he will likely admit it. This has been his vision for a long time hasn't it?

[Autumn]

17. Right wing talking points are all nonsense.

[redstateblues]

36. Hardly. Bernie has never taken any serious fire. He's been handled with kid gloves

most of his political life.

[Autumn]

38. No hardly.

[KPN]

60. +1000!

[George II]

32. That's close to what the tax rate in Denmark is in order to get their "free" healthcare coverage.

[KPN]

62. Misleading George. In fact, average taxes paid by Danish are down significantly soince 2010. Total

taxes paid on average by Danish is just that "taxes". No Social Securityu tax, no Medicare tax, no insurance premiums on top of that.

How about presenting your case with facts.

[0rganism]

18. so you've heard it here from mostly-sympathetic voices and online from minor league punditry?

as Sen. Sanders continues to run strong, the MSM will get to work on those "rape essay" and "honeymoon in Russia" stories, and turn them into a fine media product tailored specifically to reduce Sanders' support among Democrats and the electorate at large. this will be a real hit-job when it happens, not just a "there he goes again" gaffe report for VP Biden or another "medicare for all? inconceivable!" chiding of Sen. Warren.

something the media owners simply cannot allow: a sincere, openly socialist candidate to become well-known and truly beloved by the American electorate. they will do anything to stop it, and imho they will want it stopped before the 2020 primary voting starts so they don't have to kiss Trump's ass for another term.

when the knives come out for Bernie, they will be sharp and cut deep, nothing like the wiffle-bat skirmishes we've seen so far. and they'll come with embedded attacks on socialism fueled with horror stories from Venezuela, which can be repeated ad nauseum by the pompous orange turd at his hate rallies.

it's actually good for us all if this happens soon, because if Bernie can still go on to win the primary in spite of the character assassination the MSM's about to drop on him, i think he stands a solid chance of winning the general election too.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

20. No amount of Bernie bashing can take him down... not when you're a rock star like Bernie...

strike up the Bernie Band?!!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[0rganism]

21. we'll see. things get extremely interesting if you're correct.

if Sen. Sanders passes through this crucible of reputation-pulverization unscathed, he will be unstoppable in the general election.

nonetheless, they will try.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

23. As long as ALL the Demoratic candidates are subject to the same scrutiny of the vetting process...

I say bring it on!!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[sheshe2]

81. I want a President.

Not a Rock Star.

[BootinUp]

33. The most important thing to Sanders is

Last edited Thu Dec 26, 2019, 07:23 PM - Edit history (2)

Is maintaining his base.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

37. .

[NYMinute]

75. It is called vetting

Those essays from the 70's go to the core makeup of someone's mind and they are scary.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

19. OMG... TOO FUNNY HBS!!! MAYBE BERNIE HAS A WINE CAVE?!?!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Gothmog]

22. Do you really want to see all of it?

There is a ton of good stuff that I have seen that would assure that trump wins 45+ states if sanders was the nominee

[Autumn]

25. If you have it post it. That's what this forum is for, it's called vetting.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

41. Cue the crickets... chirp! chirp!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Autumn]

42. It's all been done. Even all the "what if's" are on a daily basis. I expect a What if Bernie

has three apples and is given a pear? Will he make a fruit compote or is he afraid to do that? Any time now.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

44. LMFAO!! Ya, remember all the "Bernie fears x," "Bernie's doomed," "whats Bernie hiding," posts?!?!

How did that work out? It just shows desperation, as we said at the time. There's no stopping a working people's movement... corporate greed needs to end. We can trust Bernie to keep his promise to us and carry out our demands for economic and racial justice... that's why Bernie is surging!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Gothmog]

78. LOL

Here is a sample https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=396303

[Autumn]

80. Awesome! Good to know Biden supporters are hunky dory with others going back to the 80's

to vett Biden.

[Gothmog]

84. trump has spent a great deal of time and money on Biden already

trump is scared of Biden and if he had anything, this is the time to use it.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

30. Yeah. I do.

Do your worst!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

45. They've already given it their best try... Bernie cannot be stopped because his cause is just!!

Wealth and health inequality, racial Injustice, corporate greed, destruction of our planet are the true enemies of We The People and under President Sanders, they will be vanished with a vengeance and become a thing of the past!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Demsrule86]

50. He has already been stopped...he will not be the nominee...he is behind and it will only get worse.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

55. But, Bernie's only been behind in some state polls, ahead in others, and its only getting better...

so, Bernie has not been stopped and your prediction has already been proven wrong!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Demsrule86]

56. Last average I saw was about 10 points.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

57. Well it's closer to 8 points now, so you see it's getting better, not worse, as you say.

The trend is Bernie's friend. I do respect your opinion Dems, and Bernie may EVENTUALLY be stopped, but to claim it's over before the first vote has been cast seems a bit overstated.


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Demsrule86]

59. The poll you use is one of two polls taken on the same day from the same pollster...don't know why..

and it really doesn't mean anything when you look at...two different results...both within the margin of error...I will be happy when the primary is over and we are on the same side...But I do not believe Sanders will be the nominee...having been a Deaniac, I know how that feels.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

61. Haha, I was a Deaniac too and, boy, did HE get screwed by the corporate media...

they couldn't wait to pounce!! And, yes, I have no doubt we'll soon be on the same side, united in a common cause to defeat the worst president of our lifetime. Looking forward to it!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Demsrule86]

69. I don't care who is the nominee...they have my complete and utter support...I will work for the

campaign and vote...we drive voters to the polls to here. And in Ohio with a GOP governor...likely to long lines so we take water and food to Cleveland areas. I live in Cleveland now.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

70. Me too... absolutely!! That's awesome that you do that... why YOU'RE awesome!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[Gothmog]

79. Go check out this thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=396303

[George II]

31. It's all been posted here before.

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[Autumn]

43. Well times a wastin. nt

[boomer_wv]

46. Why..

Are you putting quotes around things that happened?

[NYMinute]

73. Holy hide-bait batman!! nt

[ritapria]

4. From The New York Times

Article entitled : "Why Bernie Sanders is Tough to Beat " " …. His supporters are loyal and in Iowa don't really have eyes for anyone else "

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. We're loyal to Bernie because Bernie is loyal to US... We The People!!

No one even comes close to representing the best interests of the working class over corporate interests... except Elizabeth of course!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[sheshe2]

82. The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You

[sandensea]

5. We always do - but it's a matter of winning the primaries

If he can, that's great.

[James48]

6. I'm with Bernie

He is going to do very well all over.

[SCantiGOP]

8. THEN WHY DID THE OP

HAVE TO SHOUT AT ME?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

12. It's a Newsweek headline. They are always in caps.

It’s against the law to change the headline.

[JudyM]

15. Nah, only in LBN.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

35. It's all part of the red tape.

It's a violation of the Guacamole Act of 1917

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

47. I hereby sentence you to 50 lashes with a wet noodle!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[progressoid]

66. That movie is in my top 100.

Serpentine Sheldon! Serpentine!

[Autumn]

13. I didn't twist your arm and make you click on my post.

It's News weeks headline, not mine. YOU MADE THAT CHOICE!

[Autumn]

85. I don't change other people work. You know you aren't being yelled at don't you?

It's just capital letters.

[BannonsLiver]

10. I take helping to do my part to ensure Bernie's defeat in the primary very seriously.

[Autumn]

14. Do whatever makes you happy. I will do my part to ensure Trump's defeat I take that very seriously.

[Demsrule86]

51. If Sanders is the nominee...Trump wins another term. Sure I will vote for him but he loses the blue

wall states...no matter what national polls show...and by the way even those that 'show' Sanders winning are all within the margin of error with Biden and as far as I can tell,there is only one which has been repackaged into a number of posts. He has my vote of course...but It would be very unlikely that he wins a general.

[Autumn]

52. Nope. Bernie can easily beat Trump. nt

[Demsrule86]

53. I do not believe he will beat Trump...no one who runs left will.

The presidential election is won in the middle...always was and nothing has changed ...if anything, we have moved right as a nation...we could lose the house, fail to gain the Senate and lose the presidential election should we nominate a candidate that is of the left.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

58. Yes, easily, because Bernie brings the base with him... Joe does not.

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[NYMinute]

74. I as well

If Bernie becomes the nominee, we'd lose 42-45 states, the house and the senate.

[Skya Rhen]

24. It's really too late for him to be taken seriously. He's largely ignored because the consensus is

that it's almost laughable that he can actually win. Perhaps it's because it's widely believed that most voters won't cast their ballot for a self-proclaimed socialist.

This is why the media barely covers him - he's not viewed as a real contender and time is running out for this perception to change.

[evertonfc]

27. I'll day this

I'm not a Bernie supporter but Dan is a damn genius in electoral politics so I take what he says very, very seriously.

[Tiggeroshii]

28. They dont have to.

I'm cool with just letting him win

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

49. Me too!! And Bernie WILL win... I'd bet you my wine cave** on it!!

**Disclaimer: my "wine cave" is a box of Ripple from the 70's that I found under a layer of dust in my basement.


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[MFM008]

29. Sanders

Will be painted as a socialist-communist
hourly by maggot
If he gets the nomination.
I honestly feel he will lose.

[redstateblues]

39. Bernie has painted himself with the Socialist moniker

[TexasTowelie]

34. Very seriously for what?

Despite all of the efforts of his supporters, Bernie's poll numbers remain largely static and he rarely shows up in first place in most polls.

[sheshe2]

40. He is not winning without the black vote. nt

[myohmy2]

63. and...

...President Obama's former advisor, Dan Pfeiffer, wouldn't lie...

...Dan Pfeiffer knows a great candidate and great presidential material when he see it...


"...Dan Pfeiffer said Senator Bernie Sanders is a serious contender to receive the Democratic nomination, after a recent jump in national and early-state polls.

Pfeiffer told Politico that "people should take [Sanders] very seriously." He said that Sanders has very good chances in the states with early primaries and caucuses. "


...I trust in Dan Pfeiffer's judgement...

...I think you should too...

[mountain grammy]

64. I find it odd that a legitimate Newsweek article

Is now considered a “divisive group attack” by someone here on the DU. I just want to say, if Sanders gets the nomination, fine by me. Like I said to my trump hating republican friend when she expressed concerns about Sanders..is he better than trump? Well, of course, she says. So while my fairly conservative republican friend votes for Bernie,I wonder who the “Democrats” on DU will vote for?

[ismnotwasm]

65. The last line in this fascinating article:

As Sanders stays in the race, it is more likely that voters will closely analyze his electability. "That conversation has never worked well for anyone," Pfeiffer told Politico.

I’m a bit puzzled now.

[Autumn]

67. I'm not puzzled at all by that line. Clinton and Gore were a couple of people who

ran against candidates that had no electability. That didn't work out well, so I ignore that electability nonsense. If electability mattered Trump wouldn't be president.

[ismnotwasm]

71. Wait what?

I think I understand what you are trying to say, but perhaps examine your logic in that phrase.

[Autumn]

72. My logic is fine, it's not clouded by anything. Hillary and Gore were the most electable in their

races against real idiots that most people thought would never win. Neither won their elections. So the electability argument in our primary is false. All our Democratic candidates are electable.

[mountain grammy]

68. Ha, you mean electable like trump?

Yes indeed. Puzzled. . that’s the word.

[RazBerryBeret]

76. is this why

people are freaking the F out on here? I was trying to figure out yesterday why there are so many anti-Bernie threads.

[sheshe2]

86. Really?

Yesterday there were at a minimum 17 pro BS threads, same article from different sources including good old newsweek posting in all caps.

That is excessive and I agree on one point, some are in fact freaking out. It is not who you are saying.

[calguy]

77. I'll take him seriously after Super Tuesday

if his actual delegate count is more than Biden's. Until we start voting all these opinion articles are nothing but pure entertainment.

[TidalWave46]

83. Interesting.

Wonder why he hasn’t been vetted?