Biden super PAC warns of 'doomsday scenario'

[brooklynite]

Politico

A super PAC for Joe Biden — in a call to arms to wavering donors and supporters — is warning of a "doomsday scenario" for the Democratic Party if the wobbly onetime frontrunner is forced out of the presidential race.

A memo from the Unite the Country super PAC to donors, obtained by POLITICO, asserts that the party could pay a steep price if Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg or Amy Klobuchar is chosen as the nominee. Most ominously, it raises the specter of Sanders and billionaire Mike Bloomberg squaring off at a split convention.

Democrats must stand by Biden through the early stretch of the primary calendar to avoid that fate, the group implores.

“Donors hedging their bets on Biden because of Bloomberg could be creating a doomsday scenario for Democrats everywhere,” the group’s treasurer, Larry Rasky, wrote. “The Sanders-Warren wing of the Party is ready for the Bloomberg fight. Democrats cannot afford a split Convention.

[C_U_L8R]

1. We've been divided just like the GOP.

Either the middle comes together quickly or we end up with the extreme.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

2. Let's just wait until Nevada and South Carolina

If he does poorly then the doomsday talk is relevant.

[brooklynite]

3. The talk is relevant when people think it's relevant...

I presume they held a donor call because their donors were expressing their worries now.

[LanternWaste]

8. Bumper sticker allegations are not inherently relevant simply because branding says so

I presume you're aware that popularity and relevance are two wholly separate concepts.

[brooklynite]

9. Politics involves dealing with reality...

What voters and donors think, however irrational, is the reality that must be dealt with.

[squirecam]

12. If Joe does poorly in SC

Then he should drop out. That state is a must win for him. Just like N.H. is a must win for Sanders.

[Mike 03]

4. What concerns me about this:

When a campaign starts using "fear" to motivate donors to give it makes me sweat.

It's hard to interpret this as a sign of confidence.

[cwydro]

11. Gotta agree.

And I think they’re desperate.

Biden’s a good man. I wish he’d get out and work for whomever he thinks is best.

[LeftTurn3623]

5. Lets get this straight

Biden was the clear front runner without a close second

He only has himself to blame for wavering support

[IADEMO2004]

6. He only has himself to blame for wavering support?? OFFS

tRump, russia, impeachment hearings, house GOP, Senate GOP, Hunter Biden, Fox news, what aboutism.

[cwydro]

17. A candidate has to be able to withstand what's thrown at him/her.

Do you think it’s going to get easier going into the GE?

[Ace Rothstein]

7. Biden's support was incredibly soft according to the polls over the last year.

So this isn't really surprising.

[Laelth]

10. Just so.

Biden's support is very broad but only an inch deep. That said, I think he'll be fine if he can make it to Super Tuesday after winning SC (and he must win SC to survive). Otherwise, his funding (which is already weak) will dry up.

-Laelth

[squirecam]

13. I agree

He will be the new comeback grandpa if he wins NV or SC.

He is finished if he loses SC.

[Laelth]

14. Biden is unlikely to win NV.

It's a caucus state, for one thing, and that tends to favor candidates with deep support (like Sanders). Democratic caucuses also tend to favor more liberal candidates. Instead, Biden must win SC, and then he needs a good showing on Super Tuesday. Both of those are reasonable (if not likely) scenarios.

-Laelth

[squirecam]

15. We have no polling from NV.

We don’t know how the race has changed here.

[Laelth]

16. Don't we? Interesting.

NV is eleven days away. Undoubtedly, NH results will have some impact on the NV race. I suppose we shall see what we see, but I expect Bernie to win NV. Joe is not expected to win that state (from what I have read).



-Laelth

[IADEMO2004]

18. I'm firmly in soft support group. Pete or Amy both easy picks for me.

[Laelth]

19. With only one (remaining) exception, they're all easy picks for me.

We have a deep and superlative bench this year.

-Laelth

[denem]

20. There is no 'Sanders-Warren wing of the Party'

not as far as this Warren supporter is concerned anyway. If you think a majority of Warren delegates will vote for a guy with a 'Socialist' albatross around his neck, guess again.