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DanTex

(20,709 posts)
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:35 PM Feb 2020

Pundits on MSNBC freaking out about "what are they (Dems) going to do" about Bernie.

Here's an idea. How about people stop bashing him?

How about no more "central park executions" and "body language experts" and "how can any woman support Bernie" and "he's always so grumpy and angry" and "he's not a real Democrat" and "oh no the Bernie Bros"? Maybe actually listen to him and his supporters and treat them with respect instead of as some kind of interloper with a cult following?

Would that really be so hard?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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Pundits on MSNBC freaking out about "what are they (Dems) going to do" about Bernie. (Original Post) DanTex Feb 2020 OP
What MOMFUDSKI Feb 2020 #1
The evil media Jersey Devil Feb 2020 #2
Bernie will evertonfc Feb 2020 #3
Some of us have been in the game since before you were born ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #9
I think he will cause Virginia to flip back red. Nt helpisontheway Feb 2020 #13
well... he IS an interloper with a cult-like following CalFione Feb 2020 #4
I'm so tired of hearing that tired saw ripcord Feb 2020 #12
They might have to start soon, if he goes on as some expect to clean house, 'the Blue no matter who" jmg257 Feb 2020 #5
To the M$M he is the interloper with the cult following Moderateguy Feb 2020 #6
Bernie is just killing it with votes from people of color. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #7
BTW, wonder whom they could be speaking of? There is no establishment..So what "Dems"? jmg257 Feb 2020 #8
It's another strain of MAGAzitis bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #10
So true! Surely people realize the consequences of their negativity & divisiveness against Bernie! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #11
Proposals mean nothing if our nominee does not win the swing states. Qutzupalotl Feb 2020 #14
Buck up and get ready for it. You asked for the nomination, and this comes with the territory JFlash Feb 2020 #15
Will DU have to shut down for a while if Sanders get the nomination? Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #16
Flog away at that strawman.... ehrnst Feb 2020 #17
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #18
Aw. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #19
 

Jersey Devil

(9,874 posts)
2. The evil media
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:37 PM
Feb 2020

Where have I heard that before?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

evertonfc

(1,713 posts)
3. Bernie will
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:37 PM
Feb 2020

lose and take party with him. I've been in this game, on the ground in the southeast for 25 years. Bernie isn't electable. Period.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)
9. Some of us have been in the game since before you were born
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:40 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

helpisontheway

(5,007 posts)
13. I think he will cause Virginia to flip back red. Nt
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:54 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

CalFione

(571 posts)
4. well... he IS an interloper with a cult-like following
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:38 PM
Feb 2020

That part is true.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ripcord

(5,372 posts)
12. I'm so tired of hearing that tired saw
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:48 PM
Feb 2020

I honestly think people who are complaining about Bernie not being a democrat would have rather had him run as an independent, split the vote and assure that no one from the left would have a shot in the general election.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
5. They might have to start soon, if he goes on as some expect to clean house, 'the Blue no matter who"
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:39 PM
Feb 2020

wave better kick in.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Moderateguy

(945 posts)
6. To the M$M he is the interloper with the cult following
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:39 PM
Feb 2020

They need ratings and playing Kumbya won’t get them ratings

If I were to vote in a presidential
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totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)
7. Bernie is just killing it with votes from people of color.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:39 PM
Feb 2020

He is leading in whiter areas of the state but his biggest margins are in Clark County which has many minority voters.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
8. BTW, wonder whom they could be speaking of? There is no establishment..So what "Dems"?
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:40 PM
Feb 2020

are going to do what?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

bucolic_frolic

(43,146 posts)
10. It's another strain of MAGAzitis
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:41 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)
11. So true! Surely people realize the consequences of their negativity & divisiveness against Bernie!
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:46 PM
Feb 2020

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Qutzupalotl

(14,307 posts)
14. Proposals mean nothing if our nominee does not win the swing states.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:55 PM
Feb 2020

It is not too late to stop the party from making a terrible mistake. Those who know this have a duty to inform.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

JFlash

(51 posts)
15. Buck up and get ready for it. You asked for the nomination, and this comes with the territory
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 07:02 PM
Feb 2020

You had better be ready for this shit because it's about to come down in droves.

And Sanders had better win this thing in November because the stakes are too high to fail. And I for one am not going to tolerate you people blaming the media, and the DNC if he loses.

You think your guy can do better than Hillary? Prove it. Show us.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Fiendish Thingy

(15,601 posts)
16. Will DU have to shut down for a while if Sanders get the nomination?
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 07:41 PM
Feb 2020

I’ve been here since 2004, and things always get a little crazy during primary season, but this year all bets are off IMHO.

It’s not just MSNBC, Folks here are getting desperate and panicky...

If the majority of voters aren’t voting for Bernie, the only mathematical solution is for every candidate to drop out, except for one, before Super Tuesday, which would then allow Sanders and the remaining candidate to compete, with one of them surely obtaining a majority of delegates.

If Sanders is truly a no-chance-in-hell-to-win-in-November, then the other candidates must put their egos aside and draw straws, flip a coin, or otherwise decide who will stay in the race to fight for the nomination. If they don’t, and Sanders gets the nomination, they have no one to blame but themselves.

Since early voting has already started in many Super Tuesday states, it may already be too late- the other candidates are likely staking their chances on deal making at a brokered convention, since none of them will have a majority, let alone more delegates than Sanders, going in to the convention.

I hope those who are certain Sanders would lose in November have also considered the risks of selecting someone other than the delegate leader at the convention, a move that David Plouffe said would take the Democratic Party “a generation” to recover from.

I think many MSNBC pundits, as well as many DU’ers need to prepare for the bumpy ride ahead...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
17. Flog away at that strawman....
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:26 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Uncle Joe

(58,355 posts)
18. Kicked and recommended.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:27 PM
Feb 2020

Thanks for the thread DanTex.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
19. Aw.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:28 PM
Feb 2020
Would that really be so hard?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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