Don't ask Sanders to drop out...

[RDavisJ1]

As we head into the Super Tuesday primaries that are left on March 10 and 17, we are looking at a map that looks very good for Joe Biden. As of today, Biden is leading in all states with polling data available and picked up the entire state of Idaho's state congressional leadership. If Biden can sweep the next two contests the knee jerk reaction will be to call for Bernie to step out. This is a mistake.

Bernie, even if he can't win the nomination, plays an important role in forming the Biden battle plan to Trump.

Bernie surrogates are running youtube ads stating that Joe is mentally on the decline. Attacking Joe on everything from Social Security to LGBTQ rights. Typical thinking would be that this is bad. Actually, it's good.

While Bernie surrogates are incredibly toxic, including making fun of a man with a speech impediment, and are increasingly getting more frustrated, this benefits Biden. Bernie surrogates are giving the Biden campaign a taste of what's to come. This only helps and strengthens Biden in the long run and gives his supporters, especially on digital platforms, and opportunity to craft the response and message to such attacks.

If Bernie were to drop out, these attacks would decrease and create a lull in the campaign. Joe Biden needs all the practice he can get heading into the fall. Bernie is helping to train Joe.

Bernie staying in also keeps the energy and momentum going as we march towards the convention.

According to the delegate model on 538.com, it shows Joe heading into the convention with about 1700+ delegates. More than likely, Joe will come closer to the 1991 needed to win outright. By the time delegates that are reallocated from other campaigns, Bernie may have no option but to bow out at the convention. Wil he do that gracefully? We will have to wait and see.

[ucrdem]

1. Bernie is not helping to train Joe.

Bernie is helping Joe lose. We heard the exact same pretzel logic in 2016. It didn't end well.

[Shermann]

4. I agree

Get Bernie out and get Obama in. He's rightfully withholding his endorsement until the primary is decided. We need him. Biden is a weathered political stalwart. He's ready for the main bout already (with a former heavyweight helping in his corner).

[ucrdem]

12. Absolutely, we need Barack and Michelle

Hillary's already out there, Kerry too. There is nothing remotely helpful in letting Sanders and his team piranha away at Biden for another six months. If he wanted to help he'd be out already.

[Squinch]

2. No. It's not good. We know this because we have seen it before. And we have seen the results.

[beachbumbob]

3. biden no help to be prepared for the genral election. the longer sanders stays in the

the more the true sanders ideologues become inflamed, review 2016 for heavens sakes

[SidDithers]

5. If Bernie doesn't gain 50+ delegates on Joe on Mar 10, the primary is over...nt

Sid

[Historic NY]

6. Even Jill Stein has reared her ugly face to spout the Putin bot talking points

about Joe its like the Bernie surrogates, Jill Stein, Trump, and Putins Russian bot machine are all coordinating on message.

[NurseJackie]

13. Michael More and Cenk Uygur are coordinating with Putin too.

[MineralMan]

7. I'm perfectly comfortable with Bernie losing the nomination on his own.

He's doing a great job of it, besides.

[empedocles]

8. trump also likes to say, 'we will have to wait and see.' [We know what thats about]

[Callado119]

9. Nope, we're going to ask him to drop out loudly and often...

...we don’t need a repeat of 2016 which didn’t help Clinton or the party in any way..

[relayerbob]

10. He needs to stay in and help Biden run the board for the next two weeks

to show that real Democrats are now in charge. Let's run up the score a bit

[Turin_C3PO]

11. He should drop out

when it becomes mathematically impossible for him to win. He’s earned that, at least. And I hope when the time comes he’ll bow out graciously and throw his support 100% behind Biden.

[Squinch]

14. Except.....

[Turin_C3PO]

15. ??