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In reply to the discussion: How would Donald Trump run against Bernie Sanders? Here's what he said in Tampa. [View all]Gothmog
(145,130 posts)42. Obama campaign guru: Trump would love to run against Bernie
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Barack Obamas 2012 campaign manager is warning that Democrats would struggle in a general election against Donald Trump if Bernie Sanders is the nominee.
In an interview with POLITICO, Jim Messina predicted that Trump would exploit Sanders stamp of socialism in battleground states needed to defeat Trump, keep control of the House and have a shot at winning the Senate.
If I were a campaign manager for Donald Trump and I look at the field, I would very much want to run against Bernie Sanders, Messina said. I think the contrast is the best. He can say, Im a business guy, the economys good and this guys a socialist. I think that contrast for Trump is likely one that hed be excited about in a way that he wouldnt be as excited about Biden or potentially Mayor Pete or some of the more Midwestern moderate candidates.....
From a general election perspective, socialism is not going to be what Democrats are going to want to defend, Messina added.If youre the Democratic nominee for the Montana Senate race, you dont want to spend the election talking about socialism.
Messina is the latest Democrat to raise concerns about Sanders at the top of the ticket. Endangered House Democrats are coalescing around Biden because of concerns that Sanders or Elizabeth Warren could threaten their reelection hopes, POLITICO reported Saturday.
In an interview with POLITICO, Jim Messina predicted that Trump would exploit Sanders stamp of socialism in battleground states needed to defeat Trump, keep control of the House and have a shot at winning the Senate.
If I were a campaign manager for Donald Trump and I look at the field, I would very much want to run against Bernie Sanders, Messina said. I think the contrast is the best. He can say, Im a business guy, the economys good and this guys a socialist. I think that contrast for Trump is likely one that hed be excited about in a way that he wouldnt be as excited about Biden or potentially Mayor Pete or some of the more Midwestern moderate candidates.....
From a general election perspective, socialism is not going to be what Democrats are going to want to defend, Messina added.If youre the Democratic nominee for the Montana Senate race, you dont want to spend the election talking about socialism.
Messina is the latest Democrat to raise concerns about Sanders at the top of the ticket. Endangered House Democrats are coalescing around Biden because of concerns that Sanders or Elizabeth Warren could threaten their reelection hopes, POLITICO reported Saturday.
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How would Donald Trump run against Bernie Sanders? Here's what he said in Tampa. [View all]
crazytown
Jan 2020
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Says the jerk who admits he's in love with the communist leader of North Korea
thucythucy
Jan 2020
#9
I've seen some of those, and read them as well. His talking up Cuba's Castro, Maduro and
Thekaspervote
Jan 2020
#16
"when trump actually had a chance to fight against 'The Communists' in Vietnam, he cut and ran"...
George II
Jan 2020
#11
I hope he does. Calling Sanders a Communist would be a major fail. Bring it on!
Nanjeanne
Jan 2020
#24
Agreed. Any comments he makes about Bernie, Bernie can wear as a badge of honor.
totodeinhere
Jan 2020
#27
You said it... bring it!! Then let's talk about ending corporate socialism!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#54
The last time we experimented with a close to Bernie and Liz candidate was in 1972-George McGovern.
Gothmog
Jan 2020
#41
Forget Communist ...it's the Socialist tag that's real, everybody 'understands' and is a candidate
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#44
This should put to bed the "Trump loves Bernie" line that centrists on twitter have been pushing.
DanTex
Jan 2020
#50
So, obviously, President Pig Vomit is most scared of Bernie... I can see why!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#53