Democratic Primaries

bucolic_frolic

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50. Yup. The signs are all over it.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Sat Feb 29, 2020, 05:47 PM

Feb 2020

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

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Howard Fineman: Boy do #Dem Congress leaders despise @BernieSanders . [View all] octoberlib Feb 2020 OP

Imagine if Trump clobbers him? TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #1

*WHEN Trump clobbers him...WHEN..nt helpisontheway Feb 2020 #5

Trump won't clobber him lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #53

The only consolation: It'll force Michael Moore to go into hiding. forever. oasis Feb 2020 #63

I am sick True Blue American Feb 2020 #72

YES PLEASE!!! Rebl2 Feb 2020 #84

Hmmph charliea Feb 2020 #91

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #96

Yeah, but Bernie and his 3 houses will be fine. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #23

about that.. ramen Feb 2020 #58

Wow BS is a multimillionaire, not just a millionaire. lapucelle Feb 2020 #62

According to Forbes, Pete has 130K in student debt. peequod Feb 2020 #71

Did you just say E Warren is trying to buy an election? lapucelle Feb 2020 #74

Three houses and a "very modest fortune" of $2,500,000... lapucelle Feb 2020 #75

that 1.7m to 2.5m USD net worth includes his houses, he is nowhere near the top 1% in net worth tbf Celerity Feb 2020 #100

My response was specifically to any implication that there is nothing wrong lapucelle Feb 2020 #103

because he stole electricity from his landlord and let his kid go hungry Tumbulu Feb 2020 #88

.. and 1/4 of Biden, who is 3/4 of Warren, who is ramen Feb 2020 #83

And? lapucelle Feb 2020 #89

It's certainly not my talking point, if that us your accusation. ramen Feb 2020 #102

Your graphic shows "inequality" via an extremely unrepresentative subset, lapucelle Feb 2020 #105

It is indeed a direct response to that. ramen Feb 2020 #107

Your explanation speaks to income relativity rather than income inequality. N/T lapucelle Mar 2020 #108

He may have to get some very long extension cords Old Terp Feb 2020 #82

i think he has experience pulling that little stunt! Tumbulu Feb 2020 #90

Not only the Democratic leaders. He is what he is. LizBeth Feb 2020 #2

We will have to salvage our future out of whatever happens in this primary. bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #3

He won't be the nominee... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2020 #8

I would be OK with Biden. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2020 #10

I have resigned myself to whoever the winner is. I make no predictions myself. bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #16

I am not hopeful Cosmocat Feb 2020 #80

I don't think so. TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2020 #85

We can hope Rebl2 Feb 2020 #87

That's a crappy report. Not helpful. I wonder why there isn't a better relationship there though. writes3000 Feb 2020 #4

Sanders equally despises Dems. Haven't we all heard what he has said about us for five decades? LizBeth Feb 2020 #25

why there isn't a better relationship? people have spoken. Hillary said it herself. NO ONE LIKES BS trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #42

He will lose the house and he has primaryed Democrats too. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #46

That's the establishment, attacking Bernie again. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #6

Well when you rail against "the establishment" again and again, eventually it rails back. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #11

Superdelegates, the media. Everyone except the voters is against Bernie. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #15

There are voters who are not Sanders supporters. How do you not know this? bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #18

Well that's in the eye of the beholder PatSeg Feb 2020 #31

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #70

You're new here leftieNanner Feb 2020 #35

What do you not like? Bernie stands for Democratic priorities and policies. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #41

It is exactly the superficial D vs the I. Lucky Luciano Feb 2020 #55

The D vs the I is part of it leftieNanner Feb 2020 #61

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #73

You summed that up nicely PatSeg Feb 2020 #78

The media gave Bernie a free pass while it was bashing and ignoring Biden. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #51

Media bashing Biden? Ha! Who do you think Fineman is? Fran2020 Feb 2020 #54

You know PatSeg Feb 2020 #86

Howard Fineman is an establishment figure bashing Bernie Sanders. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #98

Sanders is the very definition of do nothing establishment. This dawg is old and tired. LizBeth Mar 2020 #112

Is Bernie stuck in the 60's with all this anti-establishment talk njhoneybadger Feb 2020 #101

That's the Democratic Party members who fought all their lives for the OnDoutside Feb 2020 #17

or... maybe... RazBerryBeret Feb 2020 #24

Unlikely. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #43

Yes PatSeg Feb 2020 #33

So they'll hurt their own constituents, just to spite Bernie? Mariana Feb 2020 #56

They'll save the House, win the Presidency and give themselves a OnDoutside Feb 2020 #64

Seriously? Five decades of Sanders attacking Dems while using their power and resources. LizBeth Feb 2020 #27

Welcome to DU! PatSeg Feb 2020 #34

I wonder why the Dam "establishment" let Bernie do this again treestar Mar 2020 #109

Dont say the "E" word outloud fallout87 Feb 2020 #37

Some of us are old enough to remember Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #67

+1 n/t ChazII Feb 2020 #104

Kinda like saying the "S" word aloud? SilasSouleII Feb 2020 #95

The establishment is people like me. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #45

When Sanders wins, he will unite Democratic voters. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #48

Keep dreaming. Bernie burns bridges. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #49

... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #52

How about being a lifelong Democrat and Union member? redstateblues Feb 2020 #92

Are you a serious poster here? Asking for a friend. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #93

no, it's the people who worked treestar Mar 2020 #110

Ahh shadowmayor Feb 2020 #57

I don't know about the egomaniac part. I don't see that, but after demonizing and fighting with napi21 Feb 2020 #7

I see it Skittles Feb 2020 #66

"He is what he is." Shrek Feb 2020 #9

Most Super Delegates will not vote for Bernie madville Feb 2020 #12

And they should stand by their beliefs in not giving him their vote. There's no OnDoutside Feb 2020 #44

Of course they won't. Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #68

people who've known him for 50 years know him best. msongs Feb 2020 #13

Pretty much all of the Democrats that I meet face to face, Sloumeau Feb 2020 #14

Isn't there a "don't" missing from your first sentence? First Speaker Feb 2020 #21

Yes, thank you. I fixed it. Sloumeau Feb 2020 #26

Sanders has been in the Senate for a long avebury Feb 2020 #19

Excellent Post leftieNanner Feb 2020 #38

What far left? ramen Feb 2020 #59

Hes very good on the stump Zeus69 Feb 2020 #20

So they "hate" and "cringe" and "distance" melman Feb 2020 #22

He is what he is. LizBeth Feb 2020 #28

Lol whathehell Feb 2020 #39

Apparently, we are to believe they will harm their constituents out of spite. Mariana Feb 2020 #60

The ego part of Fineman's tweet is very underrated. Not talked about enough. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #29

Yes many of us feel that way. comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #47

Bernie threw down the gauntlet with his Democratic Establishment stance LakeArenal Feb 2020 #30

This is well known. And long standing. He has little support from his colleagues. Squinch Feb 2020 #32

"A 78-year-old Egomaniac" Me. Feb 2020 #36

that dude is full of shit. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #40

Yup. The signs are all over it. bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #50

they're not the only ones Skittles Feb 2020 #65

All those bills Pelosi/House passed that are sitting in Senate DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #69

that's our corporate media. bdamomma Feb 2020 #76

Bernie and Liz is the ticket. The Dem "establishment" ain't workin'. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #77

Wonder if they hate him zentrum Feb 2020 #79

This vitriol has to stop. He is not my choice, but...... mjvpi Feb 2020 #81

I agree the vitriol has to stop. Bernie Sanders needs to stop bashing Democrats for starters. octoberlib Feb 2020 #94

Bernie will DESTROY Trump budkin Feb 2020 #97

Can't imagine why. LOL. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #99

Because he speaks truth to the powerful, which makes the powerful PatrickforO Feb 2020 #106

Who would have thought that the Independent Senator from Vermont MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #111