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140. Biden has a growing delegate lead. No need for a useless debate.

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Fri Mar 6, 2020, 03:13 PM

Mar 2020

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

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Mehdi Hasan: Biden Wouldn't Survive A One-On-One Debate With Bernie Sanders [View all] Uncle Joe Mar 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 #1

Because he'd get knocked over by all that arm waving? frazzled Mar 2020 #2

Good one :) LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #92

OMG...you almost ruined my laptop... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #96

Bravo!!! ehrnst Mar 2020 #98

And poked in eye by wagging finger. we can do it Mar 2020 #110

Do you remember in an early debate, PatSeg Mar 2020 #112

Funny. Seriously, if Joe would slow down and think before he speaks, jimfields33 Mar 2020 #127

Sanders is a horrible debater Gothmog Mar 2020 #136

Excellent post!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #3

Is there some relevance to his opinion? brooklynite Mar 2020 #4

He's a Bernie stan, right? n/t morillon Mar 2020 #5

Everyone has one squirecam Mar 2020 #6

"Wouldn't survive" is just more of the same dark shit that alienated Bernie from the base. nt FreepFryer Mar 2020 #7

sanders supporters say they are the ones that are criticized? Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #8

joe probably has experience with bullies nt msongs Mar 2020 #9

bwaahahahahahahahahahahahahaha NYMinute Mar 2020 #10

You mocking the other posters message is priceless! dubyadiprecession Mar 2020 #78

No mocking at all NYMinute Mar 2020 #80

No, I liked it. dubyadiprecession Mar 2020 #83

I also like it Gothmog Mar 2020 #137

And the cheerleading devotees are unlikely to get it lol grantcart Mar 2020 #81

I had to double check to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #106

Oh, I got it in a New York minute! MineralMan Mar 2020 #149

When I first saw that PatSeg Mar 2020 #115

Wow, that's some sour grapes. ucrdem Mar 2020 #11

There is one candidate who has the most annoying surrogates. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2020 #12

Not gonna lie DrToast Mar 2020 #13

I believe it would be most revealing, Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #15

If Gabbard is there Joe can leave the wet work to her. ucrdem Mar 2020 #17

I agree, but on Gabbard DarthDem Mar 2020 #66

Nope! At least I haven't heard anything about DNC lowering the standards that low. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #93

Oh, good DarthDem Mar 2020 #144

Sour grapes. nt TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #14

I'm so exhausted by the Bernie Bros Green Line Mar 2020 #16

So believing that Bernie would dominate Biden in a debate makes one a bro now and Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #19

bernie was on "that corporate media conglomerate" yesterday. he seems to not have a problem with it msongs Mar 2020 #22

There are only five corporate media conglomerates that control 90+% Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #27

Whining about corporate media conglomerates TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #62

It use to be just 3 corporate conglomerates back in the 60's. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #94

Bernie is not a great debater and with only two people...he won't be able to give his stump Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #97

That drives me nuts about Bernie PatSeg Mar 2020 #119

The media left Biden for dead, radius777 Mar 2020 #145

When it started looking like Biden was gonna wrap it up redstateblues Mar 2020 #24

Yes they did Green Line Mar 2020 #31

MSNBC is infotainment - that is truth Steelrolled Mar 2020 #53

Really! So you don't watch anything at all? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #95

No cable news Steelrolled Mar 2020 #157

MSNBC wants a Trump victory? PatSeg Mar 2020 #117

If you stopped watching them a few years ago, how do you know they want trump to win? George II Mar 2020 #147

Because their business model hasn't changed. Steelrolled Mar 2020 #156

+1 It was clear that they didn't get their desired outcome. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #60

I thought Chris Hayes was really angry and not particularly polite to Biden supporters...and I like Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #99

I'd agree with you on that, 100% OnDoutside Mar 2020 #102

All Biden would have to do is bring a list of Bernie's promises & trot them out one by one asking - Scurrilous Mar 2020 #18

Pass...or pay....he can't do either. AncientGeezer Mar 2020 #40

I would have added pay but we want to get Joe home at a decent time. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #51

Well played AncientGeezer Mar 2020 #139

+1 billion treestar Mar 2020 #68

+1 billionaire George II Mar 2020 #130

+ 59 more Scurrilous Mar 2020 #146

How interesting that this is coming from Mehdi Hassan who has previously characterized non-Muslims still_one Mar 2020 #20

Mehdi Hassan Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #23

Go ahead, make excuses for him. Just his association with Glen Greenwald's Intercept speaks volumes still_one Mar 2020 #28

You want to have it both ways, Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #35

Are kidding me? This isn't about bringing "people into the Democratic party". Gray has no regrets still_one Mar 2020 #38

If Bernie is the Democratic nominee for President, Gray will be voting for a Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #44

We obviously disagree. I hope your assessment is right about Gray, but I remains skeptical since still_one Mar 2020 #48

And if Bernie isn't the Democratic nominee for President who will Gray be voting for? TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #54

Bernie is not going to be the nominee. He has not path without AA voters...this the truth. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #103

Very well put Uncle Joe! brutus smith Mar 2020 #121

AOC nailed that one!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #153

They've only been brought into the Democratic Party for a short time..... George II Mar 2020 #131

Hasan has been on a twitter rampage against Biden. Hardly a neutral 'analyst" on the topic... ehrnst Mar 2020 #109

He's British? WTAF? MineralMan Mar 2020 #158

Man, talk about the smell of desperation in the air. William769 Mar 2020 #21

They are terrified. Their losses were CATASTROPHIC. The polling is HUMILIATING. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #88

And that's waht we are trying to fix right now. William769 Mar 2020 #90

I thought there was 2 debates left . I know the next is before my state votes. So that is the last? lunasun Mar 2020 #25

With only two candidate in the debate Bernie would have much greater time to Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #32

Sanders doesn't answer the question...thus he will not have an easier time just the opposite...he Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #104

Except every response Bernie makes eventually takes him back to repeating his stump speech. TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #125

Funny how that works!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #155

Bernie tends not to actually answer the question put to him though Kerrycrat Mar 2020 #26

He also uses gestures frequently still_one Mar 2020 #30

"The fact of the matter is" Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #36

I watch the town halls. I don't watch the debates, because they do not adequately give time still_one Mar 2020 #41

Amen! True Blue American Mar 2020 #50

and allowing disruptions by the audience during the debates is unacceptable in my opinion still_one Mar 2020 #52

In the Town Halls you can listen to True Blue American Mar 2020 #55

I agree still_one Mar 2020 #58

sanders is a horrible debater Gothmog Mar 2020 #160

Debate Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #29

People know who the candidates are for better or worse. The only purpose of the debates at this still_one Mar 2020 #34

Not Sure That I Agree Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #37

I agree with some of your arguments, but the way debates a presented in this format is a joke still_one Mar 2020 #43

OK Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #47

Yes an energy/climate change townhall would be great for undecideds and are important issues lunasun Mar 2020 #45

Yes Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #49

Both are at the top True Blue American Mar 2020 #56

I think a one-on-one debate will be useful. Steelrolled Mar 2020 #57

Exactly treestar Mar 2020 #69

He brought up the Iraq War and big money ties, but... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2020 #33

Dump is not going to say anything intelligent treestar Mar 2020 #70

At this stage obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2020 #39

At this stage Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #46

THIS!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #152

Well bless his little heart... comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #42

I guess we'll see soon enough democrattotheend Mar 2020 #59

Lol. Holed Titanic shakes fist at iceberg. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #61

+1 nt Kahuna7 Mar 2020 #67

Sanders won't survive next week. honest.abe Mar 2020 #63

LOL Gothmog Mar 2020 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Mar 2020 #65

Few care. apcalc Mar 2020 #71

sure , whatever you say beachbumbob Mar 2020 #72

Is Mehdi even able to vote in the United States? grossproffit Mar 2020 #73

Hasan is anti-zionist, anti-choice, and a shia/Iran apologist who works for al-Jazeera. Mosby Mar 2020 #123

I'm sickened that CNN gives him so much airtime. grossproffit Mar 2020 #133

Biden has had numerous awful debate moments and look where he is BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #74

My favorite Warren supporter hits the nail on the head...I think he will do fine...he has a good Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #107

Much as I love Warren I don't see her as the best fit BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #122

I was very impressed with Warren. I watched Rachel last night. I don't disagree with any of your Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #134

+1 DarthDem Mar 2020 #143

Sigh. Must you? Squinch Mar 2020 #75

Mehdi is in for a rude awakening... Kahuna7 Mar 2020 #76

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #77

Uh huh...ummm.. uh huh .. Peacetrain Mar 2020 #79

haha...true. The desperation is palpable...and I am ashamed to realize that some of my pleasure in Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #111

I guess everyone is forgetting how Joe put Paul Ryan away. tavernier Mar 2020 #82

Thanks for posting this. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #116

LOL..... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #84

Would it be a glob of spittle or an errant finger wag that takes him out? MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #85

Stop!!!!!!!! it is too early to laugh this hard...yeah I know it is 11:00 but that is early for me Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #113

Bernie's done and this guy knows it. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #86

Of course they know it. They lived through the catastrophic voting. The know the polling... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #89

Anger. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #91

So, elect Sanders or we deserve drumpf? lark Mar 2020 #87

Mehdi Hasa is nothing but a scumbag. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #100

Sounds like a Hail Mary play... ehrnst Mar 2020 #101

Hail Mary full of grace....yup. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #114

And this idiot is an expert on politics and debates? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #105

So you've kissed and made up with the "nefarious corporate-owned media" when they ehrnst Mar 2020 #108

How classless to mock someone's stammering. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #118

LOL! highplainsdem Mar 2020 #120

Biden's campaign platform of "I'm not trump" won't be a winning strategy in the GE. brutus smith Mar 2020 #124

Ah looks like the new talking points have arrived from on high HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #135

Why ever not? We are sick of that Orange Menace treestar Mar 2020 #150

NTSA. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #126

Is Hasan Doing One Of His All Too Familiar Rants Here? Me. Mar 2020 #128

Everyone's entitled to their opinions, right or wrong. George II Mar 2020 #129

Biden's much better in a one on one format HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #132

Joe teaching Paul Ryan a lesson in debate. tavernier Mar 2020 #138

Biden has a growing delegate lead. No need for a useless debate. oasis Mar 2020 #140

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA nt zackymilly Mar 2020 #141

I believe Bernie is planning on a debate with Biden. zackymilly Mar 2020 #142

Who is Mehdi Hasan again? MineralMan Mar 2020 #148

My favorite exchange of him is about him Hav Mar 2020 #154

Sounds like a threat... LakeArenal Mar 2020 #151

sanders is a very weak debater Gothmog Mar 2020 #159

I'm getting pretty tired of Bernie and his crew SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #161