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Gothmog

(145,812 posts)
33. LOL sanders staying in the primary fight will only hurt him down the road
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 05:30 PM
Mar 2020

sanders not dropping out may help Biden. sanders keeps on losing primaries by large margins nnly strenghten's Joe's position https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/11/no-surprise-bernie-sanders-is-still-all-about-himself-never-party/

Sanders’s remaining in the race should serve several salutary purposes for the party and the country. First, seeing him lose overwhelmingly week after week will dispel the notion that the Democratic Party has moved left, or that he is in a dominant position to negotiate with the overwhelming winner. It’s not clear why the Biden camp should “give” Sanders anything.

Second, it is good to keep Biden in fighting form, continuing to boost turnout and showing, as he did in Philadelphia, how presidential he is. Biden can pivot to the general election, essentially ignoring Sanders. (His planned speech on the coronavirus is the perfect opportunity to leave Sanders out of the discussion entirely.)....

Whoever is to replace Sanders as the standard-bearer for the left — hopefully someone as smart and wonky as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — will need to learn how to win elections. (Hint: It is not by scaring voters or attaching oneself to the socialist label.) When in office, a new generation of leaders on the left will need to learn the art of deal-making rather than waste years, as Sanders has, rabble-rousing but accomplishing nothing. Unlike Sanders, Warren (or whoever else takes the reins) will not be burdened by a record of reflexively praising dictators nor be driven to attack fellow Democrats.

Sanders will end the race at some point, a diminished figure. In retrospect, his wins in 2016 will be seen more as an anti-Hillary Clinton vote than a pro-Sanders vote. How he behaves at Sunday’s debate will determine whether he leaves a bad taste in the mouths of Democrats.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
I'll be so glad DemKittyNC Mar 2020 #1
I am completely sick of Sanders...he needs to go away and maybe do his job in the Senate...no excuse Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #6
What job? Aquaria Mar 2020 #26
My cat is very intelligent and might be able to handle the job...she is not lazy...haha Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #27
Why is "no one" an option? dawg day Mar 2020 #2
"No one" means nobody gets a majority. honest.abe Mar 2020 #3
I think this options was put out there in the event of a brokered convention. 33taw Mar 2020 #4
It always is an option but almost zero...just like Sander's chances. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #5
No one meant that many nominees would share the delegates with no one above 50 % karynnj Mar 2020 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #7
You forget, he's a revolutionary leader. If he can't lead Hortensis Mar 2020 #9
I remember and the last week of the general...he was saying shit about Hillary and the party. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #11
Yes! I remember quite well how long it took him to grudgingly pivot to Hillary. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #40
It is noteworthy that Sanders and Bros. attack Democrats far more often than Republicans. dalton99a Mar 2020 #15
It seems to be a manifestation of "self hate." Wish I Hortensis Mar 2020 #17
It shows who they are and who they really support. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #19
Who else was a revolutionary leader? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #22
This is the Democratic Party...revolutionary leaders who help Republicans need to go away and soon. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #24
Apparently he wants a showdown desperately. It's what he does. He'll tr... brush Mar 2020 #31
Well the point now is not to try to win awesomerwb1 Mar 2020 #8
I don't know how we deal with this sort of thing...honestly...his favorability is in the trash... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #13
Sanders is better known now. That's not good for him, Hortensis Mar 2020 #18
Maybe by the end, he will not have enough voters with him to harm our chances in November. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #20
Well, Dems drawn to his official messages will vote Dem in the GE. Hortensis Mar 2020 #25
Much better known then he was in 2016. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #23
+1. Sirota sent out a tweetstorm full of lies about Hillary on the eve of the election dalton99a Mar 2020 #16
Sirota can fuck off...I hate that guy. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #21
The debate is going to turn this around! treestar Mar 2020 #12
Yeah because debates matter so so much...ha Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #14
Bernie's finished duforsure Mar 2020 #28
He is finished. And too bad to go out on this note...he has had a long career and all. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #30
Sanders knows he can't win now. Lanius Mar 2020 #29
Go Joe Biden! Cha Mar 2020 #32
LOL sanders staying in the primary fight will only hurt him down the road Gothmog Mar 2020 #33
Those are very good points and I think you are correct. I do fear Sanders attacking Biden Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #38
How do you demand concessions when you're getting the brake beat off of you? Gothmog Mar 2020 #39
I wonder if Bernie still believes that the person with the most votes ecstatic Mar 2020 #34
He said so a few days ago. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #37
Sanders is now at 0%. Same as Gabbard. honest.abe Mar 2020 #35
Pretty shocking...and Sander is still thinking he has some sort of leverage. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #36
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