Democratic Primaries

PatrickforO

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16. Well, Sanders has not handled some things very well at all.

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 02:09 PM

Apr 2019

He has yet to come to terms with the BLM movement, as well as #metoo. And this recent debacle with the women of color jeering him when he briefly fielded a social justice question and then pivoted back to his same talking points. That made him seem a bit of a one-trick-pony.

Of course, he's not, and would be an order of magnitude better than Trump, but in the 2020 field he is no longer a novelty. Those conversations about healthcare and college costs, about global warming and so on are already happening.

Speaking for myself only, and no one else, I kind of have Bernie fatigue. It isn't that I'm a fair weather friend - I believe Bernie has had a tremendous career and has done much to significantly help this nation. He has fought the proverbial good fight.

Trouble is, that proverbial 'good fight' needs to be expanded a bit.

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

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Polls show Bernie Sanders popularity among all voters is plummeting [View all] brooklynite Apr 2019 OP

millionaires and billionaires ! stonecutter357 Apr 2019 #1

With OP's like this, how could it not? n/t Dennis Donovan Apr 2019 #2

THe OP Copied THe CNN Headline Me. Apr 2019 #4

Compares the "end" of 2016 election ratings with the beginning of this race. onit2day Apr 2019 #29

I think it will be DownriverDem Apr 2019 #77

Lovely That You're Sticking Up For Your Guy Me. Apr 2019 #105

I'll look it up for you... ahoysrcsm Apr 2019 #139

These are the Facts and Cha May 2019 #160

No they're not. Cha May 2019 #167

For this thread Gothmog May 2019 #176

at the end of the 2020 primary qazplm135 May 2019 #178

Nah.. just the facts. Cha May 2019 #191

LOL! RocRizzo55 Apr 2019 #54

Do you find any inaccuracy in the poll numbers cited? BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #60

So The Numbers Aren't True? Me. Apr 2019 #103

If you only knew RocRizzo55 May 2019 #155

Then The Reverse Will Apply Me. May 2019 #156

OPs on DU are a catalyst for making or breaking a candidate's popularity? ehrnst Apr 2019 #27

Especially when they affect popularity polls that happened earlier than the post. MineralMan Apr 2019 #72

... lunamagica Apr 2019 #126

Lol! cwydro Apr 2019 #104

Me Either Me. May 2019 #158

CNN Article and Poll From Wed. MARCH 20. *WHY is that? appalachiablue Apr 2019 #66

THIS CNN ARTICLE IS FROM MARCH 20, 2019, WHY DID YOU POST W/O DATE??????????? appalachiablue Apr 2019 #73

EDIT YOUR OP ***ADD THE *REAL DATE* OF THE CNN ARTICLE, MARCH 20, 2019*** appalachiablue Apr 2019 #82

Our OPs here influence public opinion and national pilling trends? StarfishSaver May 2019 #180

KR Cha Apr 2019 #3

HoaAloha Me. Apr 2019 #5

Alohahoa! Cha Apr 2019 #8

:-) nini Apr 2019 #118

Aloha, nini! Cha Apr 2019 #119

Aloha Cha nini Apr 2019 #120

You, too! This Cha Apr 2019 #123

yea.. we've got a lot of great candidates nini Apr 2019 #146

As Homer Simpson would say nycbos Apr 2019 #6

Oh . . . . DarthDem Apr 2019 #7

If 2016 told us anything, it's that "all voters" dont matter Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #9

Actually, all votes were not cast in those states. ehrnst Apr 2019 #25

He consistently receives 70% of the vote in a state with a Republican governor Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #30

No surprise. 97% white, and any Dem primary challenger is locked out of ehrnst Apr 2019 #56

More like he isnt going to craft his message different based on who he is talking to Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #62

Got that right!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #177

Those are the states Russia intended to affect bloom Apr 2019 #111

Russia did everything they can to try to help Hillary lose Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #112

I was going to say bloom Apr 2019 #114

From Harry Enten Gothmog May 2019 #172

Biden's entry into the Democratic race provides a jolt to the Sanders candidacy Gothmog May 2019 #174

I guess that means the more you get to know him, the less you like him. honest.abe Apr 2019 #10

+1 Tarheel_Dem Apr 2019 #17

Not necessarily. zentrum Apr 2019 #24

I think it does. honest.abe Apr 2019 #26

Exactly onit2day Apr 2019 #31

That should not affect favorability numbers. BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #65

I agree True Blue American Apr 2019 #128

little column A... qazplm135 May 2019 #179

I guess that means the more you get to know him, the less you like him. LenaBaby61 Apr 2019 #36

+1000 nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #63

CNN yesterday Go Vols Apr 2019 #11

Power Rankings?? honest.abe Apr 2019 #18

What?! Positive news about Bernie's campaign?! How dare you report that!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #19

What? Someone doesn't adore Bernie? How DARE they report that? ehrnst Apr 2019 #37

Love that GIF file. MineralMan Apr 2019 #75

Indeed. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2019 #98

This article is an analysis of who they think would win a primary if it was held now. ehrnst Apr 2019 #41

This poll/ ranking was taken thev day before Joe announced... so it is invalid., Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #47

As realities go, that one may be the harshest. oasis Apr 2019 #80

Sorry. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #121

Oh I thought you supported Sanders, I feel bad when folks candidates are not Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #124

Hillary was very unpopular with many voters, although MineralMan Apr 2019 #12

You don't think this is because of chickens BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #70

No, not really. I think it is because a lot of new faces have MineralMan Apr 2019 #71

Favorability is not popularity BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #96

I think it's too early to know who is most likely to beat Trump Martin Eden Apr 2019 #138

Bernie's shtick has become stale, and other candidates offer similar ideas The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #13

Good analysis. Smart politicians understand the value of whatever the current political Ninga Apr 2019 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #22

Well said. I agree totally.He's passionate,sincere and dedicated. onit2day Apr 2019 #34

He has a speech basically...heard it all before. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #50

Sorry.. he's too divisive. Cha May 2019 #166

That's exactly the problem. He says the same things he's been saying The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #69

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #87

Didn't the students True Blue American Apr 2019 #131

Yes, that can be a problem. It can indicate that one doesn't learn readily, and may be rejecting any ehrnst Apr 2019 #74

Agree with your post. Evolve Dammit Apr 2019 #93

You say that you started out liking Harris, but find her "calculating" now. ehrnst Apr 2019 #108

Yet the other candidates eagerly adopt his policies ideas Mr Tibbs Apr 2019 #110

There you are. They adopt them and *adapt* them. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #113

What policies have Bernie voiced that democrats have not supported for decades? Blue_true Apr 2019 #122

*Crickets* lunamagica Apr 2019 #127

As expected. Blue_true Apr 2019 #141

Shhhh!!! NastyRiffraff Apr 2019 #14

Well, Sanders has not handled some things very well at all. PatrickforO Apr 2019 #16

Bernie has the highest ranking and support from the black community. Bernie is the man onit2day Apr 2019 #35

yet bernie got booed at we the people woman of color event.... getagrip_already Apr 2019 #51

Without question! Yet some only post to endlessly bash Bernie, never havin ANYTHING positive to say InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #57

Fake news BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #79

Cuz he marched on Washington Dream Girl Apr 2019 #102

Not true emmaverybo Apr 2019 #154

Recent polling does not support this claim Gothmog May 2019 #175

We'll Always Have Trump to Thank Bernie for! DoctorJoJo Apr 2019 #20

Not True. By that logic we have "Trump to thank Hillary for" onit2day Apr 2019 #38

Actually, we have Bernie supporters to thank for Trump. beastie boy Apr 2019 #49

Yeeeahhh riiighht!! Let's blame Bernie for the weather too when it rains!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #59

The back up QB qazplm135 Apr 2019 #21

Perfect! comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #55

A lot of people who liked Bernie have had second thoughts. cab67 Apr 2019 #23

That's when I started to sour on him too. Chemisse Apr 2019 #86

He's not unique any more, and he's just too entitled. nolabear Apr 2019 #28

Well, Bernie didn't give entitle banksters a YUGE giveaway by signing the 2005 bankruptcy bill. nt yaesu Apr 2019 #45

I'm not talking about 2005. I don't care to play that game. nolabear Apr 2019 #76

Well, yeah. Neither did Biden, namahage May 2019 #164

in 2016 Sanders was the only alternative. Large field of choices now. TeamPooka Apr 2019 #32

People are catching up on the hustle. Nt drray23 Apr 2019 #33

His position on tariffs and trade treaties is little different than Trump's. People wising up? olegramps Apr 2019 #39

At least that is what him and Thom Hartman had been pushing for years. still_one Apr 2019 #43

?????? iamthebandfanman Apr 2019 #53

There is gulf between what Obama proposed and what Trump has done. olegramps Apr 2019 #88

Today CNN is saying the opposite Mr Tibbs Apr 2019 #40

Oh really? Do tell us more. Cha May 2019 #161

I have never put much credibility into "favorability" polls. It is too subjective, and changes like still_one Apr 2019 #42

Hmmm iamthebandfanman Apr 2019 #44

Say what you want about Bernie patphil Apr 2019 #46

I am am enraged by your post the idea that Clinton's loss and Trump's win which left us with Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #81

Absolutely right LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #83

Actually there is a silver lining Mr Tibbs Apr 2019 #101

Sure, there are bsbies in cages whose lives have been destroyed, so what? lunamagica Apr 2019 #133

NO.. there is No silver lining Cha Apr 2019 #148

Just allocate everything that isn't awful, including Hortensis May 2019 #181

I'm glad you're willing to admit Codeine Apr 2019 #99

Bernie played no role in Trump getting elected Mr Tibbs Apr 2019 #100

I'm just yanking the poster's chain Codeine Apr 2019 #106

Nah.. I'm not buying it. Cha Apr 2019 #116

Yeah...that position is so Sarandonesque. So repulsive. "Let the world burn, as long as it doesn't lunamagica Apr 2019 #130

Right. let the world burn, as long as it only affect others. lunamagica Apr 2019 #132

Not surprised by this apnu Apr 2019 #48

YAY! Biden effect for sure AlexSFCA Apr 2019 #52

I stated elsewhere. BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #61

Not really..... AncientGeezer Apr 2019 #64

This article is about favorability rating not candidate preference. honest.abe Apr 2019 #136

when I see Justice Democrats on twitter slamming Biden for past 24 hours EveHammond13 Apr 2019 #67

I voted for Bernie in the primary last time... maddiemom Apr 2019 #68

"Plummeting" is a Terrible Headline Roy Rolling Apr 2019 #78

So unfair! Maru Kitteh May 2019 #190

Good. We can do better than Bernie, this time around. (nt) Paladin Apr 2019 #84

Good! Nt helpisontheway Apr 2019 #85

Awesome... let's keep this candidate bashing thread going.... Chakaconcarne Apr 2019 #89

Yeah. It's really not time for petty BS. Evolve Dammit Apr 2019 #94

Polls mean nothing right now saljr1 Apr 2019 #90

POll is from March 20, a month old. *Click 'CNN' Link in the OP above. appalachiablue Apr 2019 #97

Old Polls 7horses Apr 2019 #91

You miss the point of the article. honest.abe Apr 2019 #135

Nearing the first turn Bernie's dropping back in the pack as Biden surges on the inside rail jalan48 Apr 2019 #92

Proof that the Russians won. mjvpi Apr 2019 #95

No It Is Not. Cha Apr 2019 #115

Mainstream dems can't wait to hear that socialism won't work jimlup Apr 2019 #107

What's surprising is that ecstatic Apr 2019 #109

I don't understand why his popularity would plummet. musicblind Apr 2019 #117

K&R for visibility lunamagica Apr 2019 #125

I am 77 years old chillfactor Apr 2019 #129

I'd advise deleting this post. It's a bannable offense here. Kentonio May 2019 #168

Departing contestants will receive ucrdem Apr 2019 #134

Vetting. Not done last time. "If they only knew me!" Now they're starting to robbedvoter Apr 2019 #137

No one took sanders seriously in 2016 and so sanders was not vetted Gothmog May 2019 #173

Establishment Democrats TheFarseer Apr 2019 #140

"People that are supposedly his own side"? He's been against the Democrats his whole career, except LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #142

did you totally miss the point? TheFarseer Apr 2019 #143

Nobody who uses terms like "Establishment Democrats" gets to call others divisive, IMO LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #144

what term do people prefer? TheFarseer Apr 2019 #145

This is all on BS.. the Buck stops with him. Cha Apr 2019 #147

CNN poll shows Biden in commanding lead among Democrats - Biden 39% , Sanders 15% Cha Apr 2019 #149

Kick for exposure nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #150

Based on the last primary these favoribilty polls dont seem to be a barrier in winning the nominatio CentralMass Apr 2019 #151

With so many candidates who have adopted his "extreme" 2016 policies Fiendish Thingy Apr 2019 #152

If an Independent is running for the Democratic nomination.....become a Democrat.. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2019 #153

Good news. -nt. Amimnoch May 2019 #157

Polls say voters are already paying attention in high numbers. Hortensis May 2019 #159

+1000 nt NYMinute May 2019 #163

Excellent post. We are not in Kansas anymore... Demsrule86 May 2019 #165

Washington Post-Opinion: Voters aren't playing along with the media narrative Gothmog May 2019 #162

This makes me happy! So very happy!! NurseJackie May 2019 #169

Black women are the key to victory in 2020. Stop ignoring them Gothmog May 2019 #170

Biden is now doing well with younger African American voters Gothmog May 2019 #171

I do not see anything like "oh gee, we suddenly have to hate Bernie" going on Jarqui May 2019 #182

Nina Turner on board should raise a red flag Zambero May 2019 #183

He temporarily latched on to AOC, so that could revive his numbers. oasis May 2019 #184

It is possible that sanders may get not any delegates in Iowa Gothmog May 2019 #185

This polling is interesting Gothmog May 2019 #186

If Bernie loses support among youth, what is left??? Gothmog May 2019 #187

He won't be our party's nominee. NurseJackie May 2019 #188

The result of being vetted this time nini May 2019 #189

This is interesting Gothmog May 2019 #192

Warren leapfrogs Sanders in a new pair of 2020 polls Gothmog Jun 2019 #193

Sure is. Cha Jun 2019 #194