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114. I was going to say

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 09:26 PM

Apr 2019

That it was not a matter of what Bernie did - it was a matter of benefits that he reaped.

But then he did have that Russian connected guy... this:

"Several of Sen. Bernie Sander's top advisers abruptly broke ties with the Vermont senator's 2020 campaign on Tuesday, including one adviser with ties to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Tad Devine, Mark Longabaugh, and Julian Mulvey announced Tuesday that they no longer with the Sanders campaign. The three advisers work together in the same firm, DML, and were a key part of Sanders' 2016 campaign....

The departure comes after increased public scrutiny into Devine's past work with Manafort as a consultant in Ukraine, NBC reported...

Manafort and Devine worked together to help the pro-Russia Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych in 2010. Yanukovych was eventually ousted during the Ukrainian revolution in 2014 and now lives in exile in Russia...."

https://www.businessinsider.com/top-advisers-to-bernie-sanders-abruptly-leave-2020-campaign-2019-2

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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