Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,502 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2020, 05:41 PM Mar 2020

The establishment isn't standing in Bernie Sanders' way. Voters are.

The feverish anti-establishment antipathy that’s helped fuel Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambitions over the past few years has relied on a belief that the system (what system? every system) has been rigged against him.

From Wall Street to drug companies, from the Democratic Party to corporate America, these powerful institutions were aligning to rob him of what was rightfully his, what “the people” wanted.

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Sanders himself rang the alarms this week about the coming coup: “Look, it’s no secret,” he told reporters. “The Washington Post has 16 articles a day on this — there’s a massive effort to stop Bernie Sanders...The corporate establishment is coming together, the political establishment is coming together, and they will do anything and everything.” That, presumably, gets his supporters riled up and ready for battle, and there’s likely some truth to the idea that mainstream Democrats are concerned Sanders’ socialism will get Trump re-elected. (They’re not wrong.)

But what happened on Super Tuesday totally dismantled the Sanders conspiracy theory that, if only “the establishment” would get out of voters’ way, this would be his for the taking.

Joe Biden surprised even the establishment political class with his nine-or-more-state win on Tuesday night, after months of defending the health of his candidacy.

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

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The establishment isn't standing in Bernie Sanders' way. Voters are. (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2020 OP

bernie is the biggest obstacle to bernie. 4 yrs of planning and no better off than last time nt msongs Mar 2020 #1

Ain't that the Truth! TY, NYDN! Cha Mar 2020 #2

Correct and Sanders told us voters this morning, we voted wrong. LizBeth Mar 2020 #3

I voted for Biden, PatSeg Mar 2020 #5

Thank-you. Sanders has not only been unable to reach beyond his base, but has actually lost support still_one Mar 2020 #4

msongs

(67,395 posts)

1. bernie is the biggest obstacle to bernie. 4 yrs of planning and no better off than last time nt

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 05:46 PM

Mar 2020

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

Cha

(297,154 posts)

2. Ain't that the Truth! TY, NYDN!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 05:51 PM

Mar 2020

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

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)

3. Correct and Sanders told us voters this morning, we voted wrong.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 05:54 PM

Mar 2020

Stupid? Greedy? Selfish? Uninformed? Establishment?

While Biden assembles a team of experts to address the crisis we are walking into. Biden needs to be the President now; Sanders needs to move out of the way. This is why we voted for Biden.

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

PatSeg

(47,399 posts)

5. I voted for Biden,

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 06:10 PM

Mar 2020

but, but the DNC made me do it! They're holding my little dog hostage!

How can he win over voters, if he keeps insulting them?

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

still_one

(92,138 posts)

4. Thank-you. Sanders has not only been unable to reach beyond his base, but has actually lost support

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 06:09 PM

Mar 2020

from that base as evidenced by the 2018 midterms, and the 2020 primaries up to now

There is no getting around it, Sanders is demonstrating he cannot win a general election

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

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