Bernie wants to postpone Tuesday primaries

[RandySF]

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[Renew Deal]

1. Hanging on for dear life

[NurseJackie]

62. If he cared anything at all about the health crisis, he'd concede and withdraw immediately...

... that's my opinion. Others may have a different opinion, but that one is MINE.



Joe/Kamala or Biden/Harris 2020!!
Jump on the Biden Bandwagon & abandon the revolution!!

[William769]

77. Right there with you sister!

[HarlanPepper]

87. Couldn't agree more.

It seems like the hope for a delay is also a hope for some kind of opening created by this process. I think the party should declare the primaries over and every other Dem that hasn't weighed in yet -- Warren and Obama -- should publicly support that. I'm not terribly thrilled with GOP governors trying to influence our process in favor of the candidate they'd most like to face in November.

[MontanaMama]

2. Jeez Bernie.

is this a training seminar for what the WH plans to do for the general election? 🙄

[NanceGreggs]

3. Yeah, I heard him say that.

He's hoping that with more time, he can turn things around.

But he can't.

[Cha]

22. Totally the First Damn Thought that

came into my head.

[bamagal62]

4. I agree with him.

If we’re supposed to stay home, why is it we can go stand in line to vote? Personally, I don’t want to.

[Callado119]

12. Nope...

...it sets a very bad precedent..Coronavirus will likely still be with us in November...do you want to delay the election then giving trump more time to come up with some illegal means to steal the election? I’ll personally risk hospitalization/death to vote trump the hell out..

[wiley]

29. WE voted in NYC right after 9/11. It's called Democracy. JFK, Bernie!

What a POS.

[LizBeth]

15. Instead of suggesting postponing Sanders should recognize defeat, drop out and not make people

stand in lines just to prove Sanders lost. If he TRULY gave a shit, he would be bowing it.

[emmaverybo]

17. There ya go! Brilliant.

[Cha]

23. EXACTLY.. EXCELLENT IDEA! TY, LIZBETH.

not shouting just emphasizing like Newsweek.

[LizBeth]

24. Who knows how to tweet. Get a revolution going, lol. ;)

[oasis]

34. +1,000,000

[Blasphemer]

45. This. I don't care how much he talks about M4A...

If he truly cares about American people, about Democratic voters, he'll drop out tomorrow night. He needs to put people ahead of his ideology. If he's not willing to do that, he was never cut out to be president.

[Demsrule86]

61. What you want Trump to stay in office forever? No.

[djg21]

74. I agree too.

Either everyone should be permitted to vote remotely by mail or other means, or the primaries should be put off until arrangements can be made for everyone to participate remotely. Some here still apparently are unwilling to acknowledge the seriousness of this pandemic, and the impact that it will have on the health of many. In addition, who will work at the polls? You can’t seriously expect senior citizens who are amongst the most vulnerable to risk their health and safety? In NYS, you can apply for an absentee ballot up to 7 days before the election. https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/AbsenteeBallot-English.pdf. Just in canes, I’ve applied for an absentee ballot.

[amuse bouche]

5. Drop out Bernie

[djg21]

75. There are other contested primary races in many states.

Not where I live, but it’s an issue elsewhere.

Regarding the Presidential Primary, it should be ended. Bernie is a has been, and Gabbard is a never was. Neither of them have a snow ball’s chance in hell of getting the nomination, and at this point, they are merely making mischief by causing Biden to waste time and resources that could be better used to end the Trump Presidency.

[amuse bouche]

108. I voted this am. Went in..filled in one oval. Done. Kind of funny

[DarthDem]

6. Hard Pass

We'll go forward and persevere, Senator.

Of course the primaries wouldn't strictly be necessary if you would suspend your campaign. So perhaps you should look into that option to address your concerns.

[Blue_true]

70. Gabbard is still in the race, unless she quits also, a primary will still

be needed.

[DarthDem]

72. True

I honestly forgot about her. I was probably subconsciously hoping the DNC would as well.

[relayerbob]

7. Of course he does

[SunsetDreams2]

8. Chicken

It’s what’s for dinner

[highplainsdem]

9. He doesn't want his last campaign for president to end.

[relayerbob]

10. He can solve this problem easily

Suspend your campaign, dude

[napi21]

11. Lots of States have absentee voting if you ask. I donp't see a problem voting on Tuesday THis

isn't the presidential election so I doubt there will be LONG LINES. Everywhere I've lived, the line was relatively short, and if youu just stand a little away from the next person in line you'll be fine. We have touch screen voting and the poll volunteers are to wipe each screen with a sanitizing wipe between voters.

Quit hunting for a reason not to have to vote!

[dalton99a]

19. +1

[LizBeth]

13. Lets get it done. Bury him.

[emmaverybo]

18. Oh yes. Fin bury!

[W_HAMILTON]

14. This fucking guy...

How about you drop out?

[Vivienne235729]

95. +10000 EXACTLY!!

[Sloumeau]

16. Bernie knows Biden is going to cream him.

So he's looking for any escape from that. Sorry, we here in Arizona have been voting by mail for weeks already. My mom, who is an election supervisor will be working for 15 hours on Tuesday helping people vote. We have had vote by mail for a while now. I voted for Biden weeks ago.

Nowadays I go for my long walks with a blue bandana around my neck, and if I get near someone when I walk, I put the bandana over my mouth and nose, because I am taking people's advice and acting as if I am infected when I am not. If people are worried, they should wash their hands before they go out. They should put on gloves and cover every part of their body. They should wear a hat, and they should put a bandana over their faces like I do when I get near another person.

I have also used clippers to cut my hair short. Can the virus live on human hair? In case it can, I now have less hair.

[Traym]

20. He's expected to lose every state Tuesday

Figures.

[R B Garr]

21. Ugh

[pnwmom]

25. Did he offer that or just answer a question?

[ucrdem]

26. Now this is rich.

Hypocrisy, thy name is Our Revolution.

[radical noodle]

27. Then just declare Biden the winner

and move right to the GE.

[larwdem]

28. why

his young voters will be the list affected maybe they will vote this time.

[Aquaria]

31. Desperate much?

Go home, old man. You're done, and your lawn won't do that screaming at the kids to get off it for you.

[Cha]

32. Too Bad.. It makes Sense to me!

[LiberalFighter]

33. I didn't want to rec the post. Just the comments.

[grantcart]

35. Agree, all you have to say is "Biden is the presumptive nominee" and we can cancel them

[Kahuna7]

37. DING DING DING DING DING DING! nt

[wyldwolf]

36. Wednesday some Sanders surrogate somewhere will say Coronavirus kept young people from the polls.

[NurseJackie]

38. Not much left of those straws the BS campaign keeps grasping for.

Why prolong the misery? Bernie will not be the nominee. There will be no revolution. Democrats are speaking loud and clear: we don't want a Socialist to lead the Democrats or the become President.

[GulfCoast66]

39. I will be voting in the Florida primary tomorrow

It’s time to end this shit. I’ll do my part.

[Scurrilous]

50. I'll vote in a drycleaner's bag if I have to.

[BidenBacker]

52. I bought one of these for when I drop my ballot off later today

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Costway-1-PC-1-5M-Inflatable-Bumper-Ball-Body-Zorbing-Ball-Zorb-Bubble-Soccer-Football/135026608

No toilet paper on the shelves but plenty of these still in stock.

[Scurrilous]

64. Nice. I've added disinfectant spray to my outfit.

BTW...I vote in a Methodist Church Hall. Anyone know their pull with God?

[BidenBacker]

68. Either it's not that great

or God ain't much of a football fan...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2019/12/21/florida-atlantic-beats-smu-boca-raton-bowl/2724238001/

I'm gonna have to walk to the mall to drop my ballot off...couldn't get in the car wearing that big bubble ball.

Sometimes I just don't think ahead.

[Scurrilous]

69. I can remember SMU getting the Death Penalty from the NCAA.

But apparently they've risen. I'm good, thanks.

[Blue_true]

73. I have already done my part.

I would be perfectly content if Florida counts only my vote. Hint, Sanders wouldn't be remotely viable in Florida if just my vote is counted.

[former9thward]

40. They should be postponed.

Tens of thousands of election poll workers are being exposed to voters in confined areas. Election workers are mainly elderly people, the highest risk group.

[Drunken Irishman]

53. And now you just suspended the November elections.

Are you okay if, in November, Trump requests postponing the election due to an outbreak of something? It's a dangerous game. You support it now and you forfeit any argument in the future if it's employed at a national election. I doubt you'd be okay with Trump demanding the postponement of the presidential election if things are just as awful as they are now - or worse.

[Blue_true]

76. Some aren't thinking ahead.

If states cancel because Sanders asks for it, in November, if Trump sees that he is going to get beaten, he asks states to cancel their elections, Senator Sanders and his supporters would have already set the standard for what Trump could do.

[Drunken Irishman]

81. Yup. Trump would use it to suppress turnout.

He would come out and say states need to postpone elections because it's not safe for voters in major US cities to cast their ballot. Of course, he doesn't have authority to get that done - but he can put pressure on states.

1) Ask each state to postpone their elections.
2) IF the state refuses to, he will up the National Guard to every polling station in America's cities (under the idea they're the hardest hit) to protect order and make sure voting is done 'efficiently and within specific guidelines).
3) Maybe some states with Republicans governors and legislatures, like, say Ohio or Florida, give in and postpone. How can you have a legitimate election at that point if some states vote and others don't?

And if anyone pushes back, Trump could just claim he's following the lead of what the Democratic Party did earlier in the year.

[Blue_true]

82. Excellent analysis, truly on point. nt

[former9thward]

84. So you are willing to expose these workers.

I take it you are not one of them....

[Drunken Irishman]

89. So you're cool if Trump pulls the same stunt in November?

You'd be perfectly fine if he asked states to postpone their elections if we have another outbreak?

[former9thward]

97. I think it is outrageous that people disregard the CDC guidelines

just so they can have an election win.

[Drunken Irishman]

98. I think it's outrageous you're so flippant about our democracy.

But it's cute you ignored my question: would you be okay with Trump asking states to postpone the vote in November? Because allowing for it now opens the door for him to petition to do the same in November. There's precedent now.

Moreover, what happens if they postpone but this gets worse? Trump said this could go into August. Then what? It's clear Bernie wants to postpone because doing so postponed his demise. He is not going to be the nominee and postponing will possibly lead to an outright cancellation of those primaries - then what? If it's this important then the DNC should announce they're canceling the rest of the primary and Biden is the presumptive nominee.

[former9thward]

99. Trump said today the primaries should go on.

So we know what side you are on.

[Demsrule86]

100. He pressured governors to not hold primaries...and why do you suppose he did that?

[former9thward]

105. False. At his presser yesterday he said they should not be postponed.

Why do you suppose he did that?

[Demsrule86]

107. He called them.

[Demsrule86]

101. baloney. Trump fears Biden.

[Drunken Irishman]

102. Yup - the side of democracy.

It's clear if this stunt was pulled in November, you'd be singing a different tune. We just laid the groundwork for Trump supporting governors and SoS to postpone elections in November, even defying court orders to do so.

[NCProgressive]

54. And BS is exposing them to danger for his ego

[former9thward]

85. So expose the workers and let them deal with it.

Survival of the fittest. Ok...

[NCProgressive]

88. Sanders can drop out and save them. He has no chance anyway.

[former9thward]

96. All of these primaries have plenty of races and candidates besides president.

Have you never voted in a primary?

[Demsrule86]

78. MaLarkey...this is just a ploy for Sanders and Sander's supporters to extend the primary...and some

don't give a damn about the danger they place this country in...if Trump follows suit and cancels the General...so not worth it for Sanders who has lost the primary...concede and we don't need a primary.

[Iamaartist]

41. No Way...Drop Out...

[zackymilly]

42. Bernie needs to rip the band-aid off quickly. Stop prolonging the pain of his losing. n/t

[honest.abe]

43. Is there still any doubt what this man's motives are?

[Kahuna7]

106. Nope. I hope that Priorities USA will do what they recently promised....

which is to protect Biden against Bernie. They know what Bernie is up to.

on edit: they promised to protect Biiden against trump, not bernie.

[BidenBacker]

44. I agree with Bernie

We should cancel all future primaries and instead have one more debate and let Jane Sanders decide who won it and therefore should become the Dem nominee.

Seems fair enough to me.

[NCProgressive]

55. Let's make it more democratic

Instead of just Jane, I'd also include David Sirota, Nina Turner, Brihana Joy Grey, Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore and Kille Mike. That way, it will be a representative pool of Americans and it won't be al up to Jane.

[BidenBacker]

57. Probably a good idea, NC

If we left it up to just Jane then Bernie might lose.

Wonder how ol' psycho Cenk is doing today?

[BidenBacker]

60. Just answered my own question

Link to tweet

[BidenBacker]

63. This is one from after the debate

Apparently Cenk wants us to decide...he just doesn't want us to vote!

Link to tweet

[treestar]

58. lol yes she will not be influenced

by the DNC and the billionairres! Or the voters!

[Politicub]

46. This would make sense if Bernie just throws in the towel

Otherwise, it's just prolonging the amount of time he has to damage Biden and criticize the party.

[onetexan]

47. exactly, what doesn't make sense is for him to continue to drag this out

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

48. Oh bullshit

There are a lot of ways of minimizing exposure. They can vote by mail like my state, Washington, does for one.

Avoid licking the envelope though. Wet it with a sponge before sealing.

[MineralMan]

49. Of course he does. He'll lose big-time.

Those primaries will take place, perhaps with a lower turnout, but they will take place.

Then, on Wednesday, Bernie Sanders should drop out of the race, given the coronavirus and other factors.

Will Bernie do what's right at this point? Doubtful.

[liberal N proud]

51. Of course he does

[Doodley]

56. More time for Sanders to damage Joe Biden's chances of defeating Trump.

[TreasonousBastard]

59. He is absolutely right-- it makes no sense. So why not just...

close down your campaign like everyone else did.

[helpisontheway]

65. It will not help Bernie! It is over! Suspend your campaign and help unite the party!nt

[awesomerwb1]

66. Of course it doesn't make sense

He'll probably get his @$$ kicked.

Cue the "voter suppression" excuses form the usual suspects.

[Maru Kitteh]

67. *waving arms* "I think we should just stop democracy and give me the nomination"

No Bernie. You can go now.

Bye.

[iwannaknow]

71. There is the issue of the over 65 population

of which I am a member, not turning out. As strongly as I feel about my vote, my fear of the virus may turn out to be a stronger force. Holding the primaries tomorrow could turn out to be a gross injustice to such vulnerable populations.

[MaryMagdaline]

79. I don't know about other states but older people have mostly voted here already

- Florida

[Codeine]

90. Your concern is noted. nt

[showblue22]

91. You don't mind caucuses though

[democrattotheend]

80. Was this in the CNN post-debate interview?

Because if so, I remember his answer being more nuanced than that. He said he doesn't think we should make a habit of postponing elections, but it might make sense in light of what's going on. The way I read it was he was deferring to the governors. This was something he was asked about, not something he started pushing.

[enid602]

83. Bern

And of course he'll request a do over and two re counts the following Wednesday.

[kcr]

86. Exactly why I've never supported him.

He has no political talent whatsoever.

[pampango]

92. Apparently a lot of poll workers in Ohio were bailing, not wanting to spend 13 hours in close

contact with hundreds of people. The governor, DeWine a republican, has cancelled the primary and tentatively rescheduled it for June...

As much as I support Bernie, I think he should suspend his campaign, if not today then Wednesday after the primaries in other states. If there are no or few primaries after this week, we don't need to drag out the primary process when the math is obvious.

[LisaL]

93. DeWine doesn't have the power to cancel the primary.

He is going to court. We don't know what the court will decide.

[pampango]

94. That is true. But our Board of Elections told me that there will be a severe shortage

of poll workers tomorrow.

The governor has closed gatherings of more than 10 people.

As much as I support Bernie, I think he should suspend his campaign. There will certainly be more cancellations of primaries in weeks to come and we don't need the Democratic presidential nomination in limbo indefinitely. Asking poll workers to interact closely with hundreds of people during a 13 hour day (been there, done that) is a lot under the circumstances.

[LizBeth]

103. That is the only half way decent thing for Sanders to do. If he doesn't, then he is the worst and

their is no recovering from this. Once again, we have Sanders causing our Democratic party unprecedented problems.

Btw, as a Sanders supporter putting out the suggestion you did? Says everything about the kind of person you are. Thank you for that.

[pamdb]

104. Bernie

Of course he does. Anything to try and hang on.