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Cha

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32. Well said VG.. Thank you! Not only didn't "make friends"
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 10:10 PM
Mar 2020

but it's like BS was out to make enemies. We told him.



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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
So basically - OhZone Mar 2020 #1
"..abrupt decline was a result of unforeseeable and highly unlikely events.." Cha Mar 2020 #5
Let's hear it for Senator Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete Buttigieg! William769 Mar 2020 #2
No kidding! I was in Awe of Pete and Amy when Cha Mar 2020 #8
I'm guessing Bernie not to so much. William769 Mar 2020 #9
Uuuuh.. Just the opposite Cha Mar 2020 #12
+++ brer cat Mar 2020 #11
Country and Planet.. Cha Mar 2020 #22
Indeed! mcar Mar 2020 #15
Cultish righteousness bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #3
"Join us or die!" Grokenstein Mar 2020 #28
lol.. I hear that. Cha Mar 2020 #43
LOL! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #48
They shouldn't expect to win then.. It should Not be Cha Mar 2020 #40
He was never on the brink of winning relayerbob Mar 2020 #4
Memoirs title: "A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The Nomination". oasis Mar 2020 #24
He just THOUGHT he was on the brink of winning. calimary Mar 2020 #67
He was on the brink of delegate 46+ before SC. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #72
Exactly.. they just said they were like they say Cha Mar 2020 #82
Bernie's Assumptions and Campaign This Year Are An Object Lesson Vogon_Glory Mar 2020 #6
Well said VG.. Thank you! Not only didn't "make friends" Cha Mar 2020 #32
Getting rid of Trump is the only "revolution". . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #35
It doesn't seem like the Blue Wave House Victory Cha Mar 2020 #44
#newrostrong refers to New Rochelle, NY. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #47
Thank you for this explanation, Dinalh! I knew Cha Mar 2020 #68
It seems BS were only concerned about one thing... LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #53
I kept saying that 30% wasn't enough, and was met with the argument that it was more pnwmom Mar 2020 #7
Warren is way more like Biden. She is a member of the Democratic Party. NT GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #39
Her policies might be closer to his than some of the others but, YES, pnwmom Mar 2020 #41
What he underestimated is how much the other 70% didn't want him to win. unitedwethrive Mar 2020 #10
rom day 1, Bernie built a campaign to appeal to 30% Gothmog Mar 2020 #13
He had the same message he had 4o years ago for that matter. LSFL Mar 2020 #26
And as he lost more and more his message just got shoutier and shoutier ToxMarz Mar 2020 #30
Wow! mcar Mar 2020 #14
Bernie's grievance politics consolidated the left to a 30% losing minority Gothmog Mar 2020 #18
Who does that sound like? mcar Mar 2020 #20
There are a large number of real Democrats who have very good memories Gothmog Apr 2020 #85
So, then, he thought he could follow Trump's pattern? MineralMan Mar 2020 #16
Exactly. He Was Hoping To Follow Trump's Path to Victory TomCADem Mar 2020 #33
Sanders's secret is out: He has no movement Gothmog Mar 2020 #17
Personally I don't think Pelosi has a problem with some getting to her left. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #55
What they are avoiding to say is NCProgressive Mar 2020 #19
Biden outsmarted him it seems. ucrdem Mar 2020 #21
Biden understood the Democratic party primary electorate far better than Sanders, and what sop Mar 2020 #79
Democrats learned from repubs' 2016 mistakes tishaLA Mar 2020 #23
Trump drags his cult along exboyfil Mar 2020 #58
Dumb strategy. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #25
He thought by sheer force of his personality he could get all the Democrats pnwmom Mar 2020 #42
Who was it that said Democratic members of Congress don't like him? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #59
He thought the others would stay in long enough that 30% would do it. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #51
Their so-called strategy was amateur hour. Every multi-candidate field narrows. brush Mar 2020 #27
Nothing shocks me anymore mercuryblues Mar 2020 #29
Don't you mean the Democratic Establishment? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #57
That was the word I was looking for. mercuryblues Mar 2020 #64
Classic addition by subtraction grantcart Mar 2020 #31
I do hope that Ohio Democrats at their state convention oust Turner as a DNC member. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #60
Posting last 2 paragraphs of article. iluvtennis Mar 2020 #34
I don't think that is the problem. They need to put out a better message. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #61
+ agree. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #65
The signs of a failed campaign were there. showblue22 Mar 2020 #36
It boggles the mind to think that Cha Mar 2020 #38
I think you added a word that doesn't belong there. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #56
Bernie is incapable or unwilling... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #37
It's so good to see that Democrats didn't fall for his R B Garr Mar 2020 #45
You're Welcome, RB.. Cha Apr 2020 #84
The really interesting part is that Codeine Mar 2020 #46
If they wait until convention time it is too late. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #62
He has a pattern of planning to achieve by smashing. Hortensis Mar 2020 #73
I know.. evidently they thought they Cha Apr 2020 #88
Clueless to how primaries work. honest.abe Mar 2020 #49
The field ALWAYS narrows...it was not an unforseeable event Fresh_Start Mar 2020 #50
Unforseeeable and highly unlikely events? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #52
Others here pointed out that Sanders was relying on the 30%. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #54
To play Devils Advocate TheFarseer Mar 2020 #63
That Would Have Been A Very Foolish Assumption, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #66
"...the most unprecedented event in the history of presidential primaries occurred.'" Hekate Mar 2020 #69
They were "shocked".. We were full of Gratitude. Cha Mar 2020 #71
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2020 #70
I wish I could have been a fly-on-the-wall... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #74
Bernie Sanders clings to a fantasy campaign Gothmog Mar 2020 #75
Insiders recount how Sanders lost the black vote -- and the nomination slipped away Gothmog Mar 2020 #76
"they really thought 30% would win it" sheshe2 Mar 2020 #77
Well written article- thanks for posting. Let's see- who else plows ahead with a 30% die-hard cult? NBachers Mar 2020 #78
You're Welcome, Bachers.. I like it, and we can read the whole Cha Mar 2020 #80
Why Can't Bernie Accept That Democratic Voters Didn't Want Him? Gothmog Mar 2020 #81
How 'Never Bernie' Voters Threw In With Biden and Changed the Primary Gothmog Apr 2020 #83
"Never Bernie" were just sensible mainstream progressives, Hortensis Apr 2020 #87
Sanders is under 30% in this poll Gothmog Apr 2020 #86
Nate has some great comments Gothmog Apr 2020 #89
10 Lessons The Progressive Left Can Take From Bernie Sanders' Campaign Gothmog Apr 2020 #90
Why did Bernie Sanders drop out? The progressive majority he needed doesn't exist Gothmog Apr 2020 #91
Thank you for this, Goth.. looks interesting. Cha Apr 2020 #92
I just want to make particular note of this long sentence! Cha Apr 2020 #93
Biden is relying on same set of voters who were responsible 2018 midterm victory Gothmog Apr 2020 #94
The House Victory in 2018 has only been our Lifeline to Cha Apr 2020 #95
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