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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: WaPo: Bernie Sanders's Trump-like campaign is a disaster for Democrats [View all]TomCADem
(17,387 posts)18. Daily Beast: It's Over. Bernie's Push for a Trump-Like Takeover Is Done.
I think it is vitally important to recognize what Trump did to turn the Republican party into a Trump worshipping cult so that Democrats avoid the same fate. This point is discussed in the following Daily Beast article. If anything, Democrats were saved by the diversity. As Republicans increasingly built and catered to a homogenous constitiency, they set themselves up to be taken over by someone who would pander to the base's increasingly racist and resentful beliefs that had been honed for years by right wing media.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/michigan-helped-democrats-stop-bernie-sanders-from-a-donald-trump-like-takeover
First, Democrats benefited from having witnessed Trumps takeover. They realized that you cant ignore a problem like Bernie.
Remember, Trumps Republican adversaries assumed he would eventually flame out (while also hoping they might inherit his rabid supporters). Conversely, Democrats harbored no such illusions about Sanders potential for collapse. Indeed, his big victory in Nevada seems to have provoked an overwhelming response. (Related, its possible that some of Sanders success in 2016 had to do with Hillary Clintons unique weaknesses as a candidate, not least with some of the Democratic base.)
Second, Democrats retain some semblance of adult leadership. Whereas rank-and-file Republicans had largely turned their backs on their standard bearers (George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney) in favor of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter, establishment Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barack Obama still command a lot of respect from their rank and file. We dont know what Obama said to Mayor Pete during their pre-Super Tuesday phone call, but we do know that Buttigieg promptly got out of the race and endorsed Biden.
Of course, and this is reason three, the real credit belongs to the sane and normal Democratic voters (most of all African-Americans) who joined hands to become Bidens firewall.
Because of the diversity in the Democratic Party, winning the nomination requires stitching together a diverse coalitiona project that tends to have a moderating effect.
Remember, Trumps Republican adversaries assumed he would eventually flame out (while also hoping they might inherit his rabid supporters). Conversely, Democrats harbored no such illusions about Sanders potential for collapse. Indeed, his big victory in Nevada seems to have provoked an overwhelming response. (Related, its possible that some of Sanders success in 2016 had to do with Hillary Clintons unique weaknesses as a candidate, not least with some of the Democratic base.)
Second, Democrats retain some semblance of adult leadership. Whereas rank-and-file Republicans had largely turned their backs on their standard bearers (George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney) in favor of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter, establishment Democrats like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barack Obama still command a lot of respect from their rank and file. We dont know what Obama said to Mayor Pete during their pre-Super Tuesday phone call, but we do know that Buttigieg promptly got out of the race and endorsed Biden.
Of course, and this is reason three, the real credit belongs to the sane and normal Democratic voters (most of all African-Americans) who joined hands to become Bidens firewall.
Because of the diversity in the Democratic Party, winning the nomination requires stitching together a diverse coalitiona project that tends to have a moderating effect.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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WaPo: Bernie Sanders's Trump-like campaign is a disaster for Democrats [View all]
TomCADem
Mar 2020
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It's a disaster for Bernie. I hope he loses his seat in the senate to a democrat
captain queeg
Mar 2020
#2
I hope he loses his seat in the senate to a democrat.... you took the words right out of my mouth
trueblue2007
Mar 2020
#28
No. Just as attention must be drawn to Trump's lies and smears, any influential person's for that
emmaverybo
Mar 2020
#7
Some have wondered. It is strange that Bernie has not more consistently criticized Trump,
emmaverybo
Mar 2020
#16
The Campaign financial numbers are due next week, which will make for interesting reading.
OnDoutside
Mar 2020
#30