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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: As a Bernie Supporter I think Biden will lose to Trump if he continues to do these steps [View all]Gothmog
(145,168 posts)159. How 'Never Bernie' Voters Threw In With Biden and Changed the Primary
sanders was appealing only to 30% of the party and after South Carolina the rest of the party moved to Joe Biden to stop sanders.
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Rarely has political momentum flipped as quickly as it did in the first half of March, as Mr. Sanders lost serious ground to Mr. Biden before the coronavirus slowed their race. There are well-known reasons for the shift: Moderate candidates like Mr. Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota rallied around Mr. Biden. He enjoyed demographic advantages, particularly with black voters. And turnout among young voters and liberal nonvoters did not surge, failing to reshape the electorate as Mr. Sanders had hoped.
But beyond ideology, race and turnout, a chief reason for Mr. Bidens success has little to do with his candidacy. He became a vehicle for Democrats like Ms. King who were supporting other candidates but found the prospect of Mr. Sanders and his calls for political revolution so distasteful that they put aside misgivings about Mr. Biden and backed him instead.
In phone interviews, dozens of Democrats, mostly aged 50 and over, who live in key March primary states like Massachusetts, Virginia, Michigan and Florida, said that Mr. Bidens appeal went beyond his case for beating President Trump. It was his chances of overtaking Mr. Sanders, the only candidate in the vast Democratic field they found objectionable for reasons personal and political.....
These voters willingness to unite against Mr. Sanders helped Democratic Party leaders stave off his insurgent campaign and has made Mr. Biden the all-but-certain Democratic nominee. The convergence behind Mr. Biden also highlights a critical difference between this years primary and what happened to the Republican Party in 2016. Four years ago, establishment Republicans were openly skeptical of Mr. Trump after his victories in early primary states, but a fractured field and split primary vote allowed him to amass an insurmountable delegate lead, reshaping the party in the process.....
Ahead of Mr. Sanderss presidential run in 2020, his campaign did not concern itself with smoothing tensions among voters who supported Mrs. Clinton in 2016. He did not seek the endorsements of many party leaders, who were always unlikely to back him, but could have been swayed from being openly antagonistic to ambivalent.
As a result, after a strong finish in Iowa and wins in New Hampshire and Nevada, Mr. Sanders did not benefit from an assumed truth of presidential campaigns: that early-state victories help bring in voters from other factions. Instead, people like Lori Boerner of McLean, Va., said Mr. Sanderss performance sent them searching for a candidate who could stop his rise, and after the South Carolina primary, they landed on Mr. Biden.
But beyond ideology, race and turnout, a chief reason for Mr. Bidens success has little to do with his candidacy. He became a vehicle for Democrats like Ms. King who were supporting other candidates but found the prospect of Mr. Sanders and his calls for political revolution so distasteful that they put aside misgivings about Mr. Biden and backed him instead.
In phone interviews, dozens of Democrats, mostly aged 50 and over, who live in key March primary states like Massachusetts, Virginia, Michigan and Florida, said that Mr. Bidens appeal went beyond his case for beating President Trump. It was his chances of overtaking Mr. Sanders, the only candidate in the vast Democratic field they found objectionable for reasons personal and political.....
These voters willingness to unite against Mr. Sanders helped Democratic Party leaders stave off his insurgent campaign and has made Mr. Biden the all-but-certain Democratic nominee. The convergence behind Mr. Biden also highlights a critical difference between this years primary and what happened to the Republican Party in 2016. Four years ago, establishment Republicans were openly skeptical of Mr. Trump after his victories in early primary states, but a fractured field and split primary vote allowed him to amass an insurmountable delegate lead, reshaping the party in the process.....
Ahead of Mr. Sanderss presidential run in 2020, his campaign did not concern itself with smoothing tensions among voters who supported Mrs. Clinton in 2016. He did not seek the endorsements of many party leaders, who were always unlikely to back him, but could have been swayed from being openly antagonistic to ambivalent.
As a result, after a strong finish in Iowa and wins in New Hampshire and Nevada, Mr. Sanders did not benefit from an assumed truth of presidential campaigns: that early-state victories help bring in voters from other factions. Instead, people like Lori Boerner of McLean, Va., said Mr. Sanderss performance sent them searching for a candidate who could stop his rise, and after the South Carolina primary, they landed on Mr. Biden.
The vast bulk of the party does not like sanders which is why Joe Biden is going to the nominee
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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As a Bernie Supporter I think Biden will lose to Trump if he continues to do these steps [View all]
Legends303
Mar 2020
OP
The sanders campaign is in effect demanding that the rest of the party bend the knee to sanders
Gothmog
Mar 2020
#124
The person in the WH is killing us, on purpose, and I guess some folks still demand purity
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2020
#100
AMAZING, isnt it. BTW the woman doctor, forgot her name AND Fauci are lying for rump now
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2020
#157
It would be smart for him to move towards medicare for all, or at least something where premiums and
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#5
I think that medicare for all has had specific practical solutions in both his and Warren's plans.
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#11
For me, if my wife is not paying $30 for a $250 inhaler that she paid a $40 copay to see her doctor
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#25
The ACA, with the medicare expansion is an excellent improvement to the former system we had.
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#39
Absolutely agreed on the sabotage part. And how scotus totally undermined any progress at every
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#59
Medicare for all support however has peaked up substantially since it's lowest point in 2018 -after
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#34
His VP will be telling, and indicative of -I think, his performance in the GE.
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#78
I'm encouraged byt he fact that Biden's GE polling is improving the closer we get to November.
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#86
First he going to have to reverse the damage to come back up to a workable base line ...
Historic NY
Mar 2020
#126
I don't care about Bernie. He's most likely irrelevant at this point. The question is what will
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#45
Reason why I mentioned them they have the largest Liberal audience on the Internet
Legends303
Mar 2020
#38
If that's the case why did Cenk's primary run in California bomb the way it did?
thucythucy
Mar 2020
#51
TYT isn't liberal, it's fauxrogressive. It's audience is largely anti-democrat or conservative
Galraedia
Mar 2020
#61
This is true. "Speaking truth to power" was a perfectly fine expression when used
betsuni
Mar 2020
#120
" I know this going to get heat but he needs to convince Liberal personalities such Joe Rogan"
kcr
Mar 2020
#53
From the campaign who appears unable to win the Democratic nomination, giving advice on the GE
still_one
Mar 2020
#56
As a Biden Supporter, I think you still believe that Senator Sanders is winning by a landslide.
NNadir
Mar 2020
#58
First: Don't worry about a debate between JB & DT. DT will refuse to do it! Second, Joe is doing
napi21
Mar 2020
#74
Almost zero chance Trump will refuse to debate, he thinks he can destroy Biden in a live one-on-one
Celerity
Mar 2020
#91
It was only fair to ask. He mighta self deleted but he was on the radar all ready. How you been?
marble falls
Mar 2020
#106
Bernie could not beat Biden...so you are wrong...and he wiped the floor with Bernie during
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#119
I don't think your op is 'helpful' at all, it's devisive to the D party & incorrect about Biden.
Sunlei
Mar 2020
#133
ostensibly, but "perhaps not really" I agree & it is a hit and run intended to disrupt.
Sunlei
Mar 2020
#139
2020 is a different time and your perception of Biden is inaccurate and off-base
lees1975
Mar 2020
#148
Thanks for your concern. What follows is all the consideration I have given your post.
HarlanPepper
Mar 2020
#149