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Should Bernie end his campaign if he loses Michigan? (Original Post) PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 OP
yes..... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #1
Yes,to save face musicman65 Mar 2020 #32
Yes but he won't. showblue22 Mar 2020 #2
I am beginning to think Big Blue Marble Mar 2020 #11
"Bernie is not going to drop out!" LenaBaby61 Mar 2020 #36
Absolutely! DemKittyNC Mar 2020 #3
Yes. stopbush Mar 2020 #4
I doubt he will. drray23 Mar 2020 #5
He should have never started it. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #6
Yes. William769 Mar 2020 #7
Trump should end his campaign also IronLionZion Mar 2020 #8
Should and Will are two entirely separate things. nt Codeine Mar 2020 #9
He Doesn't Have a String of Meaningless Caucuses to Keep Him Alive like 2016 Stallion Mar 2020 #10
Do what is RIGHT FOR THE COUNTRY Mr. Sanders. Concede so we can move ahead and Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #12
Yes. If he had any integrity like our other Democrats that stepped out at the point of not viable. LizBeth Mar 2020 #13
NO jimlup Mar 2020 #14
I can't imagine much champagne is flowing at Bernie HQ tonight... tritsofme Mar 2020 #22
Champagne! Good night Bernie! I'll drink to that! yankeepants Mar 2020 #31
Yes, if Bernie wants us to beat Trump. nt SunSeeker Mar 2020 #15
Yes. Today. we can do it Mar 2020 #16
Yes but he won't. underpants Mar 2020 #17
Yes Gothmog Mar 2020 #18
At least reduce the amount of rallies Hav Mar 2020 #19
Suspend his campaign, yes. J_William_Ryan Mar 2020 #20
Primary pamdb Mar 2020 #21
If it is by double digits, then yes. musicblind Mar 2020 #23
He Won't, Which Will Underscore The Hypocrisy of His Attacks On Warren TomCADem Mar 2020 #24
... Celerity Mar 2020 #25
To Bernie, it's all about himself. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #26
Yes CatMor Mar 2020 #27
yes..we need to get on to the business of beating trump*... samnsara Mar 2020 #28
Its turning tragic, he needs to consider his legacy and concede. Its over. sunonmars Mar 2020 #29
It's over. Renew Deal Mar 2020 #30
Ayup Roland99 Mar 2020 #33
i'll give him til tomorrow dweller Mar 2020 #34
Yes! R B Garr Mar 2020 #35
Biden winning Flint by over 25% over Sanders. sunonmars Mar 2020 #37
 

musicman65

(524 posts)
32. Yes,to save face
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:15 PM
Mar 2020

and to get us on the path to respect and dignity

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

showblue22

(1,026 posts)
2. Yes but he won't.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:58 PM
Mar 2020

Bernie is not going to drop out! He is going to ratchet up the attacks even more. It's who he is.

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

Big Blue Marble

(5,441 posts)
11. I am beginning to think
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:01 PM
Mar 2020

he might surprise us.

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

LenaBaby61

(6,991 posts)
36. "Bernie is not going to drop out!"
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:25 PM
Mar 2020

This 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

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

DemKittyNC

(743 posts)
3. Absolutely!
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:59 PM
Mar 2020

He needs to go, now!

We need to start focusing on tRump now.

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

drray23

(7,907 posts)
5. I doubt he will.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:59 PM
Mar 2020

I cant tell if it's his ego or he truly believes in his revolution and is in denial. I expect him to stay all the way until the convention.

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

zackymilly

(2,375 posts)
6. He should have never started it. n/t
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:59 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

IronLionZion

(46,876 posts)
8. Trump should end his campaign also
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:00 PM
Mar 2020

I hope Biden can win some of these states in November too.

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

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
9. Should and Will are two entirely separate things. nt
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:00 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Stallion

(6,600 posts)
10. He Doesn't Have a String of Meaningless Caucuses to Keep Him Alive like 2016
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:00 PM
Mar 2020

It is OVER

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

Maru Kitteh

(28,985 posts)
12. Do what is RIGHT FOR THE COUNTRY Mr. Sanders. Concede so we can move ahead and
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:01 PM
Mar 2020

DEFEAT TRUMP!


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

LizBeth

(10,675 posts)
13. Yes. If he had any integrity like our other Democrats that stepped out at the point of not viable.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:01 PM
Mar 2020

But then Sanders has never behaved like a Democrat.

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

jimlup

(8,002 posts)
14. NO
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:02 PM
Mar 2020

Bernie gets to decide when he wants to end his champagne. YOu don't rule the world - orange clown does

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

tritsofme

(18,155 posts)
22. I can't imagine much champagne is flowing at Bernie HQ tonight...
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:05 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

yankeepants

(1,979 posts)
31. Champagne! Good night Bernie! I'll drink to that!
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:12 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SunSeeker

(53,507 posts)
15. Yes, if Bernie wants us to beat Trump. nt
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:02 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

underpants

(186,344 posts)
17. Yes but he won't.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:03 PM
Mar 2020

Not Bernie specific but it's hard to give up thousands of people screaming for you.

We. Biden. are going to have to do so serious work to bring the Bernie people back I or we lose a lot of ballast in the GE.

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

Hav

(5,969 posts)
19. At least reduce the amount of rallies
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:05 PM
Mar 2020

The next batch of states has some big ones. I have to admit, I kind of want to see what Florida has to stay....

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

J_William_Ryan

(2,048 posts)
20. Suspend his campaign, yes.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:05 PM
Mar 2020

But he won’t.

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

pamdb

(1,364 posts)
21. Primary
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:05 PM
Mar 2020

Getting worried here. Apparently lots of UofM and students at WMU lining up for registering and voting in Ann Arbor and WMU. Don’t know about my alma mater MSU. Could shift to Bernie. Wish Biden had spent more time here, hell, Bernie came back to Michigan today. All of us old Retired farts have voted for Biden, we’re more pragmatic than the young, we just want the orange pustule on the buttocks of humanity out of office, we’re not interested in a revolution.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

musicblind

(4,561 posts)
23. If it is by double digits, then yes.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:05 PM
Mar 2020

If it is close, then I can see him wanting to hold on a little longer. I don't have a problem with him staying in a little longer just to be absolutely sure.

But, in all truth, it's likely over, now. I don't say that to rub it in anyone's face. I actually admire Sanders, but it really is likely over at this point.

Whatever happens, I hope Sanders doesn't take it all the way to the convention if it becomes clear he won't walk into the convention with anything close to a plurality. I especially hope he will drop out if Biden ends up getting a majority of the delegates going into the convention. I actually think, in that last scenario, he will drop out and do the selfless thing.

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

TomCADem

(17,720 posts)
24. He Won't, Which Will Underscore The Hypocrisy of His Attacks On Warren
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:06 PM
Mar 2020

From the get-go, his campaign has pushed out this idea that Warren should drop out because there is no path to the nomination for her. Indeed, Trump has jumped on this Bernie talking point in blaming Warren for causing Bernie to fall behind when the truth is that Biden was hurt far more by the presence of so many other moderate and left of center candidates.

Yet, even if Bernie were to fall helplessly behind, watch him disregard his own campaign's prior rhetoric and insist on the need to continue the fight until the convention regardless of the math. Also, remember all that rhetoric about the nominee should be the person with a plurality? Well, watch Bernie and his campaign change their tune, because you cannot trust Bernie anymore than you can trust his promises to provide his medical records.

It is not a question about electability. It is about fitness for office. In the end, if Bernie can't be the nominee, then he and his campaign will work to sabotage the Democratic party's chances given that Bernie's campaign is built on attacking the Democratic party.

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

zackymilly

(2,375 posts)
26. To Bernie, it's all about himself. n/t
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:08 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

samnsara

(18,272 posts)
28. yes..we need to get on to the business of beating trump*...
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:09 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

sunonmars

(8,657 posts)
29. Its turning tragic, he needs to consider his legacy and concede. Its over.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:10 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Renew Deal

(82,861 posts)
30. It's over.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:11 PM
Mar 2020

It's just a matter of when he wants to admit it.

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

dweller

(24,806 posts)
34. i'll give him til tomorrow
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:21 PM
Mar 2020

he's going to have to rein in his team and decisions like these usually
creep in, in the hour of the wolf

✌🏼

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

sunonmars

(8,657 posts)
37. Biden winning Flint by over 25% over Sanders.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:06 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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