Democratic Primaries

ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:48 AM Mar 2020

The Media. Young Voters. Sanders Spreads the Blame for His Decline.

It comes at a time of particular weakness for Mr. Sanders. Through Tuesday’s voting, his theory of the election has not proven true. The surge of new voters in the Democratic primaries has featured mostly older people, moderate suburbanites and African-Americans disinclined to support his campaign.

As Democrats in six states voted Tuesday, Mr. Sanders, his team and his supporters have come up with explanations for his loss of momentum that deflect the responsibility onto others.

So when Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the race and endorsed Mr. Biden, to the Sanders camp it wasn’t because they’d won next to no support from black voters and run out of money, it was part of an establishment plot. And Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris were simply joining the effort to block Mr. Sanders when they backed Mr. Biden this week.

“If they thought that Joe Biden was the best choice, maybe they shouldn’t have run,” Rasheen Aldridge, a Missouri state representative who was a warm-up speaker for Mr. Sanders in St. Louis, said in an interview. “Some of these candidates — Kamala has been out for a long time, Booker has been out for a while. It’s all very kind of fishy how things are working out.”
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Mr. Sanders blamed his Super Tuesday performance in part on the “venom” of the “corporate media.” Last month, his campaign manager said the liberal cable network MSNBC had been unfair to Mr. Sanders, while Mr. Sanders said supporters in California “may find it impossible” to vote for him because of the state’s mail ballot rules.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/politics/bernie-sanders-michigan-2020.html

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

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The Media. Young Voters. Sanders Spreads the Blame for His Decline. (Original Post) ehrnst Mar 2020 OP

People have gotten fed up with the "venom" that the Sanders campaign staff - Gray is at it already.. George II Mar 2020 #1

They are sore loser fools DownriverDem Mar 2020 #8

Such blame does not win converts to your cause. ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2020 #2

Many of Sanders supporters are not true Democrats. Plus they are buying a bag of bull crap. olegramps Mar 2020 #10

young voters don't vote, they like the rally parties way more beachbumbob Mar 2020 #3

Besides DownriverDem Mar 2020 #9

ideologues don't care, youngsters tend to be those types beachbumbob Mar 2020 #11

The only one he should blame is himself ... CatMor Mar 2020 #4

I find it interesting that many Sanders supporters dismiss misogyny and sexism affecting ehrnst Mar 2020 #5

"I'm being treated badly because Hillary said very bad things about me" dalton99a Mar 2020 #6

Well.... ehrnst Mar 2020 #7

I'm sorry, but Biden was getting crucified in the media as they all but counted him out. So I'm.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #12

George II

(67,782 posts)

1. People have gotten fed up with the "venom" that the Sanders campaign staff - Gray is at it already..

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:52 AM

Mar 2020

...as are his supporters:

Link to tweet

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

DownriverDem

(6,644 posts)

8. They are sore loser fools

Reply to George II (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:11 AM

Mar 2020

Biden running with a strong progressive Dem woman will be a formidable ticket.

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

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,058 posts)

2. Such blame does not win converts to your cause.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:56 AM

Mar 2020

Surrogates for Bernie Sanders are pulling what rabbits out of the hat now they think they have to justify what is taking place. The Primaries on March 17th will be the deciding factor for Sen. Sanders.

With the DNC just a few months away, time is running out. Voters are backing the candidate they view the better to beat Trump. They are fired up and ready to go. It is a matter of time before President Obama voices his endorsement of Joe Biden.

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

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

10. Many of Sanders supporters are not true Democrats. Plus they are buying a bag of bull crap.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:16 AM

Mar 2020

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

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

3. young voters don't vote, they like the rally parties way more

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:58 AM

Mar 2020

enough crap was thrown at "democratic establishment" to wake up lots of voters to get out and vote. Pie-in-the -sky is NOT AMERICA

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

DownriverDem

(6,644 posts)

9. Besides

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:13 AM

Mar 2020

they do not realize just how Bernie not being a true Dem has turned off a lot of Dem voters.

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

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

11. ideologues don't care, youngsters tend to be those types

Reply to DownriverDem (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:00 AM

Mar 2020

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

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

4. The only one he should blame is himself ...

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:01 AM

Mar 2020

if anything the media helped him as they did a real hit job on Biden. After the first three primaries the media portrayed Biden as a big loser and it was 'll over for him. Perhaps he isn't inspiring the youth that much. Lastly, the voters are for the Democrat Biden and that's what counts in the end.

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

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)

5. I find it interesting that many Sanders supporters dismiss misogyny and sexism affecting

Reply to CatMor (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:04 AM

Mar 2020

Warren's campaign negatively and placing the blame fully on her own policies, most notably, her increasing support of shoring up the ACA rather than staying with the "MFA or bust" talking point.

But Bernie was a "victim" of so much more believable conspiracies on the part of the entire mainstream free press, the DNC, the other candidates, same day voter registration laws...

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

dalton99a

(84,264 posts)

6. "I'm being treated badly because Hillary said very bad things about me"

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:04 AM

Mar 2020

Asked by a voter how he’d get a resistant Congress to enact his slate of progressive proposals, Mr. Sanders said people who believe he can’t work with lawmakers to get things done are wrong.

“There’s a mythology going out around me that everybody hates me; we heard that from Secretary Clinton that I can’t work with anybody,” he said. “It’s just not accurate.”

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

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)

7. Well....

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:06 AM

Mar 2020

Who of his colleagues has jumped to contradict HRC's words in that interview?

Well, other than Klobuchar, who his campaign is now casting in a conspiracy to take him down.

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

Tarheel_Dem

(31,443 posts)

12. I'm sorry, but Biden was getting crucified in the media as they all but counted him out. So I'm....

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:11 AM

Mar 2020

disinclined to accept excuses from the BS camp just as they wouldn't accept excuses from us.

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

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