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UncleNoel

(864 posts)
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:23 AM Mar 2020

Sanders bets on Biden debate implosion--Will they never get over this disproven concept?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanders-bets-biden-debate-implosion-110013843.html
By Holly Otterbein ,Politico•March 15, 2020

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Virtually the entire Democratic presidential primary has been predicated on one underlying assumption: the eventual collapse of Joe Biden.

More than a dozen of his erstwhile opponents bet their campaigns on it, and he’s proven them all wrong. But his last serious opponent standing, Bernie Sanders, is still clinging to the same belief — and that it will finally happen on Sunday night, under the bright lights of their one-on-one debate.
***“I don’t know if you’ve seen Joe Biden lately, but he doesn’t like to be told he’s wrong,” said a Sanders adviser. “We’re going to take him on around the issues and make him defend his record. He’s deflected on those in earlier debates because there’s so much chatter happening on the stage. But when you’re one-on-one, you change the dynamic.”


So I guess the theory is that if you stick it in Joe's face, he is going to implode, sort of like how he handled some hecklers I guess. Bernie's advisors worry that Sanders won't go for the throat because he has a soft sj
pot for friends. They are also hoping the coronavirus pandemic will focus voters on the health care issue proposed by Sanders, but the outbreak so far has favored Biden it seems. At any rate they are hoping for a seismic shift and an improbable comeback.

Steady as it goes Joe. Keep the ship on course and avoid the shoals right and left.
It is not the awesome plume of the nuke, but the shock wave on the ground that brings the force to bear. Joe has the votes on the ground on Tuesday, he will win the debate!
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( <Biden> ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))


If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Sanders bets on Biden debate implosion--Will they never get over this disproven concept? (Original Post) UncleNoel Mar 2020 OP
I don't know if you've seen Bernie Sanders lately, but he doesn't like to be told he's wrong. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1
Yeah, who gets mad all the time? mcar Mar 2020 #2
That was my reaction as well PatSeg Mar 2020 #6
And after the debate, he'll bet on Biden failing in FL, and after that......... Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #3
It's too late for Bernie. ucrdem Mar 2020 #4
Bernie is a Spoiler. It's all he has left. What a disgrace! PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #5
I'm embarrassed for him PatSeg Mar 2020 #8
I've seen Bernie Sanders angry at least 10 times for every time that I've seen Joe Biden angry. Sloumeau Mar 2020 #7
I don't watch DownriverDem Mar 2020 #9
I don't think his supporters know or care that they have hurt him Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #10
Sanders campaign in a nutshell... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #11
I made a lot of promises about Biden doing great tonight ecstatic Mar 2020 #12
 

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,903 posts)
1. I don't know if you've seen Bernie Sanders lately, but he doesn't like to be told he's wrong.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:26 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mcar

(43,512 posts)
2. Yeah, who gets mad all the time?
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:28 AM
Mar 2020

This sounds like projection to me.

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

PatSeg

(49,725 posts)
6. That was my reaction as well
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:40 AM
Mar 2020

When anyone attacks Bernie's policies or record, he gets red in the face and looks ready to explode.

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

Thekaspervote

(34,666 posts)
3. And after the debate, he'll bet on Biden failing in FL, and after that.........
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:35 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ucrdem

(15,703 posts)
4. It's too late for Bernie.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:38 AM
Mar 2020

He had his David and Goliath moment at the start of voting and flubbed it by being a sore winner. Then Joe took back the title and that's where it's going to stay no matter what happens tonight, and I imagine one of them will be on rudeness overdrive.

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

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)
5. Bernie is a Spoiler. It's all he has left. What a disgrace!
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:39 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

PatSeg

(49,725 posts)
8. I'm embarrassed for him
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:43 AM
Mar 2020

I used to really like Bernie, but this is how most people will remember him, not a very attractive legacy.

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

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
7. I've seen Bernie Sanders angry at least 10 times for every time that I've seen Joe Biden angry.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:42 AM
Mar 2020

Joe Biden only has to remember two words: Representative Democracy

The way that Joe Biden was able to spend six terms in the Senate is that he was constantly checking with his regular voters and with Delaware leaders to find out what his constituents thought about each issue, and he voted in Congress accordingly. In other words, he represented his constituents. He voted in a way that represented the majority of his constituents. The only way for Democrats to get anything done is to be part of the majority, and the only way to be part of the majority is to win your districts and your states. The only way to do that with any consistency is to represent your constituents by voting along with the majority.

The majority of Biden's constituents as a Senator supported pretty nearly every one of his Senate votes, and the majority of Americans pretty much supported every one of the bills that Obama got passed. Joe was successful because he represented the people of Delaware, and then the people of America.

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

DownriverDem

(6,648 posts)
9. I don't watch
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:45 AM
Mar 2020

the debates. I do follow them on dailykos.com. All BS is going to do is give trump talking points/attacks to use against Biden. Way to go BS. I am a proud member of the Democratic Party. You being a user has pissed me off for years. Your supporters do not realize just how must this has hurt BS.

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

Thekaspervote

(34,666 posts)
10. I don't think his supporters know or care that they have hurt him
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 09:51 AM
Mar 2020

It’s become a herd mentality

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

Happy Hoosier

(8,405 posts)
11. Sanders campaign in a nutshell...
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 10:32 AM
Mar 2020

The only way they can win is to hope Biden fails. They recognize Nernie is at his ceiling. It stinks of desperation and bad faith.

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

ecstatic

(34,376 posts)
12. I made a lot of promises about Biden doing great tonight
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 10:47 AM
Mar 2020

now that it's just one on one.

A lot of the 40 and unders near me have been influenced by Bernie bros who insist that Biden is senile. All they've seen are out of context video clips that make Biden look crazy.

My credibility is on the line, so I really hope Biden shows up in a huge way tonight.

Get plenty of sleep and knock him out, Joe!

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