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George II

(67,782 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:00 AM Mar 2020

'He is still in': Bernie could remain in race through June

The Democratic primary calendar, reshaped by the coronavirus crisis, offers some incentive for Sanders to continue on.

Since his staff announced last week that he is reassessing his campaign, Bernie Sanders has not yet definitively said whether he is still running.

But he’s given every indication he’s pressing forward — and perhaps remaining in the presidential race for months to come.

Despite Joe Biden’s nearly insurmountable delegate lead, the Sanders campaign said he plans to participate in an April debate, if one happens. His team has held volunteer organizing calls in the past week in New York and Pennsylvania, which are planning to hold their primaries perhaps as late as June. And his campaign is also touting that it is ramping up staff in New York, which a senior aide said is “a sign that he is still in.”

Sanders, who hasn’t aired ads or fundraised since losing badly in the March 17 primaries, could still very well call things off. But one thing is certain: He’s not acting like a candidate who’s finished with the primary.


https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/bernie-could-remain-2020-race-june-149215

What's left to prove, or disprove?
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'He is still in': Bernie could remain in race through June (Original Post) George II Mar 2020 OP
Good. MythosMaster Mar 2020 #1
How is he scaring you? George II Mar 2020 #2
Why? DownriverDem Mar 2020 #6
What? MythosMaster Mar 2020 #8
I am a Warren fan as well. And Biiden fan. Not a fan of posters who zonkers Mar 2020 #13
Good Cover Under The Present Circumstances, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #14
Jawohl kommandant (click heels, salute). zonkers Mar 2020 #12
How can this possibly be good, by any logic? beastie boy Mar 2020 #7
He cannot possibly win. What good does this do? NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #17
He proved me wrong. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #3
What Bernie is doing now ... is a deliberate attempt to undermine the man who IS the presumptive Dem NurseJackie Mar 2020 #5
I sadly agree. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #11
We're watching an even more predictable and horrific repeat of '16 Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #4
Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #10
2016 will not be repeated. No way. beastie boy Mar 2020 #15
it's all ego and all hate now. lark Mar 2020 #9
He has never been in for Democrats.. he is in for the Socialists.. trying to hijack our party Peacetrain Mar 2020 #16
From the Hoarse Whisperer Gothmog Mar 2020 #18
"Winning the generational and ideological debate"? When was that? George II Mar 2020 #19
Sanders continually shows us how he lacks the character to be President. LizBeth Mar 2020 #20
he lacks the organizational skills to be president nt msongs Mar 2020 #21
And the follow thru. An inability to lead in team work. Think outside the box. So much. LizBeth Mar 2020 #22
 

MythosMaster

(448 posts)
1. Good.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:05 AM
Mar 2020

He was my second choice. Joe is scaring me.

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

George II

(67,782 posts)
2. How is he scaring you?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:06 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

DownriverDem

(6,648 posts)
6. Why?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:25 AM
Mar 2020

And why are you undecided then? If you support Bernie show it.

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

(448 posts)
8. What?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:31 AM
Mar 2020

I voted for Warren.

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

zonkers

(5,865 posts)
13. I am a Warren fan as well. And Biiden fan. Not a fan of posters who
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:43 AM
Mar 2020

are pretty rude and should stay in their own lane. Wow.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Joe Biden
 

The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)
14. Good Cover Under The Present Circumstances, Sir
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:46 AM
Mar 2020

What are your leading reasons for having supported her?

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zonkers

(5,865 posts)
12. Jawohl kommandant (click heels, salute).
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:41 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

beastie boy

(11,148 posts)
7. How can this possibly be good, by any logic?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:31 AM
Mar 2020

You know Bernie already lost. He is just going through the motions and running in place. This cannot possibly alleviate any fear of Biden you may have. He can't even affect Biden's margin of victory. The longer Bernie remains in the race, the less relevant he gets. You don't really think it's good, do you?

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Happy Hoosier

(8,405 posts)
17. He cannot possibly win. What good does this do? NT
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:19 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Turin_C3PO

(15,922 posts)
3. He proved me wrong.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:10 AM
Mar 2020

I was sure he would do the right thing and concede after last Tuesday’s primaries. Now, he’s just a spoiler, helping to ruin our chances against Donald Trump. It really is shameful.

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

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
5. What Bernie is doing now ... is a deliberate attempt to undermine the man who IS the presumptive Dem
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:22 AM
Mar 2020
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287686694

What Bernie is doing now – through his own words, actions, and the conduct of his campaign – is a deliberate attempt to undermine the man who IS the presumptive Democratic nominee. And one can only wonder what he hopes to gain by doing so.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Turin_C3PO

(15,922 posts)
11. I sadly agree.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:39 AM
Mar 2020

I’ve tried to give Sanders the benefit of the doubt for a long time but I simply can’t anymore. He’s actively hurting our chances in November and doesn’t seem to care.

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

Docreed2003

(17,812 posts)
4. We're watching an even more predictable and horrific repeat of '16
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:14 AM
Mar 2020

Bernie's people are continuing to stir up outrage and false stories about their opponent, just like '16; Bernie claims he's holding out to allow people to vote and claiming that this will force changes at the convention, just like '16.

Frankly, he could have dropped out last week and used his "progressive influence" to swing this race and become a hero, but Bernie seems incapable of accepting that he has no way of winning, short of destroying his opponent. When he loses primaries, Bernie claims "we won the ideological debate"; when he loses a debate handily, Bernie claims that it's media bias or that there should be even more debates. Frankly, I'm exhausted from politicians claiming shit that's just not happening or true. Now is not the time for these types of games that the Sanders campaign is waging. American lives hang in the balance. All other candidates realized when their time was over. Bernie, and his ideas, are no better than anyone else...time to do what's right for the country, but I won't hold my breath.

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

Response to Docreed2003 (Reply #4)

 

beastie boy

(11,148 posts)
15. 2016 will not be repeated. No way.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:00 AM
Mar 2020

In '16, Bernie had, and exploited to his advantage, the benefit of doubt. Coming to the convention, he claimed he would bring new voters to the General election. He pledged support for the Democratic Party. He even implied that he will remain registered as a Democrat past the elections. None of it materialized. He dropped the "D" label as soon as it became convenient, His demands for changes in the Democratic platform were met without the promised reciprocity on his part, his new votes never showed up to vote for Hillary in any meaningful numbers. It was a serious miscalculation on the part of the DNC to take Bernie's promises so seriously.

Bernie no longer has this benefit of doubt. His position within the Democratic party apparatus is much weaker today, not in the least because he keeps attacking the party and its members. His word is not worth what it used to in '16. Even his position within his movement is not what it used to be: the extreme radicals coddled by Bernie are sensing his weakness, and slowly but surely taking over, thus irreparably damaging the movement in the process. Bernie doesn't appear to be able or willing to control them any longer. His political career is nearing its end.

Time, and the Democratic Party along with it, is moving past Bernie. He only has months of relative credibility left, and he is wasting it as if there is no tomorrow. If he goes on like this he will completely discredit himself by the time of the Convention.

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

lark

(24,165 posts)
9. it's all ego and all hate now.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:34 AM
Mar 2020

It's certainly not about Americans or he'd have been in the Senate participating in the debate about the future of our country.

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Peacetrain

(23,627 posts)
16. He has never been in for Democrats.. he is in for the Socialists.. trying to hijack our party
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:13 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
19. "Winning the generational and ideological debate"? When was that?
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 10:57 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LizBeth

(10,823 posts)
20. Sanders continually shows us how he lacks the character to be President.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:47 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

msongs

(70,178 posts)
21. he lacks the organizational skills to be president nt
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 01:13 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LizBeth

(10,823 posts)
22. And the follow thru. An inability to lead in team work. Think outside the box. So much.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 01:35 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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