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RandySF

(70,652 posts)
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:22 PM Mar 2020

Sanders says beating Biden will be 'a very steep road'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Friday that defeating former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential primary is going to be “a very steep road.”

The Vermont senator added that the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a curveball at a campaign that was already struggling to catch up after a series of devastating primary losses this month left Sanders more than 300 pledged delegates behind Biden.

"Where do we go from here with the elections that are being delayed, where we can't go out and hold rallies or knock on doors? That's what we're looking at right now," Sanders said in an interview on NPR’s "Morning Edition."

Sanders conceded that "it's going to be a very steep road" to beating Biden, but didn’t appear to show signs of letting up any time soon. Though he has begun adding staff in New York, he hasn’t run adds in any upcoming states since losing the March 17 round of primaries.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/489861-sanders-says-beating-biden-will-be-a-very-steep-road

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primary today, I would vote for:
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Sanders says beating Biden will be 'a very steep road' (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2020 OP
and that road dead ends at a cliff... BamaRefugee Mar 2020 #1
Stay until the end Bernie!!!!!!! awesomerwb1 Mar 2020 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy Mar 2020 #3
No shit! TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #4
Deep thoughts from Senator Sanders. ucrdem Mar 2020 #5
Yup! Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #13
LOL Scurrilous Mar 2020 #23
Nice to know he has his priorities right...(sarcasm) AleksS Mar 2020 #6
A vertical cliff, actually. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #7
The impossible dream Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #21
Steep? Try vertical. n/t Harker Mar 2020 #8
Get off the f*cking road. jrthin Mar 2020 #9
Here Is His Road, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #10
There is no gear low enough to drive up that road. MineralMan Mar 2020 #11
He would do better to cut the best possible deal Ellen Forradalom Mar 2020 #12
Michael Corleone's Offer To Sen. Geary, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #16
Yes, that road is steep and a dead end. peggysue2 Mar 2020 #14
There is no road relayerbob Mar 2020 #15
Bernie's road to VICTORY... looks a little shaky. It's a dangerous game he's playing. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #17
An Amazing Incident, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #20
Bernie...drop out!! This trends on twitter Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #18
ONLY Democrats run in our primaries ever again. LizBeth Mar 2020 #19
Kick.... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #22
Do the Math. Cha Mar 2020 #24
 

BamaRefugee

(3,708 posts)
1. and that road dead ends at a cliff...
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:26 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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awesomerwb1

(4,567 posts)
2. Stay until the end Bernie!!!!!!!
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:27 PM
Mar 2020

Give the establishment HELLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



If I were to vote in a presidential
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ucrdem

(15,703 posts)
5. Deep thoughts from Senator Sanders.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:31 PM
Mar 2020


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

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
23. LOL
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 07:17 PM
Mar 2020

He should write another book. Oh wait...he is.

'Our Revolution II: Strong Victory Win 2020 According to Me, Forlorn.' Ch. 11 - The Path to Victory Looms Steep (As in Expensive So Keep Donating).

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AleksS

(1,699 posts)
6. Nice to know he has his priorities right...(sarcasm)
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:31 PM
Mar 2020

Nice to know he has his priorities right.

Geez. Get over yourself Bernie! Time to beat Trump, not Biden. Trump is rallying around this COVID19 pandemic, getting hours of free TV time every day, and is setting himself up to be "the guy that TRIED to get your job back.*" Keeping a zombie campaign animated is not helping. Continuing to convince his base that Joe is the enemy, and not Trump is not helping.

Focus needs to be on keeping Americans alive, and keeping Americans alive means beating Trump, not Joe.


*I firmly believe in the shittiness of the average Trump supporter, and firmly believe that they absolutely would put people in graves if it meant not missing a paycheck. They'll vote for the guy who they think kept their job, even that's the same guy that killed their neighbor's grandma. Their neighbor's grandma is abstract, their bills are tangible. Their bills will beat the neighbors grandma every single time. This is the GOP of "F- you, I got mine!"

If I were to vote in a presidential
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The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,903 posts)
7. A vertical cliff, actually.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:32 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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Harker

(14,951 posts)
8. Steep? Try vertical. n/t
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:32 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

jrthin

(4,964 posts)
9. Get off the f*cking road.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:32 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)
10. Here Is His Road, Sir
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:34 PM
Mar 2020


(with thanks to Ms. Hortensia)





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

MineralMan

(147,606 posts)
11. There is no gear low enough to drive up that road.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:38 PM
Mar 2020

Not even Bernie's train can ascend that grade.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Ellen Forradalom

(16,178 posts)
12. He would do better to cut the best possible deal
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 12:39 PM
Mar 2020

for his wing of the party. I had a most unpleasant discussion with a civically-challenged Bernie supporter who did not quite grasp that Democratic primary voters rejected Bernie's platform and style of doing politics. He has moved onto the Naderite position of "Biden better earn my vote" and "greedy rich suburbanites" (his exact characterization, a dogwhistle for kill-the-Boomers) would "rather let Trump win than adopt Bernie's policies." In vain did I try to explain that regardless of his feelings, ballot counter go brrr and the time for holding the party hostage is past. It is much better to join the big tent and bargain to get some of your agenda passed.

Bernie has a large and terrible responsibility in selling out his supporters and stranding them politically on a desert island. He cannot make the votes of his wing of the party not worth the cost. God, we had this discussion 20 years ago with the Ralph Nader people.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)
16. Michael Corleone's Offer To Sen. Geary, Ma'am
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:12 PM
Mar 2020

Comes to mind as a template for negotiations....






"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

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

peggysue2

(11,479 posts)
14. Yes, that road is steep and a dead end.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:08 PM
Mar 2020

He needs to give it up because the only thing that matters is walloping Donald Trump in November. If Bernie Sanders can't see that, then he needs to be ignored.

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relayerbob

(7,020 posts)
15. There is no road
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:10 PM
Mar 2020

Join the team, or forever be forgotten, existing only as an asterisk

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NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
17. Bernie's road to VICTORY... looks a little shaky. It's a dangerous game he's playing.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:14 PM
Mar 2020




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

The Magistrate

(96,043 posts)
20. An Amazing Incident, Ma'am
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:33 PM
Mar 2020

A monumental failure in design.

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Thekaspervote

(34,666 posts)
18. Bernie...drop out!! This trends on twitter
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:14 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LizBeth

(10,823 posts)
19. ONLY Democrats run in our primaries ever again.
Fri Mar 27, 2020, 01:28 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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