don't you get it yet? Time to stop hitting Bernie. If he is really irrelevant and Biden's lead so strong why are you still worried? Says something. Since I'm a Biden supporter now I won't say the obvious.

if he is irrelevant then he is irrelevant.

DISMISS him in favor of real ongoing issues. That's what he fears.

I mean really...

but you won't notice. At least not now.

I'm bored. Bye!

sigh... there are actually bigger issues right now or didn't you notice?

I admit - I'm wasting typing energy. I don't CARE! It doesn't matter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK OK OK you win by repeated assertion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just listened to a doctor in Chicago. Desperate. So what the fuck ever.

Joe has the nomination. Even though Bernie was my choice before Joe I now see "the light" I know we have to defeat that Orange Scum that has invaded the White House. I am on board for Joe. Stop being worried about Bernie. It is OK! Joe will win assuming reality is at all predictable (yes, I know it isn't which is why I'm still listing as undecided.)

no just pointing out the obvious

don't you think so? Biden has it. What are you worried about?

parties are the same, will convince Sanders' more impressionable followers to not vote, or vote third party.

People are concerned the longer Bernie pursues his Quixotic quest for the nomination, the less time the Democratic party will have to unite behind our eventual nominee.

People worry that Sanders will not really do everything he can to support the Democratic nominee, like all the other primary candidate have done.

People worry Bernie's likely lukewarm "support" of Biden will be seen by too many as a signal that it's not genuine, and Biden is not to be trusted.

People aren't worried Sanders might be the nominee, they're worried Bernie's and his followers' actions will damage the eventual nominee.

you have not seen the reality yet. I know those of which you speak. They are not a threat to your world reality. I think that you are so concerned about them says a great deal about your insecurity.

I sincerely hope we can fix this before the general because tRump's evil surrogates will understand this insecurity and exploit it. Time to close ranks and stop worrying about those you can not control.

We are witnesses to it happening now and have no expectation that it will stop.

even after Bernie conceded at the convention, he saw to it that his supporters would make disturbance after disturbance. Even after he conceded at the convention, every time he was seen on camera he sat with a scowl, signalling his disapproval to his supporters. Then even after Hillary allowed his input on the platform committee, those he appointed ended up actively supporting Jill Stein.

You know how the saying goes, fool me once....

I'm behind Biden 95% and waiting to see what Reality dishes out.

Trump is the alternative. That is the reality.

Sanders in his colossal egotism conflates support for certain policy goals with desire for him to be the leader of a movement to achieve those goals.

This is nonesense.

Even leaving aside the fact that most of those goals are general among Democratic voters and enjoy broad support among Democratic office-holders and Party officials, virtually no one, not even among Sanders' supporters, thinks he can actually achieve them should he come to hold the highest office in the land.

Expressions of support for Sanders are made as a marker of political orientation. Expressing support for Sanders says 'I'm not a moderate, I'm well to the left of most people', and as with most such things, serves to identify a 'cool' group separate from the general run of 'squares'. People doing this do not even particularly want to prevail, in the sense of being in the majority. It is axiomatic that a majority can never be 'cool', the feeling of being 'hip' and part of an 'in-crowd' depends on being outnumbered by the host of the unwashed and unenlightened. The point is not to achieve any political goal, to secure any discrete reform, it is simply to be sure one is perceived as a particular, and special, kind of person.

People who have an actual interest in achieving the goals widespread among Democrats, the goals of all left and progressive and liberal persons in general, recognize readily Sanders is far too flawed as a politician, and as a personality, to make any progress towards their goals. They know Sanders has not achieved any measurable advance towards them in his long Congressional career. They know Sanders' claim to hold patents and copyrights on these goals is nonesense, because they know their own desires pre-date Sanders, and exist in their hearts and minds without the slightest reference to him or influence by him.

In short, while Sanders imagines himself to be the indispensable man, an overwhelming majority of Democratic voters are clear in their minds that Sanders is quite dispensable, and are determined to see him disposed of, as soon as possible.





"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."

Nottadem has done enough harm to this country by sowing discord last election. Enough.

You also are a good decent person. Democrats are more united than I have ever seen.

Maybe soon to be secretary of.....?
Something good.

She deserves a place at the table when policy, and the strategy and tactics to see policies through to enactment, are discussed and set.





"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."

I believe we should demand she is given a place at the table. As a candidate she has shown she has the knowledge and skills to work to BETTER our country. Her efforts to establish the Consumer Affairs Dept. showed that she has the interests of the PEOPLE in mind, not the "desires" of Wall Street.
We would be so foolish not to make the best use of this marvelous leader.

It is clear that Biden considers her quite highly and will seek her expertise.

But we have a Republican Governor, there would be a special election in 160 days, even so, why take that chance.

Several of our "very qualified" candidates would have been vacating an important position just to take another very important position.
Hopefully there will be some good, smart planning regarding the power structure of the Congress (and, of course, results from the November election will play a big part in that) and where the best talent can be used most effectively.

"Senator Warren" could still serve as Senator - and yet provide valuable insight and direction in many matters and ways.

But first, we must GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!

Her work on COVID 3 bill was stellar.

...a very high opinion of Senator Warren, even as I disagree with her on one of the most important issues to me, energy and the environment.

She was, during the open campaign, my second, and for even a short while, my first, choice.

The comments on that twitter link from Bernie supporters are repulsive.

Link to tweet

went exponentially up when she refused to endorse Saint Bernard post drop-out.

One suspects a number of these fellas have 'mommy issues'....

and that she was underneath the chassis staring at the exhaust system after she withdrew and did not immediately and fulsomely endorse the glorious leader of the class struggle, but now it appears they are backing over her repeatedly.

They don't weigh much.

There is no real force behind the thing, it is just a species of troll, with no more significance than the usual hate that is commonly directed at any woman noticed on the internet. I do not mean to downplay the usual run, it can be fearsome and disgusting and the platforms need to do something about it. But by now it does not seem to be a marker for any real political force.

I was thinking of some sort of blow-up toy done with helium, but could not get the image to work quickly....

Even before that, she had become "that woman" to some Bros.

of the nastier types on twitter.

I regret not having noticed your comment here before.

Be well, and stay safe!

I noticed you. I'm glad you are here and really glad to read your posts.

from an amazing woman.

Don't run all the way down to the 1-yard line and then step outta bounds.

Take one extra step and punch it in for the score.

That would seem like an appropriate time to do it...especially since there is such a long dead zone after that.

Even with the original schedule after WI there was nothing scheduled for another 3 weeks after that which always struck me as a weird lull to have. This virus has made things even worse.

As a Warren supporter who has become an enthusiastic Biden supporter, it means a lot to hear what Warren thinks.

This is how we win, unifying behind the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee Joe Biden.

Thank you, Senator Warren. You've always been a class act and a loyal Dem.

Senator Warren is a class act and are genuine Hard working patriot. Her kind words for VP Biden reflect well on both of these leaders. I’d love to see her as Senate Leader working with a President Biden.

adversary, trump

Bravo Senator Warren

Unlike some, she realizes what the stakes are

We all need to come together, right now (with social distancing, of course).

Bernie isn't.

Thank you Sen. Warren.

of Obama/Biden. SMH.

Until she does that, I for one have no interest in her opinions.

Klobuchar endorsed, Buttigieg endorsed, Booker endorsed, Harris endorsed, Gillibrand endorsed, Bloomberg endorsed.

What is she waiting for?

given their close relationship and from what we've seen so far Obama's invisible hand is at work. I don't doubt Joe often consults with Obama and that having 2 terms of a successful presidency Joe is well prepared for the mess this rogue administration will leave him. It will be a tough road but we'll be on the road to normalcy.