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24. Just because Bernie is not going to the White House doesn't mean he's not needed in the Senate.

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Wed Mar 11, 2020, 06:51 PM

Mar 2020

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

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Sanders's secret is out: He has no movement - The Washington Post [View all] Gothmog Mar 2020 OP

Jennifer Rubin is a right-winger who accused Obama of siding with the "Muslim World" over the US. DanTex Mar 2020 #1

Bernie's grievance politics consolidated the left to a 30% losing minority Gothmog Mar 2020 #2

Sanders lost badly by votes in each state at140 Mar 2020 #5

That's only because of the apportionment of the Dem race delegates. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #6

Well...it is # of delegates is what counts, not how many votes, to win nomination. at140 Mar 2020 #12

Exactly...the Electoral College of the Democratic Primaries ! OnDoutside Mar 2020 #14

Sanders' campaign plan to win the nomination with only 30% of the vote Gothmog Mar 2020 #13

I'm sure we'll find out in time, exactly who thought up that hair-brained plan, but it was at best OnDoutside Mar 2020 #16

From day 1, Bernie built a campaign to appeal to 30% Gothmog Mar 2020 #19

But mistakenly assumed it was much, much bigger.. Nader made the same mistake. ehrnst Mar 2020 #61

The loonier fringe of self-proclaimed "progressives" Aquaria Mar 2020 #67

Lots of luck with that at140 Mar 2020 #18

I wonder if it makes sense to them now? Cha Mar 2020 #53

How do you demand concessions when you're getting the brake beat off of you? Gothmog Mar 2020 #110

They try but they ain't gonna Cha Mar 2020 #111

It made sense... Aquaria Mar 2020 #66

The what? Do you understand how delegates are assigned at all? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #38

What Krugman said about Warren was 100% correct and also applies to Harris. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #8

This is an interesting comment on Senator Warren by Krugman. I regret that I will... NNadir Mar 2020 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Mar 2020 #51

That doesn't mean she's wrong about Bernie. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #9

" Jennifer Rubin is an American conservative columnist who writes the "Right Turn" blog for pampango Mar 2020 #20

Right, left, in between ..please point out where she is wrong Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #29

I don't go to liberal sites to play the 'show me where this conservative is wrong' game. pampango Mar 2020 #75

I hear tell Cenk Ugur is now a liberal... along with Joe Rogan. ehrnst Mar 2020 #83

I said this when Iowa voted, and NH voted. ahoysrcsm Mar 2020 #104

Jacobin hates the Democratic Party more than Rubin, and they get LOTS of shares ehrnst Mar 2020 #57

any response to her points? treestar Mar 2020 #74

I try not to respond when someone posts an article from a conservative and then expects me to agree pampango Mar 2020 #76

a point does not change no matter who makes it treestar Mar 2020 #78

The point of posting conservative's opinion to a liberal board in the hope that liberals would agree pampango Mar 2020 #87

That hole need not be fulfilled treestar Mar 2020 #96

So it's still just ad hominem, and not an actual refutation of what she said. ehrnst Mar 2020 #84

If you consider "ad hominem" to include refusing to acknowledge "Yeah, this conservative is pampango Mar 2020 #88

Here is the defintion of ad hominem ehrnst Mar 2020 #92

I am 'attacking' the idea of posting conservative's opinion pieces to a liberal site and expecting pampango Mar 2020 #94

I suppose you don't trust Warren as a liberal or a Democrat, either? ehrnst Mar 2020 #97

Before Jennifer Rubin became a NeverTrumper, I disagreed with Sloumeau Mar 2020 #26

LOL DanTex Mar 2020 #27

Again instead of LOL, point out where she is wrong Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #30

She's a woman, who is critiquing Bernie. ehrnst Mar 2020 #55

She's right about Bernie, that we know. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #47

LOL. That's rich coming from a regular poster of the Democrat-hating Jacobin articles. ehrnst Mar 2020 #54

She maybe be.. point to where she is wrong Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #28

Rubin's politics have swung 180 degrees since November 2016. George II Mar 2020 #39

LOL. No they haven't. She's still a right-winger. DanTex Mar 2020 #41

But you just can't articulate how this woman is actually wrong in this article. ehrnst Mar 2020 #58

Yes.. by all means keep the thread kicked.. Cha Mar 2020 #108

LOL. You certainly assumed that Cenk's GOP RW views have.... ehrnst Mar 2020 #81

i call BULL on that. she is on msnbc all the sound and she does not sound like a right winger trueblue2007 Mar 2020 #112

awwww.. a woman called your "revolution" small NCProgressive Mar 2020 #40

LOL NYMinute Mar 2020 #43

Bravo!!! ehrnst Mar 2020 #56

You post Jacobin articles, and they have trashed the Democratic party - CURRENTLY - ehrnst Mar 2020 #52

Cenk's GOP past misogyny isn't an issue for you now since Bernie endorsed him... ehrnst Mar 2020 #62

that does not make her wrong here treestar Mar 2020 #73

But an anti-semite is OK? ehrnst Mar 2020 #100

Women are rejecting Sanders Gothmog Mar 2020 #102

Kick & recommended. William769 Mar 2020 #3

Metamucil might help. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2020 #4

Yup,extra large glass full. Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #7

MSM has really been taken in. They propped up the idea of a non-existent revolution and a emmaverybo Mar 2020 #10

i always wondered why he waited until 2016 to start this all important 'movement' samnsara Mar 2020 #11

sanders pushed his theory in 2018 but no one paid attention to it Gothmog Mar 2020 #17

Thank you Gothmog. The voters spoke in 18 and are speaking again. Big NO to our revolution Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #32

He began his career at the University of Chicago in 1962 with a segration protest LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #46

Yes, that hotbed of civil rights activism, rural Vermont. ehrnst Mar 2020 #63

He didn't get noticed until he did that 8 1/2 hour filibuster in 2010 & put out a book about it. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #71

very true. Maybe it was opportunistic in that Hillary didn't have treestar Mar 2020 #80

But revolutions are cool dalton99a Mar 2020 #15

The Gauzy Myth of the Sanders Campaign Gothmog Mar 2020 #103

Both candidates claim to be 6-feet tall. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #21

I was watching that during the last debate - Biden looked about 2 inches taller. George II Mar 2020 #44

Sanders has a stoop NYMinute Mar 2020 #45

Yes, & it makes him look his full age Hekate Mar 2020 #50

Sanders is not a Democrat MiniMe Mar 2020 #22

his movement is online hoax inflated by russian intelligence service AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #23

Just because Bernie is not going to the White House doesn't mean he's not needed in the Senate. marble falls Mar 2020 #24

Jennifer Rubin aikoaiko Mar 2020 #25

Like her or not... point to where are article is wrong...I will wait Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #33

I did - her premise. aikoaiko Mar 2020 #35

Her premise is supported by the data. ehrnst Mar 2020 #82

I don't think so. aikoaiko Mar 2020 #85

About that... ehrnst Mar 2020 #93

When I used the word more I meant "increase in number" aikoaiko Mar 2020 #95

Well, Cenk and Joe Rogan sure got some cheers here on DU for their recent words ehrnst Mar 2020 #64

Beautiful. n/t. NNadir Mar 2020 #31

She's spot on HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #34

Kick burrowowl Mar 2020 #37

The cat's out of the bag. betsuni Mar 2020 #42

lol.. oooops. Cha Mar 2020 #107

Jennifer Rubin is a terrible person to take advice from FrozenMoonage Mar 2020 #48

Sources more hateful than Rubin has been (especially lately) are praised here on DU. ehrnst Mar 2020 #60

i literally joined like an hour ago so idk what the precedent here is for bad sources FrozenMoonage Mar 2020 #65

The assessment of Sanders' demeanor has been made by others, including his workers, for years. ehrnst Mar 2020 #72

+1 dalton99a Mar 2020 #79

As you can see, the Bernie hate is strong on site. Rilgin Mar 2020 #98

Her loathsome positions on other issues have ZERO bearing Aquaria Mar 2020 #68

Thanks, Gothmog Hekate Mar 2020 #49

She is right about Sander's supporters Legends303 Mar 2020 #59

Yep! Cha Mar 2020 #109

K&R Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #69

I can't see myself being able to tolerate being scolded nonstop for the next four years. calimary Mar 2020 #70

I tried to tell y'all that ages ago Blue_Tires Mar 2020 #77

His movement is swirling the drain... so to speak. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #86

I think it will live on as a purity testing service named The Bernie Center for Progressive Politics dalton99a Mar 2020 #89

Heaven help us. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #90

Sounds like a lot of conservative wishful thinking to me. BComplex Mar 2020 #91

LOL Then sanders needs to say in the primary and lose some more primaries by large margins Gothmog Mar 2020 #99

The Establishment Didn't Destroy Bernie Sanders-He destroyed himself. Gothmog Mar 2020 #101

Retweeted! TY Goth.. this is a killer read! Cha Mar 2020 #105

Sanders never could do anything BUT "destroy" the chimera Hortensis Mar 2020 #115

The Democratic Party does not live on social media nor does it favor bomb-throwers Cha Mar 2020 #106

K&R onetexan Mar 2020 #113

Hey Aloha, onetexan! Cha Mar 2020 #114