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trueblue2007

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Sat Mar 14, 2020, 04:35 PM Mar 2020

I HOPE THIS WRONG. It's really bad for dems Bernie Bros warn of 'massive exodus' if Democrats nomin [View all]

I HOPE DEMOCRATS will vote for WHOEVER wins the nomination. I know I will



Bernie Bros warn of ‘massive exodus’ if Democrats nominate Joe Biden

The Bernie Bros are vowing revenge.

“We will never – NEVER boost or support Joe Biden or defend his abysmal record and terrible policy positions,” Henry Williams, executive director of The Gravel Institute, told The Post. “We will tell people, as we always have, to vote their conscience and to make decisions based on the interests of all the world’s oppressed people … I do expect a massive exodus from the Democratic Party.” Williams, along with David Oks and Henry Magowan, are the driving forces behind the brief presidential campaign of Mike Gravel, an 89-year-old former Alaska senator who left the race in August. The trio then became enthusiastic Bernie Bros.

The grumbling from Sanders die-hards is no idle threat. A whopping 12% of them voted for Trump in 2016, according to an analysis by Cooperative Congressional Election Study. That added up to roughly 216,000 voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, exit polls showed. Trump’s combined margin of victory in those states was 77,744.

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After sweeping to victories in the early states, many believed Sanders was on a glide path to the Democratic nomination. The momentum was halted by Biden after a crushing victory in South Carolina and strong showings on Super Tuesday. Former establishment rivals like Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg and Mike Bloomberg quickly consolidated around the former vice president. Now, far behind in the delegate math, it’s Sanders who finds his campaign on life-support.



“I think staying in the race is the responsible thing to do,” Bhaskar Sunkara, founder and editor of the socialist magazine Jacobin told The Post. “He needs to challenge Biden on certain aspects of his rhetoric. He needs to accumulate clout and delegates to shape the Democratic platform and pressure the Biden campaign into adopting a more popular economic platform.”

Sunkara says he too has no plans to vote for Biden.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/14/bernie-bros-warn-of-massive-exodus-if-democrats-nominate-joe-biden/?utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR0qN9RBVhhav4VPwJlTnWQwshss1N4P5buXLwSFFKBTPqAAQ5r2n6EcsRM






WE NEED TO PULL TOGETHER TO DEFEAT THE MONSTER, DONALD RUMP !!!!!




I PLEDGE TO DO THIS ..... WILL YOU??

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Sounds like bull shit to me, NOT BS at all. elleng Mar 2020 #1
I am beyond tired of their bullying and threats. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #2
whoever these so called Sanders supporters are who vow to leave if Sanders isn't the nominee, don't still_one Mar 2020 #3
MY OPINION :: They are not democrats !!! You said: " these so called Sanders supporters " trueblue2007 Mar 2020 #14
Consider the source: NY Post, a Murdoch rag. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #4
"juicebox revolutionary wing." -- Haaaaa! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #6
Charles Pierce's term, not mine, but I'm keeping it. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #7
My take on this... gristy Mar 2020 #5
And will be significantly outnumbered by Independents and moderate Republicans. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #26
This!! NCProgressive Mar 2020 #47
I have never let a threat Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #8
Ignore it. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #9
Agreed mvd Mar 2020 #13
Yeah, yeah, whatever. Squinch Mar 2020 #10
Hardly "massive." They did it in 2016, and we elected Hillary Hortensis Mar 2020 #11
Fuck 'em! I'm sick of their whining and constant need for validation and ego strokes. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #12
Spot on-- there are few, but loud, Bernistas left. We can't get them, but we can, and should... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #57
They can't claim in 2020 Frasier Balzov Mar 2020 #15
They are half of what they were in 2016. showblue22 Mar 2020 #16
Only a small fraction of Bernie supporters did that last time, and he has fewer supporters this time pnwmom Mar 2020 #17
I believe that the NYPost is a GOP leaning rag. Sloumeau Mar 2020 #18
Isn't the "Gravel Institute" a bunch of High School students with a Twitter feed? brooklynite Mar 2020 #19
Seems that some on the far left, are as angy/oblivious/stubborn as their kin on far right. empedocles Mar 2020 #20
Ny post. Right leaning rag. Afromania Mar 2020 #21
sorry, i did not know it was so bad. I should erase this thread. trueblue2007 Mar 2020 #22
I think this group in incorporated within the segment that never votes. So probably zilch impact. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #23
LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR Aquaria Mar 2020 #24
It was stated they would NEVER vote Biden. What is the point Sanders staying in causing havoc? LizBeth Mar 2020 #25
I wouldn't worry too much about them. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #27
Oh sure, let them be immature and threaten us onetexan Mar 2020 #28
In the 2016 General, I believe two things happened. Blue_true Mar 2020 #44
Well, I'll be damned Chainfire Mar 2020 #29
They. Are. Not. Democrats. nt Kahuna7 Mar 2020 #30
Lenin would be so proud! bubbazero Mar 2020 #31
"Massive Exodus"? LOL. Where are the massive crowds of young voters for Bernie? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #32
Perhsps We Already Saw It Me. Mar 2020 #35
Enough Me. Mar 2020 #33
Bhaskar Sunkara has no business saying what the platform should be. creeksneakers2 Mar 2020 #34
It'll be the same idiot from 2016. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #36
Those obnoxious Twitter bots refuse to vote for Biden, eh? Freethinker65 Mar 2020 #37
I hope they do BGBD Mar 2020 #38
A large majority of BS supporters aren't like the destructive bros and Hav Mar 2020 #39
They greatly overestimate both their numbers and influence. PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #40
Any Sanders supporter who goes mcar Mar 2020 #41
The residue. betsuni Mar 2020 #42
No one gets all the runner up candidates' votes aikoaiko Mar 2020 #43
The traitors get what they deserve. If they cause Trump to be re-elected helpisontheway Mar 2020 #45
Did all 9 members of the Gravel institute support this decision? NCProgressive Mar 2020 #46
Is this bernie bro or russian bro? Hmmmmm... Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #48
The sooner BS drops out, the sooner the reprograming of his supporters can begin. unitedwethrive Mar 2020 #49
Some of these Sanders supporters BidenBacker Mar 2020 #50
Bernie Bros BlueMTexpat Mar 2020 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Mar 2020 #58
Ummm... Unite the party but don't lose sleep over these people zaj Mar 2020 #52
I hope they listen to Bernie. 33taw Mar 2020 #53
Their Threats Wouldn't Ring So Hollow if Bernie Wasn't Doing So Poorly Indykatie Mar 2020 #54
"..or busters" are essentially saying Trump is doing a bang-up job of managing this Coronavirus ThisIsNotPossible Mar 2020 #55
pay no attention to the noise from the peanut gallery, childern often throw temper tantrums beachbumbob Mar 2020 #56
OMG! We've lost the Gravel voters! Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #59
If you can easily switch from Bernie to Trump, then you are Trump supporter who just wants to sow Yavin4 Mar 2020 #60
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