Democratic Primaries

TomCADem

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2. Perhaps Biden Can Offer to Have Cornell West Help Write the DNC Platform?

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:56 PM

Mar 2020

I recall that the type of outreach and engagement you recommend was tried in the past. How did that work out? Did Cornell West reciprocate the engagement and support shown to Bernie?

https://www.colorlines.com/articles/cornel-west-activists-immigrants-lets-dump-democratic-party

Cornel West to Activists, Immigrants: Let's Dump The Democratic Party (2017)

Professor and author Dr. Cornel West has a message for people who identify themselves as political and social progressives: “The neoliberal vision of the Democratic party has run its course.”

In an essay published by The Guardian today (April 24), West argues that the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s term in office makes it clear that the Democratic party is not capable of leading progressives in a time when the GOP dominates the American political landscape.

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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie shouldn't get pressured out of the race [View all] Legends303 Mar 2020 OP

That's exactly what Lawrence O'Donnell is explaining right this minute, in so many words. ancianita Mar 2020 #1

They don't vote Aquaria Mar 2020 #13

That is harsh Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #28

"Let them have some success," why, because life is like that? rzemanfl Mar 2020 #35

Watch what Joe does, and take your cues from him. ancianita Mar 2020 #41

Watch Sanders.. if he keeps doing Smear ads on Joe Biden. Cha Mar 2020 #42

You're giving his ad buy too much credit. The DNC is going to be unified, you'll see. ancianita Mar 2020 #44

BS is the one running the Smear Ads.. he need to Stop. Cha Mar 2020 #47

Freedom of speech. He's going to do what he's going to do. ancianita Mar 2020 #49

BS is only helping trump with those Smear Ads on Joe Biden. Cha Mar 2020 #51

There is no help for Trump. None. You know this. ancianita Mar 2020 #53

You really aren't in a position to tell me what I Cha Mar 2020 #56

Like Obama says, come on. Come ON. This anti-Bernie talk is unnecessary now. ancianita Mar 2020 #59

I was talking about Sanders and trump & you took it personal. Cha Mar 2020 #63

Having The Right To Do A Thing Does Not Make It The Right Thing To Do The Magistrate Mar 2020 #58

Post/cite some examples. I haven't seen any attacks and I get Bernie posts and news every day. ancianita Mar 2020 #60

Confessing Inattention Is A Poor Tactic The Magistrate Mar 2020 #76

I don't use "tactics." ancianita Mar 2020 #78

Of Course You Do, Everyone Does The Magistrate Mar 2020 #84

Nah. I don't. You can call what I say anything you like, though. ancianita Mar 2020 #90

Thank You For The Laugh, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #93

So good to see you here again, Sir! missingthebigdog Mar 2020 #115

So, so glad you're posting again here Sugarcoated Mar 2020 #136

Let me get this straight. You started off about "party unity" to pander to a group of unreliable Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #99

You get nothing straight. Don't interpret me back to myself, make it about me, and STOP piling on. ancianita Mar 2020 #118

Let me see here...am I using YOUR words to call you out or personally attacking you? Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #120

Oh no. Just play the "Let me get this straight," passive aggressive game of rephrasing. ancianita Mar 2020 #121

No. The only thing silly is your deflection, double standard, and name calling. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #123

Hey! Nice to see you! Squinch Mar 2020 #108

Freedom of speech is the worst excuse for stabbing Joe Biden in the back and Doodley Mar 2020 #95

sanders needs to stop his false and misleading ads Gothmog Mar 2020 #64

Or else what? He'll change the country's mind about Biden and the party? ancianita Mar 2020 #71

No, Hillary was destroyed...can't have a nominee attacked on the right and the left...same thing Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #80

Or help re-elect trump Gothmog Mar 2020 #81

IF. If he were going to "hurt Biden," he would have by now. Can't you see that yet? ancianita Mar 2020 #83

sanders is running false ads Gothmog Mar 2020 #88

Beta test on what the country would "buy." It didn't. Biden's not worried. ancianita Mar 2020 #92

Yours may be the greatest movement of goalposts in the history of goalposts. LanternWaste Mar 2020 #129

Nope. Just willing to give Bernie the benefit of the doubt because it's a primary. ancianita Mar 2020 #130

Damn, right, lol? Sugarcoated Mar 2020 #137

Well, I get it you're a tough guy Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #45

30-year-olds aren't kids. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #62

I get a little tired of all of the "life is tough" blah, blah, blah Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #72

You forgot to close with "Pilgrim." n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #119

Pander to them? sheshe2 Mar 2020 #89

Young people think they are immortal Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #94

But they didn't vote treestar Mar 2020 #112

But they will vote someday. LisaM Mar 2020 #124

Sage advice. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #39

Isn't it time you changed the additional signature line NCProgressive Mar 2020 #68

Perhaps Biden Can Offer to Have Cornell West Help Write the DNC Platform? TomCADem Mar 2020 #2

I have two words for him. He is another toxic person. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #20

Touche' still_one Mar 2020 #29

Seems like it's pretty unified now. MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #3

Wrong! We voters are pressuring him out by voting against him overwhelmingly SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #4

"we divide"? its only one candidate and supporters who are dividing nt msongs Mar 2020 #5

Exactly Walleye Mar 2020 #17

Why isn't Bernie wise enough to know when it's time to bow out? ecstatic Mar 2020 #6

It is his ego. And why he really hasn't accomplished much in his 29 years plus LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #24

What evidence have you, other than opinion here, that Bernie & supporters will split the party? ancianita Mar 2020 #38

Can someone find a link to "2016"? n/t Mister Ed Mar 2020 #102

BS shouldn't have to be pressured-he should be smart enough & insightful enough to do it on his own. Julian English Mar 2020 #7

You're wrong. He's not bent on destroying anything. That's fear talk. ancianita Mar 2020 #52

No, it isn't; it's been a pretty clear aim of his for a long time. LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #57

++++++ NCProgressive Mar 2020 #65

I haven't seen that at all. Maybe you're blowing his campaign rhetoric into something else. ancianita Mar 2020 #69

I'll calm down about him when he stops running attack ads against Biden; until then, it's on him LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #77

Of course you don't see anything critical of Bernie and you DO defend Bernie. Even though.... Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #122

He will be ignored from now on NCProgressive Mar 2020 #8

He has LOST. He will not be the nominee. Dear goddesses can people accept this simple truth? boston bean Mar 2020 #9

+1 ancianita Mar 2020 #82

Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2020 #10

It's a clean sweep for Biden once again, and the only thing forcing BS out is math. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #11

I agree. He should be grabbed by the scruff of the neck and THROWN out of it jberryhill Mar 2020 #12

There was an interesting discussion on CNN about the leverage Sanders has. Music Man Mar 2020 #14

We don't need Sanders for the platform Aquaria Mar 2020 #23

Disagree. Sanders had his chance in 2016. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #32

I Don't Think Having Bernie Supporters Booing Black Speakers... TomCADem Mar 2020 #36

I'm well-aware of the nastiness of Bernie supporters at the '16 convention Music Man Mar 2020 #50

I Am Not Convinced That Bernie Sanders Wants Biden to Beat Trump TomCADem Mar 2020 #67

There Is No Reason To Think He Does, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #79

I think all of Bernie's delegates at the convention NCProgressive Mar 2020 #70

Put em between union reps tirebiter Mar 2020 #97

I like that Hav Mar 2020 #100

He lost. He lost big. He doesn't get to make demands now. Squinch Mar 2020 #110

The only person dividing the party is the fake Democrat Aquaria Mar 2020 #15

I thought of the same analogy Walleye Mar 2020 #18

After tonight I suspect Sanders will suspend his campaign zz-la Mar 2020 #16

Wanna bet? Walleye Mar 2020 #21

If I am wrong I am wrong zz-la Mar 2020 #26

I'm going to my county party convention Aquaria Mar 2020 #34

He'll be running for re-election in 2024 as an independent. George II Mar 2020 #133

He has always required the help of the Democratic Party to run for Senator in VT, and will again in ehrnst Mar 2020 #134

That will be a first Aquaria Mar 2020 #27

Yes he should... SidDithers Mar 2020 #19

The only dividing currently being done is by Sanders and some of his supporters. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #22

Any campaign which is solely aspirational and positive could continue without ill effect, RockRaven Mar 2020 #25

As long as they have people such as Gray, Sirota, and Turner, it will be about attacking Biden still_one Mar 2020 #33

Same crap as 2016. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #30

He Has Been Voted Out The Magistrate Mar 2020 #31

Very very good point. Thank you! n/t Beartracks Mar 2020 #37

BS Shoujldn't Do Smear Ads on Joe Biden Cha Mar 2020 #40

His aids already said he is not dropping out Legends303 Mar 2020 #43

No reason for Bernie to drop out as long as he's mathematically still in the race... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #128

That's exactly right HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #132

Here's your research! Hillary Clinton was NEVER 300 delegates behind at any time... George II Mar 2020 #135

Yeah, Sanders should not listen to voters. What the hell do they know or matter? Hoyt Mar 2020 #46

Actually, the voters matter quite a bit, which is why they should all have their say... InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #139

None of the candidates who dropped out were "mathematically eliminated." They Hoyt Mar 2020 #140

What is the point of that? frazzled Mar 2020 #48

Fine, but we don't have to pay attention to him DrToast Mar 2020 #54

This is on Sanders. Done accommodating. Voters have made a solid statement. LizBeth Mar 2020 #55

I just wish his top advisers would help him realize SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #61

His top advisers are probably telling him to run third-party LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #66

His top advisors are not Democrats and they hate the comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #74

Give him some time, but he has to understand the primary is over. We need to turn our attention to Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #73

He should have stepped out after Super Tuesday. We were saying give him time after last week. Then LizBeth Mar 2020 #87

At this point, Bernie is damaging progressives. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #75

I thought he was an adult. RandySF Mar 2020 #85

How is it so difficult to understand 'A BAD BIDEN FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS' is better than JustFiveMoreMinutes Mar 2020 #86

Why should he? nolawarlock Mar 2020 #91

It is obvious that he cannot win, and yet he is focused on attacking Biden. Doodley Mar 2020 #96

A terrible attitude towards him won't help at all mvd Mar 2020 #98

Where, please, is this mythic solid base? If he has a base he'd win a county here and there. Squinch Mar 2020 #107

And he has fewer votes this time than 2016 treestar Mar 2020 #113

He cannot be pressured out Hav Mar 2020 #101

He may have to yield to virus-related rule changes. ucrdem Mar 2020 #103

After reading all the posts True Blue American Mar 2020 #104

I think it is inevitable. ucrdem Mar 2020 #114

At this point I just think Biden should be campaigning solely against Trump ... nolawarlock Mar 2020 #105

Campaign against Trump ibegurpard Mar 2020 #111

Oh bullshit. We're not "dividing the party?" BS is. And that couldn't be plainer unless Squinch Mar 2020 #106

RIGGED! betsuni Mar 2020 #109

Our opinions are not pressuring anyone of note. LanternWaste Mar 2020 #116

Bernie has been voted out of the race by us. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #117

When Bernie has a 99% chance of losing, he should bow out gracefully. but, for whatever reason Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #125

No he should drop out on his own volition. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #126

True & besides, if Joe does win the nomination, Bernie will have helped make him a better candidate InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #127

Fine Tweedy Mar 2020 #131

He should have the moral backbone to do it without pressure. nt Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #138

Tell the voters to stop choosing Joe Generic Brad Mar 2020 #141