Democratic Primaries

Gothmog

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76. Insiders recount how Sanders lost the black vote -- and the nomination slipped away

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 10:23 PM

Mar 2020

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The campaign had other big problems, according to current and former officials and allies. The team was caught flat-footed by how quickly the Democratic Party establishment united behind Biden, after the campaign executed a plan that rested heavily on a divided opposition. Sanders has a tendency to micromanage, some said, slowing big decisions. And aides’ efforts to get him to criticize Biden more directly fell short.

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

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Sanders campaign was SHOCKED when field narrowed, because they really thought 30% would win it [View all] Cha Mar 2020 OP

So basically - OhZone Mar 2020 #1

"..abrupt decline was a result of unforeseeable and highly unlikely events.." Cha Mar 2020 #5

Let's hear it for Senator Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete Buttigieg! William769 Mar 2020 #2

No kidding! I was in Awe of Pete and Amy when Cha Mar 2020 #8

I'm guessing Bernie not to so much. William769 Mar 2020 #9

Uuuuh.. Just the opposite Cha Mar 2020 #12

+++ brer cat Mar 2020 #11

Country and Planet.. Cha Mar 2020 #22

Indeed! mcar Mar 2020 #15

Cultish righteousness bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #3

"Join us or die!" Grokenstein Mar 2020 #28

lol.. I hear that. Cha Mar 2020 #43

LOL! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #48

They shouldn't expect to win then.. It should Not be Cha Mar 2020 #40

He was never on the brink of winning relayerbob Mar 2020 #4

Memoirs title: "A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The Nomination". oasis Mar 2020 #24

He just THOUGHT he was on the brink of winning. calimary Mar 2020 #67

He was on the brink of delegate 46+ before SC. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #72

Exactly.. they just said they were like they say Cha Mar 2020 #82

Bernie's Assumptions and Campaign This Year Are An Object Lesson Vogon_Glory Mar 2020 #6

Well said VG.. Thank you! Not only didn't "make friends" Cha Mar 2020 #32

Getting rid of Trump is the only "revolution". . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #35

It doesn't seem like the Blue Wave House Victory Cha Mar 2020 #44

#newrostrong refers to New Rochelle, NY. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #47

Thank you for this explanation, Dinalh! I knew Cha Mar 2020 #68

It seems BS were only concerned about one thing... LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #53

I kept saying that 30% wasn't enough, and was met with the argument that it was more pnwmom Mar 2020 #7

Warren is way more like Biden. She is a member of the Democratic Party. NT GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #39

Her policies might be closer to his than some of the others but, YES, pnwmom Mar 2020 #41

What he underestimated is how much the other 70% didn't want him to win. unitedwethrive Mar 2020 #10

rom day 1, Bernie built a campaign to appeal to 30% Gothmog Mar 2020 #13

He had the same message he had 4o years ago for that matter. LSFL Mar 2020 #26

And as he lost more and more his message just got shoutier and shoutier ToxMarz Mar 2020 #30

Wow! mcar Mar 2020 #14

Bernie's grievance politics consolidated the left to a 30% losing minority Gothmog Mar 2020 #18

Who does that sound like? mcar Mar 2020 #20

There are a large number of real Democrats who have very good memories Gothmog Apr 2020 #85

So, then, he thought he could follow Trump's pattern? MineralMan Mar 2020 #16

Exactly. He Was Hoping To Follow Trump's Path to Victory TomCADem Mar 2020 #33

Sanders's secret is out: He has no movement Gothmog Mar 2020 #17

Personally I don't think Pelosi has a problem with some getting to her left. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #55

What they are avoiding to say is NCProgressive Mar 2020 #19

Biden outsmarted him it seems. ucrdem Mar 2020 #21

Biden understood the Democratic party primary electorate far better than Sanders, and what sop Mar 2020 #79

Democrats learned from repubs' 2016 mistakes tishaLA Mar 2020 #23

Trump drags his cult along exboyfil Mar 2020 #58

Dumb strategy. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #25

He thought by sheer force of his personality he could get all the Democrats pnwmom Mar 2020 #42

Who was it that said Democratic members of Congress don't like him? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #59

He thought the others would stay in long enough that 30% would do it. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #51

Their so-called strategy was amateur hour. Every multi-candidate field narrows. brush Mar 2020 #27

Nothing shocks me anymore mercuryblues Mar 2020 #29

Don't you mean the Democratic Establishment? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #57

That was the word I was looking for. mercuryblues Mar 2020 #64

Classic addition by subtraction grantcart Mar 2020 #31

I do hope that Ohio Democrats at their state convention oust Turner as a DNC member. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #60

Posting last 2 paragraphs of article. iluvtennis Mar 2020 #34

I don't think that is the problem. They need to put out a better message. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #61

+ agree. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #65

The signs of a failed campaign were there. showblue22 Mar 2020 #36

It boggles the mind to think that Cha Mar 2020 #38

I think you added a word that doesn't belong there. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #56

Bernie is incapable or unwilling... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #37

It's so good to see that Democrats didn't fall for his R B Garr Mar 2020 #45

You're Welcome, RB.. Cha Apr 2020 #84

The really interesting part is that Codeine Mar 2020 #46

If they wait until convention time it is too late. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #62

He has a pattern of planning to achieve by smashing. Hortensis Mar 2020 #73

I know.. evidently they thought they Cha Apr 2020 #88

Clueless to how primaries work. honest.abe Mar 2020 #49

The field ALWAYS narrows...it was not an unforseeable event Fresh_Start Mar 2020 #50

Unforseeeable and highly unlikely events? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #52

Others here pointed out that Sanders was relying on the 30%. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #54

To play Devils Advocate TheFarseer Mar 2020 #63

That Would Have Been A Very Foolish Assumption, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #66

"...the most unprecedented event in the history of presidential primaries occurred.'" Hekate Mar 2020 #69

They were "shocked".. We were full of Gratitude. Cha Mar 2020 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2020 #70

I wish I could have been a fly-on-the-wall... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #74

Bernie Sanders clings to a fantasy campaign Gothmog Mar 2020 #75

Insiders recount how Sanders lost the black vote -- and the nomination slipped away Gothmog Mar 2020 #76

"they really thought 30% would win it" sheshe2 Mar 2020 #77

Well written article- thanks for posting. Let's see- who else plows ahead with a 30% die-hard cult? NBachers Mar 2020 #78

You're Welcome, Bachers.. I like it, and we can read the whole Cha Mar 2020 #80

Why Can't Bernie Accept That Democratic Voters Didn't Want Him? Gothmog Mar 2020 #81

How 'Never Bernie' Voters Threw In With Biden and Changed the Primary Gothmog Apr 2020 #83

"Never Bernie" were just sensible mainstream progressives, Hortensis Apr 2020 #87

Sanders is under 30% in this poll Gothmog Apr 2020 #86

Nate has some great comments Gothmog Apr 2020 #89

10 Lessons The Progressive Left Can Take From Bernie Sanders' Campaign Gothmog Apr 2020 #90

Why did Bernie Sanders drop out? The progressive majority he needed doesn't exist Gothmog Apr 2020 #91

Thank you for this, Goth.. looks interesting. Cha Apr 2020 #92

I just want to make particular note of this long sentence! Cha Apr 2020 #93

Biden is relying on same set of voters who were responsible 2018 midterm victory Gothmog Apr 2020 #94

The House Victory in 2018 has only been our Lifeline to Cha Apr 2020 #95