Bernie didn't fall in line until summer in 2016. Why should I?
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Bernie didn't fall in line until summer in 2016. Why should I?
I think it would really help Bernie if he started actually naming the European countries with the policies he's talking about. No one in America thinks of them as socialist.
my rank if ranked ballots were a thing
1) Sanders
2) Biden
3) - - - - - - - -
tha'ts it Sanders is the best the beat Trump,
Biden is the 2nd best to beat Trump
1) Sanders
2) Biden
3) - - - - - - - -
tha'ts it Sanders is the best the beat Trump,
Biden is the 2nd best to beat Trump
Pete's cynical as fuck - like a terminator who's designed to win the nomination. I'd probably him 2nd to last before Bloomberg
This is where I'm at. You don't innocently push out the first black police and fire chiefs, have your police patrol black neighborhoods for marijuana, or sit on a police force that's 5% black in a city where 25% of the population is black. Pete is going to crash hard in states that aren't all white, and there will be some bad faith actors claiming it's because black people don't tolerate homosexuality. But the reality is that if it walks and talks like a bigot...
Everything Pete says feels more focus group tested than a Marvel movie, like it ran through 300 algorithms to please his billionaire donors. Klob and Biden at least have a kind of folksy genuine-ish sense of self. Pete is just a black hole.
If no one wins can we just have the top delegates count president and 2nd VP? That way the party is united. If sanders got the most but everyone else pooled together under Bloomberg or Biden it would butthurt Sanders base so much we could lose the general.
Like, Amy's policies are probably worse than Pete's but at least when she talks I believe that she actually thinks she's doing what's right for the country. Pete is basically this drill tweet
Because everyone else can't win or is a terrible human being. This is the time. Literally the only candidate other than Sanders that is a respectable choice in any way is Warren, and she isn't going to win. If we go by her population of online supporters then they have Bernie as their second choice since he "is basically the same on policy". I don't know for certain if her online portion is actually that large or if most support would go elsewhere, but I don't see how a moral person could make the argument for the rest of the field. I know plenty of people obviously will make a terrible vote for an evil person, but I don't think anyone trying to reason their choice in a forum like this can successfully do that.
What does republican Bloomberg get done? Status quo? Moderate ratfucking? Buying an election and emboldening the oligarchs? Who would be next? Zuckerberg? I hate that the dnc let this piece of shit buy his way in. Anyone part of that decision should be sacked. Immediately.
Bloomberg said:
Trump said:
I feel that the comparisons with Trump are appropriate.
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If Bernie does not get the plurality despite winning the primaries we are in serious danger. Not just progressives but the left in general. Given the option between Bernie and Bloomberg I have no doubt that moderates would pick Bloomberg.
Moderates have time and time again taken the minority and working class vote for granted. I don't think minorities will comply this time if the delegates decide to back Bloomberg, a candidate fundamentally against Bernie's entire philosophy. I'm pretty sure a significant chunk of Bernie voters, myself included, would rather stay home than vote for Bloomberg who is a racist and transphobe.
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lol and it looks like people are digging up that the statement was written by someone who is a member of Neera Tanden's Center for American Progress.
Literally is because she's out of money. The campaign even pinned a tweet 2 hours ago begging for donations.
Compromising, like any good Democrat.
Her political instincts have consistently failed her. Either that or whoever the hell is advising her. Pretty sad to see.
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I mean, it kinda is. It's a state which isn't completely white like NH and Iowa, but still tilts that way more than later contests. If she can't pull it off there she isn't gonna.
She's not gonna pull it off.
That's the one that gives to white supremacist groups, right?
The culinary union leaders are refusing to back Sanders because of M4A, so she sees an opportunity to strike.
They're not gonna back her either! Pete or Klob will score their endorsement.
The union leaders obviously don't want M4A and are trying to clamp down against Bernie. Liz is trying to get their good graces.
According to the union's propaganda it seems like they want Klobuchar.
I haven't heard that so I couldn't say. They are a liberal-centrist group.
is she compromising on healthcare again to maybe do better in nevada? that phrasing is not great
A month ago I never would have thought I'd regret Biden being close to dropping out.
The union leaders obviously don't want M4A and are trying to clamp down against Bernie. Liz is trying to get their good graces.
According to the union's propaganda it seems like they want Klobuchar.
Seeing union leaders fight to have their employers maintain power over them through healthcare is incredibly sad.
Seeing Warren slide farther away from M4A is equally sad.
That shit will collapse. We're too far away from Cold War bullshit and Soviet fearmongering.
That entire union leadership screams "Fuck you got mine!".
Like, so what if a large majority of the US does not have health care, we got ours. Hopefully it comes back and bites them in the ass once Trump gets done union busting and they fade into obscurity like the rats they are.
Not if some of these moderates drop out before then, it won't.
The joke is how the media is playing up the Bernie vs the moderates. Or choosing to ignore Bernie in favor of good ol' mayor Pete lol
...moderates dropping out hurts Bernie. Their vote is currently diluted.
warren was such a bright spot in this field, seriously bummed out how her campaign has ended up ever since the dip she took after shifting on M4A. she's been flailing for any kind of anything to help her gain something back and it just sucks. sad for her and her supporters, wish she had better people around her to help better steer the ship.
Listening to bad advice from failed aides of other failed political campaigns is my guess.
But his racism is the only authentic thing about him.
"affordable health care"
You fucking sellout.
Why the fuck does she keep dialing back on this? Does she think it will up her chances?!
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