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Joe Biden
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Michael Bloomberg
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Pete Buttigieg
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Amy Klobucher
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Bernie Sanders
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Elizabeth Warren
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03-04-2020, 07:12 AM
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#1821
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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He is up way more than 1 goal. Hes got everything going for him.
Look what's happened. Sanders has very real strength out west, as shown by his wins last night in CA, UT and CO. For a candidate who has been unfairly maligned for years as being only for privileged, straight, white males, the diversity of his coalitions in California and Nevada is particularly impressive. But unlike Biden's resounding (but expected) triumph in SC, which was praised as a show of strength, Sanders' resounding (and somewhat unexpected) triumph in NV was met with outrageous sensationalism including Nazi comparisons and, in a true example of throwback anti-Semitism, the comparison of a Jewish leftist leader to a deadly virus that people are struggling to eradicate.
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03-04-2020, 07:15 AM
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#1822
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Originally Posted by nfotiu
That assumes that Bernie Sanders appeals the base. If he can't approach 50% of the vote, I don't think that he represents the base.
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It doesn’t assume anything.
It provides a basis to which to compare candidates. I agree that a candidates ability to bring out the base is what a primary measures.
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03-04-2020, 07:29 AM
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#1823
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
He is up way more than 1 goal. Hes got everything going for him.
Look what's happened. Sanders has very real strength out west, as shown by his wins last night in CA, UT and CO. For a candidate who has been unfairly maligned for years as being only for privileged, straight, white males, the diversity of his coalitions in California and Nevada is particularly impressive. But unlike Biden's resounding (but expected) triumph in SC, which was praised as a show of strength, Sanders' resounding (and somewhat unexpected) triumph in NV was met with outrageous sensationalism including Nazi comparisons and, in a true example of throwback anti-Semitism, the comparison of a Jewish leftist leader to a deadly virus that people are struggling to eradicate.
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Wait...what? I don't remember this part, but news cycles happen pretty fast these days. When did this happen?
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03-04-2020, 07:33 AM
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#1824
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Wait...what? I don't remember this part, but news cycles happen pretty fast these days. When did this happen?
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Chris Matthews. It’s why he just retired.
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03-04-2020, 07:47 AM
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#1825
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Wait...what? I don't remember this part, but news cycles happen pretty fast these days. When did this happen?
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03-04-2020, 07:56 AM
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#1826
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Sanders has very real strength out west, as shown by his wins last night in CA, UT and CO.
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Keep in mind those states rely heavily on mail-in ballots, and those ballots would have been cast before Biden's surge in recent days. Half of primary voters yesterday had only decided on who to vote for in the last few days.
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If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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03-04-2020, 07:57 AM
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#1827
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
I like how you pretend it's dishonorable that a candidate decided to run on the strength of their platform, track record and convictions instead of schmoozing and pandering.
Remember that next time you complain about a politician.
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Feel free to call me out the next time I criticize a politician for doing politics.
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Originally Posted by fotze
If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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03-04-2020, 08:08 AM
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#1828
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Keep in mind those states rely heavily on mail-in ballots, and those ballots would have been cast before Biden's surge in recent days. Half of primary voters yesterday had only decided on who to vote for in the last few days.
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Yep, there was still a lot of vote splitting in those states. Sanders didn't break through the mid 30% in any states but Nevada and Vermont.
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03-04-2020, 08:09 AM
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#1829
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Originally Posted by Magnum PEI
Biden is a complete moron. This will be an easy victory for Trump once Biden's incompetence is exposed to the masses.
Another victory for the 0.1%. Looks like I'll be voting independent again.
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Come on, if being an incompetent moron is something that you don't want in a Democratic presidential candidate, you should be very happy that Bernie's chances just took a huge hit last night.
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03-04-2020, 08:14 AM
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#1830
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
I like how you pretend it's dishonorable that a candidate decided to run on the strength of their platform, track record and convictions instead of schmoozing and pandering.
Remember that next time you complain about a politician.
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No, not dishonourable, but it is a bad strategy. What is the appeal of Sanders if he can't get anything done? Right now, everyone is rushing to get behind Biden for no other reason than to stop Bernie. How would a president Sanders get anything through Congress if he doesn't even have Democrats on his side, let alone Republicans?
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03-04-2020, 08:17 AM
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#1831
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Bloomberg out and is endorsing Biden
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03-04-2020, 08:18 AM
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So Bernie does indeed appear unelectable. Seems like your average, blue collar voter who makes up the bulk of the country wants nothing to do with him.
Huh. Never saw that coming.
So do his supporters sit on their hands during the election in a petulant show of solidarity?
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03-04-2020, 08:19 AM
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#1833
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Marseilles Of The Prairies
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Originally Posted by Ark2
No, not dishonourable, but it is a bad strategy. What is the appeal of Sanders if he can't get anything done? Right now, everyone is rushing to get behind Biden for no other reason than to stop Bernie. How would a president Sanders get anything through Congress if he doesn't even have Democrats on his side, let alone Republicans?
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I mean there's a move to push out a lot of dead weight centrist Dems in Congress right now for this very reason.
Change has to start somewhere, otherwise the US just cycles between Centre and Right forever. (Yes I know you probably think that cycle is a good thing)
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Settle down there, Temple Grandin.
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03-04-2020, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
I mean there's a move to push out a lot of dead weight centrist Dems in Congress right now for this very reason.
Change has to start somewhere, otherwise the US just cycles between Centre and Right forever. (Yes I know you probably think that cycle is a good thing)
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Indeed, I do.
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03-04-2020, 08:22 AM
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#1835
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Marseilles Of The Prairies
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The vantage point of the boot is certainly more favorable than the perspective of the neck.
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Settle down there, Temple Grandin.
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03-04-2020, 08:23 AM
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#1836
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In the Sin Bin
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: compton
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The longer they try to stifle the progressives the bigger the fall is gonna be for the right and the center down the road. You can't keep down a movement whose time has come. It will explode in their faces in due time.
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03-04-2020, 08:25 AM
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#1837
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by icecube
The longer they try to stifle the progressives the bigger the fall is gonna be for the right and the center down the road. You can't keep down a movement whose time has come. It will explode in their faces in due time.
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You guys do realize you sound exactly like the Tea Party, right?
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03-04-2020, 08:26 AM
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#1838
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: BELTLINE
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Originally Posted by rubecube
The only people who give a #### about stuff like that are boomers who aren't going to vote for him anyways.
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I mean, I’m younger than you and there’s no way I’d vote for Bernie. Heavy sympathizing with straight up communist regimes like the USSR and Cuba as shown in all these video and audio clips would be a top 5 reason I’d vote for basically anyone but him.
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03-04-2020, 08:26 AM
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#1839
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Lifetime Suspension
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Bloomberg officially ends campaign
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03-04-2020, 08:27 AM
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
So Bernie does indeed appear unelectable. Seems like your average, blue collar voter who makes up the bulk of the country wants nothing to do with him.
Huh. Never saw that coming.
So do his supporters sit on their hands during the election in a petulant show of solidarity?
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His supporters aren't flocking out now, So the issue is that either his supporters no longer believe he's the face of "Progressive Politics", or they don't believe that he can beat Trump so they've disengaged.
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