Sanders drops out

[RaleBulgarian]

Finally. Now it’s time for him to convince his supporters to move over to support Biden.

Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination
Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination - CNNPolitics

CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination and a showdown with President Donald Trump in November.

Sanders made the announcement in a call with his campaign staff, his campaign said.

Sanders' exit caps a stunning reversal of fortune following a strong performance in the first three states that voted in February. The nomination appeared his for the taking until, on the last day of February, Biden surged to a blowout victory in South Carolina that set off a consolidation of moderate voters around the former vice president. The contest ends now as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, which halted in-person campaigning for both Sanders and Biden and has led many states to delay their primary elections.

Sanders' departure from the race is a sharp blow to progressives, who rose up during and after the 2016 campaign and commanded the Democratic Party's Trump era debates over issues like health care, climate change and the effects of growing economic inequality.

But even as his policies grew more popular over the years and into the primary season, the Vermont senator struggled to broaden his own support and galvanize a winning coalition. Now, as he did after leaving the 2016 primary, Sanders will seek to influence the presumptive nominee through the means he knows best -- from the outside.

 

[Bucky]

Finally. Now it’s time for him to convince his supporters to move over to support Biden

LOL. Do they have to be "convinced" to support Biden? Too bad they can't support Biden because he supports great policies.

 

[ecofarm]

It seemed, to me, that he hung around hoping things would get so bad for Trump that the Dems would consider a haphazard swing to the left and make him the nominee. The idea being that as long as Trump cannot win, might as well opportunistically swing left. I find that distasteful.

 

[aociswundumho]

 

[Helix]

Sucks that our primary will be pointless now. I hope that this setup will change in the future.

 

[Cardinal]

It seemed, to me, that he hung around hoping things would get so bad for Trump that the Dems would consider a haphazard swing to the left and make him the nominee. The idea being that as long as Trump cannot win, might as well opportunistically swing left. I find that distasteful.

He hung around because he's stubborn AF. That can be a completely positive trait, except that his stubbornness extended to other aspects of his platform, like not reaching out to more middle of the road voters. Instead he frequently lashed out at The Democratic Establishment, which echoed just a weeee bit too much of populism and The Deep State.

 

[swing_voter]

He hung around because he's stubborn AF. That can be a completely positive trait, except that his stubbornness extended to other aspects of his platform, like not reaching out to more middle of the road voters. Instead he frequently lashed out at The Democratic Establishment, which echoed just a weeee bit too much of populism and The Deep State.

He had zero support in Washington, the senators and congressmen didn't like him. He was registered as an independent for years so he didn't even have support among democrats.

 

[HumblePi]

I think Bernie Sanders took a look into the future, into 2021 and any president will still be dealing with Covid-19 or its aftermath. That's going to be a massive undertaking for any man and Bernie probably thought to himself 'oh hell no, I'm out'.

Governor Jay Inslee would be the perfect man to take over the reigns of government in 2021, it's too bad he didn't hang in longer.

 

[btthegreat]

I think Bernie Sanders took a look into the future, into 2021 and any president will still be dealing with Covid-19 or its aftermath. That's going to be a massive undertaking for any man and Bernie probably thought to himself 'oh hell no, I'm out'.

Governor Jay Inslee would be the perfect man to take over the reigns of government in 2021, it's too bad he didn't hang in longer.

I think he too a look at the length of voting lines in Wisconsin and realized he simply could not ask his voters to stand in one and risk lives for next to zero chance of his success.

 

[Slavister]

I think he took a look at the length of voting lines in Wisconsin and realized he simply could not ask his voters to stand in one and risk lives for next to zero chance of his success.

That's what I thought as well. I have a lot of respect for Bernie and I have no doubt he will do what he can to increase Biden's odds in November.

A lot of good progressive policy ideas are becoming much more acceptable thanks to Bernie.

 

[Grandpappy]

Honest to God, I wished the Dems could have put up an exciting candidate. A Democrat version of America First. I suppose it's not possible within the current state of the Democratic party.

 

[btthegreat]

That's what I thought as well. I have a lot of respect for Bernie and I have no doubt he will do what he can to increase Biden's odds in November.

A lot of good progressive policy ideas are becoming much more acceptable thanks to Bernie.

I like it that he started a 'rebranding' process for the word 'socialist' We have been so terrified of that word that great ideas over in Europe were non-starters over here. Obamacare would have looked differently if Dems in purple states did not have to worry about that word sitting in 30 second spots. As it is, we lost midterms and Pelosi because of the tea party response to the 'socialist ObamaCare'

But it was a process that was not likely to be complete before November 2020. Older voters are still nervous about what 'socialism' means for their lives. He served this country well by running and he is serving this country by quitting now. He's basically a decent guy. I think he and Biden will have a better Rapport post convention than Bernie and the Clintons did.

 

[RaleBulgarian]

LOL. Do they have to be "convinced" to support Biden? Too bad they can't support Biden because he supports great policies.

Sanders supporters aren’t zombie morons like Trump’s, so it shouldn’t be hard to do. :thumbs:

 

[Bucky]

Sanders supporters aren’t zombie morons like Trump’s, so it shouldn’t be hard to do. :thumbs:

Joe Rogan who backed Biden is no voting for Trump.

 

[RaleBulgarian]

Joe Rogan who backed Biden is no voting for Trump.

Joe who? You mean the meathead who used to have the only show on NBC ****tier than The Apprentice? Chuck Norris has more cachet. Chuck Norris.

 

[Craig234]

The best candidate in decades:

"But as I see the crisis gripping the nation, exacerbated by a President unwilling or unable to provide any kind of credible leadership, and the work that needs to be done to protect people in this most desperate hour, I cannot in good conscience continue to mount a campaign that cannot win, and which would interfere with the important work required of all of us in this difficult hour."

 

[Ikari]

Finally. Now it’s time for him to convince his supporters to move over to support Biden.

Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination
Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination - CNNPolitics

CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination and a showdown with President Donald Trump in November.

Sanders made the announcement in a call with his campaign staff, his campaign said.

Sanders' exit caps a stunning reversal of fortune following a strong performance in the first three states that voted in February. The nomination appeared his for the taking until, on the last day of February, Biden surged to a blowout victory in South Carolina that set off a consolidation of moderate voters around the former vice president. The contest ends now as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, which halted in-person campaigning for both Sanders and Biden and has led many states to delay their primary elections.

Sanders' departure from the race is a sharp blow to progressives, who rose up during and after the 2016 campaign and commanded the Democratic Party's Trump era debates over issues like health care, climate change and the effects of growing economic inequality.

But even as his policies grew more popular over the years and into the primary season, the Vermont senator struggled to broaden his own support and galvanize a winning coalition. Now, as he did after leaving the 2016 primary, Sanders will seek to influence the presumptive nominee through the means he knows best -- from the outside.

Oh god, well let the Geriatric Election of 2020 begin.

 

[RaleBulgarian]

Oh god, well let the Geriatric Election of 2020 begin.

Look at the bright side, the debates won’t go past 8 PM.

 

[Ikari]

Look at the bright side, the debates won’t go past 8 PM.

Yeah, but I don't think either Trump nor Biden can keep a single coherent thought going for more than a minute. It's going to be like watching Grandpa Simpson up there.

 

[MrPeanut]

Finally. Now it’s time for him to convince his supporters to move over to support Biden.

Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination
Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination - CNNPolitics

CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination and a showdown with President Donald Trump in November.

Sanders made the announcement in a call with his campaign staff, his campaign said.

Sanders' exit caps a stunning reversal of fortune following a strong performance in the first three states that voted in February. The nomination appeared his for the taking until, on the last day of February, Biden surged to a blowout victory in South Carolina that set off a consolidation of moderate voters around the former vice president. The contest ends now as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, which halted in-person campaigning for both Sanders and Biden and has led many states to delay their primary elections.

Sanders' departure from the race is a sharp blow to progressives, who rose up during and after the 2016 campaign and commanded the Democratic Party's Trump era debates over issues like health care, climate change and the effects of growing economic inequality.

But even as his policies grew more popular over the years and into the primary season, the Vermont senator struggled to broaden his own support and galvanize a winning coalition. Now, as he did after leaving the 2016 primary, Sanders will seek to influence the presumptive nominee through the means he knows best -- from the outside.

Biden must convince Bernie's supporters to vote for him as well. A lesson that absolutely needs to be learned is that Bernie's support was based on his policies and his voters aren't as likely to be inspired by platitudes. I really really hope that the Biden camp understands that if they want that support. What I want to see in the next couple of weeks is both Bernie and Obama showing strong support for Biden or at least for defeating Trump. Biden should stick to releasing recorded videos on the major topics of the day, week, month, etc. Hopefully the focus switches to the judiciary because I think a lot of progressives are really pissed off at the process right now and they need to understand that a Biden administration judge is better than a Trump administration judge. It is fully possible to consolidate the progressive and moderate/ conservative voters in the democratic party, but in order to do so the message absolutely needs to be better than "nothing will fundamentally change".

 

[RaleBulgarian]

Biden must convince Bernie's supporters to vote for him as well. A lesson that absolutely needs to be learned is that Bernie's support was based on his policies and his voters aren't as likely to be inspired by platitudes. I really really hope that the Biden camp understands that if they want that support. What I want to see in the next couple of weeks is both Bernie and Obama showing strong support for Biden or at least for defeating Trump. Biden should stick to releasing recorded videos on the major topics of the day, week, month, etc. Hopefully the focus switches to the judiciary because I think a lot of progressives are really pissed off at the process right now and they need to understand that a Biden administration judge is better than a Trump administration judge. It is fully possible to consolidate the progressive and moderate/ conservative voters in the democratic party, but in order to do so the message absolutely needs to be better than "nothing will fundamentally change".

I 100% agree with everything you’ve said. :applaud

 

[Greenbeard]

I think Bernie Sanders took a look into the future, into 2021 and any president will still be dealing with Covid-19 or its aftermath. That's going to be a massive undertaking for any man and Bernie probably thought to himself 'oh hell no, I'm out'.

Governor Jay Inslee would be the perfect man to take over the reigns of government in 2021, it's too bad he didn't hang in longer.

The failure of the governors to get traction in the primaries is a real shame.

 

[GreatNews2night]

It's impressive how irrelevant Bernie rapidly became. There is barely one thread with 23 posts so far, talking about his exit.

I'm glad that he didn't commit the same mistake of 2016, persisting way past the point when it was clear that he was unable to win. If he had graciously stepped down a lot sooner in 2016, maybe we wouldn't have president Trump. So, good, he isn't as narcissistic as I thought.

When I first started posting about Bernie's 2020 campaign, I said he would do worse than in 2016 and would end up with fewer popular votes and fewer delegates than in 2016. All Bernie fans hit me with all they could, for these heretic statements. Well, I was right.

But at one point even I drank the Kool-Aid. For an interval of two or three weeks, I actually believed in Bernie when he said he would bring in all these new youthful voters. That coincided with early voting in my state, and I ended up voting for him, thinking that he was the candidate best equipped to enhance Democratic turnout, which I considered essential to accomplishing my biggest objective, beating Trump. He certainly didn't deliver, and once Super Tuesday lavishly demonstrated it, I realized that his boat had a huge hole and was taking water, and about to sink.

R.I.P., Bernie's campaign.

I hope that his followers won't come up AGAIN with absurd claims of rigging and of the nomination being "stolen from Bernie." This time, he took such a beating that I think even these people may hesitate in uttering this nonsense. Bernie didn't have the votes in 2016, and he had even fewer votes in 2020. It's as simple as that, no conspiracy theory necessary.

I hope his followers will realize that allowing Trump to have four more years will damage their own dreams and aspirations (in no small measure due to judicial appointments), and will still vote for Biden even if they don't like him.

 

[Condor060]

I think he too a look at the length of voting lines in Wisconsin and realized he simply could not ask his voters to stand in one and risk lives for next to zero chance of his success.

Yeah, Right lol

 

[aociswundumho]

An important message from Bernie to his supporters: