2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders supporters might need to start thinking strategically
Sanders coalition is not diverse enough to win the nomination. O'Malley could be a viable anti-Clinton, but he would need to win Iowa or New Hampshire.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)winter is coming
(11,785 posts)I'll stick with the guy who represents me.
Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)or the New Hampshire primary or...
fried eggs
(910 posts)The time to act would be now, not later, for the reasons I've stated. If omalley loses the first 2 States, he's done. Sanders would quickly follow due to demographics.
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)SheilaT
(23,156 posts)are already thinking strategically.
Your OP harks back to August and September, when we were being assured that Bernie had peaked already, and he was only going to go down from there.
Bernie supporters have already done things like open campaign offices entirely on their own. That's pretty strategic.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)Everything changes after that. There's never been a candidate who lost the nomination after winning both states.
I'm sorry you've bought into the lie that Sanders supporters are not diverse enough.
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)gwheezie
(3,580 posts)In order to get enough votes to be nominated and eventually beat the GOP, the Democrat needs women, poc and young people. That's reality. Doesn't matter who it is. White males isn't enough to win.
litlbilly
(2,227 posts)gwheezie
(3,580 posts)What are you saying? Bernie is counting on getting 25% of the GOP vote? What about women, poc and young people? The Obama coalition? I think he's doing well with college kids but he and Hillary needs the Obama voters to come out. The dem party needs them.
litlbilly
(2,227 posts)litlbilly
(2,227 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)I know of 3 or 4 that have gotten no material support from the campaign. One in Ohio and one in NYC.
His ground game is solid in S. Carolina and gaining momentum. He has a tour or Southern black colleges coming up accompanied by AA activists. His support of Campaign for 15 is unmatched and the driving force behind that movement is primarily Women of Color.
O'Malley will not win Iowa or New Hampshire. He is barely on the radar.
FYI, I find "anti-Clinton" divisive. Most of us have our favorite candidate but that does not automatically translate into "anti" anyone.
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)As far as trade goes - he has nothing but words.
Oh well, maybe some of the O'Malley supporters posing as Bernie supporters will finally step forward.