Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumSanders beginning to "fizzle"?
Clinton backers say they think the Sanders phenomenon will begin to fizzle in the fall.
Her upcoming weekend appearance (in NH) with Shaheen is being billed as a show of political strength to kick off a fall season, when they say the national spotlight will be even more intensely focused on the front-runner and less on Sanders momentum, largely because the novelty of Sanders crowd sizes will wear off.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-2016-new-hampshire-lead-213296#ixzz3kfrE8idq
Fairgo
(1,571 posts)never thought of turn out as a novelty, so it will be interesting to see if this theory proves true.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)announcement ... 'he will fade away in a few weeks, he won't be able to keep people interested enough to support him'.
Anything said by a DC insider is worthless these days. They are SO out of touch with the people.
Because of that they probably do have some value. If a DC 'expert' has anything to say, the opposite is probably true.
Fairgo
(1,571 posts)...that I am excited about. Democracy is not a brand name, it's a formidable movement of human will. The name can appropriated into this "coke vs pepsi" political sideshow ( both sides being the equivalent of junk food run by large for-profit corporations). The movement can, when inspired, rise up and change the entire discourse in an instant. Seriously. Money only talks because democracy was lulled to sleep. The power of an idea flowing through a united people transcends all. That's my theory. I'll even more interested in seeing it will out.
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)because they're too crowded.
(My apologies to Yogi Berra)
Demeter
(85,373 posts)Some delusions are just to cherished to yield to events....
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)Didn't they already say that he has reached his peak?
Who believes these people any way?
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)One wonders just what color the sky is inside the bubble.....
eridani
(51,907 posts)Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)... perhaps they would know.
peacebird
(14,195 posts)but losing those won't matter because she will take all on super dooper tuesday!
I think the Hillary bubble is facing its own deflategate... Meanwhile the Summer of Sanders is Steamrolling on into September! Berniementum is the best!
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)That doesn't mean any of his support will crumble. Clinton backers are getting desperate. Every time another poll comes out showing that he's still getting more popular, they proclaim it's his new 'peak' and it's back downward from here.
monmouth4
(9,709 posts)cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
Scuba
(53,475 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)people, these 'experts' since they have no clue obviously, mainly because they don't care, what the people are thinking.
They've been wrong about Bernie from the first day.
And all the old tactics they tried just aren't working anymore.
It's a different world that has left all these very expensive 'experts' far behind.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)is support is so trivial it doesn't count. The numbers who turn out for his rallies aren't voters (as if they've checked the voter registration of all rally-goers). And starting about three weeks ago they've been confidently asserting he has peaked.
So far it doesn't look like he's peaked, and so far there's no way of knowing for sure how people will vote in the end. Polls are helpful, but there are still quite a few people who haven't yet heard of Bernie or had a chance to listen to him speak. Once many more do, Whoa Nelly!
The Clinton backers are only hoping for self-fulfilling prophecy: If they repeat "Bernie has peaked" enough times maybe it will come true.
ruffburr
(1,190 posts)Is , Good Luck With That, This just shows how scared the Status Quo is of Bernie Sanders, At all levels of politics they are scared shitless that their Gravy Train wil l be run off the track and the payoffs and bribery will come to an end, Its about time actually past time that it does End.
JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)and the week before, and the week before....and the week before.
I'm sure it'll happen any day now, yep. I'll be waitin.
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smokey nj
(43,853 posts)You post is extremely inappropriate in this group. Take this shit elsewhere.
CountAllVotes
(20,877 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Me thinks a "Bernie supporter" naysaying HC in the Hillary group would draw many immediate alerts.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)in front of the people not just a selected few, campaign, debate and fall like a rock. That's what she does. Bernie is not a novelty, people are fed up with the bull shit being passed out by the elected establishment. They can take their bull shit and dive in and wallow, I've had more than enough.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Go, metric! Feel the Chafe!
Autumn
(45,120 posts)6 supporters?
merrily
(45,251 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Or, before Hillary's appearance before Congress in October hits the news shows
MuseRider
(34,115 posts)that not only is Fall their sell season it is also when college kids get together, find common things and important things to do and form large groups to support those things. Hmmmm, a large part of that age group is already in Bernie's pocket. Hmmmm, I wonder how many Sanders 2016 groups there will be and how much door to door, pamphlet handing and phone banking there will be? I kinda think this fizzle will be much like the others, maybe worse, but it will be spelled with an S not an F.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)"novelty of Sanders crowd sizes will wear off."
merrily
(45,251 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)"He just keeps doing the same thing over and over"
merrily
(45,251 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)and he said the guy at IHOP.
djean111
(14,255 posts)of weird idea that totally invented martyrdom will - what? Gain supporters through sympathy? Very odd.
The hyperbole is funny in an awful way, though. Glaring once one spots it.
I would suggest that contacting candidates and the media to whine about other supporters' posting is both pathetically childish and may bite some in the ass, too.
merrily
(45,251 posts)smokey nj
(43,853 posts)Feel The Bern!!
Z_California
(650 posts)Is this from the Onion?
jeff47
(26,549 posts)This time, it's the end. Honest!
fredamae
(4,458 posts)he's "fizzle" by May 1st...or there about.
At this point, there is Nothing that will change my preference. Nothing.
It's too late.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Create a drink called "the Bernie fizzle"?
PADemD
(4,482 posts)That will make their jaws drop.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)They will be playing every dirty, nasty, lie filled story they can come up with...they are desperate now and will get even more desperate as she continues to falter.
And Shaheen...pffffttt...I heard her babble on MSNBC about how she's a long time friend and that she was in the Clinton Admin...pffftttt...just another entrenched type.
NEXT!