Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders could actually win this thing
(CNN)With the Iowa caucuses now less than a month away, a realization is setting in among the political class: Bernie Sanders has a very credible chance at winning the 2020 Democratic nomination.
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Interviews like the one Sanders gave to Cooper on Monday night suggest that he won't make that mistake again. (Sidebar: Campaigns -- all campaigns -- are about choices between candidates. Highlighting your strengths is of value, yes. But so too is noting your opponents' weaknesses -- and why they should matter to voters.)
Sanders has clearly read up on Biden's looooong voting record -- supported the invasion of Iraq, backed NAFTA, advocated for a bankruptcy bill -- and is beginning to roll out the clear contrast between the former vice president's record on those issues and his own. (Sanders is helped in all of this because he was in the Senate contemporaneously with Biden and can point to moments where the two differed.) The next question for Sanders will be whether he puts these critiques in television ads in places like Iowa and New Hampshire as the votes in both of those states near.
Whether Sanders continues to take the case to Biden remains to be seen. Ditto whether he will wind up as the Democratic nominee. But what is less ambiguous is that Sanders is in far better position to become the Democratic standard-bearer than most people -- including most Democrats -- expected him to be even as recently as last fall. And the Iowa caucuses are only 27(!!) days away.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-2020-democratic-primary/index.html
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
MatthewHatesTrump2
(915 posts)isn't it time for him to actually become a Democrat?
After all, he's not an "Independent" candidate, is he?
btw, I've been a fan of Bernie for years, listening to him every week on the Thom Hartmann Show (Brunch with Bernie)
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,371 posts)and he will govern as such.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)I'm not a fan of Sanders and I wouldn't even trash him like you just did.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,371 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,371 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,371 posts)"one of worst shots at a politician I have seen on DU?"
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
MatthewHatesTrump2
(915 posts)Like I said, I am leaning towards him, Democrat or not.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,371 posts)his progressive polices passed through congress there would be no going back.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
at140
(6,110 posts)progressive Democrat. I think he remains registered as an Independent so he does not have to take orders from the DNC hierarchy.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
calguy
(5,317 posts)I liked Bernie a lot as an independent before he ran for president last time around. I even still liked him when he was running even though I favored Hillary over him. But when it was clear he was not going to win the nomination, instead of toning it down, he just couldn't let it go. He was a bad loser. The way he acted during and after the convention left a sour taste in my soul for him. I lost most of the respect I had for him and I'm afraid I just can't get it back. If he does in fact win the nomination, I'll still vote for him, but I don't think that is going to happen.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Thekaspervote
(32,779 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ritapria
(1,812 posts)Bernie (or Elizabeth) have a 50-50 chance of winning the most delegates on Super Tuesday ...He has hired 800 staffers to work on Super Tuesday States, as well as Ill., WI and Pa. . Mike is just getting started .He's probably going to get 10% - 20% of the vote - almost exclusively at the expense of Joe Biden .. Had he pulled off this escapade in 2016 , Bernie would have won the nomination .Go, Mike , Go !
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
oasis
(49,393 posts)Got it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)In fact Bernie has specifically criticized Bloomberg for attempting to buy the nomination. But the fact is that Bloomberg is throwing a lot of money at Super Tuesday and like it or not he will be a factor and he may well take votes away from Biden. Bernie didn't ask him to be a spoiler but he may well be.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)Oh wait, Bloomberg won't, and he won't.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)However, since he announced, it was Warren and Buttigeig whose poll numbers sank. Biden's numbers are right about where they were before Bloomberg entered the race. According to this link...
https://nypost.com/2020/01/07/bloomberg-meets-polling-threshold-for-next-debate-but-unlikely-to-appear/
...Bloomberg is polling at about 5.6% nationally, but it appears that most if not all of that has come from Buttigieg and Warren. You can check it out for yourself. You can go to this link...
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/2020_democratic_presidential_nomination-6730.html
...and see how everyone does after November 24, 2019, when Bloomberg announced his candidacy.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Thekaspervote
(32,779 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)Warren should falter between now and then.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)Also, there is no way Michael "Stop And Frisk" Bloomberg is going to get the nomination. So, Bloomberg can stay in as long as he likes.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Thekaspervote
(32,779 posts)Sanders got 40% of Democratic Primary vote in '16, he's running half that this time. Even if he got 100% of Warren's support, he'd still be behind his '16 vote total
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Thekaspervote
(32,779 posts)Sanders got 40% of Democratic Primary vote in '16, he's running half that this time. Even if he got 100% of Warren's support, he'd still be behind his '16 vote total. Thehill.com
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Joe941
(2,848 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
msongs
(67,421 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Joe941
(2,848 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
PDittie
(8,322 posts)for him to write this column indicates how clueless he has been up to this point.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Bernie is a long shot, but its not out of the realm of possibility that he will be the democratic candidate for president.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
beastie boy
(9,376 posts)So the question was never whether he could actually win. The question is how likely he is to win. I wouldn't bet on it. And I doubt CNN would.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NYMinute
(3,256 posts)?v=1489436645
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
Updated 2:18 PM ET, Tue January 7, 2020
It pops up when you click on the link.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)Bernie and I see pretty eye to eye on most everything, it is just the age thing, same as Biden, that concerns me. I would hope if either wins the nomination they would pick a running mate considerably younger.
Long, long way to go, who knows, in my lifetime ive seen early front runners slide as time goes on.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sdfernando
(4,935 posts)Really? Looks like you support Elizabeth Warren how is only 7 years younger than Biden, and 8 younger than Bernie.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
efhmc
(14,731 posts)Therefore to this Dem feminist, he is not now or never has been a Democrat.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,359 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,359 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,371 posts)That is the only way we can gauge their judgment.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)... make them its making them again that's the bigger issue.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
msongs
(67,421 posts)a bus driver. many things could happen
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
HeartlandProgressive
(294 posts)Thank you for the post.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
highplainsdem
(49,006 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden