Democratic Primaries

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,996 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2020, 09:49 PM Mar 2020

Will Bernie Sanders Really Be A Drag On Down-Ballot Democrats?

RICHMOND, Va., and WASHINGTON ― When the final votes are tallied on Super Tuesday this week, Democrats in Congress are hoping that, among the many questions that could be answered, one of them will be this: Would Bernie Sanders really be a drag for Democrats down the ballot during the general election?

Several of the 14 states voting on Super Tuesday — California, Virginia, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas — were key to Democrats flipping the House in 2018. Despite Vice President Joe Biden’s impressive win in South Carolina on Saturday, Sanders looks poised to win almost all of them. And the number of delegates Sanders picks up Tuesday could catapult the Vermont senator into an insurmountable lead in the Democratic primary.

And that’s beginning to worry some of the most vulnerable Democrats in Congress.

Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.), who himself represents a safely Democratic district, told The Hill this week that some lawmakers are “very worried that if Bernie becomes the nominee, that it’ll be a disaster for them in their own districts.” Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) told HuffPost on Friday that, if Sanders were the nominee, it would make it “much more difficult” for front-line Democrats.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/will-bernie-sanders-really-be-a-drag-on-down-ballot-democrats/ar-BB10Beu7?li=BBnb7Kz

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Will Bernie Sanders Really Be A Drag On Down-Ballot Democrats? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP

Yes. dhol82 Mar 2020 #1

Yes. Absolutely he would. AGeddy Mar 2020 #2

Yes DownriverDem Mar 2020 #3

Yes, he can't help Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina etc. Really he can't help anywhere...and the Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #4

Latinos love Sanders. Young people love Sanders. Working class people love Sanders. ArtTownsend Mar 2020 #20

Yes RandySF Mar 2020 #5

Minor impact at most; this questions seems like a neoliberal talking point Dorn Mar 2020 #6

+1 ArtTownsend Mar 2020 #21

Everyone would benefit from the voter enthusiasm that he would bring. DanTex Mar 2020 #7

Sure didn't work in New Hampshire or South Carolina. George II Mar 2020 #9

100% Agree Dorn Mar 2020 #11

We've been hearing the promise of a massive wave of new voters for five years now. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #14

"Will" or "Is"? George II Mar 2020 #8

Yes, in fact he's already a drag.. Callado119 Mar 2020 #10

I think that's a given. Many will need to distance themselves from Sanders. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #12

My last one padah513 Mar 2020 #13

Bookmarking so people will ask why. rzemanfl Mar 2020 #15

He will in Texas. herding cats Mar 2020 #16

Yes we will lose the House nt doc03 Mar 2020 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #18

No. ArtTownsend Mar 2020 #19

Yes, They are working at distancing themselves from Sanders for a reason. LizBeth Mar 2020 #22

dhol82

(9,353 posts)

1. Yes.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 09:54 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

AGeddy

(509 posts)

2. Yes. Absolutely he would.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 09:57 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)

3. Yes

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 09:58 PM

Mar 2020

Center/Left voters that the Dems will need in November will be scared away.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Demsrule86

(68,578 posts)

4. Yes, he can't help Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina etc. Really he can't help anywhere...and the

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 09:58 PM

Mar 2020

house was won my moderates...we could lose the house with Sanders at the top of the ticket.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

ArtTownsend

(439 posts)

20. Latinos love Sanders. Young people love Sanders. Working class people love Sanders.

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:57 PM

Mar 2020

One word: turnout.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

RandySF

(58,855 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 09:59 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Dorn

(523 posts)

6. Minor impact at most; this questions seems like a neoliberal talking point

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:01 PM

Mar 2020

Remember in 2016 when the Repugs said the same thing, they lost 6 seats in the house

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could be a drag on some of the party’s down-ballot candidates in Kansas, the Kansas Republican Party’s executive director said Tuesday.

Read more here: https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article109007802.html#storylink=cpy

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

ArtTownsend

(439 posts)

21. +1

Reply to Dorn (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:57 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

7. Everyone would benefit from the voter enthusiasm that he would bring.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:02 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

George II

(67,782 posts)

9. Sure didn't work in New Hampshire or South Carolina.

Reply to DanTex (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:03 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Dorn

(523 posts)

11. 100% Agree

Reply to DanTex (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:08 PM

Mar 2020

In my life I've worked on 2 presidential candidates, it will soon be 3

1) Nixon, when I was 10, because my dad had me put fliers in houses on one side of the street while he did the opposite side
2) Obama, phone banking because I believed it was very important for him to win.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

14. We've been hearing the promise of a massive wave of new voters for five years now.

Reply to DanTex (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:11 PM

Mar 2020

Still hasn't materialized. There's little reason to believe it will.

In fact, Sanders made the claim again earlier this cycle, this time about Iowa young voters, and his statement was false:

https://www.factcheck.org/2020/02/sanders-spins-young-voter-turnout-in-iowa/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

8. "Will" or "Is"?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:03 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Callado119

(171 posts)

10. Yes, in fact he's already a drag..

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:07 PM

Mar 2020

...he would deliver the house to republicans...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)

12. I think that's a given. Many will need to distance themselves from Sanders.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:08 PM

Mar 2020

The same wouldn't be true of, say, Biden.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

padah513

(2,502 posts)

13. My last one

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:09 PM

Mar 2020

That fact that Bernie's too big for Selma tells me everything I need to know about him.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

rzemanfl

(29,565 posts)

15. Bookmarking so people will ask why.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:17 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

herding cats

(19,564 posts)

16. He will in Texas.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 10:28 PM

Mar 2020

I know there are many millennials who are currently refusing to vote for him here. They'd rather Trump than Bernie. It's the same story from district to district. Texas has been played once again and the voters fell for it, yet again. They wanted a Democrat until they were told Biden was dead in the water - local propaganda - and they believed it. They they looked to Steyer and Bloomberg who filled their airwaves and social media.

Once you remove Steyer and Bloomberg here in Texas Biden would be a strong leader... Bernie's numbers here are due to the horrifically large ad buys of Bloomberg and Steyer. They've diluted Biden's numbers and won't translate into GE votes for the Democratic candidates from what I've seen on paper locally.

I'm not feeling as optimistic as I did a few weeks ago about local gains. I hope I'm wrong, but it's looking less rosy.

Sadly,
Much less optimistic here in Texas.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden