Bernie has clear policy positions and is a great campaigner. He's raised more money than any other candidate (when you discount self-funded billionaires). The Biden campaign could learn a lot from Bernie.

The only thing the Biden campaign can learn from Bernie is what not to do.

than Biden, and he draws more working class moderates.

That said, I also am aware of the polarization he brings along with the boogeyman word "socialist".

Biden is just as bad a name to the right as Bernie is. No matter who it is, they will demonize the candidate. They will become the bad word to the Right.

And if the nominee has nothing else to run on, then we will lose.

They're ecstatic over recent events.

I'm not positive which of them will actually do better at the end of the campaign.

I'm wondering what happens to the party when Biden is nominated and loses.

He'll get republicans to vote for him along with right leaning independents and he'll have the resources to be on an even playing field with trump.

When one person owns more than all bottom half Americans combined, it is well past time to just go along to get along. . When I arrived in this country as JFK was getting elected, the middle class was strong, marginal tax rates were high, and there were no Billionaires calling shots and own the politicians. All this while the bottom 90% are basically marching in place while the top 1% get richer faster and faster. If it won't be Warren, I will be switching to Bernie.

Many Trump supporters like Bernie's anti-Washington stance. They would much rather have Bernie than Clinton, Biden, etc, They also don't hate Tulsi.

It won't. Tom Malinowski flipped it after decades of GOP Representation in Washington (a former Obama admin employee).

It doesn't matter how great of a campaigner Sanders is - he's not good at retail politics in the way your Candidate is. Malinowski is a soft spoken, extremely intelligent life long public servant.

Two men could not be more different - and it took Tom to oust Leonard Lance (a Hunterdon County dynasty politician). We have Governor Kean's son running out here on the GOP ticket.

Sanders will NOT help Tom. Biden, Warren, Bloomberg could. BTW- Warren got the party line in Hunterdon County followed by Bloomberg.

That's not the case with Biden. That alone is a significant factor.

why Bernie's policy positions make him so damn popular with the working class and low-income folks in this country, who will show up to vote for Bernie in droves... Bernie's the Champion we've been waiting for!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

I'm in NC, and the the Bernie supporters I know at work say they will not vote for Bernie after he snubbed Selma. They feel disrespected.
Biden will win here tomorrow.

we won't get any progressive policies through congress, regardless of who the president is.

he's gone through so far to ensure Biden doesn't get the nomination. He's even gotten the Russians to help BS so it's an easy win for him.

We can see how the consolidation this early in the process will give the Dem party a fighting chance against Trump. There was a reason for the Ukraine treason and it was about stopping Biden—Trump’s most formidable opponent

Not a chance.

Not happening.

IS that better?

More like BEAT TRUMP! VOTE! That's more what we'll be seeing.

That's better! Even some Sanders fans will go with that, I'm sure. Not all of them, but some.

And the point I was responding to was that its all about the excitement. Really?!?!

Don't minimize it, please. Remember the excitement about Obama why would you want to quash such a thing?

Just put into perspective that there are some serious issues that the Biden campaign better work out if they are to take down Trump.

It would take an awful lot to bring me down this week. I'm going to enjoy every minute of it.

It is because of what he represents, that I am supporting him now. Plus his character, integrity, and vast experience.

Meanwhile, go to his website or listen to the town halls he has done on CNN. His policy positions are actually quite clear and well thought out.

It's not about that, as I said.

we've seen, so I can't compare it to 2000, 2004, and 2016. We've never run against an incumbent like this before.

I was there. Bush was the worst we had seen. He should have been impeached.

He lied us into war that killed thousands of soldiers and hundreds of thousands of civilians.

And yet, Kerry Lost.

knows that the 2004 election was stolen. Of course, republicans with Russia's help will probably try again, no matter who is the nominee. With Joe we have a chance to have enough votes so that they can't steal this one.

Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

https://www.commondreams.org/views06/0601-34.htm

Or rather, the fear of that, as this is not over quite yet.

...and certainly that of the Senate.

in all those previous instances, gop candidates were nowhere near as polarizing as trump.
We have excellent chance with Biden to capture some republican voters.

We are going to need all hands on deck to get all Democrats and left-leaning independents out to vote.

and flying the flag upside down

A policy platform that represents progress and gives people hope
A strong campaign with the ability to raise money
A track record of getting it done

Joe has not demonstrated these things well.

Say about June. But then again it would be moot against Joe.

It's way to early for that argument.

Trump is not waiting.

Buttigieg, Warren and Bernie have all built remarkable grass roots campaigns with well defined policies and all have out earned Biden.

was my point.

Klobuchar did not run a good or viable campaign. She also did not put out details on policy.

after South Carolina, I don't think there will be any problem raising campaign funds. Now that this is a probably a two person race, the money will flow.

Is that support well deserved? I don't think it is. Joe has run the least viable campaign to date and provided the least information on his policy plan.

He is running solely on his character. It's not enough.

So no point in discussing it any further. I see it as Joe finally getting the support he deserves. We're not going to agree, so lets end on a civil note.

No one really pays attention to the platform once it's done. Voters certainly don't. They look to what the campaign's message is.

Besides, the 2016 platform was already the most progressive in history. It's not like we're going to backtrack if Biden is the nominee.

Nominating a socialist, democratic or any flavor of socialist, is what was scaring most of us and now we are relieved its probably not going to happen.

Alas, you have to win the nomination before you even stand a chance at beating Trump. And I’m afraid Warren is not going to accomplish that. In the four early contests she came in 3rd in Iowa, 4th in New Hampshire and Nevada, and 5th in South Carolina. I don’t see where she is able to turn that around, short one or two of the candidates getting run over by a bus r succumbing to the coronavirus.

You are surprised that Democrats are rallying behind our Democratic nominee? Relief. Hell yes. Not to mention the relief for our down ticket.

I'm surprised at the hubris of some here who think Biden beating Trump is guaranteed

loss for us with Sanders.

1. He's not a socialist. Making that claim is dishonest.

2. Believe it or not, you and everyone in this country practices some form of Social Democracy.

It's a fact.

And finally, I love how Biden supporters turn everything into something about Bernie. It's like they are fixated on the man.

You all know this, but you keep using the word as a fear factor.

There is nothing fearful about socialism.

behooved him to add that one word.

A "democratic socialist" is a simply a type of socialist. Not sure how you can get around that. If he called himself a "socialistic democrat" then you might have an argument.

It's what the candidate actually stands for that matters to most.

People are sick and tired of being talked to by politicians. They want someone to actually put forward policies that will change their lives.

Rolling back Trump's rollbacks is not going to cut it.

Wall to wall ads on TV and radio quoting Sanders and running clips of him saying he is a democratic socialist. Its easy pickings.

Scandinavian countries practice different socialism than Venezuela, for example.

Socialism Scandinavian style works! There is no Billionaire out there who owns combined wealth of all bottom half of Scandinavians.

According to The World's Billionaires List on forbes.com Sweden has 31 dollar billionaires, Norway 14 and Denmark 6 (Finland 7 if you include that in Scandinavia). ... So it actually looks like Sweden and Norway have roughly the same number of dollar billionaires per capita.

with Billionaires. And none of the Billionaires in Scandinavia appear in top richest list.
The tax rates make sure no Scandinavian will be worth more than combined wealth of bottom 50%.

https://wealthygorilla.com/top-20-richest-people-world/

socialist...you're losing.

Biden will not.

And we don't even need to go there because Biden won't get past the Gore/Kerry/Clinton test.

Warren would be a better candidate than Joe by far without the polarization that Bernie brings.

Sorry, I don't see her prospects changing.

Better than him in half the primaries.
Raised more money.
She took down Bloomberg (Biden should thank her).
She can articulate her policies and platform
And she knows she's not running for the the Senate .

Maybe a Biden Campaign would sit better with you if Warren ended up being his VP? I think that she might be in the running. I have heard Kamala Harris as a VP possibility also, but I would prefer her to be AG in a Democratic Administration. Also, I think if Joe got the nomination, Warren as his running mate might mollify some progressives and bring more progressives into the big tent.

Always the excuse.

The hard part will be living through tRump until November.

And that's the best chance by a country mile, in my estimation. And beating the orange shitgibbon is priority 1-1000.

Benghazi Benghazi Benghazi!

go bernie.

And enthusiasm for him is picking up. He offers the best chance at a victory.

And I’m concerned Trump would eat Biden’s lunch. Trump has a lifetime of experience fighting dirty. I din’t See Bernie doing any better against Trump, either.

he still seems to be winning. Could he lose the general? Sure! But I honestly believe his chances vs Trump are infinitely better than Bernie’s.

Hope others follow, everywhere, Warren or Sanders.

If he doesn't get more votes that HRC did, we will lose...again.