Democratic Primaries

Galraedia

(5,025 posts) Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:06 PM Mar 2020

Why Trump wants Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic nomination

President Trump has stepped up his efforts to boost Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign and to sow doubts among Sanders’ supporters about the fairness of the nomination process, an update of the disruptive strategy he believes helped him win the White House four years ago.

People close to Trump and his campaign say the tactic is as deliberate as it is simple, with a goal of creating chaos in the Democratic Party in hopes of weakening its turnout in November while aiding a potential opponent who Trump considers fatally flawed.

With Sanders hoping to lock down a clear delegate lead after the all-important Super Tuesday contests on March 3, Trump also is playing a card that fires up his own base, taunting the iconoclastic senator from Vermont as a “crazy” socialist who would lead the country into economic ruin if elected.

Sometimes he combines the two messages. After Sanders won the Feb. 22 Nevada caucuses, for example, Trump congratulated “Crazy Bernie” in a tweet, warning “Don’t let them take it away from you!”

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-28/trump-seeks-to-boost-sanders-and-foment-discord-among-democrats

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

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Why Trump wants Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic nomination (Original Post) Galraedia Mar 2020 OP

Brad Parscale and his $1 Billion "misinformation machine" Miles Archer Mar 2020 #1

I read a headline Bev54 Mar 2020 #6

With Sanders as the man, Turbineguy Mar 2020 #2

Huh? SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #4

Republicans will cheat. Turbineguy Mar 2020 #7

Galraedia , thanks for posting this! :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #3

Trump doing Russian trolls' work for them. blm Mar 2020 #5

Putin has enough "krompromat" that he doesn't have to pay anything Moderateguy Mar 2020 #8

Conservatives usually think that liberal, 'big government' types are easy to beat. pampango Mar 2020 #9

With Sanders, all Trump has to do TlalocW Mar 2020 #10

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

1. Brad Parscale and his $1 Billion "misinformation machine"

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:09 PM

Mar 2020

He wants to turn his hipster dude campaign manager loose on every dirty trick in the book and sees Sanders as the easiest candidate to slime.

That's the 25 word or less explanation on why he wants him.

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

Bev54

(10,052 posts)

6. I read a headline

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:19 PM

Mar 2020

where Trump was now warning that there is foreign interference happening in Super Tuesday. I think he is trying to sow misinformation, in case Bernie does not do as well, then he can get his Bros to create chaos.

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

Turbineguy

(37,332 posts)

2. With Sanders as the man,

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:09 PM

Mar 2020

trump can cheat less.

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

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)

4. Huh?

Reply to Turbineguy (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:17 PM

Mar 2020

Not sure I follow.

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

Turbineguy

(37,332 posts)

7. Republicans will cheat.

Reply to SiliconValley_Dem (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:20 PM

Mar 2020

The question is, "How much?"

"As much as they have to!"

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

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

3. Galraedia , thanks for posting this! :) nt

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:14 PM

Mar 2020

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

blm

(113,063 posts)

5. Trump doing Russian trolls' work for them.

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:17 PM

Mar 2020

Or does Putin pay him per tweet, too?

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

Moderateguy

(945 posts)

8. Putin has enough "krompromat" that he doesn't have to pay anything

Reply to blm (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:22 PM

Mar 2020

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

pampango

(24,692 posts)

9. Conservatives usually think that liberal, 'big government' types are easy to beat.

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:29 PM

Mar 2020

I imagine Hoover thought that of FDR in 1932. Al Smith had been the Democratic presidential nominee in 1928 and lost to Hoover. He was more 'moderate' than FDR and wanted another go at Hoover. It took 4 ballots to nominate FDR. Sometimes liberal, big-government' types are not as easy to beat as conservatives like Hoover and Trump think they are.

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

TlalocW

(15,383 posts)

10. With Sanders, all Trump has to do

Reply to Galraedia (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 06:59 PM

Mar 2020

Is attack socialism. It wouldn't matter if the issue they're discussing couldn't even be connected to anything socialist-related. With Bernie, he feels like he doesn't have to work that hard for the debates/election. Just yell, "Socialism!" and it's good, and the bad thing is that it would be effective with some people.

TlalocW

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

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