Because the guy who promised to raise taxes on the middle class and give free college and healthcare to the undocumented has a better shot at beating Trump. What a tough thing for Republicans to demonize!!
Do I really need to /s??
Because the guy who promised to raise taxes on the middle class and give free college and healthcare to the undocumented has a better shot at beating Trump. What a tough thing for Republicans to demonize!!I won't make that promise, but will attempt not to. However, if he is the candidate, I'm quite certain Trump gets re-elected.
Because the guy who promised to raise taxes on the middle class and give free college and healthcare to the undocumented has a better shot at beating Trump. What a tough thing for Republicans to demonize!!
Do I really need to /s??
I won't make that promise, but will attempt not to. However, if he is the candidate, I'm quite certain Trump gets re-elected.
Exactly. Progressives play an important role in the platform, but you need to take wins when they come. If you can't win anything, you'll just be left screaming at the wind. Take the wins where they come and keep pushing on the platform and expanding the progressive base.The biggest handicap to the Democrats is that they care more about fighting amongst themselves over ideological purity than they do about winning. A good example of this can be found in the thread about the recent market drop in oil prices which keeps getting veered off topic into a 'purity' discussion about how people should drive less. Compromise and pragmatic are lost to the left. And so will elections until those return
Good article on the subject: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/opinion/sanders-democratic-primary.html
Let us not forget that defeating Dubyah was a given, because he fucked up royally. Let us also see that Kerry was a better Candidate than Biden is. Nevertheless, largely due to being the Incumbent, Dubyah won.
This is probably a conversation for a different thread but what makes you think Bernie has a better shot against Trump based on what we've seen in the primaries so far? Bernie's strategy has been about getting big turnout in the youth vote and that hasn't happened in the primaries. In 2018 we saw a large turnout of moderate voters from the suburbs and it looks like that is also happening in the primary. That seems like the most likely thing to continue based on what we've seen so far. Bernie just hasn't been able to get people to turnout to vote for him yet.
I don't think either candidate is guaranteed to beat Trump. If the economy tanks over the next few months and COVID-19 gets really bad then I think either Biden or Bernie would beat Trump. If the opposite happens and this is just a blip with COVID not being as bad and the economy staying strong, than neither Bernie or Biden is likely to beat Trump. That being said, based on the turnout numbers/demographics in the primaries, I'd put Biden's odds higher than Bernie's in either scenario.
Yeah let's just help promote the guy who's worse by tearing down Biden. Makes sense to me
Bernie offers a Vision, Biden does not. Do you think that the Democratic faithful will refuse to vote for Bernie? I seriously doubt it.
Biden will certainly not bring in new blood, especially when he has repeatedly told some of them to vote for Trump when he didn't like their questions. The Youth vote is a difficult voting block to motivate, they have been for decades. They are too busy, disinterested, and/or cynical about politics. They need to be inspired, Bernie offers this.
Let us not forget that defeating Dubyah was a given, because he fucked up royally. Let us also see that Kerry was a better Candidate than Biden is. Nevertheless, largely due to being the Incumbent, Dubyah won.
False. The folly of GWB's policy was not apparent until after the 2004 election.
What the fuck?
What the fuck?
The housing boom was in full swing & the disaster in Iraq & Afghanistan was just beginning to unfold. 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! still occupied the public consciousness.
Bernie wins the nomination suburban women will leave in droves.Bernie offers a Vision, Biden does not. Do you think that the Democratic faithful will refuse to vote for Bernie? I seriously doubt it.
Biden will certainly not bring in new blood, especially when he has repeatedly told some of them to vote for Trump when he didn't like their questions. The Youth vote is a difficult voting block to motivate, they have been for decades. They are too busy, disinterested, and/or cynical about politics. They need to be inspired, Bernie offers this.
One of the reasons Kerry lost he wouldn't fight back against the Swiftboat so called VetsLet us not forget that defeating Dubyah was a given, because he fucked up royally. Let us also see that Kerry was a better Candidate than Biden is. Nevertheless, largely due to being the Incumbent, Dubyah won.
No, because this is politics, not manufacturing. It's almost like apples aren't oranges.
What I don't see here from you is any denial nor any suitable reckoning of the fact that Sanders has always been Russia's second favorite presidential candidate -- the other being Trump.
It's it you suggestion that Russia is supporting Sanders because they also sometimes want what's best for our country? Or are you just trying to change the subject?
Ok, let's try this one, maybe this one you will understand, or most likely you are going to try obfuscating again and pretending not to understand. If Russia is for peace in the Afghanistan or Iraq, is your position that we continue wars in the Mid East to oppose them?
Bernie wins the nomination suburban women will leave in droves.
Besides even if Sanders managed to win in Nov, people will vote in a check for Congress. Senate will not change and chance House is lost.
What do you have then? Mitch McConnell passing NOTHING
The Russia people are the farthest gone, it's QAnon for liberals. We've never even seen evidence that they actually support Sanders.
Facebook shared its data with Graphika, a social media analytics firm, which said that four of the suspended accounts had a focus on praising Sanders.
A 2019 report from the social media analytics firm Graphika showed screenshots of suspended Instagram accounts. One, which praised Sanders, reads: "Millions of people in America want to get an education. And Bernie Sanders is their last hope."
He was the only candidate on the Democratic side who was a focus of these fake accounts, according to a Graphika report. And in some cases, these accounts plagiarized memes and comments directly from the Sanders campaign.
Interesting, as Sanders himself appears to believe the Russians have acted to support him. Are you calling him a Qanon?
Bernie Sanders briefed by US officials that Russia is trying to aid his campaign
Candidate has denounced reported efforts to interfere on his behalf, saying: ‘I do not consider Vladimir Putin a good friend’www.theguardian.com
Russian state run media also treats him considerably more favorably than his opponent:
How Russia Is Trying To Boost Bernie Sanders' Campaign
Sen. Sanders says he was briefed by the intelligence community about Russia's efforts to aid his campaign, which has gotten more positive support from Russian media than other Democratic candidates.www.npr.org
Now I 100% agree with Sanders that Russia does not actually want him to win the presidency and their goal is to sow chaos and weaken Biden as opposed to elect Sanders, but to say there's no evidence that Russia is trying to boost his campaign like it has in the past is just living in a fantasy world.
I don't fucking care what Sanders or his campaign say.