Posted on 02/13/2020 5:33:48 AM PST by Kaslin
“Well, if you add up what Mayor Pete, Amy Klobachar, and Joe Biden got in New Hampshire, you can see the moderates still haven’t coalesced around Bernie quite yet. There’s still time. It’s going to be a long primary fight.”
How many times have you heard that conventional wisdom since the senator from Vermont effectively won the first two primary elections of the cycle? By the way, it also completely ignores his outsized role in their race four years ago. Bernie’s not going away. He never left. He’s the shingles of campaigns.
It’s purely wishful thinking by those who understand naked socialism won’t sell in the general election and are praying a more palatable, secret socialist comes to the fore to save the Democrats in November. But it’s too late. Bernie and his “bros” are locked and loaded and any attempt to separate them from one another will not work.
Why is this so hard for them to grasp? The enthusiasm in the Democrats’ primary is with Bernie. Period. Why? He’s socialist Trump, in a nutshell. Republicans have been through this already. In a crowded field of traditional milquetoast, blow-dried, manicured, focus-grouped opponents the original anti-politician without scripts and notes and messaging steps up to the microphone and says exactly what he thinks.
American voters largely do not trust institutions and the phonies who lead them any longer. You may dislike that. You may tut-tut that. But that’s where we are. While Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are promoting wildly different solutions for America’s future, they both fit the bill of outsider and authenticity the country is craving.
Meanwhile their manicured, focus-grouped opponents squabble amongst one another trying to prove they’re the best one to take on the anti-politician in their midst. How’d that work out in the long, protracted battle of Rubio, Cruz, Fiorina, Kasich, etc?
C’mon Democrats. Let’s stop pretending there’s such a thing as “moderate” in your party anyway. You all want what Bernie wants. Obama did a good job trying to back-door socialism though speechifying and race baiting. But Bernie just wants to cut to the chase this time and tell the truth. “I want the government to run everything. I want you to pay much higher taxes. I want to be in control of both the government and your money. Vote for me!”
I know, Democrats. You’re worried Bernie’s too blunt and jarring and aggressive for a center-right majority to swallow. Still, you’re better off going to war with Bernie than you are trying a Trojan candidate with one of the mini-mayors like Mike or Pete. They’re just pocket-size Jebs! (please clap)
Committed communists and socialists are aggressive and many times violent and disruptive, it’s true. I understand why that makes Democrats nervous as well. But they’re also passionate and mobilized and they want to win. Let them go to work!
If you cheat Bernie out of this with a mini-mayor, you’re going to set your convention ablaze (maybe more than just rhetorically). Then, when the fire is out – you’ll be stuck with a party hollowed of passion, and full of disdain and mistrust for your Trojan socialist mini-mayor of choice.
Democrats, you can’t afford to shut out the passion and roll the dice on unimpressive mini-mayors whom blacks don’t trust, progressives don’t trust, and independents can’t support because they’re just socialists without the personality or authenticity.
Meanwhile, did you see what President Trump pulled for turnout in a mostly uncontested primary in New Hampshire this week? A stunning 119,000 votes! Why is that significant? Because every previous president who went on to win a second term and ran uncontested in New Hampshire in their first term didn’t come close to Trump’s turn-out.
The next closest was Clinton with 76,000 votes, followed by Reagan with 65,000, Bush with 54,000, and the most historic, magical, important, transformative president of all – Barack Obama - pulled a measly 49,000 votes in New Hampshire during his first term.
Go ahead. Lie to yourselves with thoughts of, “It’s early.” Or maybe, “Trump wasn’t running against anyone in New Hampshire. Just wait until Democrats rally around one candidate!” You ignore electoral enthusiasm and passion at your political peril.
I remember the Republican convention in Cleveland of 2016 when the runner up to President Trump decided not to endorse him and instead give a speech about conservatism and walked off the stage to “boos.”
I remember the Democratic convention in Philadelphia in 2016 when party leadership had to resign in disgrace after leaked emails exposed their attempts to fix the fight for Hillary and shut Bernie out. I remember the protests and angry Bernie backers in the convention hall who felt cheated.
Republicans learned their lesson. Submit to the will of your voters or they will abandon you. Yes, it's true there are still many never-Trump Republicans who can’t and won’t see fit to vote for President Trump this fall. But they’ll never lead again. Meanwhile, those Republicans who’ve come around and embraced Trump have been forgiven and welcomed home by voters.
The lesson learned? Don’t bet against authenticity and passion no matter your distaste for it.
Similarly Democrats, it’s time you stop betting against the passion and authenticity of Bernie and his “bros.” It’s easier to simply embrace them and walk the plank with them on full-tilt, high tax, total government-controlling socialism. Why wait?
I know it’s scary Democrats, but it’s where you all want to go anyway. Just hop in the back seat and let Bernie drive you all there. Then we’ll have an honest, fair, transparent fight to see where the soul of the nation truly rests.
Don’t hide your social engineering, high taxing, gun-grabbing, climate change-scheming, limitless abortion government takeovers with flowery speeches from Midwestern mini-mayors and slick talking junior senators anymore. Own who you are! Say what you mean!
Just back Bernie already and let’s head to November!
Yes, please do Democrats.
I think most of their handlers realize they cannot afford to.
Am wondering what %age of cash they figure they’d lose from “independents” with Bern.
They had to have done the calculations four years ago....
There was an interesting article recently about how people no longer trust institutions -- government, media, corporations, etc.
If we could trust people, society would be very different. But now everything is politics which means everything is about persuading people to do what you want them to do. Which means "anything goes". Which means all the big players will slip as much past you as they possibly can. Sharing the truth with you doesn't seem to be in their best interest.
Bad link. This link? https://www.google.com/amp/s/townhall.com/columnists/chrisstigall/2020/02/13/quit-fighting-bernie-democrats-embrace-him-n2561263%3famp=true
They may as well.
He IS their future. He IS where their young core voters are. He IS what the Democrat Party will be in about a decade.
So, tbe battle to rule the free world is being fought by . . .
Three NYC Liberals?
If you include Boris the Brit, that makes four.
Whoda thunk it? /s
Attn: All voters in Nevada & South Carolina...want to destroy the Democrat Party, politically long before the November election. Just take full advantage of your primary elections and cast your votes...all of them for POTUS, Donald J. Trump however your state state allows those actions to take place.
Follow the leads of both Iowa & New Hampshire where the real winner of those two states was Donald J. Trump..period. Trump received 130,000 votes in New Hampshire....while Bernie Sanders came up with a paltry 75,000 votes.
Do the same in both Nevada & South Carolina and you can kiss Bernie Sanders goodbye and bury Joe Biden in forever obscurity where he so rightfully belongs, idiot and moron that Biden is!!!
So true.
And sadly, where more than half our nation will be in a decade.......4 decades of Marxist brainwashing in gov. schools is taking its toll, and will be inevitably victorious in another decade....
Apart from divine intervention.
Anyone who doesn’t see the path over the last 40 years is blind. Trump is a wonderful break in the cycle - and an 8 year reversal - but another Obama will likely rise up after Trump (the inevitable pendulum swing), and its likely we will never recover.....why? They will take total control.
That’s when all the luke warm, ding dong, Americans (and non Americans) will go, ut oh!
Similarly Democrats, it’s time you stop betting against the passion and authenticity of Bernie and his “bros.”
compared to the other rat candidates, bernie does have some leadership characteristics.
That’s when all the luke warm, ding dong, Americans (and non Americans) will go, ut oh!
Once all the “evil Rich” people’s money has been looted and their is no more.
Great op-ed! Had me laughing and so true!
Right now the ‘elites’ (more like morons) being Demo troglodytes and their MSM propagandists are in a panic over Bernie. They’ve created a dilemma and a monster with the never ending progressive spewing. And now it’s coming home to roost. Enjoy the show of self-mutilation.
Yep, then AOC can run as his Veep! “Dream”ing ticket!
The real Marxists are finding out. The Bourgeois Socialists can run but they can’t hide, right Bourgeois Bernie? Run DNC. There are many, many jimmie hodgkinson types out there who will come to hunt YOU down. They, like Marx, hate Bourgeois Socialists. They are not down with your FAKE STRUGGLE.
Karl would’ve spit on you Bernie. Uncle Joe would’ve put one in the back of your head and kicked you into a shallow grace, useless eater, feeble old man.
http://www.slp.org/pdf/marx/comm_man.pdf
Not another “fundamental transformation” again. Frederich Engels used that exact phrase on p.48 of the Communist Manifesto...
You’re killing it Barry...er Bernie. Stand up Socialists of the Bourgeois type. Be proud of who you are...how many you deceive. Identify yourselves.
Embrace the suck, dearhearts.
I think the big bosses know that the presidential race is probably a lost cause. I think they will screw Bernie because of what he will do to the congressional races. If the dimbots who vote a straight ticket stay home because of Bernie, it will be a massacre bloodier than Britain’s labor party.
I best like this country having it out this year over Socialism.
Go Bernie!
Some Republicans have learned that, some (coughcoughRomneycoughcough) haven't. But in fact the party embraced Trump because the establishment couldn't stop him. The question devolves to whether the Dem establishment can stop Bernie. The super-delegates say that they can unless Bernie comes into the convention with an insuperable majority of delegates. Until then it's a holding battle.
I think most conservatives - I am one - would much prefer to have it out over the socialism issue this election, when we have a strong and popular candidate. If it ever gets down to Bernie vs. Romney, we're screwed again and so is the country.
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