Posted on 03/13/2020 2:14:40 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Bernie Sanders acknowledged Friday that fears about the spread of coronavirus have damaged his ability to leverage large rallies into support at the polls, and suggested that future Democratic presidential primary voting should be delayed if health officials deem doing so appropriate.
“We do more rallies than anybody else, and (they’re) often very well attended. I love to do them,” the senator told reporters at a hotel in his home state of Vermont. “This coronavirus has obviously impacted our ability to communicate with people in the traditional way that we do. That’s hurting.”
“If this isn’t a red flag for the current dysfunctional and wasteful health care system, frankly I don’t know what is,” Sanders said, advocating for his signature “Medicare for All” plan that would provide, universal, government-funded health care.
Despite conceding that he’s badly trailing Joe Biden in amassing the number of delegates needed to secure their party’s presidential nomination, Sanders has given no indication he’ll drop out of the presidential race. He’s vowed to grill the former vice president on issues like expanding health coverage, combating climate change, reducing college debt and overhauling a biased criminal justice system during a debate Sunday night.
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Fight on Burney! Stream to your peeps on their Obamaphones!
Lack of voters will do that too, Bernie.
Bern, you need to go third party. The Dims will screw you out of the nomination every time.
Saying you’ll absolutely let Biden win at the convention also hurts
Bernie is crazy but he’s a talented grifter, he knows how to ramp up the pressure and cause trouble to get what he wants...
Three houses are going to have to be enough.
Burnie, you have reached the level of your incompetence and beyond. The word for your campaign is “moribund”.
As in dying for lack of interest. Only the True Believers are in your parade now.
Poor fraud. Have $0R0$ get you some NPCers, Bern. You f’n IDIOT. Maybe Cenk and his young jerks can get out the rally, comrades.
Well that’s odd - Obiden says the lack of rallies seems to be helping his campaign.
Suck it up, you old commie. And what’s the big deal anyway? The DNC is going to hand the nomination to Demented Joe anyway.
Working great for Biden. He’ll be the most controlled candidate ever.
Bernie Sanders says lack of rallies ‘hurting’ his campaign”
Not as much as praising Castro.
No, Bernie. Nothin’ from nothin’ is nothin’.
Burny, all of us are hurting to one degree or another right now.
No one is worried about your pointless campaign.
All Sanders won this past Tuesday was the big blue state of... North Dakota. Wow, amazing.
Please Comrade Bernie, run on the socialist party ticket, you have so many lefties you could name as your running mate.
No kidding. The selfish a-hole can go to hell.
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