Posted on 04/30/2020 11:05:57 AM PDT by knighthawk
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders’ political teams on Thursday announced a deal that would allow Sanders to keep hundreds of convention delegates he would have otherwise had to forfeit after suspending his White House bid.
The agreement between the former vice president and the populist senator from Vermont avoids what could have been a messy political fight between the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and Sanders, who was Biden’s last remaining primary rival.
The deal may also put to rest fears of a repeat performance of the divisive 2016 primary between Sanders and eventual nominee Hillary Clinton that led to a cold peace during the general election. Many Sanders supporters refused to vote for Clinton in the November election, which helped Donald Trump win the White House.
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Check out this Stalinist logic. Their reason for canceling the New York Democratic presidential primary? They deliberately want to suppress voter turnout.
From the article:
“While the state’s still holding down ballot primary contests, New York Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs said canceling the state’s presidential primary would mean a lower expected turnout and a reduced need for polling places amid the coronavirus pandemic.“
Post #2 - to which I’d add: Their real reason for cancelling the NY presidential primary is to give Biden an insurmountable lead. Can’t have anyone voting for Bernie anymore.
Another Stalinist move.
Kind of interesting. If Joe drops out because of s/a or dementia problems before the convention, wouldn’t this make Bernie the democrat candidate?
Hmmmm.
I say Biden will not be the nominee
who’s with me?
I mean come on , this guy can’t even stand up for five minutes and put a coherent thought together!
Biden won’t make it to the convention as a viable candidate, so what did Bernie get out of this?
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