None of their candidates are very appealing to non-white voters. That’s a huge part of the Democratic primary electorate. It’s probably well over half. The wine aunts love the gay mayor or Fauxcahontas. The college kids love Bernie. Nobody believes Biden can win. Bloomberg is trying a new way to build support; by buying it through television ads.
The “moderates” aren’t really any more divided than the “radicals”. If Warren drops out, Bernie probably benefits the most. If the queer mayor drops out, a good part of that support also probably goes to Bernie. If Biden drops out, his supporters probably go to Bloomberg and that screechy Senator from the Midwest that throws things at her staff.
The Establishment has to hope that Biden drops out and that things realign behind Bloomberg. Otherwise, Bernie takes the nomination. They all look like midgets compared to the President.
Moderates? Where? Leftist media keeps saying that, but not a single dang one of the rat candidates could even be considered remotely moderate. Not even some FReepers dream girl, Gabby.
Someone is going to go 3rd party. Probably Bernie.
Then we’ll see a split the size of the Grand Canyon.
There are no moderate Democrats left.
It will be Breadline Bernie or Mini Mike. Either an open Trotskyist, or an ueber cynical and hypocritical authoritarian dwarf. Nobody else has a chance.
The only one even remotely near a moderate, Tulsi Gabbard is polling less than one percent.