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Top Democrats turn on each other after Iowa, threatening the party’s chances against Trump
Washington Compost ^ | Feb 10, 2020 | Michael Scherer, Sean Sullivan

Posted on 02/10/2020 6:24:55 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

MANCHESTER, N.H. —Democratic leaders have edged toward the brink of open war with one another in recent days after a series of jarring setbacks that could jeopardize the party's chances against President Trump, who continues to solidify his iron-fisted control over the Republican election apparatus.

The infighting focuses largely on the failed caucus process in Iowa, with state and national Democratic leaders at odds over who deserves blame, as well as an increasingly bitter dispute over the rules governing who gets into future nationally televised candidate debates — a process that could allow billionaire Mike Bloomberg to make the stage later this month....

A former New York mayor, Bloomberg gave more than $1.5 million to the national and state parties in the final months of last year, according to federal election records. He so far has collected only one of the four 10 percent polls he needs to qualify for the Las Vegas debate Feb. 19....

Sanders has been blunt in his condemnation of the move.

“I think it is an outrage,” he told reporters Thursday. “I guess if you’re worth $55 billion, you can get the rules changed.”

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: candidate; democrats; election; nominee
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“We’re taking on not just the whole Republican political establishment,” Sanders said, “we’re taking on the Democratic establishment.”

Trump did that and won.

1 posted on 02/10/2020 6:24:55 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
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They are turning on each other and increasing Trump’s chances of re-election by the day.


2 posted on 02/10/2020 6:29:40 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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“...that could jeopardize the party’s chances against President Trump, who continues to solidify his iron-fisted control over the Republican election apparatus.”

Wow, no apparent bias in the reporter’s writing style, huh?


3 posted on 02/10/2020 6:34:12 AM PST by MplsSteve
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Excellent, excellent!!! (insert diabolical laughter)


4 posted on 02/10/2020 6:34:31 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Romney turned on us.


5 posted on 02/10/2020 6:35:47 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Romney turned on us.


6 posted on 02/10/2020 6:35:48 AM PST by AndyJackson
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Let’s you and you fight!


7 posted on 02/10/2020 6:36:53 AM PST by Ken H (Best SOTU ever!)
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To: metmom

Another reason impeachment was horrible for Democrats. They needed to sort this out before Iowa and they knew it. This is going to erupt in more insanity. There is no stopping it.


8 posted on 02/10/2020 6:36:54 AM PST by cnsmom
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The only thing that can be gleaned from Iowa is it twern’t Biden.


9 posted on 02/10/2020 6:39:58 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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Why are they whining? Primary campaigns have always been blood sport, no?


10 posted on 02/10/2020 6:40:23 AM PST by Buttons12
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You can’t “threaten” something that doesn’t exist.


11 posted on 02/10/2020 6:44:15 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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The POST liked it so much better when the Democrat establishment had iron-fisted control over their election apparatus and the GOP was forming circular firing squads.

I'd argue that the Democrat establishment still has iron-fisted control over their election apparatus. How else would you explain a guy like Joe Manchin of West Virginia voting to remove Trump from office on two bogus charges?

12 posted on 02/10/2020 6:49:08 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: Dan in Wichita

Excellent, excellent!!! (insert diabolical laughter)


And insert Montgomery Burns jpg.


13 posted on 02/10/2020 6:49:27 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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What a pile this article is. How about this line “iron-fisted control” describing Trump? The dem party has always tried to put on a front and seem unified since their coalition is made of identity politics.


14 posted on 02/10/2020 6:49:57 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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I think at this point they all know that those on the campaign trail are just going through the motions and have no shot.

Bloomberg has this all bought and paid for.


15 posted on 02/10/2020 6:50:01 AM PST by uranium penguin
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

dims have bernie, a product of their own creation so they need to get behind him and get use to being a socialist party.


16 posted on 02/10/2020 6:51:48 AM PST by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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The Democrats are starting to take off the mask and let their deep inner reptilian loose!


17 posted on 02/10/2020 6:53:05 AM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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“The Party” has no chance against Trump. All they have are lies and corruption.


18 posted on 02/10/2020 6:59:29 AM PST by vpintheak (Leftists are full of "Love, peace" and bovine squeeze.)
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Like what does WaHo expect out of a primary?

Maybe 25 years of Dem primaries that were just all-show left people unaware that these are not supposed to be love-ins.

These are people that represent factions, and they want to win. What a shock!

That party badly needs these sides to go at it.


19 posted on 02/10/2020 7:00:13 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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Can you even imagine???

BLOOMBERG / SANDERS 2020

or

SANDERS / BLOOMBERG 2020

The jokes just write themselves.

There will need to be new Department of Food Testers.


20 posted on 02/10/2020 7:00:29 AM PST by uranium penguin
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