Down-ballot Democrats move to distance themselves from Sanders

seattletimes.com ^ | 2/22/20 | Michael Scherer Mike DeBonis

[a little elbow grease]

WASHINGTON – Former astronaut Mark Kelly, the Democratic Party’s hope for flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, tried to do no harm this month when he was asked about Sen. Bernie Sanders. “I will ultimately support who the nominee is of the Democratic Party,” he said.

That was enough for Kelly’s Republican rival, Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., who is trailing him in early polls, to go on the attack. The television spot she debuted days later spent nearly as much time talking about plans by the democratic socialist from Vermont to raise taxes and award new benefits to undocumented immigrants as it did about Kelly.

As Sanders, a political independent, builds what could eventually be an insurmountable delegate lead, many Democratic House and Senate candidates are approaching a dramatic shift in their campaigns, as they recalibrate to include praise of capitalism and distance themselves from the national party. Top campaign strategists from both major parties view Sanders’ success as a potentially tectonic event, which could narrow the party’s already slim hopes of retaking the Senate majority and fuel GOP dreams of reclaiming the House, which it lost amid a Democratic romp in 2018.

“I can tell you that there are a lot of down-ballot jitters based on my conversations with my former colleagues,” said former Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., a longtime confidant of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who led congressional election efforts from 2011 to 2015.

“Donald Trump is going to offer the American people this choice: Do you want to continue building the economy, or do you want to lurch toward socialism? And that is a real powerful argument in the Democratic districts that Trump won in 2016.”

[a little elbow grease]

Bernie carries his own kind of virus for the Democrats.

[House Atreides]

I’m feeling the BURN ... and hoping for a major, destructive, nationwide flashover to consume many DemocRATS.

[familyop]

;D

https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2020/02/live-results-2020-nevada-democratic-caucus-feb-22/
Nevada Caucus
Last Updated: February 23, 12:59:33AM ET
Democratic Caucus
Candidate Delegates Vote Percentage Votes

Bernie Sanders 12 47% 3,563

Joe Biden 0 19% 1,470

Pete Buttigieg 0 15% 1,175

Elizabeth Warren 0 10% 785

Amy Klobuchar 0 5% 345

Tom Steyer 0 4% 288

Tulsi Gabbard 0 0% 4

Andrew Yang 0 0% 2

Michael Bennet 0 0% 2

Deval Patrick 0 0% 1

John Delaney
0
0%
0
Uncommitted — 0% 5

[a little elbow grease]

Around midnight a MSNBC commentator referred to “zombie candidates”.

An excellent description for Joe Biden.

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12: 20 a.m. ---- updated votes in Nevada—40%:

Sanders 48%, Biden 21%, Buttigieg 15%, Warren 9%, Klobo and Steyer at 4%.

[a little elbow grease]

Could Madame Pantsuit be lurking behind a curtain?

[Cowboy Bob]

Former astronaut Mark Kelly: "My wife got shot in the face. Elect me Senator!"

Kelly is an A**hole. But, McSally is a very, very, very weak candidate.

I don't like McSally, and would never vote for her in the primaries, but she is the Republican candidate, and she has supported Trump. So, I will hold my nose and vote for her. :(

[a little elbow grease]

"... and hoping for a major, destructive, nationwide flashover to consume many DemocRATS"

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an anti-Bernie wave to wash away the Democrat House lead would be nice.

[familyop]

I’m sure that she’s fuming. ;)

Looks like Sanders cleaned up in Nevada.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-primary-elections/nevada-results
Feb 23 2020, 4:30AM ET

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Democrat Party self-inflicted political death wounds to itself!!! Bernie Sanders will kill off the Democrat Party...politically. If the Democrat Party wants continued political life...ya better all dump Schumer, Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler, Waters, etc., etc,. etc,....like right now!!!

[genghis]

New swing States new Mexico Oregon and new Jersey this puppy is over by June only issue is how much carnage

[preacher]

l8r

[Dave W]

Who cares what you think? I don’t.

[HarleyD]

All Democrats are nothing more than little Bernies. It shows in their voting. They just haven’t come out of the closet yet.

[Cowboy Bob]

I think you are handsome and highly intelligent!

[Ymani Cricket]

Absolutely. "Progressive" simply means a slow gradual move to the same ultimate goal: Socialism. The outspoken so-called "Democratic Socialists" (And ALL the 'Democratic Socialists of America) simply want to do the same thing but more quickly and blatantly.

We should not forget all those people in the Clinton White House wearing the (Vladimir) Lenin lapel pins. Those people have not changed their ideology, the only difference between them and Bernie is they want to do it in a sneaky way (Obama) and Bernie wants an immediate revolution.

[a little elbow grease]

"All Democrats are nothing more than little Bernies. It shows in their voting. They just haven’t come out of the closet yet."

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I hope you are busy there making an emotional exaggeration.

If you were correct, and you are not ...... the country would be sunk.

[a little elbow grease]

If the Democrat Party wants continued political life...ya better all dump Schumer, Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler, Waters, etc., etc,. etc,....like right now!!!

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Don't tell them. They may listen.

[a little elbow grease]

"New swing States new Mexico, Oregon and new Jersey this puppy is over by June"

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That would be nice ............. a Bernie miracle.

;-)

[VeniVidiVici]

BUTT/PLUGS IN 2020!!!

[Redcitizen]

“ Could Madam Pantsuit be lurking behind a curtain? “

Madame Pantsuit is wearing the curtain.