Posted on 02/25/2020 8:05:21 AM PST by C19fan
As Sen. Bernie Sanders emerges from his commanding victory in last weekend's Nevada caucuses, the Democratic establishment and the party's sizable moderate wing are increasingly anxious over his steady march to the presidential nomination -- yet they lack any sort of cohesive plan to stop him.
No outside group has taken the lead to focus resources against Sanders, and there are still too many candidates left in the race for moderates to coalesce around one standard bearer. The fear isn't just over how Sanders and his far-left platform would fare against President Donald Trump in the general election, it's also about the effect his nomination could have on down-ballot races, particularly for Democrats running in tough elections in swing districts and states. "It's not just that he'd lose the presidency, it's that he'd put our candidates at risk," said Rep. Scott Peters of California, who supports Mike Bloomberg and is a leader in the 103-member New Democrat Coalition, a caucus of moderate House Democrats. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said "there's no question" Sanders will "create a real challenge for down ballot candidates" if he's the Democratic nominee.
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They cant stop him. The best they can hope for is that he has a heart attack before they have to piss off his supporters with a brokered convention.
sizable??? where are they?
LOL...there’s that word again and before my second cup of coffee.
More like kulaks wondering why Stalin was being so mean to them....
Too late to stop him? You mean like with a bike rack?
No doubt that pickles has people for that.
What the Hell does Tom Perez do for a living? This really is a debacle.
I’m calling that the Republicans will re-take the House of Representatives.
Moderate??????moderate you say....it would be easier to find a Sasquatch riding a unicorn with a MAGA hat...Lolol
You gambled on impeachment and lost. This is one of the consequences. Own it.
What moderate Democrats?
They’ve been pushing the same crap as Bernie, just not as openly.
[[[What the Hell does Tom Perez do for a living?]]]
He’s a bigger communist than Sanders. The Ortega wing.
There are whole big bunches of cubic stupid, out there... My landlady, for one. She believes whatever is on NBC, because Huntley–Brinkley never lied to her.
He’s been a communist all of his life, he won’t change now.
Let's hope the House GOP campaign is ready to take advantage of this.
Fixed it.
I don't see the problem at this point; as long as NBs get enough delegates to deny Komrad Sanders a first-ballot win, there's time enough to coalesce.
1) There are no moderate Democrats. 2) Why does it take 4 people to write one article for CNN?
Moderate Democrats? Weren’t they run out of the party ages ago?
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