Posted on 03/11/2020 6:02:28 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
Sanders has spent his entire career advocating for a class-based perspective on American politics, one that argues against the elites and powerful corporations and, in his view, in defense of the interests of the working and middle class voters. Ever since he shifted during the 2016 election to accommodate the perspective of a rising woke racial tide, it’s been as ill-fitting as most of his suits. There is a big gap between the interests and priorities of the union hall voter and the interests of supporters of the squad – who failed utterly to deliver for Bernie, particularly Rashida Tlaib, who may have been the worst surrogate of the cycle.
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He lost because of a single word —- “Cuba”.
Dumbass!
The Bern has been a loser his whole life. These days a rich loser, but still a self-trained loser.
I never get tired of his losing...
it’s because people hate Hillary more than Biden.
He refused to fight. How does he not mention Hunter Biden?
Not even a democrat would vote for an admitted communist.
Ben Domenech = Mr. Meghan McCain
Because he’s a commie loving idiot.
Bernie lost b/c he stupidly had the puke Somali Omar backing him.....
............and this guy.............
A (puke) Imam At Bernie’s Rally Said ISIS Was ‘Somehow Connected’ To Israel, That Homosexuality Is A ‘Disorder’
Imam Qazwini, of the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, said: “I believe we need someone who cares about all Americans, and treats them equally, who does not promote anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, white supremacy, someone like Bernie Sanders who loves all and supports all.” ........
This antedeluvian goon regurgitated all the code words liberals demand...... to make libs “feel good” about themselves.
Bernie lost because 16 year olds can’t vote—yet.
Ben... Bless your heart. You over thought this... He lost because he is a communist.
“He refused to fight. How does he not mention Hunter Biden?”
That is true but it was his to lose and when he praised Castro that is exactly what he did. It gave the opening the DNC needed. It was one of the biggest political blunders in history. It will go down in infamy with the Dukakis tank video.
I think there's a lot of misunderstanding about the dynamics behind these primary battles. I'll use the following example to illustrate what's going on here:
Back in 2016 ... Among 100 random Democrats in any given state (Michigan, for example), the breakdown of supporters by candidate is as follows: Clinton 60%, Sanders 35%, and Others 5%. The Sanders supporters are much more motivated and passionate than the Clinton supporters, to the point where half the Clinton voters are just as lazy and apathetic as their candidate is. So when primary day comes around the vote among these people is as follows: Sanders 33, Clinton 30, and Other 3. Sanders "wins a stunning victory" in all the media reports, but he never really got any support outside his hard-core base.
Now in 2020 ... Among 100 random Democrats in any given state (Michigan, for example), the breakdown of supporters by candidate is as follows: Sanders 35%, and Others 65%. The Sanders supporters are still much more motivated and passionate than the "Other" supporters, but this time the "Other" supporters remember what happened in 2016 -- and since they are generally dumb as rocks, they will vote for the candidate they are told to support. So when primary day comes around the vote among these people is as follows: Biden 45, Sanders 30 (the turnout among his followers declines a bit because of his age and health history), and Other 3. Biden is presented by the media as a strong, surging candidate with widespread appeal -- but in reality he just managed to get more support among people who didn't even bother showing up to vote in 2016. And Sanders, once again, never really got any support outside his hard-core base.
THIS is what is going on here, folks. Sanders isn't really getting screwed by the DNC. He's just getting out-maneuvered, and put back in his rightful place.
Old hippies. They stopped maturing at the age of 15.
Every one of those candidates said the same thing about Cuba for the last 50 years. He just said it at the wrong time.
Yes they have but being the front runner with a target his back and then praising Castro on “60 Minutes” was breathtakingly stupid. That was the moment it all changed.
Wait a minute! Prohibiting the consumption of alcohol within 50 feet of a polling place never stopped the dead drunk (or just dead for that matter) from voting in Chicago.
That said, I expect the DNC to push for virtual voting due to COVID-19.
Gramsci(new left/AOC) vs Marx (old left/Sanders).
They all agree that the people should have to give them a whole lot more money and power.
Duh, COVID-19.
Isn’t that the cause of everything now?
In my 60 years I’ve never seen this level of panic for nothing. Not even Y2K when idiots thought the laws of physics would end and planes would fall out of the sky without wondering how they took off.
I hate idiots.
Bernie lost because the people that own and operate the dem party said so.
They do everything they can to make voting in open elections at the state and national level to be a rigged game with pre-selected winners.
Does anyone really believe they’re honest in their own party’s primary conduct?
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