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Bernie Will Get the Nomination and Lose the General...Badly
American Thinker ^ | 02/13/2020 | Ed Mazlish

Posted on 02/13/2020 6:27:09 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Even before most people were paying attention to the Democratic debates and primaries, I predicted on my Ayn Rand: Taking Liberty podcast with Scott Schiff that Bernie Sanders would win the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. The basis for my prediction was that in a flawed field, the Democrats would "test drive" each of their candidates as the frontrunner, disqualify each candidate for his obvious flaws, and settle on Bernie for several reasons. That is what is happening. Bernie has rocketed to the top of the Democratic field and seems poised to claim the Democratic nomination.

Bernie is the guy with whom Democratic voters are most comfortable deep in their hearts. He says all the things the others believe and that Democratic voters feel, but he says it all without dilution and without intellectual compromise. His intellectual consistency makes him the most comfortable candidate to the Democratic base — they know that when it comes to policy, Bernie will not embarrass and will not disappoint. When he speaks, Democrats nod their heads in agreement — even the ones who oppose him. That is a huge asset when running in a hotly contested primary.

Bernie is also the candidate with the most committed followers. His organization is second to none in the Democratic field. But while organization and intellectual consistency are important, they are not enough to win the nomination alone, as Ron Paul found out during his runs for the Republican nomination. The base of the electorate needs to be comfortable with the candidate in order for him to win the nomination. Republicans were never really comfortable with Ron Paul's foreign policy plans — but Democrats are deeply comfortable with every one of Bernie's policy positions.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 2020; berniesanders; democrats; vermont
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To: Red Badger

+1.


41 posted on 02/13/2020 7:13:43 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Red Badger

He was a liberal governor of New York that destroyed the American economy and went to war to end a decade long depression


42 posted on 02/13/2020 7:20:00 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: Cyclops08
He will enable a violent brown shirt antifa

My thoughts exactly.

Sturmabteilung SA - aka Brown Shirts - aka Nazi Bully Boys & Enforcers.


43 posted on 02/13/2020 7:20:24 AM PST by JesusIsLord
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Looking at the Presidential North Carolina primary ballot
there are 41 nominees on the ballot. They are from the
CST, DEM, GRE, LIB, GOP Parties.

https://www.alamance-nc.com/elections/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2020/01/march-3-primary-candidates.pdf


44 posted on 02/13/2020 7:23:45 AM PST by deport
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To: TakebackGOP

Every nominee of either party in the modern era finished either first or second in New Hampshire.

There is a _reason_ for this.

New Hampshire is the retail primary, where each candidate has to go out and pitch to small groups of the public. New Hampshire voters discuss the candidates a lot with each other (behind closed doors) and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses far away from the mass media and the campaign spin doctors.

When you come in fourth or fifth in New Hampshire it means you are a terrible candidate—and this was determined by people who know you well.

Voters in other states pay attention.


45 posted on 02/13/2020 7:24:52 AM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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To: Red Badger
They should ALL be committed.......to a mental institution....................

:)

46 posted on 02/13/2020 7:28:39 AM PST by unread (A REPUBLIC..! if you can keep it....)
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To: SeekAndFind

I think it goes to a contested convention, and after a few ballots, a “white knight” will ride in to save the day.

Admiral McRaven, General Kelly, somebody like that.


47 posted on 02/13/2020 7:30:41 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: SeekAndFind
Bernie Will Get the Nomination and Lose the General...Badly

If this were 2016, you could substitute the name "Donald Trump" for "Bernie" in the above title. That was the prevailing opinion of the left at the time. We cannot be complacent. We have to be determined to fight for every single vote in November. We cannot afford to make the same mistake that Democrats did in 2016 by taking things for granted.

48 posted on 02/13/2020 7:37:32 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: SeekAndFind
It doesn't matter who is chosen, Trump will win because he is God's man for the hour. Prophet Kim Clement prophesied back in 2007 that Trump would be elected and re-elected. If you fail to see all this "winning" as divine providence you aren't paying attention. Satan has been reduced to spitting and drooling on MSNBC and Trump is still standing.

Any other politician would be in the fetal position under the bed right now. Trump has had more examinations by proctologists than anyone ever and they can't even find a hemorrhoid.

Having said all this, does anyone believe America will stand if we don't repent? This is our chance to repent from sodomy and baby murder. We will have 4 more years before the hammer falls. Jesus said He would come back to judge the earth "As it was in the days of Noah and as it was in the days of Lot". The days of Noah speaks to corrupting God's created DNA to create chimera's. Editing DNA to something God didn't create caused Noah's Flood. Accepting sodomy as normal cause fire to fall on Sodom.

49 posted on 02/13/2020 7:42:17 AM PST by chuckles
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To: GreenHornet
We cannot be complacent.

Good point. The Left has made great strides in the country, and continue to wreak havoc with great success.

50 posted on 02/13/2020 7:42:25 AM PST by windsorknot
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To: SeekAndFind
"Bernie is the guy with whom Democratic voters are most comfortable deep in their hearts. He says all the things the others believe and that Democratic voters feel, but he says it all without dilution and without intellectual compromise."

That is precisely what clinched the Republican nomination for Trump. He said out loud, what almost every Republican voter was thinking. He saw a huge underserved market and simply stepped up with the exact message that would resonate with them.

Bernie is obviously doing something similar, and it's paying dividends.

51 posted on 02/13/2020 7:43:15 AM PST by Windflier (Torches and pitchforks ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: dforest
If they want Bernie gone, let him win the nomination and then lose. That will put an end to the Bernie bot takeover of the RAT party.

Due to his age, Bernie wasn't going to be a problem in the next election anyway.

But ending the Bernie Bot takeover of the Democrat party? That's already a done deal. AOC is in, and Nancy the Dinosaur is out.

The next primary in 2024 will also feature a Communist nominee on the Democrat side.

52 posted on 02/13/2020 7:50:30 AM PST by Windflier (Torches and pitchforks ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Bernie Will Get the Nomination and Lose the General...Badly”

So, SOOOOOOOOOO badly!


53 posted on 02/13/2020 7:56:37 AM PST by simpson96
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To: SeekAndFind
I think the people are right who say that the only person who can beat Trump is Trump, i.e. some kind of self-sabotage. If that doesn't happen, no one can beat Trump.

MAGA!
DONALD TRUMP:
HERO OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION!
THE GREATEST PRESIDENT IN US HISTORY!
MAGA!

54 posted on 02/13/2020 8:12:11 AM PST by Savage Beast (My perception of Trump these days is that he is in close communication with God. --Qiviut)
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To: Beagle8U

I think you are right. Union members and leaders in Nevada are not impressed with Bernie’s single payer plan.


55 posted on 02/13/2020 8:16:28 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: dforest

That will put an end to the Bernie bot takeover of the RAT party.

Then it will be back to business as usual stealth Communists, lies and never tell your true intentions. You know, what they have been doing the past 40 years.


56 posted on 02/13/2020 8:27:00 AM PST by BobinIL
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To: napscoordinator
I’m more worried about Bloomberg. Not so much about winning anything but using his money for house and senate seats.

With Bernie at the top of the ticket the House will be in jeopardy.

57 posted on 02/13/2020 8:28:22 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: BobinIL

Yep. Just like elite Republicans.


58 posted on 02/13/2020 8:32:33 AM PST by dforest (Just shut up Obama. Maybe everyone should just shut up. Particularly Mutt Romney)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is a well-thought out prediction... if made 3 months ago.

Currently it ignores the looming gigantic presence of the minimike billions.

I’m not saying minimike can beat bernie, what I am saying is this article doesn’t mention minimike and thus is behind the times.

The situation is fluid, not static.


59 posted on 02/13/2020 8:40:00 AM PST by samtheman (Trump TV Ad: Virginia takes guns. NY legalizes crime. Iowa steals votes. What Democrats do.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Bernie is also the candidate with the most committed followers. His organization is second to none in the Democratic field.

True believers and comrades all.

Can you envision bernie on the debate stage with President Donald John Trump.

Bernie in his rumpled suit, messed up hair, gaped tooth scowl, waving arms and incoherent rants

faces off against...

And they have to debate their POLICIES, taxes, immigration, energy independence, low unemployment, most people working, ever, gummint run health care and the loss of private health insurance coverage by 180,000,000 free Americans.

And that's just to get started.

60 posted on 02/13/2020 8:42:15 AM PST by USS Alaska (NUKE THE MOOSELIMB, TERRORISTS, NOW!)
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