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Showing Original Post only (View all)Bernie Sanders Is in Trouble [View all]
PoliticoThough Sanders leads Trump in virtually every head-to-head national poll, the nebulous concept of "electability" has dogged him in a year in which many Democrats care more about defeating Trump than anything else. Surveys show Biden is winning the argument that he's the Democratic Party's surest bet in a general election, and Warrens perceived electability among voters has risen faster than Sanders.
But party operatives, and even some Sanders allies, arent convinced that the swing through Iowa was strategic. Bernie has no idea how to right the ship and neither does anybody around him, a Democratic activist with knowledge of the campaign says. They dont know where theyre going. They know things arent going well and theyre grasping at ideas.
As Sanders has stagnated and Warren has soared, even some of the Vermont senators supporters are expressing alarm. Something is off, they say privately, adding to the chorus of people in establishment political circles saying the same thing. Maybe he should explain how hes different from Warren he has deliberately avoided any hint of criticism of her or commit to out-organizing her in the early nominating states. Or perhaps he needs to make nice with the media and hire more seasoned pros. Or what about going all-in on Iowa?
The ideas from his volunteers, former aides, past delegates, steering committee members, and even some people within his campaign, vary. But they almost all come back to the same fundamental question, a question that has confounded the campaign since its earliest days: Can Bernie Sanders a 78-year-old iconoclast whose entire identity is about standing firm in his beliefs, damn it change?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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"Bernie has no idea how to right the ship and neither does anybody around him,"
NurseJackie
Sep 2019
#2
He has the wrong people at the top of the campaign. They alienate more voters than....
George II
Sep 2019
#44
It's right in line with the Cenk Uygur and "Justice Democrats" philosophy...
NurseJackie
Sep 2019
#36
LOL! So, you're saying that he doesn't actually want to be our party's nominee?
NurseJackie
Sep 2019
#14
Well, he certainly won't be our party's nominee. Thanks for clarifying that's what you want.
NurseJackie
Sep 2019
#31
I think Bernie's ultimate goal is to take the Democratic party down and rebuild it in his image.
honest.abe
Sep 2019
#42
"Up close and personal with a candidate in decline -- and seemingly stuck in his ways."
NurseJackie
Sep 2019
#28
Perhaps a reference to evolutionary biology would be a helpful addition
BlueMississippi
Sep 2019
#35