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Related: About this forumBernie Sanders Goes Silent After Another Night Of Defeats...😥
For the first time in the 2020 Democratic primary, Sen. Bernie Sanders did not address his supporters on Election NightIn reality, there isnt much that Sen. Sanders can say. By convincingly winning Michigan,
Joe Biden laid waste to Sanderss argument that he can bring out a coalition of young people and blue-collar workers that can win Midwestern states like Michigan
The tweets from Sanderss campaign aides are a signal that the Senator from Vermont wont be dropping out of the race this week, but in this case, the silence of the Sanders campaign speaks volumes. The campaign issued no official statement, and the candidate made no remarks.
In a week, it will likely be impossible for Sanders to catch Biden, and the election night silence is a sign that the end is near for the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders
https://www.politicususa.com/2020/03/11/bernie-sanders-goes-silent-after-another-night-of-primary-defeats.html
Bernie you need to drop out...Its over.....time to beat the con Trump
Yea ..Michigan our home state....we did it...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)And we are moving into the phase where criticizing Biden's many bad decisions over his electoral career will be off the table. I do hope Biden picks someone significantly to the left of him for the Vice Presidential nomination.
Bryant
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Happyhippychick
(8,422 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
karynnj
(59,923 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
honest.abe
(9,238 posts)and what he will say.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
karynnj
(59,923 posts)I would imagine that he needs to make some statement today. I doubt the results were not one of several predictable results for which they should have crafted a response. Even the SC response that "you can't win all the states" would have sufficed.
To me, this signals that his campaign is possibly trying to identify what went wrong and whether it is correctable. In particular, in Michigan, he went all in. He was there all over the state and did not win a single county - not even one with multiple large universities. Even though we have never contributed to Bernie, both my husband and I have received emails to both of our accounts. The one last night argued people contributing last night - speaking of how he would do better later at night (true) and he needed the money to compete with Biden, who he implied had more money than he did in yesterday's contests. (Ignoring that Biden won SuperTuesday being outspent something like thirty to one.
I know desperate calls for money do not mean a candidate is staying in. I remember many Edwards people denying reality in 2008 citing that he was still raising money - seemingly minutes before withdrawing. The negative twitter stuff by people identified with his campaign (not random supporters) suggest they are recommending fighting on. It is true that Biden does not have half the pledged delegates yet and Sanders is not (in the baseball sense, not a probability sense) eliminated.
However, yesterday was different. Joe Biden's soft spoken speech showed someone who could lead the country through times of trouble. Listening to the media - they are now speaking of the potential impact of the debate - arguing that people "decide late". In fact, this year many people did decide late, but that was when there was a wealth of candidates. They are also ignoring that the norm in all years is that deciding late is always more true in the early states.
I think the reason the Sanders people are so focused on the debate is because they see Sanders as "better" and because it is the only thing they have to hold onto to think the race will shift again. IMO, they go in with a huge disadvantage. Biden yesterday seemed to have grown into the role of the party leader - even before he is the nominee. All he has to do in the debate is to convey that same calm, focused persona. If he can keep his calm, Sanders will look terrible if he is simply repeating all the attacks that have not worked. I wonder if Biden, given his VP experience will speak of the strong Democratic team who he can call on to help him right our ship of state.
Who does not want calm, logic, science, organization etc given what we are now facing?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)Dem voters want Joe as our nominee.....
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)on Friday. I live in Florida, I will insure that all my extended family vote for Biden. If the Sanders camp does the agressive debate, Florida must be the first state on next Tursday that slams the door in his face.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)My brother lives in Florida. Love it we been there several times..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Happy Hoosier
(8,356 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)If Joe lost Michigan ,Sanders supporters would tell Joe to drop out..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Absolutely brutal results in a state he won four years ago. Can't feel good.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Happy Hoosier
(8,356 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden