Bernie's made it clear: He's NEVER going away

[StarfishSaver]

Great.

His "questions" to Biden are ridiculous coming from a man who has been in the House and Senate for the past several decades.

He needs to talk about what HE plans to do, not demand that Biden answer his questions.

Actually, he needs to drop out. But that's clearly not going to happen.

[Meadowoak]

1. Hope not.

[empedocles]

2. BS question to Biden ridiculous, BS is ridiculous

[Mme. Defarge]

3. I fear that he is

a “sleeper cell”.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. The creeping charlie of Democratic politics.

No matter what you do, you can't get it out of your lawn.

[Submariner]

5. He'll have to move out of the country

if Trump gets another 4 years because heart attack guy wants to go scorched earth.

[cwydro]

10. He's got three houses.

I think he’ll be just fine.

[beachbumbob]

6. biden doesn't owe sanders any answers, biden only has to answer to his supporters

really time to squash sanders in all upcoming primaries. Make it fucking embarrassing for his place in history

[mgcgulfcoast]

7. Bernie has finally showing fight!!!

Give em hell Bernie!!

[StarfishSaver]

14. Why does Bernie think Biden has to answer HIS questions?

That was just plain obnoxious.

[mgcgulfcoast]

25. Its time for Joe to answer someones questions

Personally i think this is really a test to see if joe can respond.

[still_one]

26. and its time for Bernie to answer some questions, especially ones regarding his past

[StarfishSaver]

27. Maybe - but that's not up to Bernie

Biden doesn't work for him or answer to him.

And any Democrat who thinks that Bernie has the authority to demand answers from Biden and/or won't vote for Biden over Trump because he won't answer the questions Bernie barks at him or they don't like the answers he gives needs to do some serious soul-searching.

[LisaM]

28. What are you implying?

I hope it's not the false Alzheimer's narrative.

[progressoid]

30. If you think this is obnoxious, you're really not going to like the general election.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

31. All reasonable questions; nice that Bernie gave em in advance. Lookin' forward to Joe's answers

at the debate.


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[OnDoutside]

8. Ideology. The Democratic Party is of no consequence to him.

[DaDeacon]

9. What was ridiculous?!?!?

Sunday night is the night to show US what you got. You want to win my support not just my vote ( I will vote blue no matter who). I think it was well played because he made both the argument for his campaign and those who support him.

[StarfishSaver]

15. Biden doesn't report to Bernie Sanders and doesn't have to submit to a grilling from him

Bernie wants to be president. He should be talking to the voters, not behaving as if Democratic voters have hired him to screen Biden for us.

And if he wants to be president, he's not going to get there by making arguments for "those who support him." He should be trying to get people who don't support him to change their minds. And he's not going to make that happen behaving like he did today. That's the reason Biden is stomping all over him in states across the country.

[DaDeacon]

19. I was told by many it's called vetting

The questions he asked are why I support Sanders so what plan does he have to fit MY concerns.

[StarfishSaver]

22. It's not Bernie's job to "vet" the other candidates. He's supposed to get vetted by the voters

And so far, Bernie's vet isn't going very well.

[DaDeacon]

23. LOL, OK

we vet you...not you vet us. That's the way. Biden 2020.startiing to feel like =====> Kerry 2004 Pick the electable guy "on paper" to beat the unpopular incumbent.

[StarfishSaver]

29. Yes. WE, not Bernie, vet the candidates.

That's how it works.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

32. Agreed... Bernie is a fighter, indeed THE CHAMPION, for the working class!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[squirecam]

11. And people wonder why we need to rely upon moderate repub women?

Because he would rather burn down the party instead.

[IADEMO2004]

12. We ARE going to have Bernie to kick around some more. Unlike Nixon. Hope we unite soon.

Virus, 401Ks, Wall Street, Primaries, November Election, Climate Change, Pollution. Handshakes, we need some relief.

[TreasonousBastard]

13. I'm waiting for Bernie to explain just what he's done since he got to the house in 1991...

although I suppose digging around in Biden's long and rich legislative history is better than bringing attention to your own.

[StarfishSaver]

16. IKR?

He acts like he hasn't been in government most of his life.

[comradebillyboy]

17. Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:18 King James Version (KJV)

[honest.abe]

18. He's like a obsessed stalker.

Can we get a restraining order??

[democrattotheend]

20. I disagree

First of all, I think they are good questions, and as someone on CNN's panel pointed out, he's giving Biden the opening to win over his voters who still aren't sold. He's also giving himself cover to concede if he doesn't do well after they've had a substantive one-on-one debate on the issues.

He's talked all along about what HE plans to do, but I (and the commentators on CNN) got the sense that he sees the writing on the wall now and knows he very likely won't be the nominee. So he is speaking for his supporters and even some of us who didn't support him this time who want to know what Biden is going to do other than end the insanity (which is certainly not insignificant, but it would be nice to have something to vote for instead of just someone to vote against).

Bernie didn't attack Biden in that press conference, he focused his fire on Trump, and he made it crystal clear he's going to support Biden assuming he wins the nomination. In other words, pretty much everything anti-Bernie people here have been demanding. But it's never enough, is it?

[DaDeacon]

24. THIS

[ibegurpard]

21. The writing is on the wall

Biden needs to pivot to the general now. He's got the momentum. Let Sanders continue. Trying to force him out and going scorched earth on him and his supporters will only make it worse.