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The Magistrate

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19. No, Sir, It Is Not: Sanders Will Have To Work At It

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:05 AM

Mar 2020

Put bluntly, I do not expect him to. He will seek concessions, operating on the 'what's mine is mine, what's yours is negotiable' principle, claiming he needs scalps to placate his mass movement. He will do this from a position of material weakness so obvious that those who give him concessions must come to appear weak themselves, which is fatal in a polity of our stamp. Into the bargain, the things he will want will not be actual achievable policies, but things like platform planks and internal party structural changes, that are not of any real significance, important as they have always seemed to fringe left cults of the old SWP sort.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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I expect that our presumptive nominee, Joe Biden, will wisely build bridges to Sanders voters [View all] Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 OP

Unfortunately, Sir, That May Have To Done Without Assistance From Sanders The Magistrate Mar 2020 #1

Strongly depends on the strength of Sanders commitment of support Lithos Mar 2020 #10

It is not as easy for him to accomplish as simply writing a good concession speech Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #13

Yes, I saw that PatSeg Mar 2020 #18

No, Sir, It Is Not: Sanders Will Have To Work At It The Magistrate Mar 2020 #19

So good to see you back! sheshe2 Mar 2020 #16

Thank You, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #22

And now that I responded to the substance of your post.... Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #17

Yours Was One Of The Names I Recognized, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #21

Welcome back! Skidmore Mar 2020 #28

Glad to see you back here, Magistrate! mcar Mar 2020 #46

Exactly. Rizen Mar 2020 #2

Once Sanders concedes that can happen. It can't comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #3

This! Biden has already stated he would adopt sanders student debt issue an 1 of EW's Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #14

Well said. Music Man Mar 2020 #4

I don't think people mean to be difficult but if Sanders doesn't get out and continues to Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #11

BS is a selfish and self-centered man, to a lesser degree than the Idiot but along the same lines of onetexan Mar 2020 #31

Dems ignore Plouffe's advice at their own peril BidenBacker Mar 2020 #36

Second that. How can we get this message to the Biden camp they need to hire Plouffe? onetexan Mar 2020 #39

If Plouffe BidenBacker Mar 2020 #42

I saw that same interview peggysue2 Mar 2020 #68

Also BidenBacker Mar 2020 #43

I wonder if Plouffe would be willing to work for Biden...it would be a service to this country to Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #48

sanders needs to drop out and start working to defeat trump Gothmog Mar 2020 #67

Sanders has to concede first NCProgressive Mar 2020 #5

Hope he retains Plouffe, elleng Mar 2020 #6

If there's any of them left by November ... nolawarlock Mar 2020 #7

Sounds like me as a kid... my poor parents . I thank God everyday that the 'mothers' Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #50

Of course. And maybe I am wrong but I have a feeling that Sanders and Biden will work it out and we Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #8

I believe he already has in the last few days relayerbob Mar 2020 #9

"Joe Biden won. " TwilightZone Mar 2020 #12

While Joe tries to build bridges, Bernie and his team comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #15

It's impossible to call oneself a "progressive" when one refuses to vote for the candidate most sop Mar 2020 #20

You don't build bridges to people Aquaria Mar 2020 #23

Perhaps the quick merciless reversal of fate will help Awsi Dooger Mar 2020 #24

Check out Biden doing just that in his coronavirus speech tonight- Starts at 3:28, but the entire NBachers Mar 2020 #25

Yes, reaching out by Biden has already begun but it's Sanders who rejects it Hav Mar 2020 #27

#writeinbernie is trending on Twitter at the moment. RandySF Mar 2020 #26

The #bendtheknee brigade does not get to Codeine Mar 2020 #29

Hope so, we all need to come together to beat Trump. Lady_Chat Mar 2020 #30

sanders and his people need to build bridges to Biden if they want to part of the process beachbumbob Mar 2020 #32

Well said ecdab Mar 2020 #33

What Sanders voters? There don't appear to be any. BS overplayed Squinch Mar 2020 #34

He needs to continue doing just what he's been doing ibegurpard Mar 2020 #35

I appreciate the spirit of this post. spicysista Mar 2020 #37

The "grace that is so much a part of him" has never been evident in his campaign BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #38

Yeah, let's build a "bridge" to this guy BidenBacker Mar 2020 #40

The comment you quoted was a complementary reference to Joe n/t Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #44

I guess that's what passes for diplomacy in Bernie World BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #52

How is "Joe Biden wildly lied about his record" complementary? TwilightZone Mar 2020 #54

WTF? I complemented Joe. It is sincere. Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #56

The poster's comments were about Sirota's tweet. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #61

Biden can not win over all of them, I agree with you there Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #65

That's actually an encouraging Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #55

"Joe Biden wildly lied about his record." isn't encouraging. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #57

Not that part, of course. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #59

"We should support the Democratic nominee against Trump." TwilightZone Mar 2020 #63

The "grace" comment was in reference to Biden, not Sanders. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #60

Oops BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #64

Isn't it about time Chainfire Mar 2020 #41

He is already doing that mcar Mar 2020 #45

That bridge has already been built. They can cross over or join the trolls underneath. MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #47

And hopefully, Sanders supporters will do the same rather than passing the buck LanternWaste Mar 2020 #49

I understand and agree Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #53

Ummm....no one is building a bridge to me... Evergreen Emerald Mar 2020 #51

It is simply Politics 101. No, not everyone "needs a bridge". You don't. I don't. So? Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #58

Don't you think that Biden has already started that process by adopting Hav Mar 2020 #62

Yes, I do. Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #66