Democratic Primaries
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Bernie Sanders is all but done
The night was so debilitating for Bernie Sanders that after retreating to his home state of Vermont on Tuesday, he didn’t even make a speech.
In every way, other than mathematically, his presidential campaign is done.
It wasn’t just the results of the primaries on Tuesday that spelled the end, though they were miserable for Sanders. It was the realization that, for the first time, Sanders’ campaign had no excuse — and nothing better to look forward to.
Unlike last week, when Sanders supporters celebrated a win in California and could argue that Elizabeth Warren’s share of the vote cost him victories in Minnesota and Maine, Tuesday delivered the two-person contest Sanders craved. And Joe Biden routed him, starting in Missouri and Mississippi and continuing through Michigan.
The outcome in Michigan undermined what little remained of Sanders’ electability argument with white, working-class voters, given how central the state is to Democrats' hopes in November. A close contest in Washington served as an indictment of his ability even to hold on to his base.
“The window is closing for Bernie. Losing states that he won last time in a scenario where he’s got a clean head to head is pretty damning for his candidacy,” said Doug Herman, who was a lead mail strategist for Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns. “The most crucial barometer for him is, ‘Has he expanded his coalition?’ And time after time we see that he hasn’t.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/11/bernie-sanders-primaries-takeaways-125390

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

TwilightZone
(28,835 posts)
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(309,197 posts)station in Life!

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brer cat
(26,879 posts)Joe is racking up amazing victories.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(309,197 posts)Coalition!
brer

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NCProgressive
(1,315 posts)Any more and he would bern.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
showblue22
(1,026 posts)Next 4 states will put a nail in the coffin of the revolution.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Humor is in short supply today. Good job.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(309,197 posts)a way to go.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)(Bloomberg won American Samoa!)
And 538 has Biden winning ALL of the remaining 31 states/territories.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PJMcK
(23,417 posts)The COVID-19 story and subsequent stock market crash will dominate the news.
Bernie's "campaign" is over. He should hang up his spurs or stand steadfast against Trump.
I've been agnostic for these past months but now it's time to take a stand against Trump.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(309,197 posts)
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skittles
(163,045 posts)nope

primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tarheel_Dem
(31,443 posts)
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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