Democratic Primaries

pampango

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29. I disagree. It's 4 months to the convention, 8 months to the election.

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:52 AM

Mar 2020

Pushing Sanders and his supporters out now instead of a week from now will create 'more hard feelings' than having one more debate and one more round of primaries. The latter strategy will, I think, convince more Sanders supporters to accept reality and support Biden as the best person to defeat Trump.

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

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I don't know why so many people think Sanders can take Biden in a 1-on-1 debate [View all] wyldwolf Mar 2020 OP

+1000. It's also obvious that Sanders will yet again get R B Garr Mar 2020 #1

In my opinion we're now beyond the point where any additional debate is needed. The "will of abqtommy Mar 2020 #2

Guns too. ucrdem Mar 2020 #3

Sanders debating skills are very much overrated... comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #4

Yes. He doesn't debate. He harangues, always the same harangue. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #14

A big contrast will be their demeanors Siwsan Mar 2020 #5

Lessons from the 2020 primaries frazzled Mar 2020 #6

So true, frazzled. cilla4progress Mar 2020 #34

It's all they have left. They're betting everything on the "dementia" nonsense. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #7

I don't know who will perform better at the debate. If Biden excels pampango Mar 2020 #8

"This debate will have been good practice for Joe." TwilightZone Mar 2020 #9

Lol, then what are you worried about? Nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #13

Not worried about anything. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #17

The debate hurts no one. Nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #23

If Joe needs no practice, he should do exceedingly well. That is good news. n/t pampango Mar 2020 #18

The bad news is that Sanders is not getting out even though he has no path to the nomination which Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #21

I disagree. It's 4 months to the convention, 8 months to the election. pampango Mar 2020 #29

It is over...Sanders is out of the race...he can't make up the delegates...and no one cares about Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #12

The convention is 4 months from now. The election is almost 8 months away. pampango Mar 2020 #15

The sooner we turn to the general the better and beating up on our presumptive nominee Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #20

If you care at all about Sanders withdrawing in a way that maximizes the number of his supporters pampango Mar 2020 #25

I disagree with your premise...staying in longer does not maximize support for Biden among his Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #30

Sanders supporters not so dumb as to not be able to read the handwriting on the wall. pampango Mar 2020 #32

Here is the other thing...your candidate will not be the nominee...people know who Sanders is and Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #19

Sanders will stand down. Look he was the 'frontrunner' just 11 days ago or so. Give him pampango Mar 2020 #22

It is foolish to subject our nominee to a debate where he is attacked...we need to come together Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #31

If Sanders were leading I would expect him to debate Biden as long as necessary. pampango Mar 2020 #33

Bernie will rant and bluster and turn red in the face. Nitram Mar 2020 #10

At this point, there are two motives for Sanders in the debate. Politicub Mar 2020 #11

True karynnj Mar 2020 #16

Most likely we will witness a more thorough discussion of real issues Tom Rinaldo Mar 2020 #24

I hope you are correct and hope they converge to saying as Warren did that they have karynnj Mar 2020 #35

The next debate is going to be boring. honest.abe Mar 2020 #26

All Sanders does is wave his arms, point fingers and scream the same stuff he has screamed redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #27

The voters have overwhelmingly decided the debate, its time to beat trump! empedocles Mar 2020 #28

sandes is a very weak debater Gothmog Mar 2020 #36