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Democratic Primaries

thesquanderer

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14. I disagree with the premise. I don't think he wanted to do to Biden what Warren did to Bloomberg.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:48 PM

Mar 2020

Because Sanders knows that Biden is very likely to be the nominee, and he smartly doesn't want to totally kneecap our nominee as Warren did to Bloomberg. What he mostly wants is to push his agenda. Making it easier for Trump to win in November is NOT something Sanders wants to do.

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

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Kos: Bernie wanted to break Biden, the way Warren broke Bloomberg. Not even close to happening. [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2020 OP

Wasn't he a Bernie supporter? Happyhippychick Mar 2020 #1

Certainly not in 2016... comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #3

In 2020, Kos supported Warren until she dropped out and then he has been criticizing Bernie after Claustrum Mar 2020 #4

I defer to you. I am probably thinking about 2016 still_one Mar 2020 #6

Here are a few of his posts on daily kos after Warren drop out Claustrum Mar 2020 #11

+++ still_one Mar 2020 #12

and this is coming from the DailyKos which favors Sanders still_one Mar 2020 #2

I don't know about that. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #5

How about the Opposite of what's Cha Mar 2020 #7

If Sanders was counting on Biden appearing weak and confused this evening, he miscalculated. sop Mar 2020 #8

Many seem to have forgotten how Joe dismantled Ryan in the 2012 VP debate. I never... brush Mar 2020 #9

Bernie singing his same ol' tune. No surprise there. nt oasis Mar 2020 #10

the one that didn't work. Cha Mar 2020 #13

I disagree with the premise. I don't think he wanted to do to Biden what Warren did to Bloomberg. thesquanderer Mar 2020 #14

I'm no fan of Bernie Sanders personally. Jedi Guy Mar 2020 #15

Ummm.. He's mathematically eliminated showblue22 Mar 2020 #17

Are you certain that's true? That he's mathematically eliminated, I mean? Jedi Guy Mar 2020 #18

I would not give him the benefit of doubt showblue22 Mar 2020 #16