‘Who is going to advise him to drop out?’:Bernie may not be ready for quick exit

[pppolitics]

Many of the Vermont senator’s aides and allies expect him to press onward — regardless of Tuesday’s election results.

Bernie Sanders’ path to the Democratic nomination is closing, but a quick exit is far from guaranteed — even if he gets wiped out Tuesday.

From his debate posture to staffing moves to the “virtual rally” he convened Monday evening, the Vermont senator is signaling that he may not be ready to concede.

If Sanders remains in the race, it will be in part to keep his “political revolution” alive. According to people familiar with his thinking, Sanders will not only consider what’s best for his campaign, but also the progressive movement.

Many of Sanders’ aides and allies also expect him to press onward after Tuesday. They see a benefit in amassing as many delegates as possible in order to influence the party platform at the Democratic National Convention this summer — even if Sanders himself can’t win the nomination.

“I think there’s a very good chance that he will stay in,” said Larry Cohen, chair of Our Revolution, a group founded by Sanders in 2016. “The number of delegates you have, the number of people on the platform committee is absolutely critical.”

Notably, Sanders has staff in place for states that vote as late as April 28, according to a campaign adviser, including New York. Sanders’ aides have long thought that he would have a good shot in the Empire State, which is rich in delegates. Earlier this month, Sanders’ team announced it was opening five offices in Pennsylvania, a state seen by many local and state officials as Joe Biden’s second home.

A former aide close to the Sanders campaign said that a senior staffer argued as recently as last week that there is still a path to victory even if Sanders suffers major losses Tuesday.

“I think he’s in. Who is going to advise him to drop out?” the person said, adding that current aides can “work for whatever group Bernie starts next.”

At Sunday’s debate, Sanders not only tried to push Biden’s agenda to the left, but also litigated his past votes extensively. When the former vice president offered him an olive branch by adopting a plan to make college free for families earning less than $125,000 annually, Sanders said it didn’t go far enough.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/17/bernie-sanders-not-going-quietly-132641

[RFK Jr.’s Brain Worm]

Ugh

2016 2: Electoral Boogaloo

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Ugh

2016 2: Electoral Boogaloo

Do we get to skip the part where the gorilla gets shot?

[GeneralMacArthur]

It's 2016 all over again.  As I've long predicted, he will never drop out, and will continue to insist he has a path to victory while relentlessly attacking Biden and raising fat stacks of cash.  And if anyone tries to do anything about it, he'll threaten to shoot the hostage by saying his base will stay home in November or contest the convention.

Meanwhile, just look at how toxic the Sanders camp has become on social media.  This is not a good thing.

Frankly I wish Obama would put his foot down.

[Landslide Lyndon]

No grifter wants to get off the gravy train.

[RFK Jr.’s Brain Worm]

Ugh

2016 2: Electoral Boogaloo

Do we get to skip the part where the gorilla gets shot?

No offense to you, but I’d rather skip to where the Cubs win the World Series.

But if this whole Covid crap has blown over by the equivalent time that Harambe was martyred, then I’d be fine with that.

[Woody]

What A BEAST! The more he is in the more it benefits us.

[Xing]

Yawn. People were saying he wasn’t going to call it quits and would take it to the convention until the day he dropped out in 2016.

[GeneralMacArthur]

Yawn. People were saying he wasn’t going to call it quits and would take it to the convention until the day he dropped out in 2016.

He was the one saying that.  He spent all of June promising to have a contested convention.  Then he forced the DNC to bribe him into dropping out by letting him re-write the party platform.  But he didn't make an ounce of effort to rein in his supporters, who still trashed the convention at the urging of his former campaign staff, whom he re-hired after the election.

Are we supposed to be grateful to him?

[DrScholl]

Yawn. People were saying he wasn’t going to call it quits and would take it to the convention until the day he dropped out in 2016.

Cut the garbage. He never really conceded and some of his supposed were under the impression that there was going to be a vote at the convention to make him the nominee. Not once did he ever actually say that the primary was over or that he wasn't cheated.

[pppolitics]

It's 2016 all over again.  As I've long predicted, he will never drop out, and will continue to insist he has a path to victory while relentlessly attacking Biden and raising fat stacks of cash.  And if anyone tries to do anything about it, he'll threaten to shoot the hostage by saying his base will stay home in November or contest the convention.

Meanwhile, just look at how toxic the Sanders camp has become on social media.  This is not a good thing.

Frankly I wish Obama would put his foot down.

Imagine if Sanders gets blowup by 40+ percent margin for the rest of the primary then he waltz in to the convention and demand that Biden adopt his platform.

[Morning in Atlas]

ah yes, this thread again.

Not sure what else can be said