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George II

(67,782 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:27 PM Mar 2020

The Media. Young Voters. Sanders Spreads the Blame for His Decline.

As Bernie Sanders has seen his fortunes slide, he has cited a number of factors that portray him as an aggrieved outsider.

ST. LOUIS — To Senator Bernie Sanders, there is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to his recent reversal of fortune. For everyone but him and his campaign.

The “corporate media” didn’t pay attention to his agenda.

The Democratic Party establishment aligned to block him from winning its presidential nomination.

And the young voters he counted on to power his campaign didn’t come through for him.

“Let me tell you the bad news, to be honest with you, young people vote at much lower rates than older people,” the Vermont senator told a St. Louis crowd of mostly young people Monday morning. “All right? That is the facts. I hope all of the old people vote, that’s great, but I want young people to vote at the same rates.”


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/politics/bernie-sanders-michigan-2020.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
If I were to vote in a presidential
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The Media. Young Voters. Sanders Spreads the Blame for His Decline. (Original Post) George II Mar 2020 OP
hand the guy a mirror nt msongs Mar 2020 #1
Bernie is the huge victim here, it's everybody's fault but his! tritsofme Mar 2020 #2
No Bernie this is on you for not reaching out beyond your base still_one Mar 2020 #3
Voters made the decision. Not media. Not "establishment" that Sanders now claims is the LizBeth Mar 2020 #4
Poor baby NYMinute Mar 2020 #5
And that's exactly how he would govern dansolo Mar 2020 #6
 

msongs

(70,123 posts)
1. hand the guy a mirror nt
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:28 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

tritsofme

(18,354 posts)
2. Bernie is the huge victim here, it's everybody's fault but his!
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:28 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

still_one

(96,436 posts)
3. No Bernie this is on you for not reaching out beyond your base
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:30 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LizBeth

(10,804 posts)
4. Voters made the decision. Not media. Not "establishment" that Sanders now claims is the
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:31 PM
Mar 2020

billionaires, only now to claim is the ones that stopped his win. What the fick ever.

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

dansolo

(5,379 posts)
6. And that's exactly how he would govern
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:09 PM
Mar 2020

He would fail, and blame everyone but himself.

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