Simple questions for Sanders supporters

[DemocratSinceBirth]

If you want the senator to stay in the race can you please provide a path on which he can win the nomination. Facts and figures are appreciated. If you feel he should stay in the race for other reasons please feel free to use this thread to discuss them.

Thank you in advance.

[Demguy81]

1. He should stay in the race one more week.

Voted for Sanders. There is always the possibility of divine intervention that Sanders will have the best debate in history in a one on one, and go on to win all remaining states. He deserves that chance at the debate. Barring that, withdraw next Wednesday after the next primaries.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Respectfully hoping for a miracle is not a plausible path.

[Demguy81]

4. True, but your post did not say plausible

That's all he has at this point.

[showblue22]

2. Crickets.

[mikelgb]

10. 3 minutes after the OP

There are literally 10s of people here to respond

[LaurenOlimina]

5. He keeps the party honest.

He has pushed the party left and has given us hope that the age of centrist democrats may be ending. Not with Biden, but soon now.

Also, more EV means more clout at the convention. Sanders will get to lay a few planks in the party platform.

His staying in gives the protest vote an honest outlet that ultimately keeps them in touch with the party this cycle.

I say he has earned the right to stay in the race.

[murielm99]

6. I don't think he has earned the right to stay

in the race. I think he is being divisive. We need unity.

[LaurenOlimina]

7. Well, he seems to have some electoral votes that suggest he stay.

...that suggest he's earned it.

[murielm99]

8. So did the others who dropped out

for the sake of unity and for the soul of the country. Bernie is a taker and a user. He should not be allowed to use the infrastructure of our party that we have spent years supporting and nurturing. He does nothing but criticize us and tear down the party.

[pandr32]

29. Exactly!

[William769]

31. +1

[progressoid]

12. There are a few million Democrats who would disagree with you.

[DanTex]

9. I think he should stay in because his progressive message is the future of the party.

He's inspiring millions, young people support him over Biden by huge margins. Like he did in 2016, without Bernie, there would be no AOC. The more people that hear him, the better it is for the future of the nation.

[comradebillyboy]

20. Now if he could only inspire them to vote.

Really you are crediting Sanders for AOC's success? She did it on her own. I'm no AOC fan but she went out and did the hard work to win without his help.

[DanTex]

23. He did, just not enough.

AOC credits Sanders for inspiring her to get involved in politics. And many others.

You're absolutely right that we need to do more to get youth turnout. But the progressive movement, people like AOC, is clearly the future of the party.

[William769]

32. Not enough?

Let's try not even close.

[ehrnst]

44. AOC is distancing herself from the Sanders campaign since Joe Rogan....

And apparently the young vote isn't inspired enough to vote after those rallies.

“Have we been as successful as I would hope in bringing young people in? The answer is no,” Sanders said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51763333

[samnsara]

33. i didnt see those numbers tho

[Blue_true]

37. Are those young people paper dolls, because they surely don't vote. nt

[ehrnst]

43. Why can't he do that outside of a POTUS primary run?

Nice that you think AOC owes her career to a white man...

[el_bryanto]

11. I don't think he will win the nomination

But this country is too far right wing, even setting aside the extreme insanity of Trump - we need to move significantly to the left. And people who are invested in centrist politics are not going to push us to the left - rather we will probably continue our national slope right wards.

So I favor him staying in through the debate, but then, assuming it has no effect, let him step out at that point.

Then again, I understand many Biden supporters don't want a debate - interesting that.

Bryant

[showblue22]

13. If he stays in until the debate,

Then I want the next four states to vote. I want the people to continue to send Bernie a resounding message.

[Blue_true]

38. That is what I am hoping for. Sanders takes a beating on Tuesday that leaves him

with no option but immediate withdrawal.

[pampango]

14. He's gone from 'front-runner' to 'get the hell out of the race' in 11 days.

Give him and his supporters a little time to digest the 'new reality'. They will get there and most of them will appreciate not having been pushed.

I hope that few here were bailing on Biden before SC just because he had had a couple of bad weeks.

If the convention were next month, I could see the urgency behind wanting Sanders to suspend his campaign ASAP. It is 4 months from now. If Biden can't bring the party together in 3 months and 3 weeks but needs the full 4 months, we have a problem.

[squirecam]

18. Right

Were you not here after the Nevada gloating? The whole #bendtheknee thing?

Sanders cannot win. Period. End of story.

He should bow out gracefully. Or as best as he can.

[pampango]

19. I suppose I wasn't. Does that change anything?

"He should bow out gracefully."

I agree and I trust that he will. We will see if I am right.

[samnsara]

34. there are some huge states coming up tuesday...

..let them debate Sunday. I never watch the debates anyway. Cant Joe just start running as the nom and get this cabinet in order now? I would love the see his veep choice asap!!! All bets are on Kamala...but I would definitely take Val Demmings!

[showblue22]

39. It's dishonest to tell people you have a path

when you don't. It just prolongs the inevitable.

[LostOne4Ever]

15. He can't win.

But he should stay in the primary till the convention. So that his supporters in states that have not yet voted can get a chance to have their voices heard, and so that he can use what media coverage he gets to promote his issues.

Biden has all but won. He can ignore Sanders till the convention then get Bernies concession followed by an endorsement at that time.

The people calling for his concession just want to shut him and all of us up. It has nothing to actually to do with Beating Trump as we all know the majority of Bernie voters will vote Biden in the general just like we did for Hillary in 2016.

And I know the Bernie Haters will claim otherwise but we know that Bernie staying in the primary last time till the convention didn’t cost Hillary the election, and it won’t cost Biden the election either.

[Dem4Life1102]

42. No He shouldn't stay in until the convention

He should do what Clinton did in 08, stay in until the end of the primaries but as soon as they are over drop out and endorse the nominee.

[fishwax]

16. I'm not a supporter, per se, but I don't mind him staying in

Michigan was decisive, as far as I'm concerned, and personally, I'd rather he bow out pretty soon, because I'd like the mudslinging from both sides to be over. But I don't think him staying in through Sunday's debate and another round of primaries causes any real problems at all. He's already listed a bunch of questions that he's going to ask in the debate, and frankly they're questions that Joe Biden ought to be able to really sink his teeth into. And if Biden is able to hammer those questions home, it will be a great opportunity to welcome and encourage and facilitate the eventual support of Sanders supporters. And that will be a good thing for us all, because as Bernie said in his speech today, nothing is more important than beating Donald Trump.

[Polybius]

17. I really want to see the debate Sunday

I don’t want him to drop out just yet.

[Funtatlaguy]

26. That's fine. Just no personal attacks. Policy discussions only.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. How bad can the system be if it allowed the senator to become a millionaire

How bad can the system be if it allowed the senator to become a millionaire with three homes?

[spicysista]

24. I see what you did there.....

[spicysista]

28. If you're not sure what I meant, then ....

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How did you "see what you [ I ] did, too"?

There are two things that are going to happen in November. Either dolt45 will be re-elected or he will not. Your feeling mocked has nothing to do with that fact.
Politics is a contact sport. It's all about building relationships with all kinds of people with all kinds of philosophies. Some are beautiful souls whom want nothing more but the absolute best for all people. Others are one note activists that only care about their pet projects. Still, some are just trying to get along with no particular passion about anything. Each group or person may respect your feelings and others will offer you a condom for you heart (fyf). It's past time for all those privileged enough to even consider staying home in November to deal with how the rest of us will see them. For me, that's a slight notch higher than a MAGAt.

[Squinch]

27. No. It's about the loser of the race demanding a prize for participation.

And PS: what has BS done to win power and respect for those people in his years in Congress?

[Dennis Donovan]

30. I'm a Biden supporter and I know exactly what Bernie's doing

At the debate, he's going to make his last pitch to the American people for his ideals (Democratic Socialism), but not for his candidacy, which he knows is virtually over.

After the debate, he'll suspend his campaign.

[Gothmog]

35. sanders staying in the primaries and losing by large margins may help Biden

sanders not dropping out may help Biden. sanders keeps on losing primaries by large margins nnly strenghten's Joe's position https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/11/no-surprise-bernie-sanders-is-still-all-about-himself-never-party/

Sanders’s remaining in the race should serve several salutary purposes for the party and the country. First, seeing him lose overwhelmingly week after week will dispel the notion that the Democratic Party has moved left, or that he is in a dominant position to negotiate with the overwhelming winner. It’s not clear why the Biden camp should “give” Sanders anything.

Second, it is good to keep Biden in fighting form, continuing to boost turnout and showing, as he did in Philadelphia, how presidential he is. Biden can pivot to the general election, essentially ignoring Sanders. (His planned speech on the coronavirus is the perfect opportunity to leave Sanders out of the discussion entirely.)....

Whoever is to replace Sanders as the standard-bearer for the left — hopefully someone as smart and wonky as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — will need to learn how to win elections. (Hint: It is not by scaring voters or attaching oneself to the socialist label.) When in office, a new generation of leaders on the left will need to learn the art of deal-making rather than waste years, as Sanders has, rabble-rousing but accomplishing nothing. Unlike Sanders, Warren (or whoever else takes the reins) will not be burdened by a record of reflexively praising dictators nor be driven to attack fellow Democrats.

Sanders will end the race at some point, a diminished figure. In retrospect, his wins in 2016 will be seen more as an anti-Hillary Clinton vote than a pro-Sanders vote. How he behaves at Sunday’s debate will determine whether he leaves a bad taste in the mouths of Democrats.

[MrsCoffee]

36. They don't care. It's all about sticking it to the not-Berners.

[TheFarseer]

40. I'm a Sanders supporter

and I think he should drop out. I can’t see anyway he can win and that being the case, I can’t see how he is doing any good.

[Gothmog]

41. How do you demand concessions when you're getting the brake beat off of you?

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