Bernie Sanders suspends his 2020 campaign Facebook ads

[Dennis Donovan]

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Laura Litvan ✔@LauraLitvan

*BERNIE SANDERS TO SUSPEND PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: AXIOS

11:48 AM - Mar 18, 2020

Sanders camp responds:

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Changed subject line - Axios got it wrong

[ucrdem]

1. k'n'r

[demmiblue]

2. Thank you, Bernie!

[underpants]

9. I second that.

[MontanaMama]

3. Kick.

Let’s get this done. Time to play hardball with the MF and his minions.

[McKim]

66. This sounds abusive to me

This sounds abusive to me and my values. As a Sanders supporter who deeply wants more help for the 40% of poor and desperate people in our country, I resent that my candidate is called MF and that I, a retired migrant education teacher am called a minion! Give it a rest. This is not the kind of language that will bring us together. Vote Blue No Matter Who and stop bashing my candidate and my values.

[MontanaMama]

69. The MF is tRump. eom.

[Paladin]

4. Good deal.

Thank you, Senator Sanders.

[Vivienne235729]

5. ABOUT TIME!!!

[Claustrum]

6. Oh wow. very unexpected but very much appreciated n/t

[NCProgressive]

7. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

[Skid Rogue]

8. Thanks you, Senater Sanders!!!!!!!

Now, less all go defeat Trump!!!!

[Glorfindel]

10. Thank you, Senator Sanders.

You have proven once more that you are truly a great American patriot.

[MineralMan]

11. That is very good news, indeed!

I await his public announcement, though, of this.

[PatSeg]

32. Me too

I need to hear him say it.

[Takket]

12. Joe Biden is now officially the last hope for the USA

Go get him, Joe.

[NurseJackie]

13. Yay!

Oh, wait...

[Walleye]

14. For real. These times call for patriots like thes.

A hero. I’m sorry I doubted him

[Clash City Rocker]

15. All I see on Axios is that he suspended his campaign's FaceBook ads

https://www.axios.com/bernie-sanders-suspends-facebook-ads-2020-election-8d888649-55fb-4358-a6e6-cac09584bac8.html

[NurseJackie]

23. Well that's different...

... never mind.

[Blasphemer]

30. Thanks. Good first step. Hopefully, he makes it official soon.... nt

[The Magistrate]

34. Indeed, Sir: My Inclination Is To Wait For A View Of The Body

An official statement from an accredited spokesman. The man can be allowed to hide behind a surrogate from the face of reality, that is not a problem. But something official is needed.

[MineralMan]

57. Exactly.

I await his press announcement from Vermont.

Then, I will be able to relax.

Welcome back, by the way!

[ismnotwasm]

20. Awesome

Now we can all get on the same page and move forward!

[George II]

21. I think they're jumping the gun, this is what Axios said:

Bernie Sanders suspends his 2020 campaign Facebook ads

https://www.axios.com/bernie-sanders-suspends-facebook-ads-2020-election-8d888649-55fb-4358-a6e6-cac09584bac8.html

[dalton99a]

28. +1

[MineralMan]

31. Yes. Until Sanders makes a public statement, it's not over.

I hope he does that forthwith.

[NurseJackie]

37. And an endorsement... full-throated... sincere... enthusiastic... complete.

No half-measures and "disappearing" until 6 weeks after the convention.

[MineralMan]

44. I would not count on a strong endorsement from Sanders.

He will probably say something in endorsement, but it will not sound sincere, and probably won't be sincere.

What I wonder is what will happen when the Steiners on his staff disperse into the political world.

I can't imagine that they'll be strong Biden supporters. Nina Turner? Not a chance.

[NurseJackie]

50. Yes, I feel that it will probably be perfunctory. Insincere.

[MineralMan]

51. I doubt he can do anything else.

The bitterness of this second loss will weigh heavily on him. His opinion of himself surpasses all understanding.

[NurseJackie]

53. I'm anticipate that he'll be reading something that was written FOR him...

I'm anticipate that he'll be reading something that was written FOR him, and handed to him at the last minute. It will be the first time he has seen it, no time to become familiar with it, no time to practice. It will be just a string of words on paper.

Or, the other possibility is that he'll try to wing-it. And in the process, he'll just fall back into a standard memorized stump speech with the same old tire talking points. He'll forget to endorse. He'll forget to seek unity. He'll forget to build bridges.

We know him too well. (I guess that's why everyone is tired of him and letting us know with their votes.)

[The Magistrate]

68. The Bitterness Of His Second Loss, Sir, Is Extreme

Had Sanders not made this second sally, he could have maintained that his views had considerable support among 'working class white men', as demonstrated by their votes in 2016. By going once too often to the well, Sanders has shown that in fact, his voting strength in 2016 among 'working class white men' owed not to support for his policies, and those men's openness if properly inspired to revolution change in a left direction, but rather to a long rightist reactionary campaign of hatred for Mrs. Clinton which he chanced along to be a beneficiary of, and of retrograde attitudes towards 'uppity women' in that demographic which this campaign fed on. Sanders might have had a legacy as a real contender for radical views. It would not have been an honest one, but it would have looked swell on video and in print.

[ramen]

70. I wholeheartedly expect a strong endorsement from Sanders when he drops out.

He does not have any interest in four more years of the bastard-in-chief. Re: Turner, I hope she does the right thing and joins the right side of history, but I'm far more interested in making sure his supporters do so.

[LongtimeAZDem]

22. He has suspended his ads, but that's not the same thing. We'll see if he actually concedes

[ismnotwasm]

25. Well shit.

[NurseJackie]

41. As the donations start to dry-up... he can save lots of $$$ by suspending ads.

I guess that cash will come in handy later on for... whatever he expects to be spending it on.

[Bayard]

24. YAAAAAY!!

Thanks for doing the right thing, Senator! Now, do we think he can bring his people over?

Could Joe use him in his admin?

[Jose Garcia]

26. I'm sceptical

[brewens]

27. Atta way Bernie! Love the guy but he didn't get it done. n/t

[demmiblue]

29. AXIOS: Bernie Sanders suspends his 2020 campaign Facebook ads

Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign currently has no active Facebook ads, the morning after another disappointing finish in a series of primary contests.

Why it matters: A pause in digital advertising spend on Facebook has been a good indicator that candidates are dropping out of the 2020 race before. Pete Buttigieg and Michael Bloomberg made their Facebook ads inactive hours before they suspended their campaigns.

The state of play: Sanders and his wife Jane are traveling back to Vermont today to “assess the path forward for our campaign," per a note from his campaign manager Faiz Shakir.

Shakir wrote that "last night did not go the way we wanted," after they lost all three states that voted: Arizona, Illinois and Florida.

https://www.axios.com/bernie-sanders-suspends-facebook-ads-2020-election-8d888649-55fb-4358-a6e6-cac09584bac8.html

[onetexan]

56. Here's the link i found - doesn't mention FB ads

https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/bernie-sanders-to-suspend-presidential-campaign-20200318

Axios reporting
Axios is reporting that Sen. Bernie Sanders has suspended his presidential campaign. Yesterday Biden won all 3 states, and has a formidable and unsurmountable lead. That leaves Biden as the Democratic candidate for President.

[PunkinPi]

35. There seems to be some confusion on this...

his communications director says it's not true...

Link to tweet

absolutely false.

Link to tweet

Bernie aide to me just now throws cold water on report he is dropping out: "Nothing has changed since Faiz’s statement this morning"

[LakeArenal]

38. Congratulations, Joe!!!!

Now we do our HAPPY DANCE!!!!

[jimfields33]

58. Thank God this is false.

[LakeArenal]

61. If Bernie stays in he will be even a bigger loser!!

His political career over!!!

Making folks gather around in these times to vote against Bernie will be the end.

Again...

[lettucebe]

39. He has no Facebook ad buys today -- no mention of him quitting as of yet

This is speculation because he is not running FB ads. Wait for confirmation to start celebrating

[democrattotheend]

40. Has that been confirmed?

All I found on the Axios site is that he stopped his Facebook ads, which likely means he's suspending the campaign, but has there been any confirmation?

[Jersey Devil]

42. Axios site says Bernie suspending Facebook ads, says nothing about suspending campaign

The tweet is wishful thinking

[RandySF]

54. FB is a huge part of his strategy

If he’s suspending those, he’s on his way out.

[DarthDem]

43. Could be a trial balloon

Or operate as one even if not so intended.

And judging by the responses I just reviewed on Twitter and elsewhere, it's pretty clear that the overwhelming sentiment is for Sen. Sanders to end his campaign.

[MANative]

45. While I hope this is true, it's being denied by some campaign aides

Link to tweet

[Walleye]

46. Has the tweet been taken down?

[Demsrule86]

47. Thank God!

[herding cats]

48. He will no doubt want to announce this formally himself.

Which is perfectly understandable. This is the beginning of the end of his campaign. The true end will be here shortly.

[berksdem]

49. I only see it on Axios right now

so I will reserve my excitement until it is official.

[apcalc]

52. Then Woodruff reports sanders' campaign says FALSE.

[still_one]

60. Exactly. It seems many comments in this thread are right ignoring that, most likely because they

just read the misleading title

[awesomerwb1]

55. You guys really thought he would

do the right thing and drop out?

[still_one]

59. How come the communication manager says it is false that he is suspending

his campaign in the OP?

[Dennis Donovan]

64. March 10

I missed that at first

[DesertRat]

71. Oh my. Thanks

[HarlanPepper]

65. This is what happened last week

They floated some stories about dropping out in the media, drew all the attention toward them and then said “Oh no, we’re not dropping out.”

It’s just a desperate ploy.

[SunSeeker]

67. A good start. Thank you Bernie. Now suspend your whole campaign. nt