Democratic Primaries

Jersey Devil

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105. Quit? No time for that when dealing with a "fucking global crisis"

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:03 PM

Mar 2020

Quick! Bernie needs a phone booth to change in.

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

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BS is not planning to quit the race after today's votes, his aides say [View all] Cha Mar 2020 OP

nothing else to do so why not nt msongs Mar 2020 #1

Why not? 'cause.. "Dragging out a primary giving our nominee (Joe) less time to prepare for the.. Cha Mar 2020 #10

it was a snide remark. sorry, next time Ill make it more obvious :-) nt msongs Mar 2020 #15

Oh no I got it.. It just gave me an Cha Mar 2020 #19

I love you. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #33

Yes there Rebl2 Mar 2020 #31

Preserving public health by letting states cancel pointless primaries? ehrnst Mar 2020 #41

Sanders should drop out, but there are still state and local elections on the primary ballots. nature-lover Mar 2020 #78

Piper's gonna pipe. PubliusEnigma Mar 2020 #2

And after he loses NY, he will still stay in the race. No surprise still_one Mar 2020 #3

that is not news. riversedge Mar 2020 #4

A shame he can't be gracious, bow out and get behind Biden amuse bouche Mar 2020 #5

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Apparently,country over party is nothing but a silly platitude. amuse bouche Mar 2020 #36

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Correct. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #60

smh Cha Mar 2020 #94

Yep. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #103

Did you expect anything different Aquaria Mar 2020 #85

You're right of course. amuse bouche Mar 2020 #86

But I wonder how much of his staff PatSeg Mar 2020 #6

That staff? Likely all of them. Sanders voters who are not non-democrats are likely to abandon Blue_true Mar 2020 #30

Its always sad PatSeg Mar 2020 #32

He wants to drag it out all the way to the convention to cause as much havoc as possible. honest.abe Mar 2020 #7

And Harm.. Cha Mar 2020 #34

Shocker awesomerwb1 Mar 2020 #8

Party pooper C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #9

Ugh. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #11

He needs his rallies DrToast Mar 2020 #12

/But BS can't have his rallies now. Cha Mar 2020 #14

We're in the middle of a pandemic. showblue22 Mar 2020 #13

Bernie is all about his ego. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #17

He's irrelevant. evertonfc Mar 2020 #18

Morphed? Aquaria Mar 2020 #58

After today it becomes a third party run... Basic LA Mar 2020 #20

Well put, Basic LA Cha Mar 2020 #22

I just can't... PunksMom Mar 2020 #65

Sigh... Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #21

this... handmade34 Mar 2020 #23

Wow Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #95

He's putting peoples health and safety at risk for cally Mar 2020 #24

Good point. What a selfish ass. dem4decades Mar 2020 #27

Joe Biden can campaign like the nominee now Tweedy Mar 2020 #79

He's making himself more inconsequential by the day! Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #25

When Bernie was in college BidenBacker Mar 2020 #26

The old leopard doesn't change his spots Walleye Mar 2020 #28

Wish I could say I was surprised DemKittyNC Mar 2020 #29

It really serves no good purpose. It gives his surrogates more opportunities to kneecap Biden.... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #35

Yes, we know what BS' staff did to Hillary in the General Election.. and Cha Mar 2020 #37

As long as the dough keeps rolling in, Bernie staffers are in no hurry oasis Mar 2020 #38

he wants the polls shut down but he's still running. Also.. Cha Mar 2020 #39

I don't think Bernie would be a useful spokesperson for Joe. oasis Mar 2020 #71

Exactly.. There wasn't any ship to sail on that. Cha Mar 2020 #72

Having Bernie stumping for him might be a negative. LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #73

Nina, David Sirota, Brihana Joy Gray are toxic. nt oasis Mar 2020 #74

As are Uhgur, Eastwood, and Rogan LakeArenal Mar 2020 #106

Don't forget West and Sarandon. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #112

Good catch. 😉 LakeArenal Mar 2020 #113

Thanks. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #114

I wish I knew how to use 'strike out' on a word or two. nt sheshe2 Mar 2020 #110

Keep that money coming. He can buy another house!k redstateblues Mar 2020 #82

He will keep getting his butt kicked Macima Mar 2020 #40

Meanwhile BS said this.. Cha Mar 2020 #43

I'm ok with that. But just want Bernie to be ALL IN Funtatlaguy Mar 2020 #42

I'm not.. Cha Mar 2020 #46

I guess demanding that the primaries be postponed "for public health" didn't work ehrnst Mar 2020 #44

BS is all over the place.. Cha Mar 2020 #49

Loser. LizBeth Mar 2020 #45

We'll see. Aides say French talk like that while voting is ongoing. pampango Mar 2020 #47

"French talk?" ehrnst Mar 2020 #48

gop speak for coward..... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #84

"..French talk"? Cha Mar 2020 #99

Three possibilities NCProgressive Mar 2020 #50

Are they mutually exclusive? I don't think so. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #107

My, he's descending to complete irrelevance quickly, isn't he... n/t TygrBright Mar 2020 #52

Bernie is going to damage is legacy radius777 Mar 2020 #53

How precious. Aquaria Mar 2020 #62

Does it really matter when Ds are quitting him in droves? stopbush Mar 2020 #54

It matters that he continues to drag Cha Mar 2020 #57

LOL of course he's not! tarheelsunc Mar 2020 #55

He can still run but the rest of us can just ignore him. Kaleva Mar 2020 #56

Time to start ignoring him and his surrogates. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #59

+++ still_one Mar 2020 #76

What a surprise! mcar Mar 2020 #61

He isn't a gracious man. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #63

Seems like a waste of money and energy that could go to defeat Trump instead wishstar Mar 2020 #64

The country is facing a crisis Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #66

There goes Bernies Legacy... BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #67

"We're going to win this thing the Bernie way. Which means if I lose, I'll bring everyone else down betsuni Mar 2020 #68

Larry David knew.. he's been paying attention. Cha Mar 2020 #69

Yes he has! betsuni Mar 2020 #70

That'd be great.. betting he Cha Mar 2020 #87

The DNC needs a mercy rule like in baseball. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #75

+ 100000. No joke. Hoyt Mar 2020 #77

and in those delegate rich states he isn't going to exceed his standard 30-35% still_one Mar 2020 #80

Yes.. but as we say.. Cha Mar 2020 #100

Then he is a Putin puppet SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #81

I'm done. liberalmuse Mar 2020 #83

Let's hope he reconsiders. We have to move forward with or without him. n/t Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #88

Of course he's not! There apparently aren't enough dead! nolawarlock Mar 2020 #89

His campaign aides need that cash from donations Yavin4 Mar 2020 #90

'Tis but a mere flesh wound! tritsofme Mar 2020 #91

I knew that was coming.. Touche'! Cha Mar 2020 #92

I wonder if this is about money. He's in it to keep fundraising? Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #93

I think that is a polite way of expressing it. ucrdem Mar 2020 #97

And use Democratic resources liberal N proud Mar 2020 #102

Nope, he won't quit until he's pushed, and then he'll sue. ucrdem Mar 2020 #96

"It's just a flesh wound" JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #98

2016 liberal N proud Mar 2020 #101

While I have argued for waiting, guillaumeb Mar 2020 #104

Quit? No time for that when dealing with a "fucking global crisis" Jersey Devil Mar 2020 #105

OTOH.. if he dropped his campaign with no path.. Cha Mar 2020 #108

Bernie, I'd vote for you if you were the nominee, but screw you Beakybird Mar 2020 #109

Here we go again. a 2016 redo of "Wham Bam and here comes the thank you ma'am" as he fucks us over GemDigger Mar 2020 #111

He used to annoy me coeur_de_lion Mar 2020 #115

LOL XRubicon Mar 2020 #116

This is somewhat amusing to those of us who remember 2008. StevieM Mar 2020 #117