It’s just as likely that HuffPo just wanted a click bait article. “Oooh, establishment intrigue against the progressive prophet. Let’s whisper about it!”
If Bernie can get the majority of the Democratic party primary voters to back him then he deserves to be our nominee. But so far there is no evidence that he can. The argument for Bernie seems to be that I and all the people in my dorm really really like him so therefore he should be the nominee. Sorry, but it just doesn’t work like that.
It wasn’t the evil mechations of the Democratic party establishment that kept him from the nomination in 2016, it was the 16,914,722 rank and file Democrats who preferred Clinton to him.
If he can’t get a majority of liberal Democrats to vote for him how is he going to get the majority of the country to.
And then you’ll have to face Trump’s policies for another 4 years.
Here’s the actual Politico article which the HuffPo piece is based on. It’s actually pretty good.
It says:
Which, in the absence of any information about when he allegedly said this and who he said it to, doesn’t mean much.
Later on:
I’m hoping Obama is smart enough not to take sides in the primary, but it’s clear that he doesn’t care for Sanders’ policies and style. OTOH, eight years of his policies and style got us Trump, so…
If Sanders was running away with it Obama would say nothing because by then it wouldn’t do any good. Where Obama probably would weigh in is in a Biden or Buttigieg vs. Sanders scenario well into the primary process where there’s still a good chance to stop Sanders. Especially with Buttigieg, who has like zero black support, but I bet an Obama endorsement would get him all the black support he’d need.
Weirdest username/post combination ever.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one thinking that. The other amusing thing was, ok, go ahead and try to go toe-to-toe with the by far most popular Democrat in the country (in May of this year, 91% of Democrats rated Obama’s Presidency as either good or excellent). That should end well.
Which was 1000% better than any previous plan and was hamstringed at every part and month by the GOP, who named it Obamacare.:rolleyes:
Bernies Sanders “M4A” plan has *nothing whatsoever *to do with medicare and his calling his stupid plan “Medicare for all” and thus poisoning the well for real, and possible M4A plans is one reason I dislike him.
Two of us read the link, at any rate.
That crazy Barack Obama, always wanting his side to win.
Normally, I’d use this opportunity to snarkilly say that you should ignore him and nominate the 80 year old socialist who just had a heart attack. But I actually want Trump gone if the other side’s candidate is at all palatable. And sorry, but Bernie can’t win.
Bernie probably can’t win, although I would like to see him literally kill Trump in a debate.
Read the link. Obama didn’t say that. Some aides said things like, “I think maybe he might talk about not letting Sanders be the candidate. Perhaps.”
When he wins are you going to come back and admit you were wrong.
If he does, it’ll be pretty hard to deny we were wrong. There’s a possibility some newspapers might cover the event or something.
But he won’t.
He. Couldn’t. Beat. Clinton.
And you’re positing that Biden will have as much or more actual support as Hillary Clinton? Do you think he excites anyone? Does Joe Biden excite anyone?
If Bernie Sanders becomes President, I will come back here and personally tell everyone that I know nothing about politics and you are a super-genius.
Now, what will you do if he doesn’t become president?
Maybe “exciting” isn’t what people are voting for.
Exciting that people who voted for Trump and realize that he is a bully and a crook may be able to vote for Biden, and not able to vote for a woman or a person of color.
I don’t understand your comment. Clinton won the popular vote. She was/is very popular.
Excite? Maybe not.
But lots of people like Joe Biden.