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21 votes
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Judge orders Bernie Sanders, Andrew Yang, others to be reinstated to New York primary ballot
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New evidence supporting credibility of Tara Reade’s allegation against Joe Biden emerges
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How Trump and demographics have changed the swing state map for the 2020 US presidential election
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Could Donald Trump delay the US presidential election?
10 votes -
Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden
39 votes -
Did Sanders and the progressives blow it or was the nomination always out of reach?
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If the US postal service dies, so does democracy — Republicans are now trying to kill the post office and mail-in voting
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The most important states in the 2020 US election already have vote-by-mail
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Noam Chomsky: Bernie Sanders campaign didn’t fail. It energized millions and shifted US politics.
21 votes -
Bernie Sanders drops out of American presidential race
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The primary difference between 2016 and 2020
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Wisconsin governor orders stop to in-person voting on eve of election
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Will the American economy/coronavirus affect Trump's chances in November?
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Reality has endorsed Bernie Sanders: His policy proposals are especially apt now, when the coronavirus crisis is revealing an economy organized around production for the sake of profit, not need
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The coronavirus could change how Americans vote in 2020 and beyond. How?
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Bernie Sanders's campaign says he'll participate in an April debate if one is announced
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This isn't the first time a crisis has come during election year. So how have we dealt with things like this before?
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Democratic voters underestimate just how many voters are coming to them this election
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2020 elections: an expert on why you should be worried about your vote in 2020
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What commitments could progressives get from Joe Biden?
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"What should Bernie do when he drops out? Are there any potential drawbacks to doing so now?"
From the NY times Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was reassessing the future of his presidential bid on Wednesday after a crushing round of primary losses left him with no realistic path to the...
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was reassessing the future of his presidential bid on Wednesday after a crushing round of primary losses left him with no realistic path to the Democratic nomination and the 2020 race itself looked increasingly dormant because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Mr. Sanders’s campaign has stopped actively advertising on Facebook and its campaign manager sent an email to supporters without asking for donations — the kind of steps that other candidates have taken before ending their campaigns. Mr. Sanders’s aides said he is not suspending his campaign at this point, even as some Democrats have become increasingly vocal that he should consider leaving the race.
Even among Democrats who view Mr. Biden’s eventual triumph as inevitable, there is a belief that contested primaries are good for the party, making some of them reluctant to call for Mr. Sanders to withdraw. In Wisconsin, Democratic officials worry that if Mr. Sanders drops out before the state’s planned April 7 primary, it could dampen his supporters’ enthusiasm, depress turnout and hurt progressive candidates for state and local offices.
Mr. Sanders also views the coronavirus crisis as a moment when the progressive agenda he has championed for years is especially vital, and he is eager to leverage his influence for good at a time when issues like health care and economic inequity are so resonant, some allies say.
And top advisers see potential for him to continue to shape the narrative around how the country should be responding to the crisis and are holding out hope that they can harness existing virtual infrastructure to allow him to get his message out and keep his supporters engaged — a tacit admission that the campaign is no longer trying to win.
The above paragraphs show that yes, Sanders knows his electoral situation is done for, despite never clearly indicating if he is dropping out.
Some suggested Mr. Sanders should declare a moral victory — Democrats have moved broadly toward his progressive policy platform since he began his first presidential campaign — and throw his support to Mr. Biden.
“It’s time to throw in the towel knowing that he has won the battle of issues,” said Wilbur Colom, a D.N.C. member from Mississippi. “The Democratic Party has moved within inches of his revolution on all major issues. We all are feeling the Bern.”
From the Star
Charles Chamberlain, chairman of the progressive group Democracy for America, said Sanders can play a potentially “critical” role in unifying the party by continuing his campaign.
“Bernie has already made it clear that he will 100% support the Democratic nominee and that he’s going to campaign for Joe Biden if that’s who it is,” Chamberlain said. “The reality is, that’s not 100% true for all Bernie Sanders supporters. So there is a real value to Bernie staying in the race as long as possible to bring those people into the party deeper.“
That underscores the sensitivity of how Sanders proceeds. Justin Bamberg, a South Carolina state representative and Sanders supporter, said it’s wrong to assume that, if the senator quickly drops out, his backers would unite behind Biden.
“It’s a mistake for the party, regardless of whether the nominee is Biden or Bernie, to think that beating Donald Trump in and of itself will be enough motivation for the average person living their day-to-day life to come out and be excited about voting in November,” Bamberg said.
I agree. Biden needs to emphasize that he can be trusted to keep his promises of endorsing and then carrying out Warren's plan despite their controversies and that the bernie or bust folks won't gain nothing from a Biden presidency.
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Tulsi Gabbard suspends US election campaign, endorses Joe Biden
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How Joe Biden can win over Bernie Sanders voters
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Bernie Sanders says Joe Biden "has advocated cutting Social Security for forty years" - Mostly false
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Ohio Department of Health will order polls closed Tuesday as health emergency
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Is voter turnout up in 2020 US elections? Yeah, but not all that much
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Washington debate discussion thread
Admittedly I deleted and re-uploaded this because I was worried I had posted the original thread too soon. A'ight, here we are. Spreadsheet time. When will the debate be broadcasted? The debate...
Admittedly I deleted and re-uploaded this because I was worried I had posted the original thread too soon.
A'ight, here we are. Spreadsheet time.
When will the debate be broadcasted?
The debate will be recorded March 15th, 8-10 PM ET. (1-3 AM UTC)
Where will it happen?
In the CNN studio in Washington DC. Note that they moved it from Phoenix due to the Coronavirus.
Who will moderate it?
Dana Bash and Jake Tapper from CNN and Ilia Calderón from Telemundo.
Where can I watch this?
It will most likely be livestreamed in CNN's YouTube channel.it was livestreamed on CNN's website.So, what's new and how will this change anything?
This is the first and possibly the last one-on-one debate in the primary between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden and (also due to Coronavirus concerns) It has no live audience. It will also occur before some of the largest states in the primary vote.
So what do you think should happen? What questions should be asked? What should the candidates do and what should we talk about?
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Fact check: Joe Biden has advocated cutting Social Security for forty years
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Joe Biden’s first virtual town hall was an absolute technical nightmare
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Georgia is the second state to delay their primaries over the coronavirus
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"Can Biden beat Trump?"
What the polls say about a Biden v Trump matchup (The polls say yeah so... yeah. Admittedly this is a repeat of 2016 and Ukraine will basically be the same thing as Clinton's emails and nothing is...
What the polls say about a Biden v Trump matchup
(The polls say yeah so... yeah. Admittedly this is a repeat of 2016 and Ukraine will basically be the same thing as Clinton's emails and nothing is truly guaranteed.)Can Biden beat Trump? The truth is he's just as risky as Bernie
(Neither of them is a guaranteed win. If there was a safe choice, it wasn't one of these 2.)Stop saying Biden is the 'most electable'. Trump will run rings around him. (No. And not because of his record or gaffes, but because he is an establishment politician and Ukraine will leave the same impression on Biden as Clinton's emails. Are you people insane? Have you forgotten 2016?)
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Can you guess how popular these policy proposals are among the American public?
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Louisiana is postponing its April 4 presidential primary for over two months due to the coronavirus outbreak
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Bernie Sanders says he's staying in race, looks forward to debating Joe Biden
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Andrew Yang endorses Joe Biden
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Democratic National Committee nixes audience for Phoenix debate over coronavirus concerns
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Pete Buttigieg: 'Time for rethinking what campaigning looks like' amid coronavirus
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How will the Nevada caucuses turn out?
Fears grow over Nevada caucus malfunction (Probably as bad as Iowa. Not paywalled) Another caucus is coming. But Nevada will look completely different (It will be far more representative than...
Fears grow over Nevada caucus malfunction (Probably as bad as Iowa. Not paywalled)
Another caucus is coming. But Nevada will look completely different (It will be far more representative than Iowa. Also they will use a Google Form so technical issues will be limited. Paywalled)
What we know (and don't) about the Nevada caucus 'tool' (Covers on the 'tool' that will be used to count the votes, potential backups in case of failure and a few other caucus related technicalities. Not paywalled)
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Super Tuesday: who did you end up voting for and why?
I'm curious how other people think about this.
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Elizabeth Warren is ending her US presidential campaign
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Joe Biden outperformed because he won US voters who decide late
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Amy Klobuchar looked great on paper. What went wrong?
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Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses
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Michael Bloomberg drops out of US Presidential race, endorses Joe Biden
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Live election results: Super Tuesday 2020
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Bogus automated copyright claims by CBS blocked Super Tuesday speeches by Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, and Joe Biden
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The 2020 endorsement primary
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Which US presidential candidate do you think has the best foreign policy?
The nice thing about electability being uncertain is that you can choose the candidate you think is best. Unfortunately I have lost faith in my ability to decide that. Studying candidates'...
The nice thing about electability being uncertain is that you can choose the candidate you think is best.
Unfortunately I have lost faith in my ability to decide that. Studying candidates' policies seems useless since, after all, Congress makes the laws. We are likely to see either stalemate or centrist legislation regardless.
Maybe I should decide based on foreign policy instead? Most people don't do that but I don't see why not. Any recommendations for interesting articles to read?
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A Tennessee-based Democratic National Committee member backing an effort to use superdelegates to select the party’s presidential nominee is also a Republican donor and health care lobbyist
9 votes