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He's not going to let that money go to waste. He may choose to caucus with Democrats but his non-aligned party affiliation means he feels he can take them or leave them. And has already.
I have predicted dozen's of times that he will go third party about a week after Trump does. Once the idea that the GOp has become "hopelessly fractured" there will be no downside for him to do the same to the Dems. Problem is that no one will get 270 and the house will pick Bush even if he is the 3rd or 4th place vote recipient.
I have predicted dozen's of times that he will go third party about a week after Trump does. Once the idea that the GOp has become "hopelessly fractured" there will be no downside for him to do the same to the Dems. Problem is that no one will get 270 and the house will pick Bush even if he is the 3rd or 4th place vote recipient.
I don't think Sanders ever got in the race to win the nomination or the Presidency. I think he got in because he wanted to draw Secretary Clinton out on her positions, possibly move her to the left on some of those positions. The last thing he wants is to split the Democrat vote, and end up with the country having a Republican President. He wants the candidate furthest to the left to win, not only because that's more in line with his own political positions, but also because it's likely that the Supreme Court will have at least one opening in the next four years, and it's in a delicate balance right now.
He's not going to let that money go to waste. He may choose to caucus with Democrats but his non-aligned party affiliation means he feels he can take them or leave them. And has already.
Keep clicking those ruby heels together!
There is zero reason to believe that Sanders will run as a third-party candidate. You cling to this fantasy that because Sanders is not a Democrat, he won't support the nominee. Yet he always supports the Democratic nominee. In 2000, he endorsed Gore (not Nader). Ditto with Kerry in 2004, and Obama in 2008 and 2012. Why do you think he's vowed not to harshly attack Clinton? Because he doesn't want to damage the eventual likely nominee.
You've got denial, wishful thinking, and nothing else.
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I hope the old man goes 3rd party. It's time.
And that's all you've got - hope in the face of reality.
Like your fantasies about Mitt Romney crushing Obama in 2012:
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Morris is often wrong but you people have NO idea what's coming your way. There is no enthusiasm for the idiot you elected based on stupidity. Just like 2010, America woke up. Easily 300 electoral votes for Romney.
You're spectacularly wrong, and you put everyone who doesn't join in your demonstrably wrong fantasies on ignore. I guess that's what I'd do, too, if I was terrified of facing reality.
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I don't think Sanders ever got in the race to win the nomination or the Presidency. I think he got in because he wanted to draw Secretary Clinton out on her positions, possibly move her to the left on some of those positions. The last thing he wants is to split the Democrat vote, and end up with the country having a Republican President. He wants the candidate furthest to the left to win, not only because that's more in line with his own political positions, but also because it's likely that the Supreme Court will have at least one opening in the next four years, and it's in a delicate balance right now.
Precisely. The 'tell' was in the first debate, when he completed repudiated the talking point of Clinton's emails. You can't take down the front-runner without attacking her directly, and made he clear that he has no intention of pursuing one of the few potentially useful angles of attack on Clinton.
Sanders' only reason for being in the race is to function as a GOTV effort for Hillary. He proved it when he gave away the best weapon he had against Hillary - the argument that she is corrupt and dishonest.
He is not going third party. He'll endorse her (again) at some point.
I don't think Sanders ever got in the race to win the nomination or the Presidency. I think he got in because he wanted to draw Secretary Clinton out on her positions, possibly move her to the left on some of those positions. The last thing he wants is to split the Democrat vote, and end up with the country having a Republican President. He wants the candidate furthest to the left to win, not only because that's more in line with his own political positions, but also because it's likely that the Supreme Court will have at least one opening in the next four years, and it's in a delicate balance right now.
That's a nice, wishful rationalization. He's not so concerned that he's also drawing attention to Hillary's failings to a frustrated progressive base she needs to win that was let down, again, in the last cycle by the progressive left's own dark underbelly. The highly regarded North Carolina pollsters PPP have both a putative Trump and a Carson winning against her in the general.
He's made of money right now, drawing crowds. No war whoops into the microphone--and nothing beholden to the Democratic Party.
If Lieberman would do it, most certainly Bernie would. Enjoy.
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The last thing he wants is to split the Democrat vote, and end up with the country having a Republican President.
(Ralph Nader?) Hahaha.
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Sanders' only reason for being in the race is to function as a GOTV effort for Hillary. He proved it when he gave away the best weapon he had against Hillary - the argument that she is corrupt and dishonest.
He is not going third party. He'll endorse her (again) at some point.
He's the gentleman Vermonter, running an upbeat, positive campaign.
I don't think Sanders ever got in the race to win the nomination or the Presidency. I think he got in because he wanted to draw Secretary Clinton out on her positions, possibly move her to the left on some of those positions. The last thing he wants is to split the Democrat vote, and end up with the country having a Republican President. He wants the candidate furthest to the left to win, not only because that's more in line with his own political positions, but also because it's likely that the Supreme Court will have at least one opening in the next four years, and it's in a delicate balance right now.
Unfortunately, I agree ... except that a split vote, in any direction, would not necessarily lead to a president of this or that party, it's more complicated than that.
As a wish-list item, I would love to see both Sanders and Trump make third and fourth party bids, it would be healthy for democratic participation in US politics.
But it won't happen.
I expect Mrs. Bill to string Sanders and his supporters along with her mouth, then once she obtains power she will pursue her own agenda and that of Mr. Bill's power group, while continuing to string Sanders and his supporters along with her mouth, maybe throwing them a few sops here and there.
Come to think of it, not much different than the current president and the power group that put him there.
He can go rant and rave in the Greens. He's as much of a loon as Nader is. Should be a fun little show. A couple of rich little, bitter, old men ranting and raving and raving about "injustice".
That's a nice, wishful rationalization. He's not so concerned that he's also drawing attention to Hillary's failings to a frustrated progressive base she needs to win that was let down, again, in the last cycle by the progressive left's own dark underbelly.
Here's what I don't get about Dems/liberals... If they want the U.S. to be a more progressive country, why doesn't their platform include taxing like the more progressive countries?
PLUS, Scandinavian and European countries have no FATCA laws as does the U.S. Their rich are legally able to hide wealth, income, profits, and gains in foreign accounts so that they're completely tax-free. And many have eliminated the inheritance tax.
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The highly regarded North Carolina pollsters PPP have both a putative Trump and a Carson winning against her in the general.
Interesting...
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