http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512003876Oh my.
YouDig (1,069 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 11:29 AM
Bernie is milking his irrelevance for all it's worth.
He's shown himself to be a weak candidate, trailing by millions of votes and around 270* delegates. He was never able to make real connections with voters outside his demographic of white liberals. Whenever there were real showdowns between the candidates, for example in New York, he got beat handily.
But now that he has no chance at winning anymore, he is doing a pretty good job milking his irrelevance. He's really playing a game of chicken: do what I want, or else I will throw the election to Trump. And he's willing to go far: encouraging his delegates to disrupt conventions, accuse the whole party of corruption, etc.
And he has the luxury of having nothing to lose. He's already lost the nomination, and he's towards the end of his career. Whereas Hillary still has to worry about beating Trump, and then governing after that. She needs his voters, whereas he couldn't care less about hers. Or really anybody's. He doesn't have a lot of supporters, but the ones he has are under his complete control, and he can use them to do whatever he wants.
Part of playing chicken is convincing the other player that you are crazy. And there he's hit a grand slam. People used to think, this guy isn't really going to throw the election to Trump out of spite, is he? People aren't saying that anymore. Bernie doesn't care about who wins the presidency, he cares only about what the Democrats can do for his ego.
The big question, though, is what does he want? He obviously won't be the nominee, he doesn't have nearly enough votes, even before the disaster in Nevada turned everyone except his die-hards against him. So what is it, Bernie? You've taken the hostages, you've got the negotiator on the line, now is the time to release your list of demands. What do you want in order to stop throwing the election to Trump?
*Stop playing games, damn it--count
all delegates, not just some of them. The real lead's 760.
Sheepshank (11,675 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 11:36 AM
3. Bernie has a ego a mile wide and an inch deep
can't be admitting defeat, or a mistake.
I'm pretty sure it pisses him off that he's losing to a vagina.
beaglelover (764 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 11:36 AM
5. Yep, he's a big loser. He needs to drop out now and stop hurting the D brand.
cali (111,719 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 11:59 AM
10. You hilly fans seem determined to alienate the very people she needs.
My opinion of her supporters here just keeps sinking as far as their ability to insightfully analyse... anything. Not to mention their amazing pettiness.
^^^must've looked in mirror.
<<<bets the mirror cracked.
YouDig (1,069 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 12:04 PM
12. I'm pretty sure everyone on both sides of DU is already alienated from the other already.
After people here were insisting that it was Barbara Boxer's fault for not being nicer to the angry mob yelling "bitch" at her, I don't think anything anyone posts on the internet will make any difference.
cali (111,719 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 12:28 PM
directed to the digging primitive above
16. I'm pretty sure that you are clueless
YouDig (1,069 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 12:36 PM
directed to the bitter old Vermontese cali primitive above
17. You seem pretty intent on alienating me.
