Is the Sanders Campaign Hoping That Joe Biden Dies?

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Star Member MineralMan (130,576 posts)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287694045
 
Is the Sanders Campaign Hoping That Joe Biden Dies?
Surely that cannot be true. There must be some other reason for the Senator to continue in the face of a humiliating loss. I hope someone can offer a less maudlin reason for his decision to remain in this primary race.

 

The Magistrate (86,388 posts)

2. Certainly, Sir, One Would Want To Not Be True
 
This vulture's hope is emerging as a theme among some of his supporters, it seems....


"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."


"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

 

Gothmog (82,603 posts)

6. Joe Biden dying would not give sanders the nomination
 
These real Democrats do not forgive or forget

Rude Mechanical 😎🍦
@Demagogues_Bane
One thing that the NYT and WaPo reporting on Bernie's campaign has revealed is that Bernie *severely* underestimated the amount of animosity Clinton voters have for him. I think he really believed that we would just "come around."

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12:54 PM - Apr 1, 2020

 

The Magistrate (86,388 posts)

7. Of Course Not, Sir
 
But we are dealing with people whose understanding of political life is, to put it mildly, otherworldly or otherwise sadly deficient....





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."

sweetloukillbot (2,473 posts)

8. That's the impression I've gotten from a some of the tweets I've seen
 
Or that the rape charges would've panned out more than they have.

Star Member MineralMan (130,576 posts)

9. The Fake Rape Charges Were Ridiculous.
 
Last Gasp Desperation.

Star Member comradebillyboy (7,758 posts)

16. Red Rose twitter is pushing the phony rape allegation
 
as hard as they can. They are still going on about dementia as well.

Star Member Lulu KC (1,408 posts)

11. Reflections on this from Twitter
 
At some point the "boomer remover" tweets kind of crossed over into the "Sleepy Joe" lane, and red roses appeared on both. At the time, it was a plate of spaghetti, covered with the sauce of grasping C-19 itself, with the meatballs of Seattle and Italy and New York taking my attention. In hindsight, the patterns were so obvious. (This analogy is making me hungry, and is, I'm sure, influenced by watching those Cuomo brothers being so funny together.)

I do not know that it is the campaign itself that's doing it, though there are certainly some weirdos working for him. This morning, I'm just seeing Putin at the wheel, and that's another plate of spaghetti.

What I do not get: Why it is not obvious that both of them were in the original "high risk" category. Now that it's happening to younger people, it looks like that was sort of a myth, but they are both over 60 and vulnerable. Of course, Sanders has the heart thing.

There is so much I do not understand right now, but what is clear is that a great president can assemble a team and get buy-in from his political adversaries. That's Joe. Thanks for being there, Joe.

 

MH1 (16,941 posts)

20. Some of his supporters probably do. Sanders himself, probably no.
 
(God I hope no, for Sanders himself at least)

There is a rational argument that if Biden MIGHT die, it is better for Sanders to be in the race than to have withdrawn. For those who support his policies and candidacy at all, anyway. This logic does not necessitate that the arguer hopes Biden dies. Just that they think it is a not insignificant possibility.

That said, one reason I have been so down on Sanders even running this time, is he has a subset of followers who are absolutely horrible. I have no doubt that some among them do actively hope for Biden's death.

Star Member Demsrule86 (41,823 posts)

21. I believe some of them are. Also, some have convinced themselves that the Corona Virus is a game changer and people will flock to Sander because of M4A during this crisis...I don't think they will. He is finished...looks like he will be humiliated in Wisconsin which will have a primary because of an important judge election. The GOP who want to kill folks as usual refused the governors request for a mail in election. There is still a court action that is pending so we shall see

 

[Ralph Wiggum]

Meanwhile, Hillary is waiting for both Biden and Bernie to mysteriously pass away.

[DLR Pyro]

If biden was to die, the DUmp would blame it on Trump.

[Old n Grumpy]

bernie is no fool campaigning is easy $$$$. as long as he is in the race the money keeps coming in.

[thundley4]

bernie is no fool campaigning is easy $$$$. as long as he is in the race the money keeps coming in.

He will get his payoff from the DNC after they pick Gropin' Joe and Bernie backs him. Off course this was never about Bernie winning, just getting richer.

[franksolich]

Of course this was never about Bernie winning, just getting richer.

Bingo.  You got it.

[freedumb2003b]

bernie is no fool campaigning is easy $$$$. as long as he is in the race the money keeps coming in.

Probabilities are that bernie will die first and biden will be institutionalized.  Which leaves NO ONE.

[Texacon]

What happens if they both die?  Serious question.

KC

[Ralph Wiggum]

What happens if they both die?  Serious question.

KC

See my reply above.

[Texacon]

See my reply above.

 

Someone should post how ridiculous it is to even give thought to Bernie’s people hoping Biden will die. No one, especially liberals, hopes someone dies!!  Bernie’s people don’t hope Biden dies anymore than someone wishing Trump would die!

KC

[SVPete]

What happens if they both die?  Serious question.

KC

They would vote "D" early and often.

Without denying the $$ angle, I think The Bern may be observing Biden's seeming transition from Gaffetastic to mentally ??? and thinking Biden may not hold things together into this coming summer's convention.

[Old n Grumpy]

What happens if they both die?  Serious question.

KC

We should be so lucky!