Why Trump is so interested in justice for Bernie

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Donald Trump has suggested that the Democratic establishment stole the primary from Bernie Sanders, that Barack Obama doesn't really support Joe Biden and that progressives would be crazy to vote for Biden in any case.

The messages vary, but they have one thing in common: they are designed to stoke discord between the Democratic Party’s centrist establishment and its progressive ranks.

More than any sitting president in recent history, Trump's reelection is reliant on divisions and unrest in the opposition party, a predicament that reflects the electoral math he faces as he seeks a second term.

He won the White House with just 46 percent of the vote. He consistently polls below 50 percent — and has struggled to broaden his coalition.

Another possible complication: Rep. Justin Amash, a Michigan independent who left the Republican Party last year, is considering running for president. Even if he had a marginal effect on the results, the presence of a third-party candidate with his background might be enough to affect the outcome — much the same as the Green Party’s Jill Stein is thought to have affected the results in several key states in 2016.

Against that backdrop, whether Trump wins or loses in November, it's unlikely that he will capture a majority of the popular vote.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/why-trump-is-so-interested-in-justice-for-bernie/ar-BB12GZva?li=BBnb7Kz

[Thomas Hurt]

1. "Justice" for Bernie means he can keep competing against Biden and dividing voters.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. He's trying to drive a wedge between Democratic voters.

[greenjar_01]

3. A goodly number of Sanders supporters have proven to be utter suckers and bigtime marks

for this con, so why not try it twice. Trump's whole game is running the same con more than once on the same hapless suckers.

[peggysue2]

4. One thing to keep in mind, always

The only thing Trump has any interest in is himself.

Everything else is noise coming from Trump's ass.

[thucythucy]

5. Now would be a perfect time for Bernie to do a major speech

excoriating Trump. A speech that burns him to the ground, and leaves no doubt that Bernie holds our con-in-chief in absolute and utter contempt.

Not only would this help sway some of his (Bernie's) voters, but just as important is that it's bound to get under that slimy orange membrane that passes as Trump's skin. Even better would be if a reporter then asked for Trump's response during an edition of the five o'clock follies.

Bernie is perfectly positioned to drive a stake right through that travesty's puny little heart.

Just my own little fantasy, you understand.