I'm reading on Twitter that Sanders has pulled ads in South Carolina

[brooklynite]

What are people onsite seeing?

[NurseJackie]

1. I suspect that GOP-funded anti Hillary ads will continue.

[cali]

4. Good.

[NCTraveler]

6. Yep. Good to see where the enemy is spending.

Bring it on conservatives.

[vdogg]

9. Spoken like a true Democrat.

[Hortensis]

23. :) Not really, of course. Not a true liberal either or

a true progressive of any stripe, left to right, since the GOP is committed to wiping out progressivism and progressive policies.

[Codeine]

25. You're better than that. nt

[msanthrope]

33. No. nt

[Agschmid]

45. Unrec.

Apparently ratfucking is fine if it's for your candidate?

[Renew Deal]

46. Ends justify the means right?

[workinclasszero]

24. Karl Rove's super PAC is still with Bernie eh?

They will probably dump him after SC or super tuesday at the latest.

No use throwing good money after bad right?

[stonecutter357]

2. giving up !

[hoosierlib]

40. Yep...focusing on a states we can win...like TX, OK, CO, VA and MA

More latinos and persuadable voters in those states...

[Renew Deal]

3. Can people now admit that Sanders is abandoning SC?

[cali]

10. Sure. It's a wise decision

What he needs to do now is run ads in the states that have large Latino constituencies, exposing her in her own words, advocating to send children back to dangerous countries to send a message. Time to take off the kid gloves.

[brooklynite]

20. So that "no negative advaertising" pledge was just for show?

[cali]

30. The truth is the truth. Hillary has been running a disgraceful lying slime

campaign. Time for Bernie to present some facts about her.

[Wilms]

34. What Cali said.

Why is that unreasonable to you?

[magical thyme]

48. facts do not equal negative advertising. nt

[NCTraveler]

5. Possibly in his best interests considering the cash bern of the last month.

Clinton also has conservative organizations running ads against her. Free campaigning for Sanders.

It would still really shock me if he pulled his ads from SC.

[Skwmom]

13. Keep pushing that false meme. If the conservatives wanted to take Clinton down in the primary, they

could have. They have more than enough ammo. They are going to use her to damage the entire Democratic Brand.

[Hortensis]

26. (Psst! Hillary's really in a secret federal prison. The DNC is just

running a clone they produced on a 3-D printer. But don't tell anyone.)

[cali]

31. Deflection doesn't change the facts.

[Hortensis]

44. You like facts?! Here, from RealClearPolitics.com

This probably has something to do with Bernie moving his money around. My best guess is he's trying to lengthen the time he can afford to stay in the race to pitch his message. It seems likely his donations will fall as it becomes clear he can't win.

Each point in this graph represents a state. Each point's size is proportional to the number of delegates that state is allowed to send to the Democratic presidential nominating convention, and the states that are higher on the vertical axis have a higher percentage of white and liberal voters. The red line is a local regression that shows approximately how white and liberal the Democratic electorate is at that time in the primary.

The pattern here is pretty clear – Sanders is in friendly territory for the first two primaries, but the downward trend is steep and hits a low point on Super Tuesday. The primaries are a bit more white and liberal after Super Tuesday, and data is missing for a few potentially Sanders-friendly states (e.g. Maine and Washington), but it could be tough for Sanders to recover from the resounding losses he might suffer throughout March. That’s because donors, activists and primary voters like to support candidates who both share their beliefs and can win the general election. If Sanders performs poorly on Super Tuesday, he could lose any aura of electability that he gained by doing well in early contests.

Here a factish thing about ideology on the left side, too.

[workinclasszero]

49. Great post!

No wonder Bernie is throwing in the towel in SC!

YIKES!

[NCTraveler]

28. They are currently spending millions in some states to bring her down. That is a fact, not a meme.

Fuck conservatives.

[Skwmom]

42. Bullshit. It is a meme we hear again and again with no REAL evidence.

[TTUBatfan2008]

14. I think it would be wise if he did.

There are other states later in the schedule he should try to compete in. It's too late for him in South Carolina.

[TheLogicalSong]

7. Not true.

Radio ads just with Spike Lee just started running.

[NurseJackie]

35. What is the "intro" or "outtro" message? Who sponsored the radio ad?

"I'm Bernie Sanders and I approve this message." along with the quick-talk: "This ad paid for by Bernie Sanders for President."*

Or ...

"This ad paid for by Insert PAC-Name Here and is not affiliated with the Bernie Sanders for President campaign."*

I'm guessing that radio ads are much less expensive than TV ads (both in production costs and airtime costs.) If Bernie's campaign is pulling ad-buys, it's probably the TV ads that will be the first to go. (I wonder if the radio and TV stations have any sort of penalties for cancelling contracts, or if they require 24 hour notice.)

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*Of course the wording will not be the same as the examples I've given above, but I do believe that something similar is required.

[TheLogicalSong]

36. Bernie approves the message at the end.

If that helps.

[NurseJackie]

39. Thanks.

It will be interesting to see if the reports are true or rumors. Or if they apply only to TV ads.

[Armstead]

8. SC is a loss for Dems anyway so the focus is irrelevant ultimately

[onehandle]

16. Democrats in Hillary states don't count.

Really?

[Armstead]

32. If a Hillary state is a highly likely loss in the general....

Doesn't necessarily not count, but doesn't have a major impact on the outcome in Nov.

Illinois, in the otehr hand, where Clinton will likely win, does count.

[stonecutter357]

21. wow just wow.

[firebrand80]

41. SC has delegates nt

[Armstead]

43. It is relevant to the primary. Not the election.

[Number23]

51. Umm, if it's relevant to the primary, doesn't that automatically make it relevant to the election?

[whatchamacallit]

11. I'm seeing white Hillary supporters jubilant over a Sanders loss in SC

and desparate to call him a quitter just to ice the cake.

[sufrommich]

12. I saw one this morning but none since.Granted,I haven't

been plastered to the television.

[HooptieWagon]

15. IDK. Possible.

The campaign very well may have seen he wasn't going to improve his numbers over current, and are moving on to key Super Tuesday states.

[PeoViejo]

17. Another Canard from the Hillary Political Machine.

Just grasping at straws.

[jillan]

18. Other than twitter - can you show me a link? from a reputable news outlet?

[Chichiri]

19. It's the smart move.

Bernie can't win in SC, any resources spent there would be wasted, and pretty much all the wonks agree on this. Diverting the resources to the Super Tuesday states where he has a good shot is the smart move. Also look for him to downplay SC as much as he possibly can over the next few days.

[workinclasszero]

22. Whoa really!?

Bernie's internals must be HORRIBLE!

[Gothmog]

27. I saw this also

[jillan]

38. Where?

[SwampG8r]

52. Up in the op is where

I mean so.eone on twitter said......how can you possibly deny that level of evidence....and its being confirmed here by other hillary supporters......hillary supporters.would never lie...

Would they?

[TubbersUK]

29. I've been on Twitter most of the day and haven't seen anything.

[jillan]

37. Still waiting - haven't seen anything in the news ( and that would be a yuuuge story) or on twitter.

[Kentonio]

47. On Twitter?!!?

Gosh, it must be true then!

[Arazi]

50. I haven't seen that at all. Sanders denies it

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/270205-sanders-were-not-skipping-over-south-carolina