If Trump is really afraid of Bernie why does he want him to run

[MattP]

And he's kissing his ass

[Arkansas Granny]

1. It's not fear. If Bernie were to run he would split the Democratic vote, Trump could win.

It doesn't matter what Trump wants, Bernie has said no to a 3rd party run.

[Skwmom]

2. He doesn't want him to run. He doesn't want a real populist in the race

[Lucinda]

3. No one in politics is afraid of Bernie. n/t

[griffi94]

4. Nobody fears Bernie

At this point Bernie is just an annoyance.

[NanceGreggs]

5. Well, there are things the Bernie folks can't explain.

They insist that the Republicans are "terrified" of running against Bernie - but they have no explanation for why the Republicans keep bashing HRC, and have laid off Bernie completely. If they were "terrified" of Bernie, wouldn't they take the opposite tack?

They also insist that HRC is Republican-lite, that her positions are more in keeping with the GOP than Bernie's. And yet they also claim that more Republicans would cross the aisle to vote for Bernie than for someone who they claim is so close to being "one of them".

I've never understood it - perhaps it involves BernieMath.

[Vinca]

6. To split the Democratic vote.

Trump is suggesting Bernie run as an Independent. If he did, it would split the Dem vote and Trump would win.

[Sheepshank]

7. Trump thinks it gives him a fighting chance if the voters have a 3rd choice.

If Bernie is completely out of the picture, he has absolutely no hope of winning the GE

[emulatorloo]

8. To split the Dem vote so Trump can win

[Seeinghope]

9. Bingo!