Democrats slept on Bernie Sanders ... treating the Vermont senator as an afterthought.

[crazytown]

Democrats slept on Bernie Sanders. Now he's surging as Iowa approaches

(CNN) He has been dismissed, shrugged off, and, most gratingly to his campaign and supporters, ignored for long stretches by other leading primary rivals and national political pundits.

But with less than a month before the Iowa caucuses, this volatile 2020 presidential primary has taken yet another eye-popping turn: Bernie Sanders is being recognized by the Democratic establishment, sometimes in puzzlement and others in fear, as the real deal -- a legitimate contender, even a front-runner, to become the party's next presidential nominee.

(snip) Biden and other moderates like Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar have mostly passed up potential flashpoints with Sanders, preferring to zero in on his progressive ally Elizabeth Warren, whose headline-grabbing surge in the polls over the summer made her a more appealing target.

Both Biden and Klobuchar may have unwittingly boosted Sanders in their zeal to undermine Kamala Harris and Warren, respectively. In separate venues, both described Sanders as "honest" in order to knock down other rivals during exchanges over the nuts and bolts of "Medicare for All."

(snip) If Sanders succeeds, a Democratic establishment that either opposes his policies on a substantive level or views his leftist politics as a general election loser -- or some combination of the two -- will be left asking itself why it spent long stretches of the campaign treating the Vermont senator as an afterthought.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/09/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-2020/index.html

[TwilightZone]

1. Except he's really not. The media, however, needs a horse race.

Even if they have to manufacture one.

[Thekaspervote]

2. Nope!! sanders and warren exchange 1-2 pts and now he's surging. LOL

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287406941

[David__77]

3. We shall see. I don't know.

No particular outcome would surprise me.

[evertonfc]

4. He better win Iowa

if He doesn't, he's done

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

5. You got that right... people dismiss Bernie at their own risk!! But, Bernie's the real deal

and all that matters is that working-class voters are taking Bernie seriously, and that is showing up in the polls, as he continues his surge. If this continues, Bernie will be a shoe-in for the Democratic nomination.


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[DarthDem]

6. I'm Wide Awake

And Sen. Sanders isn't surging.

[msongs]

7. bernie is surging article number 4 million for the week lol nt

[YOHABLO]

8. Which candidate does corporate America want as POTUS?

[crazytown]

9. Bloomberg.

[YOHABLO]

13. Perhaps, but I don't think he'll gain any momentum.

[PatrickforO]

17. Oh yeah. Corporate America would be FAR more comfortable with a

billionaire at the helm.

[Gothmog]

10. CNN is trying to promote a horse race when there is none

CNN is trying for ratings by promoting a close contest where there is not one.

sanders has a floor and a strong ceiling on his support. There is very little chance that sanders will be the nominee. I will support the nominee of the party, but I doubt that the party will nominate a weak candidate like sanders. sanders will not be the nominee of the party without significant African American support and I do not see sanders picking up such support

[crazytown]

11. The reports about an on the ground surge for Sanders

are coming from all directions. You will see how seriously the candidates take it, soon enough.

[Gothmog]

14. I heard the same claims in 2016

I remember hearing that sanders would lock the nomination up on Super Tuesday. sanders was mathematically eliminated on Super Tuesday. I suspect the same to occur this cycle

[pnwmom]

16. For that to be real, millions of Hillary people would have to decide

they like Bernie this time around -- more than Biden, Klobuchar, or anyone else.

Not going to happen.

[pnwmom]

15. Exactly. n/t

[Hassin Bin Sober]

12. .

[Skittles]

18. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz