Sanders is crushing it right now.

[bluewater]

The Culinary Workers union membership seems to have defied their leadership and gone overwhelmingly for Sanders, according to the commentators discussing entrance polling.

The only real question is who will come in second... only fragmentary results in on that so far.


My fingers are crossed and I am hoping Warren can!

[CentralMass]

1. Thanks for the post and I second your second.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

7. Yes, would be awesome to see the Bernie / Elizabeth team come in 1st & 2nd!!

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

[Laelth]

2. Sanders was expected to win NV.

I am not shocked. What will be slightly shocking will be Pete's 2nd place finish.

Fingers crossed.

-Laelth

[cannabis_flower]

4. Well then

There goes the Sanders can't win in a more diverse state.

[Laelth]

12. Bernie may win in SC. If not, I think he'll be a close second.

At this point the "Sanders can't win in a diverse state" argument sounds silly. Sanders is winning the younger generations by a wide margin, and there's no reason to believe that won't be the case in SC.

-Laelth

[Garrett78]

20. The progress Sanders has made in terms of women and POC support is hugely significant.

[Laelth]

27. Without a doubt. n/t

-Laelth

[thesquanderer]

24. And the idea that an MFA candidate can't win over union members who have great healthcare.

[Laelth]

26. I am glad to see that bogeyman vanquished.

People aren't stupid. M4A makes sense, no matter what your union leadership says.

-Laelth

[Rilgin]

25. Dont Worry

The Bernie haters on this site will retool and come up with equally specious arguments. However, this state has put down some of the more egregious fake arguments such as he lost support because in an 8 way field going from 50% to 30%. In Nevada it will go the other way. We also saw in operation one reason that the Culinary Union leaders hit on Bernie (without even naming him) without another candidate endorsement. They would have lost even more face with their membership who know that Bernie supports unions and wouldn't simply take away their health care.

Also the arguments on age and POC have had some of their underpinings cut out at the roots although I expect that the Bernie Haters will keep putting those arguments out as fact.

I do expect "Just wait to South Carolina" because Iowa and NH are lily white even though Nevada is probably the actually one of the most representative state we have.

Anyhow, enjoy a momentary respite while the group that attacks every mention of Bernie finds other reasons to be totally offended by or scared of Bernie. Looks like democrats actually like him.

[Voltaire2]

13. I think 3rd place is the new number 1.

It has to be crushing it at 3rd though, not just a regular 3rd.

[AmericanGraffiti]

14. Actually

A few months ago, Biden was expected to win Nevada.

[Laelth]

32. That's what I recall as well.

Obviously, things can change in a few months. Most recent polling says Bernie wins in NV.

-Laelth

[cherryinpa]

15. If Pete comes in second

Then a major reorganization of the field is overdue. So far I’ve had all my chips on Biden but if he can’t even stay above Pete in NV then maybe it’s time to move on. I’d also been interested in Klobuchar but was very disappointed on Wed. So if Pete can hold his own I’m. Starting to formally declare my support for Pete.

[jimfields33]

21. Styer may actually come in second

He is third but not far from Biden.

[Garrett78]

22. Buttigieg has so little POC support, especially among Black folks. I don't see a path for him.

Finishing 2nd in Nevada would be impressive and it would damage Biden, but Biden is still far more likely than Buttigieg to do well in South Carolina and beyond.

[Laelth]

31. I could be wrong, but ...

... I think all of our current candidates are locked-in through Super Tuesday. After Super Tuesday, I suspect we will see some candidates drop out. Steyer may drop out if he doesn't have a good showing in SC. He has invested heavily in that state, but, otherwise, I don't think that the NV caucus will change much of the current dynamic.

-Laelth

[Garrett78]

34. Klobuchar could be the exception. Sure, she could win MN, but she could also lose MN.

And every single other state.

[Laelth]

37. Quite true.

It would be embarrassing if she lost MN, but she could. Plus, unlike Joe Biden, who will probably never run for office again, Amy has an incentive to keep her campaign cash for a future run—whether it be for the Senate, again, or for the Presidency.

-Laelth

[msongs]

3. warning...warren is an establishment dem. better watch out. nt

[sheshe2]

9. ...

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

5. Tried tellin peeps, prepare for President Sanders; props to all Bernie Believers who never gave up!!

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

[aeromanKC]

6. That's disappointing, discouraging and frustrating to hear

My fingers are crossed too, but hoping for a Biden win!! But good luck to you and yours as we will need each other in the end. Warren impressed me a great deal in the last debate showing she could take down Trump. Would like to see Biden SOS in that case.

[proud patriot]

8. Yes he is

[Voltaire2]

10. I think it would be great if the progressive wing of the party came in 1 and 2.

Perhaps the other wing, whatever they want to call themselves, might get a clue about the voters and what they want.

[Scotch-Irish]

29. That's the whole point...the democratic party as a "party" doesn't have a clue what people want

I've been watching Bernie in El Paso Texas on MSNBC. There's a HUGE disconnect between what I'm seeing on MSNBC, CNN, and print media...AS WELL AS ON DU...about how Bernie can't win.

WTF??? Is russia paying thousands and thousands and thousands of people to show up at his rallies, cheering so loud you can't imagine the rafters won't fall...people lined up outside...in places that are supposed to be "conservative" blue areas?

If Bernie gets elected and can't get any legislation passed, SHAME ON THE CONGRESS!!!! They aren't listening to the PEOPLE.

[ChubbyStar]

11. I just watched a caucus live from the Bellagio

Bernie and Biden had enough support to get a slice, there were 5 Warren supporters and 4 went to Joe and 1 went to Bernie. No support for Pete and the others.

[Nanjeanne]

16. Right now it's looking like 2nd between Biden and Pete. I'm hoping Warren can knock Pete back and

move up.

Good luck!

[Peregrine Took]

17. I love Bernie but Elizabeth, too. n/t

[Garrett78]

18. Who comes in 2nd, 3rd and 4th (and how close they are to one another) will be of great significance.

Will Biden come in 2nd and carry a bit of momentum into SC?

Will Buttigieg come in 2nd and, thus, justify staying in the race?

Warren coming in 2nd could have interesting ramifications.

Perhaps the above 3 will all be closely bunched together. Even then, though, narrative matters and finishing 2nd sounds much better than finishing 3rd or 4th. Biden has to be hoping for 2nd.

Barring the unexpected, Klobuchar will need to face the music--and she'd likely endorse Biden if she drops out. I've been saying for a while that it's hard to see where she can win outside of Minnesota.

Edit: I forgot about Steyer. How might he muck things up?

[Voltaire2]

33. A strong 4th could be just what we need!

[Garrett78]

35. I know you're making fun of the "winning is losing" mentality, but...

...who finishes 2nd, 3rd and 4th really will have ramifications going forward.

[bdamomma]

19. I would like

to see a Bernie/Elizabeth ticket, shake things up.

[Garrett78]

23. 2 white septuagenerians from New England? I can't see that happening.

[bdamomma]

28. oh

well I can dream can I?

[Garrett78]

30. Sure. :)

Stranger things have happened. I'm just saying I find it unlikely.

[ChubbyStar]

36. Those two would kick some ass!

Forget shaking it up, I want a beat down of tRUMP and those fuckers in Congress.

[bdamomma]

39. we need mc connell

out, for sure. he really needs to go.

[Moderateguy]

40. He's not going to go with Sanders as our standard bearer

[bdamomma]

44. all the more reason

mc Connell needs to go, and I will give to Amy McGrath to get his ass out.

Just gave a donation to Amy. The next big threat other than trump is mc Connell, I want to see him gone.

[Hortensis]

38. A Sanders win is a Repub-Putin victory and Warren defeat.

How can anyone not understand that? Especially after watching it play out in 2016?

Repub-Russia are crushing it.

[bdamomma]

41. okay

I wonder if Bernie is being set up by the Russians, but it's too soon yet we have a long way to go. sanders could indeed be some people's choice. we have the best candidates and again we have a long way to go.

I am just tired of hearing the talking heads talk. This is the people's choice. Period

[Hortensis]

46. Sanders via NYT: "The intelligence community is telling us

they are interfering in this campaign right now in 2020,” Mr. Sanders separately told reporters in Bakersfield, Calif., where he held a rally on Friday. “And what I say to Mr. Putin: ‘If elected president, trust me, you are not going to be interfering in American elections.’”

So, Putin is a people who chooses Sanders and Sanders will allow him -- for the SECOND election in a row. But if Putin gets him elected this time, Sanders will not let Putin help reelect him?

Just how dumb and self destructive are we supposed to be? Do you actually believe this scenario? If Sanders was going to stop Putin from using him to destroy Democrats and America, wouldn't that have been in 2015-2016 -- BEFORE he allowed Russia to use him to overset that election?

Russia’s interference on behalf of both Mr. Trump, the dominant force in the Republican Party, and Mr. Sanders, a stalwart of the left, underscores its efforts to sow chaos across the political spectrum. Undermining the democratic system remains at the core of Russia’s effort to raise its own stature by weakening the United States, according to current and former officials. Russia’s interference measures and their intensity remain murky, even as intelligence officials sound alarms.

Bda, I am tired of all the people who pretend they're not bizarrely helping Russia wage war on us. Whatever awful things may happen to them in the future if we can't save them from the consequences of their appallingly self destructive decisions will be no comfort to me.

[bdamomma]

47. I appreciate your feedback

let's hold onto each other tight, we are in for continued rocky times. I hate the GOP for not giving a crap about us and our country, they will forever live with their actions on their heads forever. There's so much at stake.

[Hortensis]

49. So true. We can only save ourselves by voting to.

[Kingofalldems]

42. I know, this is a disgrace.

[mgcgulfcoast]

43. Sanders/Warren

Winning ticket

[bdamomma]

45. Both

would kick ass

[Hortensis]

48. Not a chance she'd pair with him. What part of

being the kind of person who'd allow himself to be used by Russia as a tool to elect and reelect Trump and destroy our democracy doesn't get through? Warren's no extremist wackjob; she's a woman of good sense and principle and would have no part of that.