Prominent Bernie bro: Warren must exit race now or "forever be an enemy to the progressive movement"

[highplainsdem]

This creep has 36,000 followers.

Link to tweet

Pete Buttigieg is out.
Amy Klobuchar is out.

It's time for Warren to exit the race, or forever be an enemy to the progressive movement. She is only helping Biden at this point.

Check out the replies there, too.




Editing again to comment on the ridiculously melodramatic wording used by some Sanders supporters.

Warren will FOREVER BE AN ENEMY to the progressive movement, sez this one.

And another one, a journalist, just predicted the Democratic Party would be RIPPED APART PERMANENTLY if Sanders doesn't get the nomination.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287608768

I find the hyperbole more than a little bizarre, and childish.

[honest.abe]

1. LOL.. Anyone smell desperation??

Bernie is in trouble.

[Cha]

44. Yes

[tritsofme]

2. I hope she stays as long as she pleases!

[xmas74]

64. She said until the convention.

That's good news for Biden.

[msongs]

3. the bernie movement is not "the progressive movement", it is all about bernie nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

32. Cult of personality it seems.

[renate]

35. those usually work out pretty well for the country... nt

[NurseJackie]

43. Exactly right.

[Hortensis]

37. No kidding. Sanders barn-burner faction sabotaged progressivism

out of spite against the Democratic Party in 2016. No accident that Trump's and Sanders' are heavily interchangeable; most are somewhat to strongly socially conservative and can support either depending on who seems mostly likely to succeed. Those claiming to be progressive and/or socialist at the time turned the nation over to big-money-serving Republicans they knew had a mandate to eliminate progressive government, and some of his so-called LW socialists voted directly for RW fascistic Trump.

And they promise to do it again if Sanders fails to take over the Democratic Party for them, proving again that it's not about progressivism or any other valid ideology for them, it's about destructive acting out of their hostility. They like Sanders and Trump because they created mobs for them to join, and since then both leaders have been busily feeding and growing their red-in-tooth-and-claw followings as much as possible.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. That right there should be enough for her to either

say "Fuck you, I'm staying in," or drop out and promptly endorse Biden. Or tell Bernie that he should drop out or forever be an enemy to the progressive movement. Fuck these people. Really.

[Mike 03]

6. They need to be careful what they wish for.

I'm a former Warren supporter who didn't think twice about shifting to Biden the morning after SC.

Hint: It wasn't a tough decision or a close call.

[flibbitygiblets]

9. +1 Biden will be my go-to if Warren drops out.

Hoping Biden picks her as VP. Or Harris. 3rd choice would be Pete.

[yardwork]

7. I'm a Warren supporter. I will not switch to Bernie.

I vote tomorrow in NC's primary, and my decision is between Warren and Biden.

After the way Sanders' campaign has treated Warren, I don't think many of us would switch to Sanders if she drops out.

[xmas74]

65. I'm with her until the end.

If she drops before the convention I'll switch to Biden.

[drray23]

8. I'm not sure that most of Warren's supporters would go for Bernie

And certainly not by being threatened.

[Mr.Bill]

10. Yeah, she should exit the race, alright

and endorse Biden.

[DonaldsRump]

11. Bern's feeling the Burn...the Biden Burn!!! n/t

[flibbitygiblets]

12. Just curious, what do people call female Bernie supporters?

Please let it not be what I'm thinking.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Are there any besides Turner, Ball, Gray and Sarandon?

[PADemD]

20. Nice people call them Bernie supporters.

[moriah]

45. I call all genders of ill-mannered supporters of all candidates...

... "people who aren't doing their candidate any favors".

Your mileage may vary, but FWIW I've never seen the alliterative version you may be thinking. More often if that particular B word is involved, it's out of the mouth of a "Bernie supporter" (placed in quotes because they may or may not actually be, and probably aren't.)

[Blue_true]

46. I think all of them are called BernieBros. "Bro" in that context has no sexual identity.

"BernieBro", IMO, has come to mean a person that is highly inflexible and immune to logic. It doesn't cover a lot of Bernie supporters, only the asshole ones.

[Hortensis]

13. The more Sanders populism exposes itself the better.

Sanders is gathering together a really nasty wannabe mob, and of course he needs more, and Trump's camp is where they are.

As it is, whatever messages Sanders team has been sending them has made them very arrogant and full of themselves. I've seen a lot of hostile boasts that the electorate has no choice but to be run over by them and give way to their "agenda."

[malchickiwick]

14. Fuck this guy. Why does this so-called "progressive movement" look more and more like a ...

... cult of personality?

[boston bean]

15. She should stay in as long as she wants.

It is their decision.

You let them make it.

[Green Line]

16. She should stay in as long as possible, we need her to beat up Bloomberg

[LiberalFighter]

17. Who the hell is this Patrick Cote?

It seems like too much stock is put into what others like him have to say. When they have done what in politics?

[Happy Hoosier]

18. I don't think they'll benefit from her leaving as much as they expect.... NT

I switched from Liz to Joe.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

21. Nope! She's done more actual work for progressives than Bernie

With financial reforms and consumer protections.

[beastie boy]

22. Careful what you are wishing for, Pat the Berner! She might do just that and endorse Biden!

Like every other Democrat out there.

[Moderateguy]

23. Calling her an enemy to the progressive movement will get her to drop out and endorse Sanders

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. Really

How socially ignorant does one have to be to believe insulting someone will get them to change their mind?

[OKNancy]

24. Oh god... I read that thread

So much nastiness toward Warren. Her head on a snake body and other terrible stuff.
Way to get her supporters if she does decide to drop in the future.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

25. I'm a Warren supporter. I like her plans; I don't like BS.

BS is great on the garden as long as it's not piled on too deep.

Biden is my 2nd favorite candidate.

[Calculating]

26. Well he's not wrong

All the moderates are dropping out to endorse Biden, how is Bernie supposed to do this with Warren still there splitting the progressive vote? I guess there's still hope that Bloomberg screws Biden over.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

28. He's absolutely wrong. How many enemies has the "unity" candidacy declared?

The "corporate wing", "establishment", "elites", "gelatinous 100 year olds", Pete, Joe, Mike, Amy, and now Warren are all enemies? Hopefully, BS supporters haven't forgotten Trump and the GOP.

[mindem]

53. But Bernie is already tied with drumph

when it comes to whining and sniveling.

[TwilightZone]

47. If they're so worried about the movement, Sanders should drop out and endorse Warren.

She's significantly less divisive than he is and, frankly, would be much more likely to get things done. For one, she hasn't spent decades alienating the people she'll have to work with should she become president.

[kcr]

59. I'm not switching to Bernie if she drops.

[musicblind]

66. I don't think the issue is the point he made but in how he made it.

He is entitled to his opinion. I won't lie, correct or incorrect, I can see why he might feel Warren getting out could help Sanders' before Super Tuesday. However, the way he said it...

[Vivienne235729]

27. Well that's kinda dramatic. Reminds me of the far right talking about civil war.

[Skidmore]

29. I thought they had already

branded her as a traitor and were calling her a snake weeks ago. Who are these people and why should they expect reciprocity or loyalty from anyone?

[melman]

30. Sounds about right

[honest.abe]

31. I fear for her safety.

Some of these Sanders people are deranged.

[Gothmog]

34. I read a number of the tweets demanding that Warren endorse sanders

These tweets made me smile

[nolabear]

36. What a dick. How he lets this represent him is beyond me.

[highplainsdem]

40. #ChooseWarren is also trending, thanks to her supporters.

[JCMach1]

39. Don't know who that dude is, but he's an idiot!

Idiot be idioting...

[BlueWI]

41. There's no such thing as a Bernie Bro.

It's an intentionally inflammatory name. No legitimate political scientist uses it.

Warren should definitely stay in the race and contest Biden, Sanders, Bloomberg, and Gabbard for the nomination. She has a lot of support and should be considered a serious contender like Biden and Sanders are.

Hyperbolic partisans shouldn't be quoted as if they're the norm because they are not the norm.

[kcr]

60. That's some strong gaslighting

We can see that OP clear as day.

[BlueWI]

61. It's the truth - Bernie Bro is a stereotype.

It's like the term soccer mom, erasing voters of color in a voter demographic. As a bonus, the term also invites scorn towards younger voters.

There's plenty of reasons to oppose Bernie Sanders or to call out partisan hyperbole when it happens. We don't have to invent stereotypes to do so.

[mcar]

42. ...

[TwilightZone]

48. If they're so worried about the movement, Sanders should drop out and endorse Warren.

She's much less divisive than he is, and she's a lot more likely to get stuff accomplished.

[Renew Deal]

49. I argue that Bernie is the enemy of the progressive movement

[grantcart]

50. And Bernie's response to this idiocy

Crickets

[jls4561]

51. Bite me Berner! I'm voting tomorrow and I am voting for Warren

We persist. We will win delegates, take them to the convention, and make our voices heard.

[at140]

52. I am sticking with Warren cuz she can debate Trump better than others

After watching Warren eviscerate the Billionaire, I would much rather have Warren go against Trump.

[C_U_L8R]

54. Sanders and these threats.

They appeal to no one but his base. They certainly don't attract new supporters. And repulse many. I don't know why they do it unless they just don't know what they're doing. It's a loser strategy.

[Demsrule86]

55. The rhetoric is childish and inflammatory.

[Docreed2003]

56. So the progressive with real life accomplishments and accolades should drop out?

Seems like this is more about Bernie's movement that any so called progressive one

[Me.]

57. She Doesn't Have To Do Any Such Thing

"the Democratic Party would be RIPPED APART PERMANENTLY if Sanders doesn't get the nomination" THese dem tea party threats are tired and as old as the candidate.

BS isn't owed the nomination and he either wins or he doesn't. Suck.It.Up

And frankly, what's overlooked is...outside of his fan group no one who has had to try to work with him doesn't like him... So why would they support him?

[relayerbob]

58. They are going to be surprised

When she endorses a "real democrat"

[UncleNoel]

63. Now thst is the way to unite!

Contrast that with the way Joe has united Democrats.

And he will unite America!