Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumWhy Trump wants Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic nomination
President Trump has stepped up his efforts to boost Bernie Sanders presidential campaign and to sow doubts among Sanders supporters about the fairness of the nomination process, an update of the disruptive strategy he believes helped him win the White House four years ago.
People close to Trump and his campaign say the tactic is as deliberate as it is simple, with a goal of creating chaos in the Democratic Party in hopes of weakening its turnout in November while aiding a potential opponent who Trump considers fatally flawed.
With Sanders hoping to lock down a clear delegate lead after the all-important Super Tuesday contests on March 3, Trump also is playing a card that fires up his own base, taunting the iconoclastic senator from Vermont as a crazy socialist who would lead the country into economic ruin if elected.
Sometimes he combines the two messages. After Sanders won the Feb. 22 Nevada caucuses, for example, Trump congratulated Crazy Bernie in a tweet, warning Dont let them take it away from you!
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-02-28/trump-seeks-to-boost-sanders-and-foment-discord-among-democrats
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)He wants to turn his hipster dude campaign manager loose on every dirty trick in the book and sees Sanders as the easiest candidate to slime.
That's the 25 word or less explanation on why he wants him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Bev54
(10,052 posts)where Trump was now warning that there is foreign interference happening in Super Tuesday. I think he is trying to sow misinformation, in case Bernie does not do as well, then he can get his Bros to create chaos.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Turbineguy
(37,331 posts)trump can cheat less.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SiliconValley_Dem
(1,656 posts)Not sure I follow.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Turbineguy
(37,331 posts)The question is, "How much?"
"As much as they have to!"
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
blm
(113,061 posts)Or does Putin pay him per tweet, too?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Moderateguy
(945 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
pampango
(24,692 posts)I imagine Hoover thought that of FDR in 1932. Al Smith had been the Democratic presidential nominee in 1928 and lost to Hoover. He was more 'moderate' than FDR and wanted another go at Hoover. It took 4 ballots to nominate FDR. Sometimes liberal, big-government' types are not as easy to beat as conservatives like Hoover and Trump think they are.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TlalocW
(15,382 posts)Is attack socialism. It wouldn't matter if the issue they're discussing couldn't even be connected to anything socialist-related. With Bernie, he feels like he doesn't have to work that hard for the debates/election. Just yell, "Socialism!" and it's good, and the bad thing is that it would be effective with some people.
TlalocW
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden