'Biden can finish Bernie off in Michigan'

[George II]

The next big state on the primary calendar is looking dicey for Sanders.

By DAVID SIDERS and HOLLY OTTERBEIN 03/04/2020

Super Tuesday weakened Bernie Sanders. Michigan may break him.

It was Michigan where Sanders engineered a primary day miracle four years ago, upsetting Hillary Clinton and imprinting his populist agenda on the industrial Midwest.

The result not only presaged Clinton’s inability to win over white, working-class voters in the general election, but underpinned Sanders’ argument that, in running again, he could succeed where Clinton failed in a race against Donald Trump.

One week from now, Sanders may not even win the state.

Even before Sanders’ woebegone Tuesday — marked by losses to Joe Biden throughout the South and in Massachusetts and Minnesota — a Detroit News/WDIV-TV poll put Biden ahead of Sanders by nearly 7 percentage points in Michigan.

Of voters who had already cast absentee ballots, the outlook was bleaker, with Sanders running behind Biden by nearly 20 percentage points.

And that was before Super Tuesday laid bare the full force of the momentum Biden drew from winning South Carolina, prompting moderate Democrats to coalesce around him and persuading many undecided voters to break his way.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/04/joe-biden-bernie-sanders-michigan-121160

[mopinko]

1. he is a dead man walking. if he cared about his policies, he would go home.

and give warren a shot.

[thucythucy]

7. He should have withdrawn as soon as Senator Warren entered the race.

She would have been much the better candidate in the GE, and a much better advocate of progressive policies. Not to mention--she has an actual record of accomplishment, and is a better debater to boot.

But Bernie sucked up all the oxygen in the room, all the attention, all the coverage that could have gone to her. Which is a shame--I was so hopeful and happy thinking of a President Warren.

[mopinko]

9. yeah, he wants a woman president, just not the one running against him.

principals my shiny metal ass.

[Thekaspervote]

2. The Detroit News poll out today gives Biden a 6 pt lead

[Cha]

4. Steady as you Go JOE.. Momentum is Real!

thanks, kasper

[NYMinute]

5. That poll was conducted before last Monday and still includes Amy, Pete and Bloomberg

[NYMinute]

3. That same day, MO and MS hold primaries as well

Biden will probably get all of MS delegates and 75% of MO.

March 10th would seal the fate.

March 17 will land a knockout punch.

[Thekaspervote]

6. Absolutely..let's seal the deal!

[oasis]

8. Bringin' out the ol' shillelagh on St. Patrick's Day.

<metaphor

[SidDithers]

19. Which puts him right about where he was in 2016...

when the knockout punch came on March 15.

Sid

[William769]

10. Kick & recommended.

[pamdb]

11. MI primary

My husband and I will be voting for Joe. We’re both in our mid ‘60’s but we still vote in person.

[zak247]

12. Bernie bros

The YouTube Bernie bros crew are getting real nasty

They want to use Trump talking points against Biden and put a hit on Warren /(facetious)

[BootinUp]

13. There's a faint smell of inevitability to me. nt

[Hoyt]

14. I hope. But, they were still finding Japanese soldiers in Philippines in 1970s.

[safeinOhio]

15. Nasty on FB in Mi. by younger ones.

The same ones that don't show up at the polls. I wanted one of girls to win. I'm just not into Bernie, but cold vote for Warren or Joe. Can't decide yet.

[GulfCoast66]

16. Will never criticize a vote for conscience. It honorable.

But a vote for anyone but Biden helps Bernie.

Reiterating. I like Warren. A vote for her is understandable and honorable.

Because if Biden wins MI Bernie is done.

[safeinOhio]

17. Was really thinking about crossing over

and vote for Tramps opponent. Still might.
I'm a Democratic Democrat and will vote for the our winner in November.

[GulfCoast66]

18. Now I'm not gonna to be so nice.

Did you leave something out of the post I responded to? You said you don’t like Bernie. I assumed your vote was between Warren and Biden. Apparently you had rather throw you vote away on the meaningless republican bullshit primary than voting for Biden.

Do whatever you want. I could give a shit.

I gave an honest polite answer and you sprung voting republican on me. We are democrats here. We don’t vote for republicans when we have a meaningful race.

You tipped your hand.

[safeinOhio]

20. I think you missed my point.

Don't feel bad, it happens.

[honest.abe]

21. It doesn't look good for Bernie going forward.

I suspect Biden will continue winning at about same pace as Super Tuesday... maybe even better.

[ucrdem]

22. He really needs to get out immediately

before he wrecks Michigan and other states with his wretched NAFTA ads, the ones that were so horrible in 2016 they'd get deleted whenever I posted them here. They are horrific and thoroughly dishonest so anything that can be done to end this must be done.