'Michigan or bust' for Sanders - and it's going to be bust.....😎💙

[Iamaartist]

All the digital ink spilled about Super Tuesday is fawning over former Vice President Joe Biden and his miraculous comeback. But the fact is that Biden’s winning comes down to two things. First, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is a weak candidate whose success was built on quirks in the Democratic nominating process, not on real popularity. Second, simply existing while all others fail is a winning strategy for Biden.

Let’s start by establishing that the Democratic race is over. Biden will be the nominee, and he will win on the first ballot. The only chance Sanders has is if he can win the Midwest states he won in 2016 (plus the ones he didn’t) — which makes Michigan a must-win state for him. But it doesn’t look at all favorable for him in the Wolverine State — or anywhere else in the Midwest. (Raise your hand if you thought Biden would steamroll through the Democratic field — just a hand or two, maybe, and let’s forget February.)Sanders has one last shot: He must win Michigan — and continue to win in the Midwest. But Michigan and the Midwest are very much a long shot for him, and the polling dynamic over the past two months is ominous


It is true that Sanders won Michigan in 2016, and he also won Wisconsin, Indiana and had a very close loss in Illinois. But the fact is that Sanders has yet to hold on to all his voters from 2016 and is generally falling by double-digits. Sanders can’t win leaking away votes, and there is no sign of that stopping.
Sanders’ frontrunner status was always built on a foundation of sand. And by just hanging around while everyone else evaporates turns out to be a pretty good strategy for Biden



https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/486056-michigan-or-bust-for-sanders-and-its-going-to-be-bust




Go Joe ...you can win my state of Mich..,

[greenjar_01]

1. The wailing and gnashing of teeth is gonna be bad

[Cha]

2. Good Luck to Biden in Michigan!

[Iamaartist]

7. Hoping .....Joe wins

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Sanders is coming to Grand Rapids Michigan on Sunday I truly wish he would not..gee give it up already....

[ucrdem]

3. I hope it's a shut out!

GO MICHIGAN, WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU!!

[Iamaartist]

8. I hope so .....

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But they wont start counting mail in ballots until March 10..so it will maybe be slow on results...

[honest.abe]

4. No doubt.

I am calling Michigan for Biden!

[Iamaartist]

10. K&R.....

[NYMinute]

5. About 10 Michigan colleges start their spring break starting March 7

Another reason for the "energized young voters" to not show up at the polls.

They seem to be only energized on twitter.

[Iamaartist]

12. Most go to Flordia.......any place warm after cold winter...call us snow birds

[TTUBatfan2008]

6. Good article...

It's definitely over for Sanders. Just a matter of time. I think Biden wins Michigan by at least 10 points and would not be shocked if he wins by 20ish.

[Iamaartist]

13. K&R Thanks.....I hope so...

[Blue_true]

17. I am not so sure. But I would love to see a big Biden win in Michigan as well

as a win in the Washington prinary. If that happens, all rationale for Sanders staying in the race is gone.

[Amishman]

20. Mississippi and Missouri margins also will be a factor

If Biden wins huge and gets the overwhelming majority, it adds another challenge for Sanders. Every time Biden had a big blowout win, Bernie can't easily offset as he is not positioned for any blowouts of his own.

[LaurenOlimina]

9. So do you think Sanders will drop out?

I do not.

[Iamaartist]

14. I wish he would ...just my opinion ...

[TTUBatfan2008]

16. He should drop out pretty soon...

If he loses Michigan by double digits, that should be the end of the road for him. He will lose Mississippi by a huge amount, possibly 40-50 points. He is on pace to lose Florida by about 50 points and receive zero delegates from Florida. He desperately needs to win Michigan, but I don't think he will get what he needs. Going to be big win for Biden.

[Indykatie]

27. If Bernie Stays in After a Florida Wipe Out We'll Know He's In It to Create Mischief

[FloridaBlues]

11. Personally I always felt Joe would be nominee.

Thanks for posting article, it might be very close in Michigan but agree must win for Bernie

[Iamaartist]

15. Thank -you .........I did to from day one for us here....keeping my fingers cross..for Joe..

Very interesting article...

[Demsrule86]

32. I did too...even in my darkest February days when I contemplated voting for Bloomberg if the worst

happened...Biden and Warren failed. I just thought...let's see what happens in Carolina...Nevada at least he came in second and it was a stupid caucus... and then super Tuesday joy!!!!

[StevieM]

18. Let's just hope that Vladimir Putin doesn't mess with the election results. (eom)

[oasis]

19. Say hello to President Joe.

[NurseJackie]

21. It's all over. Biden is inevitable. The only question that remains is who he'll ask to be his VP.

C'MON! GET IN! We're taking back America!








Joe/Kamala or Biden/Harris 2020!!
Jump on the Biden Bandwagon & abandon the revolution!!

[oasis]

22. Biden/Harris would be rock solid. nt

[Iamaartist]

23. K&R

[Gothmog]

24. sanders has given up on African American voters

Link to tweet

[Iamaartist]

29. Thanks Gothmog

He has three rallies in Michigan...he so worried about Mich...and one in Detroit tonight where most AA voters are...

Trump is coming here Grand Rapids Mich March 15 or so maybe to rigged Michigan with DeVos. Rally is at DeVos Hall....mmm. I thought that in 2016 when con came the night before election...

[SidDithers]

25. Bernie won Michigan in 2016 by a bit more than 1%...

his net pickup in delegates was +4.

That's ain't gonna do him any good in 2020. He needs to start winning states by double-digit margins or the delegate allocation math gets very, very bad for him.

If he loses MI, he should drop out.

Sid

[Iamaartist]

30. My opinion since I live Michigan..He had a little help from Trump....and Russia.....

[getagrip_already]

26. 538 (pre-super tuesday) analysis has joe up at 51%

Biden is forecasted to win an average of 51% of the vote in Michigan. In 80% of simulations, he wins between 43% and 60% of the vote. He has a 3 in 4 (77%) chance of winning the most votes, much better than the second most likely winner, Sanders, who has a 1 in 4 (23%) chance.

And again, there really haven't been any/many polls since super tuesday.

[Iamaartist]

31. K&R

[LizBeth]

28. Sanders didn't win Iowa. Didn't win Minnesota. Can't hold the mid west. Not the south.

Not seeing but a couple states in the NE. Where is he going to get his wins?