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Exit polls are showing voters are more confident in Biden (idk why but that’s what it is). Keeping polls open (which I agree with) would just make his campaign look even worse. He’s getting pounded by like 100k votes. Lol

Only half the vote is in but Bernie is getting slaughtered in Michigan. Beginning to think this Bernie coalition is a bit misleading. Looking like a big chunk of his support in 2016 was just anti-Hillary.

Tulsi needs to drop out so we can support this guy... Kappa “ We can only re-elect Donald Trump “

Point taken, but I don't think Tulsi is really thwarting that effort at all. Biden's campaign said they just raised $22M in less than a week which is almost what he totaled last quarter... Bernie is divisive and isn't unifying anybody anyway so... lol

I don't really disagree this far in... But, does it even really matter? She's at less than a percent, isn't she? She doesn't really take up any air time. I was just googling her official Super Tuesday results, and there are a number of websites that don't even mention her. As long as she isn't misleading her donors, I don't see a huge problem with her going around the country listening to concerns of Americans. I was really surprised Warren ended her campaign... I was never going to vote for her, but she had a very strong (IMO) message and she seems genuinely passionate. I wouldn't have held it against her at all if she kept going, even though the nomination after ST was impossible or near impossible. And to be honest, I really hate the idea of the establishment contacting these campaigns and telling them to leave the race. I get the idea behind it... but even when Yang dropped out, it really unsettled me that he said outside people were telling him his campaign was doing no good and that he was best served shutting it down. No, he wasn't going to win the nomination, but his campaign was about more than that to a lot of people. It's this practical blackmail and forced consolidation that has given us a creeper dementia-ridden Joe Biden as the party leader who is going to be factually obliterated by Bernie in the debates and then ridiculed and humiliated by Trump in the general. That isn't winning or good for the country.

They are the ones who ignored Yang all the time. #Math clearly isn’t their thing. Lol

Elizabeth Warren has suspended her campaign. She will not endorse either candidate (until a nominee is chosen I assume)

I was reading about some of that and how some people were waiting in like 7 hour lines... pretty ridiculous. Needs to be changed / fixed. Added stations, added polling areas, working machines, etc. I don’t know if we can say that substantially hurt Bernie though. A lot of the areas being F’d over were neighborhoods of color. Bernie has been doing well with Latinos so there’s probably some there, but lots of black neighborhoods as well which are overwhelmingly Biden. Again, obviously an issue that needs to be fixed. Don’t think that means there’s a Bernie conspiracy

Dude.. Bernie had another pretty shit press conference (just my opinion). He sounded pretty defeated again and just blamed people and the media for his beat down last night. Not saying he is wrong, or that I blame him for feeling like crap... But perhaps it's time to deliver his message in a new way? All he is doing is pandering to the people who already like him. He needs to asses where he stands and how he actually begins growing his base. Regardless of the delegates awarded, the fact is he got 31% of the vote Tuesday, Biden was at almost 40%. A million more people voted for Biden than Bernie... I am not saying that he needs to change his message, but just the way he delivers it. I don't know how Bernie goes into the next debate and says, " I am the best suited to beat Trump ". if he can't even rally to beat Sleepy Joe.

Wow that happened fast. It’s premature but I would almost say it’s over. His staff, his money, his reach.... it’s pretty ridiculous. Maybe Bernie can make up some ground in the debates though. Joe’s last two teleprompter speeches weren’t bad at all. But when he looks like a moron during most of the debates. Might be Bernie’s only chance.

Ya, even though Bernie dominated most of California he lost a lot of ground like.... everywhere else. A big problem now too is.... the Dems aren’t going to need a ton of help carrying California in November. Bernie needs to bring more to the table. The people that are excited about him are very excited about him, which is why you see his big dono numbers. But it doesn’t look like his movement spread or grew that much since 2016. States that he dominated Hillary in in 2016 are going heavy Biden. Biden is winning states without having paid for a single ad or making a single campaign stop there. And Bernie’s people were hyping up that they were getting California and Texas... and then he lost Texas. That’s also pretty huge. It’s obvious that Bernie has the enthusiasm of younger voters, but traditionally it’s older people that are voting in much larger numbers— so that only goes so far. This might all come back down to the Midwest. Bernie was owning Joe early in the heavy working class / white states loke Iowa and NH. Seems like a lot of them liked Pete, and now that he’s gone where will those voters turn.... if Minnesota is any indication, it isn’t to Bernie. Obviously Klobuchar’s endorsement helped a lot there as well. But it will be interesting to see if the rest of the Midwest follows suit or breaks rank.

I think the biggest problem Bernie is facing now is probably Bloomberg. Bloomberg is doing OK ish in a couple states... and he has said multiple times that if it doesn't work out for him he will, on a dime, swap all of his staff to the nominee. Politically.... Bernie couldn't actually accept Bloomberg's help could he? I mean... he could, but I don't know how that would go over. Biden will take him on in a second... and all of a sudden Biden's campaign is flooded with staff that he doesn't really have right now. If Bloomberg drops out even relatively soon, he may not wait for the nominee (because Bernie doesn't want his help) and push all in for Joe.... Idk how the super delegates look right now, but it could be rough for the Bern.

It doesn’t seem t be as big of a deal as the media is making it out to be. Those who need to be weary are the elderly and anyone else who may already be sick or have a compromised immune system. Even though the number of cases is increasing the mortality rate keeps dropping ( last I checked it was just under 1.5%) . More people die from influenza... more veterans commit suicide every day. Not saying there shouldn’t be a response, because I like seeing the mobilization And the fact that we are prepared. But I also think half the deaths here in the US have been at one senior care center in Washington.

Dude... Bernie looks beaten tonight... lol. Maybe he has caronavirus or something but he looks annoyed and beaten down. Edit: Trump just called on the (Dem) House to propose a middle class tax cut. Trump is talking more and more my language every day

Waiting to get it on Blu Ray. Smart dude.

Beto joins the Biden endorsement train

I don’t know what you want me to say. But I wouldn’t be surprised. They literally rigged their nominating process for Hillary. That was outrageous. I’d say the same if it happened again. Also, isn’t it crazy that the non-racist political party has narrowed their field to three rich old straight white men? Kappa. Oh how the tables have turned. Lol

What did you think of Dolittle, I know how much you enjoyed the trailers.

I would assume most of these moderates are going directly to Biden. Warren is probably gonna be told to stay in and fracture Bernie’s base. I mean maybe Bernie can suck enough people away? Idk tho... he still would have had a commanding delegate lead with all the moderates in the race, thus this seams to be a no risk decision. Just weird that all these moderates decide to drop out together . And news is that Pete and Amy will both be announcing their endorsements tonight at a Biden rally. Seems too perfect to be a coincidence. We will see how the voters react and align tomorrow though.

Klobuchar dropping out. Announces she will endorse Biden. All these moderates dropping out before ST can’t be a coincidence. The fix is in and Bernie is the target.

US has ordered the beginning of the withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan after Trump OK'd the peace deal with the Taliban. As long as we don't just end up moving them somewhere else, this is very good. It's nice having good news out of the Trump WH.

I don't think the moderates really wanted Biden... but black people just hated Mayor Pete too much. Going to be interesting to see how Bloomberg proceeds. Even though he has only won one state and didn't finish higher than 4th in the others... he still leads the popular vote going into Super Tuesday. That's pretty crazy.

Steyer and Mayor Pete out... Lookin like a Bernie / Biden showdown. Warren claims she has no plan to drop out, even if she sucks on Super Tuesday.

I agree. And those people should be helped. But fucking over low middle class people who are just getting by isn't the answer to helping those people. But there should also be a level of freedom of choice to it. Pass Madicare For All Who Want It.. You opt in, you get the security you want for extra money that doesn't break your situation. Someone like me... maybe I want to roll around a little risky for a few years betting on myself and my health. Maybe that changes down the road and I want to opt in... At least I have that choice, instead of taking it away from me and adding even more insane income tax on top of it. Plus, it will probably end up costing more anyway... When Bernie was pitching this last election I am pretty sure the his percent increase on poor people like 2% or slightly more... Now it's 4. He's gonna get elected and it's probably gonna be 8% because the government is inept. I like most of Bernie's ideas. I like that he is fighting the fight. I feel like he genuinely wants to help people. I just think his execution... blows. Like badly. You kind of started down this path a few posts ago... but why do we need to add a new 4% income tax? Why is THAT the only way any of these politicians know how to get money out of people. More specifically to your post... Why can't we cut defense spending. End these ridiculous regime change wars, stop being the world police... Shift that money to our communities, to UHC, to education. Why can't we take a portion of already existing income tax and just shift that to a UHC plan (yes, I realize this requires cuts elsewhere)? Why can't we put a VAT on non-essential goods ...? I am totally fine with(relatively) Apple shitting on humanity and raising their prices in US markets because they are off setting VAT... Why? Because that brand new iPhone is bullshit anyway and it gives me a CHOICE. It gives and allows me freedom to choose. If I or you want to make sure we get that brand new model iPhone and feel like it's worth the extra $200... fine. Do it. If you don't... wait a year.. get a different brand of phone, etc etc. Bernie says his plan is what like... $30 trillion over a decade? I think Warren's is $20 trillion... A VAT at half the EU rate would bring in almost a trillion per year, roughly 30% of Bernie's price tag. Bernie's 5,000,000 different "options" to pay for UHC only total 17 trillion and I pulled 10 out of my ass in under 60 seconds (thanks Andrew). I don't know what just the % of his revenue generated by the tax increases would be on the 4% or whatever but that needs to change and needs to be removed from his bill. Or just increase the cap which is what.. like 30k right now? Make it 100k... Or.. how about fucking THIS. BRAIN BLAST. Eliminate the tax increase for everyone but the exact people Bernie yells at everytime he hits the stage. BILLIONAIRES! Include all the millionaires too. While it's great that people like you and me want to help... We shouldn't be footing this bill. Absolutely not. At least not in the form of mandatory income tax.

Yeah it’s just weird to me. As I’ve mentioned before. I’m not against a single payer system in essence. I have been very fortunate thus far in my life when it comes to health (knock on wood). I am all for the common good, and helping each other out. It just feels like with all of the Bernie Banter and rhetoric that I shouldn’t be on the chopping block. It just doesn’t connect with me that he rails so hard against billionaires but never once mentions how people like me are going to be impacted wayyyy more. Even though the millionaires and billionaires are going to be paying way more than me in totality, I guarantee that I “feel” it more. That’s a shitty feeling.