Were there any other Senators or reps who thought a primary challenge of Obama would be a good idea?

[Cali_Democrat]

I don't recall what exactly happened in 2011. Sanders made it clear that he thought a primary challenge of Obama was a good idea.

Were there any Democratic Senators or House members who thought a primary challenge of Obama would be a good idea?

Was Sanders alone?

Do you think Bernie's lack of endorsements from Democratic members of Congress has to do with his call to primary a sitting Democratic president? At the moment, there are only two members of Congress endorsing him.

[Capt. Obvious]

1. Just Asking Questions

[msongs]

2. every right of center elected politician should be primaried. it's good for all of us nt

[MohRokTah]

8. That worked out so well with Jimmy Carter.

[LiberalArkie]

3. I am sure that a lot of the Democratic power people explored the idea. You know Bernie like

Joe Biden are not shy about saying what they think. Whether it is good for them or not.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. "I am sure that a lot of the Democratic power people explored the idea"

What makes you think that?

[LiberalArkie]

12. They always do. Even Bill Clinton had Lyndon LaRouche in his second term. And before that

Jimmy Carter had Ted Kennedy.

And in President Johnsons second term, he called it off but there still was
Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota.
Senator Robert Kennedy of New York.
Vice President. Hubert Humphrey.
Senator Stephen Young of Ohio.
Attorney General Thomas C. Lynch of California.
Governor Roger Branigin of Indiana.
Governor Dan Moore of North Carolina.

Running against him.

[MohRokTah]

9. Link?

Didn't think so.

[VanillaRhapsody]

11. where is the evidence for that...

Primarying a sitting President is HIGHLY irregular.....and Joe Biden his own VP????

[LiberalArkie]

14. I was getting ready to say that Obama would be the first president I found that did not have

a challenger on the 2nd term ballot. But indeed he did have one John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee.

[bravenak]

4. Besides Sanders? Are we including Republicans? Cause they always want that.

Helped them take Jimmy Carters white house after one term.


I think that thing he did probably did not help him win over very many democrats.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. I don't know. But, there should have been.

[Warren Stupidity]

7. Do you have a problem with:

Ted Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
George McGovern


Or is it just Bernie?

[MohRokTah]

10. Yes, I do.

We lost elections over that shit.

[Warren Stupidity]

13. Is there evidence any of those challenges

Caused an election loss? I'm sure you have the evidence to back up your assertion.

[jfern]

15. Peter DeFazio, and he said other members of the House agreed.

[jfern]

16. Nixon was challenged by 2 sitting Congressmen in the 1972 primary

He then went on to win 49 states in the general.