Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumAnalysis: Biden Decision a Blow to Sanders ?
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"With Mr. Biden out, Mrs. Clinton is positioned to consolidate a key combination of elite support and moderate voters," Cohn wrote. "The evidence of Mrs. Clintons gains could start to trickle in almost immediately, since she was the second choice of nearly all of Mr. Bidens voters in public opinion polls over the last month."
Biden's decision isn't all bad news for Sanders. Had the VP joined the race, he would have stolen some of the limelight enjoyed by the Vermont senator in recent months. Without him, Sanders remains the chief alternative to Clinton, which means he'll continue to draw headlines and can continue to spread his message to those unfamiliar with it.
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LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)Biden would have taken his support out of Hillary's numbers, not ours (for the most part.) I would have liked to have seen it.
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)The Hillary campaign was far more worried about a Joe Biden run then Bernie was.
The centrist "anybody but Hillary" people will likely move to Martin O'Malley.
fbc
(1,668 posts)His platform looks about as progressive as Bernie's
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)I was thinking about the fear of the "socialist" label.
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)I like MO'M. I would like to see him as a possible Bernie VP or a member of his Cabinet.
I think he has learned from past mistakes. Something I don't believe Hillary will ever admit to or learn from.
Though I think some of those potential Biden voters may be "Anybody but Hillary" voters that might shift to Bernie so it's not all bad.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)2/3 to 3/4 of his support will go to Clinton. Long term, he's got to beat Clinton whether Biden is in the race or not, so it makes little difference. He's just got to keep chipping away. Still several months until the first primaries, which he's already leading in polls.
TBF
(32,062 posts)if a bit reluctantly. They are cut from the same third-way cloth. This doesn't affect Sanders.