CNN: Bernie Sanders is the new No. 1 in our 2020 Democrat rankings

[Hassin Bin Sober]

Bernie Sanders is the new No. 1 in our 2020 Democrat rankings

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/politics/2020-rankings-bernie-sanders-joe-biden-donald-trump-kamala-harris/index.html

Why? Well, lots of reasons. But here are a few:

That national organization built over the last four years and assiduously maintained by Sanders and his political allies is more robust than anything any other candidates in the race -- including Joe Biden, who officially announced on Thursday -- have at the moment.

Sanders is likely to raise the most money of anyone in the field. He brought in north of $18 million in the first three months of 2019, with 84% of those contributions coming in at under $200. That was the biggest total of any 2020 Democrat. And there's every reason to think he can keep it up; he raised $237 million for his 2016 race against Clinton.

His path to the nomination is the easiest to see, with Iowa's caucuses dominated by liberals and his geographic proximity to New Hampshire.

Sanders' liberalism -- once considered radical -- is now very much en vogue within the party. And he's been in that space for a very long time.

[WeekiWater]

1. Interesting that they move Biden out of a tie for first..

The day he announces.

I can’t disagree with their reasoning for having Sanders in the top spot. Tough place to be this far out.

[Demsrule86]

4. Really because today they said Biden was the front runner...oh wait this is not a new

article...before the announcement

[WeekiWater]

6. Thanks for that info.

I actually did go through to the link and skim the article. I looked over that.

[Demsrule86]

8. No harm no foul. We care about our candidates and want to post encouraging news.

[WeekiWater]

12. I don't see the argument being strong enough to have Sanders on top for two reasons.

1) Recent polls(I know they aren’t projections).

2) Biden has extensive connections and respect within the party. He already has an impressive list of endorsements.

That said, their reasons for putting Sanders at the top aren’t flawed.

[Demsrule86]

14. Until voting starts, it is all just opinion.

[trueblue2007]

34. VP JOE BIDEN IS AHEAD OF BERNIE. He even got more $$$ his first week out in donations.

[NYMinute]

2. Biden will raise several folds more than Bernie

The excitement, enthusiasm from a sincere and authentic message from the heart will always beat anger driven campaigns.

Biden is only angry at Trump and wants everyone else included. Some are angry at everyone - which has less of a chance of working.

People want hope for their future ... Biden gives it in bushels.

[onit2day]

13. Your opinion but Bernie's anger is positive anger the country agrees with

Wealth inequality, health care, living wage, climate change, free colleges, a representative gov for all. Is Book "Where Do We Go From Here" is a must read to see the positive directions we all want and how he plans to take us there. Passionate and dedicated he will make an excellent president. He did live town halls on the air weekly for years as a US senator and giving us transparency in gov. Few have done this. The man is tireless and well equipped to win the election.

[Demsrule86]

15. He is not really,

[Fresh_Start]

28. After 3 years of Trump anger....there is no appetite for more anger

we want an adult in the white house, not someone who will throw tantrums.

[JudyM]

35. Liz Warren is plenty angry too. As we all deserve to be.

[George II]

3. That was before Biden formally became a candidate.

[onit2day]

5. Exactly. Well said. He is best qualified to be president in this new era.

Go Bernie.

[Agschmid]

16. Why is he the best qualified?

[OhZone]

9. They seem a little behind the times.

Oh well.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Are those like the power rankings they do at ESPN?

[honest.abe]

32. Yes, its bogus.

Means almost nothing at this point.

[Stellar]

11. Go Bernie!!!

[NYC Liberal]

17. We're fucking if Sanders is the nominee.

Luckily there is a long way to go before the primaries, and he won't get the kid-glove treatment from the media that he got last time.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

19. Uh, no we most certainly are not.

[NewsCenter28]

20. Sanders is unelectable and Trump would destroy him

It’d be like us running Jill Stein as the major party alternative to Trump. ANYONE but Bernie. The other Dems, all of them, except Tulsi, can easily defeat the Russian dotard. Sanders would go down in the worst Democratic defeat since Goldwater.

[Progressive2020]

22. Dude

Goldwater was a Republican, not a Democrat...

[NewsCenter28]

25. Haha! Sorry long day!

I meant McGovern ‘72! Not sure where I got Goldwater from! Hopefully it was a premonition that Dotard will suffer the worst REPUBLICAN defeat since Goldwater ‘64!

[Lordquinton]

23. Sanders is incredibly electible

And it's amazing he's still in it to win it after everything.

[liberalnarb]

39. +1 million.

[liberalnarb]

38. Thats absurd.

There is no evidence to support that assertion.

[liberalnarb]

37. Who are we fucking?

He got kid gloves last time? On what planet?

[ucrdem]

18. LOL, what a difference a day made eh?

[stonecutter357]

21. #facknews !

[LongtimeAZDem]

24. Ahh let the Sanders folks have this one. They had a really bad day.

[Thekaspervote]

27. Smile!!

[Doodley]

26. I was Mayor Pete, but now Biden is official, my position has changed.

[Kahuna7]

29. Nice try Cillliza. nt

[Progressive2020]

30. Reserving Judgement

I find it a little odd that some people have chosen certain candidates and then switched to another already. I have some favorite candidates and some that I do not like too much, but I am reserving judgement until I see everyone debate and present themselves over time.

It seems to me to be way too early to choose a candidate. So I am sort of saying that Undecided is probably the best thing to be at this moment, not falling in and out of love with any one candidate. It is way too soon to make a selection.

[Blue_Tires]

33. I'm not fucking with CNN and their engineered horse race...

[Gothmog]

40. For this thread

[WeekiWater]

41. Sanders free fall is amazing.

I wouldn’t believe it if it wasn’t being recognized in poll after poll.

New CNN rankings.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287113645

[NurseJackie]

42. I've never seen a crater so deep.

[Kahuna7]

43. That's old news. It's pre Biden announcement. nt