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hschulein

(1,168 posts)
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:32 PM Jun 2016

Mike Malloy - Stop Fucking With Bernie: He Stays In The Race



A new poll released Wednesday found that a majority of registered Democrats want presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders to stay in the race.

The national survey of 2,001 voters by Morning Consult found that 57 percent of all Democrats polled want Sanders to keep running, while 33 percent want him to drop out. Ten percent have no opinion.

The findings contradict the pressure from prominent Democratic politicians and centrist pundits on Sanders to drop out of the presidential race—some of whom even argue that he's already lost—despite the fact that several states (including delegate-rich California) and U.S. territories have yet to hold their primaries. (Polls also show Sanders and Clinton in a dead heat in California, which votes on June 7.)

Full story: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/06/01/vast-majority-democrats-want-sanders-stay-race-poll

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Mike Malloy - Stop Fucking With Bernie: He Stays In The Race (Original Post) hschulein Jun 2016 OP
There is only SO LONG MFM008 Jun 2016 #1
The longer the better... kayakjohnny Jun 2016 #2
If they're in a dead heat... Beartracks Jun 2016 #3
This "drop out of the race" crap is So Undemocratic. libdem4life Jun 2016 #4

MFM008

(19,782 posts)
1. There is only SO LONG
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:36 PM
Jun 2016

he can stay in a race. Now if he wants to stand on a street corner and talk to a flock of pigeons in year 3 of HRCs presidency whatever.........

Beartracks

(12,761 posts)
3. If they're in a dead heat...
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:52 PM
Jun 2016

... and there is still a possibility of him winning the nomination, then it seems to me Sanders supporters would be well within their rights to actually call for Hillary to get out of the way, just as her supporters are constantly calling for Sanders to get out.

Just sayin' -- what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Imagine two Olympic sprinters hurtling down the track toward the finish line, neck-and-neck. Quick: which one should drop out?!?

Imagine one of the runners was always referred to by commentators as the "insurgent" athlete, the one running an "upstart" race... Does that make his opponent more "legitimate" or more worthy of winning?



Fact: Sanders and Clinton are both running, they both get to cross the finish line.

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libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
4. This "drop out of the race" crap is So Undemocratic.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:16 PM
Jun 2016

Hey 1/3 of the US, your votes don't count. Just stay home and let the Oligarchy do the heavy lifting. Gotta beat Trump, ya know. Despicable. The Founding Fathers are probably rolling over in their graves.

ETA: Why not just take polls and declare a winner. All the money to be saved and hard feelings gone awry ... Phone In Democracy. A Candidate Beauty Pageant. The New Media. Text 123456 to vote yes 654321 to vote no until the last one is standing. Then Play Hail to the Chief.

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