Clinton isn't failing (you're thinking of Bush) and Sanders already provides a viable alternative

[Attorney in Texas]

(Sanders has principled policy disagreements with Clinton whereas Biden agrees with Clinton on 98% of the key issues and is slightly to Clinton's right on those few issues where they disagree).

In sum, no Democrats need a "viable alternative" to replace the "failing" Clinton campaign; the MSM just needs to generate stories to sell newspapers and to provide hand-wringing topics for the shouting-at-each-other Sunday political talk shows.

Can we move on from the suggestion that some other candidate needs to jump in the race to fill the role that Sanders is already filling with intelligence and grace?

Can we also move on from the right-wing talking point that Clinton's campaign is failing because she used a private email server (just like George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal, and Martin O'Malley)?

[Warren DeMontague]

1. If anyone could get me to vote for Hillary in the primaries, it would be Joe Biden.

I'd take HRC in a heartbeat over a long time booster of the drug war and co-sponsor of the RAVE act.

[Attorney in Texas]

6. I like Biden, but I see little call for a candidate ideologically similar to Clinton or to her right

[Warren DeMontague]

7. He's got some 'splainin to do on the topics I mentioned, as far as I'm concerned.

I've been perfectly fine with him as VPOTUS, I appreciated his pushing Obama on marriage equality, on many matters I respect the guy, and I have deep sympathy for his recent heartbreaking loss---

But I can also tell you that the states that have legalized marijuana (and the ones which are likely to, soon) are NOT going to roll over for anyone who wants to start pushing the drug war again.

[Attorney in Texas]

8. Agreed. If I wanted a 3rd Obama term, I'd be drawn to Biden, but I'd prefer to move away from status

quo.

[leftofcool]

2. We want all the Democrats we can get. Welcome to Joe!

[Warren DeMontague]

3. ah, he might win, you know.

just a thought.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/joe-biden-favorable-rating

[Attorney in Texas]

4. I don't care much if Biden runs or not. I'm bothered by MSM drumbeating we need a viable alternative

because the Clinton campaign is failing when we don't need a "viable alternative" (we've got one and he's kicking ass) and the Clinton campaign is not failing (her poll numbers exceed the combined total of Trump plus Bush plus Walker plus Rubio plus Paul plus Christie plus Jindal plus Perry plus Graham).

[leftofcool]

5. I see what you mean.

I usually ignore the media.

[delrem]

9. A problem is that Hillary Clinton isn't out there campaigning.

She's fundraising at soirées with the moneyed class, she's holidaying in the Hamptons, and she isn't campaigning.

She tells the country, the world, that "if the (Keystone XL) matter is still undecided by the time she becomes president, she will give an answer then." Like a televangelist, there's nothing there.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

This is causing a lot of establishment pundits to freak out, or pretend to - and invent stories to fill the void while watching their paycheck.

Whatever story the establishment pundits write, they'll take the money and like it.

[Attorney in Texas]

10. We have six months before the first caucuses and primaries and 15 months to the election. There's no

rush.

[Motown_Johnny]

15. More like 5 months now, Iowa is 2/1/16. n/t

[Motown_Johnny]

11. Have you seen this graph?

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2016-national-democratic-primary



Clinton and her campaign can't even deal with this crazy email stuff. What will she do when the real attacks start?

It is better she implodes now instead of a year from now.

[moobu2]

13. and Bernie cant even break 25.

[Motown_Johnny]

14. He just started running in April

The trend is clear.

[moobu2]

12. Bernie is federally unelectable.

as in Bernie Sanders will never in a million years be elected president of the USA and I'm always right.

[Motown_Johnny]

16. Bwahahah! you are always right!

Then go pick me some lottery numbers.