{"id":36251,"date":"2019-04-17T10:27:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=36251"},"modified":"2019-04-17T10:27:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:27:09","slug":"democrats-knock-it-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/04\/17\/democrats-knock-it-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats, Knock It Off!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I wake up in the middle of a political wet dream, and I am ripped from sleep by members of my own party drenching my naked body with ice water, I can tell that I am a Democrat.  In 2008, there was a struggle between Clinton and Obama.  Almost 5% of Democrats, angry that Clinton lost, voted for McCain.  In 2016, angry that Bernie lost, over 10% of Bernie supporters voted for Trump.  Are we starting for 2020 already?  Democrats, knock it off!<\/font><\/p>\n

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…From canap\u00e9-filled fund-raisers on the coasts to the cloakrooms of Washington, mainstream Democrats are increasingly worried that their effort to defeat President Trump in 2020 could be complicated by Mr. Sanders, in a political scenario all too reminiscent of how Mr. Trump himself seized the Republican nomination in 2016. <\/p>\n

How, some Democrats are beginning to ask, do they thwart a 70-something candidate from outside the party structure who is immune to intimidation or incentive and wields support from an unwavering base, without simply reinforcing his \u201cthe establishment is out to get me\u201d\u2019 message \u2014 the same grievance Mr. Trump used to great effect? <\/p>\n

But stopping Mr. Sanders, or at least preventing a contentious convention, could prove difficult for Democrats. <\/p>\n

He has enormous financial advantages \u2014 already substantially outraising his Democratic rivals<\/a> \u2014 that can sustain a major campaign through the primaries. And he is well positioned to benefit from a historically large field of candidates<\/a> that would splinter the vote: If he wins a substantial number of primaries and caucuses and comes in second in others, thanks to his deeply loyal base of voters across many states, he would pick up formidable numbers of delegates…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This is the worst thing establishment Democrats could do.  Look at this video<\/a>:<\/font><\/p>\n