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Suddenly, Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is being taken seriously.

For months, the Vermont senator was written off by Democratic Party insiders as a candidate with a committed but narrow base who was too far left to win the primary. Elizabeth Warren had skyrocketed in the polls and seemed to be leaving him behind in the race to be progressive voters’ standard-bearer in 2020.

But in the past few weeks, something has changed. In private conversations and on social media, Democratic officials, political operatives and pundits are reconsidering Sanders’ chances.

“It may have been inevitable that eventually you would have two candidates representing each side of the ideological divide in the party. A lot of smart people I’ve talked to lately think there’s a very good chance those two end up being Biden and Sanders,” said David Brock, a longtime Hillary Clinton ally who founded a pro-Clinton super PAC in the 2016 campaign. “They’ve both proven to be very resilient.”


https://www.politico.com/news/...ion-president-089636


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Yeah but has his polling really changed or does this just represent frustrated Warrenista politicos casting about for an alternative?


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We have to bridge the gap between hard-core progressives and moderates. Someone is going to win the nomination, and one group or the other will be dissatisfied. We have to make sure the dissatisfied group doesn't pull a 2016. I don't know that I can take four more years of this nonsense.
 
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I don't know that I can take four more years of this nonsense.


Not to worry. they'll quit having all the debates after the election.


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We have to bridge the gap between hard-core progressives and moderates. Someone is going to win the nomination, and one group or the other will be dissatisfied. We have to make sure the dissatisfied group doesn't pull a 2016. I don't know that I can take four more years of this nonsense.


I know I can't.

The hard core progressives will go to a third party candidate if they don't get Sanders or Warren. Of the two, at this point I'd prefer Sanders. Since the moderates hopefully have better sense than the extreme left, the best bet is to nominate Sanders and expect moderates to hold their noses and vote for him.

Not saying I like this, but it's the answer to the problem you pose.

From a sheer talent in leadership standpoint, I think Buttigieg is the best candidate.


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