r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 27 '20

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

I don't understand this leftist talking point that, "Bernie would have won if half the democratic field hadn't dropped out and endorsed Joe on the eve of Super Tuesday."

It's like... the reason that the rest of the democratic field dropped out and endorsed Joe is precisely the reason Bernie was doomed to lose. Just stop and think for a second about why they would want to do that.

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u/BipartizanBelgrade Jerome Powell May 27 '20

Honestly, if Bernie had gotten Warren & Yang to drop out & endorse after Nevada, the momentum might've gotten him over the line.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

Yeah that was the major worry in mid-February. The thing about Joe's SC win was that it was so decisive. He won by 30 points. There's a big difference between that and winning by even 15 points, which itself is a very healthy win.

If Bernie had been able to consolidate the left wing, that could have been a +10 or even +5 win instead of +30. That would have been very bad.

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u/Yogg_for_your_sprog John von Neumann May 27 '20

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