Interesting take on Biden's chances going forward:

[tblue37]

Link to tweet

[OhZone]

1. Truth!

[honest.abe]

2. Yes I agree with that comment.

In particular the Bloomberg supporters were mostly ex Biden supporters who gave up on him after poor showing in IA and NH. Those folks are coming back to Joe now.

[Amishman]

30. I'm expecting Biden to outperform and Bloomberg to under perform on Tues because of this

To me the turning point was the Nevada debate where Bloomberg put his foot in his mouth hard enough to give himself a tonsillectomy. He proved himself to be a worse choice and support is flowing back to Biden.

[PatSeg]

3. From what I've been seeing

that appears to be true.

[TwilightZone]

4. Agreed.

I think a lot of people were waiting for someone to demonstrate that they are capable of beating Sanders and then Trump, and SC clarified that the most likely to do that is Biden.

[cstanleytech]

20. I suspect the largest factor that has held back Sanders from gaining more support

was his decision to go back as a registered Independent after he failed to win the Democratic nomination back in 2016.

[TwilightZone]

22. Yeah, that likely didn't help. "Sanders will be Democrat for life, campaign says"

https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/277086-sanders-will-be-democrat-for-life-campaign-says

[Peacetrain]

5. True that!!!

[griffi94]

6. I agree with this.

Many people are pretty ambiguous about our nominee. They want to stop Bernie
and beat Trump. With the field being so crowded and no clear candidate that seems strongest, no candidate really
jumped out in the lead. I think last night changed that. I wouldn't be surprised to see Mayor Pete
drop out in the next week or so. Warren either, altho she may stay in peel voters away from Sanders.

[groundloop]

11. I still believe Warren is the best option, but will gladly support Joe when the time comes.

I'm firmly of the opinion that we need to make BIG strides toward bettering ourselves as a nation, and that Warren would have been the best candidate to do that. It's my belief that a huge part of her poor showing has been the media generally ignoring her because she wasn't controversial.

Putting a positive spin on this, Warren's Senate seat won't be given away to a goper, and once we retake the Senate she'll be pushing the nation to the left from her position in the Senate.

[cilla4progress]

23. I'm there with you.

Questions:

Will Berners vote? Will they vote for Joe? Which VP pick will gather them up? Does Joe's picking up moderates cancel out or outweigh losing Berners?

I love Joe. I'm confident in him. He's hung in there fabulously. Elizabeth's my candidate and already voted for her in Washington primary. Now I wish I would have waited and voted for Joe. I've sent $ to most of the Dems this cycle!

I also think we are learning that age is just a number!!!

[Perseus]

26. But Sanders beats trump in all polls, who decides that the facts are not real?

I don't get it, Sanders beats trump on every poll taken, but the establishment wants to convince people those polls are fake, or not true, or inaccurate, or must be ignored? This is bull...Sanders has the highest score when beating trump, and people continue to say they want "someone who can beat trump"...

I keep repeating it, we Democrats are doing a disservice to the party, to the people who support Sanders, and I really hope that it doesn't come to bite us as it did in 2016.

Count the number of posts in DU that are bashing Sanders, does it say something about the state of affairs of our party, at least in DU? Does it say something that the "Democratic Establishment" is finding ways to defeat Sanders because the people are voting for him and the people do not seem to know any better? Is the Democratic party having its own Electoral College on the side? What is going on?

[underpants]

7. I agree

Bernie's a hard sell to the masses. The "Socialist" branding also is going to really start showing up from here on out.

People like getting behind a winner. Joe won in an east coast state not someplace distant and small. SC isn't that big but it ain't Iowa.

[Miles Archer]

8. I'd agree with that.

It was too early to "predict" the nominee. It wasn't going to be a sprint to the finish line for any of the people participating.

And yet, the media isn't known for its patience, and the pundits love to appear on cable news and make their predictions.

[IluvPitties]

9. Yep. Biden is the alternative.

[Cosmocat]

10. IMO, Pete is a dynamite talent

But, if he (or EW) isn't going to get the air to make real run at it, I will gladly go to Joe vs the alternatives right now.

[capechacon]

13. Pete needs to win a congressional or senate seat, THEN try again...

Mayor of South Bend alone just doesn't give enough creds for a presidential run.

Trump phenomenon is disastrous fluke of history and unlikely to happen again.

[Perseus]

28. True, Pete needs to run for the Senate, I agree with that

He can be a very effective Senator and also gain experience and visibility to run a 2nd time.

I like Pete very much, but I have felt all along that he is too young for the presidency, and not because he would not do a good job, but the perception of voters would be that, and I think the GOP would attack him hard for that, even though the creature had not experience in any office and has proven to be an incompetent for doing the right thing, but we all know what hypocrites republicans are.

[OnDoutside]

31. I've been saying all along that the Senate should be his target, and maybe he can

Bring a warchest with him now.

[onetexan]

12. Yup, as ive said, lots of last minute voters

Coming out for Biden

[Traildogbob]

14. I did not esrly vote for Joe

But, I will proudly fight for him. Just wanted a strong woman to take us back to a respectful nation. What I do love about Joe is this. To repaire the trump damage, after taking Senate, congress and presidency, we MUST immediately get to work. That means day one, replacing every criminal cabinet position with qualified non criminals. Joe has immediate connections to all Obama staff and more that would be willing to hit the ground running. Unlike Obama's first two years, no across the aisle shit. Mid term lack luster turn out will put us back under GOP block everything stalemates. I think Joe can rally the old band and even get some better to fix this hell right away. IF he does not pick Warren or Kamala as VP, put one in charge of bringing this whole damn GOP treasonous clown show to justice. They Must Pay, as trump would do. Congrats Joe supporters. I will join you proudly.

[JGug1]

19. A Strong Woman

I was attracted to a suggestion I found elsewhere, that this is not the time for a woman. Let's get back to level ground. Let's get back to sanity. Then a woman can and will emerge. I don't know who it is going to be. I supported Hillary in 2016 and voted for her. I am not strongly attracted to any of the women running this year. Amy annoys me. Certainly not Tulsi. The woman who will become President may not be on the main stage now.

[Traildogbob]

24. I kind of agree

Never Tulsi, I like Warren, but I am seeing she so for does not seem to have the support needed to stomp trumps ass. Hope I am wrong, my sports teams, Cowboys and Tennessee Vols certainly do not like my suppport. May be a serious jinx. Maybe if Joe or Bernie take the slot, hope they can chose a "strong female" VP. Still early, but we must let the people vote with their hearts, stop slamming other's choice and unite strong for whoever the candidate is, except Tulsi. Rumors floating Bernie may make her his VP. That would really suck. Just, destroy the GOP. Period! Rip em out by the roots. All criminals, that shit on my service as a vet.

[tblue37]

35. Warren. nt

[cheezmaka]

15. Real Talk!!!

[SilasSouleII]

16. Yep. True for me.

N/T

[Gore1FL]

17. I am going to wait until after Super Tuesday.

I am not so quick to think South Carolina boiled my choice to Sanders.

[JGug1]

18. Interesting take

They better speak up loudly on Tuesday. Losing Texas and California will make it togh to for Biden.

[totodeinhere]

27. I think it's going to be the two coasts vs the South.

I'm not sure who wins that one or can they come to some sort of compromise?

[Hortensis]

21. Pollsters can sow bias by crafting questions to give

false positives and hide reality. And then convincing the public that their conclusions give a correct picture.

This theory hits home with me because it's the way we feel, though my husband and I did vote early for Biden anyway since there wasn't more time to watch.

[Perseus]

25. "Who the main alternative to Sanders is"...so much wrong in that statement

And then I was flagged for saying the Democratic party has a concerted conspiracy against Sanders, when two days ago the New York Times published an article stating that Democrats were trying to investigate ways to derail Sanders campaign.

CONSPIRACY: the action of plotting or conspiring.

Here is the headline of one article in NYT:
"Centrist Democrats Want to Stop Sanders. They’re Not Sure Who Can."
Unless a moderate favorite soon emerges, party leaders may increasingly look to Michael R. Bloomberg as a potential savior.
Senator Bernie Sanders’s victory in the New Hampshire primary has deepened a mood of anxiety among the Democratic establishment."

Another:
"Democratic Leaders Willing to Risk Party Damage to Stop Bernie Sanders"
Interviews with dozens of Democratic Party officials, including 93 superdelegates, found overwhelming opposition to handing Mr. Sanders the nomination if he fell short of a majority of delegates.

Another:
"Why Swing-District Democrats Don’t Want Bernie Sanders as the Nominee"

And one more, but you can find many on the same topic:
"‘Stop Sanders’ Democrats Are Agonizing Over His Momentum"

And I get flagged for saying there is a concerted effort, a conspiracy from the Democratic party to stop Sanders campaign. Democratic leaders are saying it out loud, but someone at DU doesn't like the truth so they flag my post...Hey, I didn't write those articles, I didn't talk to the "Democratic leaders" who gave their opinions on the matter, I am not the one getting our Democratic leaders together to think of ways to get Sanders out of the race, even though it seems that "Democratic Citizens" are voting in huge numbers for Sanders, but who cares what the people want, the leaders always know better, right?

I am not even a Sanders supporter at this time, if he wins the nomination I will be all in, of course, and no matter who. I am one of those who strongly believes in voting blue no matter who, but this concerted effort against Sanders is sickening.

Lets face it, 2/3 of Black voters voted for Biden, they seem to have forgotten about Anita Hill, his stances on busing which Kamala Harris explained, older voters and moderates (status quo), people who are not the future of this country, the future is with the young people, this country will never move ahead if we stay with the status quo, we will all be complaining about the politics, about healthcare, about education, about abuses of the corporate world, etc., nothing will change. And those who believe that if Biden wins the nomination he will bring Kamala Harris or Stacey Abrams, we shall see. It is a very intelligent move by Biden to bait black Americans to vote for him, but I doubt he will make that choice, of course that is only my personal opinion.

ONE LAST THING...I am not bashing the Democratic party, I am just telling the truth of what is going on, its out there on paper, on the internet, nothing I am saying I am making up. If someone cannot handle the truth that is a different issue, but I find it disgusting that the Democratic party is going against the will of their base, where is Democracy in all of this? How different from other parties does that make us? We should all be enraged no matter who your candidate of choice is, because it could happen to any of them.

[stopdiggin]

32. why? because a "conspiracy" generally involves secrecy

"Democratic leaders are saying it out loud .."

And so are all those headlines you linked to ..
And that is why it is not a conspiracy.

Many people (leaders and rank and file alike) are quite openly expressing a preference for someone else than Sanders. They talk about this .. and sometimes they talk to each other. That is not back door machination .. that is not secrecy .. and that is not conspiracy. That is Democrats expressing their opinions.

[DownriverDem]

34. Oh yea

We are a Center/Left Country and we need those voters in November to beat trump. Time to move to Joe!

[Nikki28]

29. That may be

so ,but I would not count this as a good thing if Sander's loose because he may be bitter like the last time and set it out for a couple of months to give some of his fans to go off and do write ins or vote for Trump.Other than that, I agree with this. I still have hope for the fab four of Liz,Amy,Pete and Bloomberg.If it is Biden, I will work my but off for him because he was my first choice before the first few bad debates.

[DownriverDem]

33. Will you

switch to Joe now? We need all hands on deck to beat trump.