House Democrats begin plotting how to run with Bernie

[RandySF]

Congressional Democrats are starting to figure out how to share the ticket with Bernie Sanders in November — if they have to.

With party leaders preaching unity and Sanders a frontrunner for the presidential nomination, Democrats are working to craft a version of his platform that has a bit less socialism but is still something they could present to their own voters, even in swing districts.

But even as some Democrats privately test-drive rhetoric for sharing a Sanders ticket — like how to talk up expanded health care, rural broadband or new workforce programs — there are others who say they could have to strongly distance themselves from the Vermont independent if he wins the party’s nod.

“I’ve been consistent from day one that the answers to the problems that we all agree that we face today, the answers are not socialist economic policies,” said Rep. Max Rose of New York, a Mike Bloomberg backer, whose district went for President Donald Trump by 10 points in 2016. “That’s just not the case. And I stand by that.”



https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/02/democrats-house-bernie-sanders-118209

[evertonfc]

1. run for your lives. That's what.

Your going to lose on middle America with Sanders. Period. He's toxic here. I'll vote for him but it's going to be a wipe out here

[empedocles]

2. . . . and lose the House, Senate and all hope

[RandySF]

3. .