Sen. Bernie Sanders has canceled a planned rally in Jackson, Mississippi, going to Michigan instead.

[OnDoutside]

“Sen. Bernie Sanders has canceled a planned rally in Jackson, Mississippi, and will instead travel to Michigan on Friday, a striking indication that his presidential campaign is shifting its focus to the Midwest and largely ceding another Southern state to Joe Biden,” the New York Times reports.

“The change in plans suggests that Mr. Sanders will not challenge Mr. Biden for the support of black voters in the South — a vital base in the Democratic Party — and is instead going all-in on the Midwest as he tries to compete for the overlapping slice of the electorate made up of working-class voters.”

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/05/sanders-cancels-rally-in-mississippi/

[TexasTowelie]

1. It looks like Bernie will have another accomplishment in 2020.

He still hasn't won an election in the South yet.

[Cha]

3. That's another thing I like about the South..

Texas!

[Cha]

2. Biden is getting Working Class Voters

all over the South.. and so far in MN MA ME.

Thank you, OnDoutside

[tirebiter]

4. Basically Biden has Mississippi pretty much sewed up

And Bernie’s tasting Joe’s dust in Michigan. Whitmer was holding back giving any endorsements but has gone ahead and tapped Joe.

[dem4decades]

5. Didn't Obama and Biden work to save the auto industry?

That's got to help Biden in Michigan right?

[sunonmars]

6. Yup, bigtime

[True Blue American]

7. Just heard Elizabeth Warren

Say that Bernie’s followers are a real problem with their nasty, hateful attacks!

Something tells me that will color what she decides to do. She also said the candidates were responsible for what they did.

[Clash City Rocker]

8. "'Michigan or bust' for Sanders - and it's going to be bust"

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/486056-michigan-or-bust-for-sanders-and-its-going-to-be-bust

[Scurrilous]

9. Yep.

'Just as with national polling, Biden consistently led the Democratic field in Michigan throughout 2019 up to Feb. 8, when Biden crashed everywhere. That date is when the first post-Iowa polls were released in the wake of Biden’s terrible showing. Sanders took the lead over Biden 25 percent to 16 percent in the last poll before South Carolina — but the first post-South Carolina poll in Michigan saw Biden jump 13 points to a 29-23 lead over Sanders. And the poll still has Bloomberg, Buttigieg and Klobuchar getting a combined 20 points. Given the late move to Biden everywhere, Michigan has to be not just strong for Biden, but a likely 10-15 point victory.'

Biden was up in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Indiana prior to crashing post Iowa/NH. Now's he going up again, this time by greater numbers. Bernie's fucked. Maybe Wisconsin will throw him a bone.

[aaaaaa5a]

10. Bernie is fighting an electability argument.

I understand why he is trying to build a firewall in Michigan.

However, I hope he realizes that without a strong black vote in November, there is no chance of winning.

I also hope he realizes that turnout among traditional Sanders supporters is flat or down. Turnout is up in traditional primaries dominated with AA voters.

Sanders is really between a rock and a hard place.

[OnDoutside]

11. He was working on a 30-35% vote, based on the field lasting into April/May, and with traditional

turnout up as you say, it's a bit late to expand his coalition.

[Gothmog]

12. sanders have given up on African American voters

Link to tweet

[OnDoutside]

13. For all the money he had, for all the years he had to prepare for this run, I can only conclude that

he decided as far back as 2016, that he was not going to put a serious effort into courting the African American community. What that says about his attitude towards them, is open to conjecture. The Sanders campaign went for a narrow slice of the voters, gambled and lost.

[Blue_Tires]

14. Yeah, because conceding the south and banking on the midwest worked SO well last time

FFS, Sanders hasn't learned shit these last five years...

[Cha]

15. right