Sanders Continues Attacks but Concedes Biden Could Beat Trump

[RandySF]

Calibrating his approach for a tough head-to-head primary matchup in a year when many Democratic voters want to put up a united front, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Friday renewed his attacks on former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s record while conceding that Mr. Biden could also defeat President Trump.

Mr. Sanders, speaking with reporters in Phoenix, spent several minutes ticking off what has become a standard list of criticisms: He condemned Mr. Biden’s votes as a senator on trade agreements and past statements on Social Security while also brandishing new attacks over federal funding for abortions, same-sex marriage and the former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

But in a sign of the careful approach both candidates are taking while seeking to draw distinctions between their campaigns, Mr. Sanders reiterated multiple times that he would support Mr. Biden if he eventually won the presidential nomination, and, pressed by a reporter, said he believed Mr. Biden could beat Mr. Trump in November.

“I think we are the stronger campaign to defeat Donald Trump, but you have not heard me say that I think that Biden cannot defeat Trump,” Mr. Sanders said. “I will certainly do everything I can if he is the nominee.”



https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/us/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-primary.html

[Bev54]

1. Of course he will support Biden

if he wins the primary, after all he is not a woman.

[DonaldsRump]

2. This is the Bernie Sanders I respect

Not the hooliganism of SOME Bernie supporters.

I think BS is an honorable man, and I am glad he sides with us. However, he is not a D, and, while I like some of things he stands for, I do not think for a moment that he is electable in 2020. He might be in 2040, but not in 2020.

I genuinely hope BS helps unify the Ds. I am not sure he did this in 2016.

We are watching VERY CAREFULLY, BS.

[DrToast]

3. That's somewhat comforting