Bernie Sanders drops out of Presidential Race

[SG854]

This was predictable since last year that he didn't have a chance. He wasn't doing very good.

Your thoughts?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ny...us/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out.amp.html

 

[Chary]

Hm. Wonder if Biden will be able to beat Trump. I kind of doubt it.

Was kinda rooting for Bernie, just cuz he at least seems to be trying new stuff, as opposed to the bland stuff we've seen year after year from typical politicians.

 

[notimp]

'He wasnt doing very good'? Did you miss this thread:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/so-amer...candidates-drop-out-at-specific-spots.559323/

The way americas preelection system works is, that you need at least two centrist candidats, seriously wanting to compete for presidency, or you have no chances as a non establishment candidate.

In this years race four centrist candidates dropped out at the most opportune point for the remaining one to cash in their embasador posts and alike.

Its fixed theatre. And this year it was solely decided by when two other popular centrist candidates dropped out and who they gave endorcements to on the same day. (Right before most electoral votes are available, and at the right point - where this is still able to snowball. Because of the most assanine of voting systems - banking on more people seeing and being able to act on 'herd popularity'. You dont ask them a question, and then let them vote in secret - no, you ask them "who is popular" - and then stage events meaning to underly their popularity - while voting is still going on, and then you look at who voted already and tell the rest - well they think - they were about - this - popular, now who do you want to vote for.

The system is fixed - so if you can coordinate, and if there is no 'quarrel' between two viable frontrunners - only centrist candidates win.)

And let me specify this - for absolutely no publically available reason. We dont know why everyone suddenly decided that Biden would become the most viable candidate.

Even media struggled immensely to contextualize any of it.

In the end they went with psychobabble. ('Biden had electability'.) Thats roughly the same as saying, that Jesus is love, and your body and blood. Means absolutely nothing - but stops your rational thought process, if you werent expecting it - and works flawlessly to convince people that can be convinced by suggestion alone.

(The majority of people doesnt want to understand something, they just want to know what the majority thinks, and then copy what they say. So 'electibility' it is.)

Sanders went from 'frontrunner' to 'no chance' in a day - without political reason given, reasoning, or any remarkable speeches, simply because people coordinated when two more likely candidates than Biden at that point, should drop out, and whom they should support.

If you think for a minute - Sanders went toe to toe with Clinton in the last elections, and only lost by a narrow margin after the DNC pulled all strings available. Biden is a guy that was picked by someone who needed a Mike Pence. Why is Sanders all of a sudden less 'electable'? Because someone said so?

Well - what was their (hopefully political) reasoning for that?

There was none. Oh, I understand...

 

[morvoran]

I knew he wouldn't become the democrat nominee since he was an independent and socialist. There was never any chance the DNC would let him be the nominee.
On top of that, he was campaigning to people who do not go to the polls to vote and depend on their parents/government to do everything for them.
I would say, "Better luck next time", but he will be way too old by then and still have the same chances of winning the nomination - none at all.

 

[notimp]

I knew he wouldn't become the democrat nominee since he was an independent and socialist.

Last year he almost did, did you knew then as well?

But you are not wrong.

The 'socialist' campaign worked. But that was a smear campaign. He tried to own the term. No one said a thing, then they coordenated the drop outs and endorsements.

 

[30yoDoomer]

Ahem...No Refunds...ahem

All ribbing aside, I do think the DNC did him dirty. Bernie and his message would have given Trump a good challenge - especially now with all the personal economic turmoil people are experiencing. Biden doesn't seem to generate much enthusiasm from actual human beings (ie not establishment media pundits/politicians), plus I think China owns a controlling stake in the Biden brand.

 

[BORTZ]

No one is surprised. Biden will basically hand Trump the keys to another 4 years.

 

[notimp]

Its not just the DNC - its the way the primaries are set up (for both parties). Its the rules. You'd be silly not to game them.

 

[30yoDoomer]

Its not just the DNC - its the way the primaries are set up (for both parties). Its the rules. You'd be silly not to play them.

Yea it's a garbage system. It'd be fun if a strategic 3rd party run was plausible for either side, but nobody is willing to take the inevitable setback until things start to pan out. Even if a 3rd party didn't emerge, you could take the establishment party hostage by acting as a spoiler until your demands/reforms were met.

 

[notimp]

Oh and by the way - you only need "two centrist candidates seriously competing" throughout the first third of the race.

Not the entirety of it. The first third. Because the optimal point to fix this - as it snowballs - is after the first third.

(Because not only do people vote, after other people already voted and they get to know the result of that - no, there is an unequal amount of votes available at certain points throughout the race, so the most important ones to gain are in the first third of everyone voting.

This system, i tell you.. )

 

[The Catboy]

And the DNC just handed 4 more years to Trump.

 

[IncredulousP]

What a shitty timeline we live in.

 

[Foxi4]

I have no idea why people are surprised at all, this was a forgone conclusion from Day 1. He's laughing all the way to the bank, it's time to buy another summer home.

 

[Thunder Hawk]

Rip Bernie. Got screwed over again. Vote for Trump or just stay at home. Don't vote for Biden.

 

[Foxi4]

Rip Bernie. Got screwed over again. Vote for Trump or just stay at home. Don't vote for Biden.

The Democrats will have an extremely hard time convincing the average Joe (pun intended) that Biden isn't in a state of rapid decline in terms of his mental faculties. His recent public appearances have all been disasters. The man can't string a sentence together, he either babbles nonsensically or recounts bizarre, mostly fictional anecdotes. He had his fair share of gaffes during his term as VP, but now it's just embarrassing. Democrat voters should give him a warm blanket, not their votes. I'm not even being funny, at this point a vote for Biden is irresponsible.

 

[The Catboy]

Rip Bernie. Got screwed over again. Vote for Trump or just stay at home. Don't vote for Biden.

I am voting for Vermin Supreme! Let’s go full clown show!

 

[Foxi4]

I am voting for Vermin Supreme! Let’s go full clown show!

Aye, that I can approve of, as long as you make things funnier rather than worse.

 

[DarkFlare69]

Trump will be re-elected now

 

[The Catboy]

Aye, that I can approve of, as long as you make things funnier rather than worse.

I am in it for the free ponies for everyone!

 

[Foxi4]

I am in it for the free ponies for everyone!

We will not be a nation in dentures any longer. Zombies belong in power plants - that's green energy.