'Oh my God, Sanders can win': Democrats grapple with Bernie surge in Iowa

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“Suddenly, we have the Democratic establishment very nervous about this campaign,” Sen. Sanders told a crowd of roughly 1,100 in Sioux City. “They’re starting to think, could this really happen?”

"None of his opponents have attacked him," said Ian Sams, a Democratic operative who has now gone two rounds against Sanders — as a campaign aide to Clinton in the last election, and to Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., in this one."There had been a supposition all last year from media and the political class that there's no way Bernie way could win, which was a pretty faulty assumption.

Klobuchar suggested that nominating Sanders could hurt down-ballot Democrats."I do not come from a state that is as blue as Vermont," she told reporters in Ames."I have been able to get those votes and bring them in. And so I think a lot of people have talking points about how they can do this. I actually have the receipts."agitated against Sanders and his philosophy"We issued a warning a year ago that Sanders could win the nomination and would likely lose to Trump.

"It's going to be hard for him to pull in people in the middle," Todd Darson, who is deciding between Biden and Buttigieg, said of Sanders."That's what scares me the most.' "They're looking at recent polls in New Hampshire and in Iowa, and they're saying, 'Oh my God, Sanders can win!'" the senator told a packed auditorium in Ames.

 

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The Democrats are committing suicide with their rediculous lineup. Bernie Sanders would be eaten alive by Troubled Trump in a one-on-one basis.

MAGA2020Landslide

Bernie your to old and closed minded stop and support someone that can take Trump down hard and that isn’t you

maggieNYT That 'Democratic establishment' sure gets nervous alot:

TwinklingTania Yes, it can!

Vote NO Bernie He Can’t Beat Trump

Socialist Russian Troll loaded down by dirty NRA money says what?

And then Sanders tried to win in the south...

Still won’t beat Trump!

Iowa has sent racist white supremacist Steve King to Congress NINE TIMES! Also Iowa...

This is going to be another disastrous election for Democrat's

I note again that Iowa and New Hampshire _combined_ are less than 1.5% of the US population, that they do not reflect the diversity of US population as both are more than 90% white and America should not use either of these states to choose the front-runner candidate.

He'll be impeached

Here he goes again on the 'democratic establishment' setting up a fall guy when primary voters dont select him. NotThatIntoBernie

maggieNYT Welp - Maggie Haberman is retweeting this, so you know for sure it’s a narrative that’s gonna help Trump & GOPComplicitTraitors. mediacomplicit.

maggieNYT YES!! GO BERNIE!!!

Comments like this just makes me so f’ing pissed that Dem Party lets him run in our primary. Let him run as a f’ing Independent. NotVotingForBernie fraud misogynisticOldMan

maggieNYT Bernie is as dangerous as Trump. His authoritarian tendency, fragile health and cult like base all are disqualifying.

United States of America will never turn socialist. He does not have a chance.

Just say no to communism.

I’ll bet you AOC is just happier than a pig in slop.

I could never vote for this mean spirited Larry David. What an old geezer!

maggieNYT He is not a Democrat.

Who wouldn’t be nervous that a communist was running for President and followed by people to stupid to realize that he’s a political failure?

maggieNYT

SenSanders BernieSanders IS RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT. WE LIKE WHAT HIS POLICIES ARE & THAT HE GIVES A FKKK ABOUT THE PEOPLE. THE ESTABLISHMENT HATES THAT HE DOESN'T KNEEL TO CORPORATE PAC DONORS OR THEM. THEY FEAR THE VOTERS BC, LIKE Rs, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US! DNC & DCCCC

NO

He is an independent not a democrat

It would be similar to Trump’s win.

he looks terribly thin. We need a healthy vigorous president, not one that looks deathly ill.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He's just as delusional as Trump.

Bernie is to lazy and doesn’t want to be president...he just wants to be paid to go away...again!

Relax Sanders, you are going to have another heart attack...

😂😂😂

No thanks. And it’s not going to happen.

I might need someone to help me in the voting booth with like a gun to my head if I have to vote for this guy. Bad enough I might have to vote for Biden when I would rather be voting for Warren. SMDH

No it won't because if Sanders is the nom he'll be lucky to win one state.

Vote AMY

The DNC continues to allow the idea being pushed that BernieSanders winning would be like realDonaldTrump winning, without pointing out that Bernie's ideas are a step in the right direction, while Trumps are a leap into fascism. Yes, it would shake up the DNC and none to soon.

There's more people than that camping out in the freezing cold in Wildwood NJ tonight for the Trump rally tomorrow.

And i hate that iowa and NH drive so much of this compared to the number of voters in other states

maggieNYT Not unless we want to get smoked by Trump. Strong NO on Bernie!

bernie is democrat only for presidential run

maggieNYT Bernie may be what the left in the Democratic party want to see win. He is not what the average American wants and certainly has Zero chance of attracting any borderline Republican voters

maggieNYT He is an independent not a democrat

Divisive & self-involved as usual. Someone read the Mueller report, case against the RU cyberattackers and his FEC violations. Put this disaster in the rearview mirror. He does not withstand a vetting. His past is a disaster, personally & politically. We don't need more Putin.

Making Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler & Co. responsible for surrendering their Party to Socialism.

It doesn't matter how old a candidate is as long as they are mentally competent. You are voting for a philosophy, for a platform more than anything.

ABT

I WOULD WAIT TILL NOV.

leene50 Um, no, the more nasty he and his crew get, the further down my list he goes.

why the hell wouldnt the democrat establishment want him to win? cant any one figure out yet that the democrat establishment is an EVIL & corrupted organization that claims to be LIBERAL & GRREN & PROGRESSIVE in its nature, but when it is EXACTLY the opposite! ... its EVIL!

maggieNYT I feel like I'm the only Democrat in America that's good with whoever gets the nomination. I'm not going to be fanatical about a candidate.

maggieNYT No 👎

maggieNYT Not just the Democratic establishment, but moderate Republicans with nowhere to go.

All the salt in the comment section. 😩

😂

The Dems are concerned about the Democratic Primary?

No one wants to see Bernie surging except maybe his wife.

a significant % Sanders voters will NOT for any Dem nominee EXCEPT Sanders. This is exactly how Trump won in 2016

maggieNYT Bernie has been around longer than those who he would call “the establishment”

I won't vote for Sanders in the primary, however if he does win, I'll cover my nose and vote for him in the general. bluenomatterwho

Toss the orange liar out and no repercussions- other than a loss in 2020 but that’s happening anyway. Fun!

They were there to see AOC. Another candidate gets 1200 crowds without a warm-up act.

Run Bernie...RUN!

maggieNYT How I hate it when Sanders runs against the party he hijacked. He‘s divisive and I‘m not happy to see another populist in the WH. Give us all a break Americans. We need to rest a little, before you make you next blunder.

maggieNYT The Democratic establishment isn’t the enemy, we have a maniac in the White House and a Republican establishment complict in keeping him there. How about focusing on them?

It’s obvious to anyone away from the bubble, he has the same type of support Trump has with his base. They will run they a block wall for each of them. Take off you’re blinders, so obvious. BTW, Joe has no chance, nobody is enthusiastic for him. All the enthusiasm is for Bernie

Nope. America Does not want socialism.

The Democrat establishment still doesn't want Bernie. They're going to go all out to keep him from getting the nomination. If successful they lose a chunk of their base. If they fail he'll be too damaged to win the general. This is going to be fun to watch.

maggieNYT Dumb

maggieNYT Democrats aren't ' grappling'.. whose freaking narrative is that? We're going to trounce every republican traitor out of office. Any one of the democrats running could walk in to the oval tomorrow outqualifying that loser. And we'll repeal and replace lots of republican traitors.

maggieNYT Let's say you can win... but let's say someone else gets the nod... Bernie... You need to rally your supporters to vote for the eventual nominee. That is... if your goal is to really beat Trump.

Nope!

Democrats-- the actual ones, who have nothing to do w whatever is defined by populists as 'establishment' -- ARE concerned. No one is afraid of Bernie. We're afraid of what the 'Rove machine' will do to him in a general election. But hey... 🍿🍿🍿

Currently Biden is favored to win the nomination followed by Sanders according to FiveThirtyEight. NOT a Sanders fan.

maggieNYT Everything about that guy makes me twitch, and I'm a progressive Democrat!

Actually, No. Sorry dude. WillVoteBlueNoMatterWho. I will vote for anyone against Trump even if it’s you but I don’t trust you.

maggieNYT Shouldn’t he instead be focused on making the Republican establishment nervous?

Omg. I pray I dont have to vote for this man just to get rid of trump. I will though only if I have to. Please vote Biden in primary he's the winning ticket.

maggieNYT Anybody at this point.

Democrats are worried that he will cost them another election.

maggieNYT It is as if Trump & the GOP don't even exist .. . No wonder Trump is one of Sanders' most loyal supporter . . .

Lol Bernie should be ashamed of himself. Hustling all these college kids out of their money. 👎

SenSanders You need to be careful, you tend to turn Democrats against you, by pretending you're an outsider, but Dems would be your base! Stop splitting the party if you want to win!!

I'm not nervous...but good try.

maggieNYT So his dislike for the party, his true feelings are starting to show after all. Well good for you Bernie but the members of the party are not going to reward you!

He admits he's no Democrat. In fact, he's running against the Democratic party as a whole. He should be an independent. He a Russian Trojan horse. Putin wants him.

maggieNYT It turns out Joe Rogan isn't registered to vote in Ventura County. Have you asked the campaign why they promoted the 'endorsement' of someone not properly registered

I hope not. A leader will take the reins of a party and lead. If Bernie loses, it's back to the Independent tag... We really need more than a part-time Democrat. I will vote for him, if he gets the nomination. But, that's the only way.

Yes he can & will win. We meaning it's about us. We are the hard working people our whole lives. Enough is enough for the rich getting richer yet we become poorer.

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maggieNYT Of course it can happen.

Lmao xoxoxo they are starting to feel that BERN xoxoxoxo

The problem is the establishment, not the candidate

Biden's chances will be deminished by his name being dragged through the impeachmentrial . If Bernie wins the nomination, he will lose because many DEMs will switch to vote for Trump. Why? Neither side wants socialism.

No, he can’t

Good, they should be nervous.!! Its about time we represented FOR THE PEOPLE!!

maggieNYT Yeah because they’d be fucked

Of course everybody is nervous. He's 78 and recently suffered a heart attack and, he's released no medical report one can trust.

Don't do it. I'm telling ya. It's ridiculously expensive. Like, ridiculously.

fuck that! i refuse to accept 1 extremist for another

No. We’re not.

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