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Michelle Obama Petitioned To Run As Vice President To Stop Bernie Sanders, Report Says


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Michelle Obama petitioned to run as vice president to stop Bernie Sanders, report says

Alex Woodward
The IndependentFebruary 27, 2020, 2:38 PM EST
 
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Fearing the selection of Bernie Sanders as the Democrats’ 2020 presidential nominee, a growing number of establishment party officials are reportedly considering Sherrod Brown as a late entry “white knight” with Michelle Obama as a running mate.

Other potential candidates floated by the party include Kamala Harris, who dropped out of the race in December, as well as house speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to the New York Times’ interview with 93 party officials, all of whom are super-delegates who could determine the party’s nominee should a candidate emerge without a clear majority of delegate votes.

Anxiously waiting for results from Super Tuesday primaries across the US next week, those Democrats are “willing to risk intraparty damage” to stop the progressive candidate’s nomination at the party’s national convention in July, when the party will select the Democratic nominee to face Donald Trump in the general election on 3 November.

Mr Sanders’ campaign and his legion of supporters have said that the nominee who arrives to the convention with a plurality of delegate support, expressed by the will of the voters, should be selected as the party’s candidate.

His win at the party’s Nevada caucus makes him the first-ever candidate to win the popular vote in the first three consecutive primary states, but Democrats interviewed by the New York Times say he can’t win against the incumbent, and that his progressive platform will endanger moderate Democrats in the House and Senate.

“If you could get to a convention and pick Sherrod Brown, that would be wonderful, but that’s more like a novel,” said Tennessee congressman Steve Cohen. “Donald Trump’s presidency is like a horror story, so if you can have a horror story you might as well have a novel.”

Mr Brown, an Ohio Democrat, is serving his third term in the Senate. Last year, he announced he would not be seeking the party’s nomination in the 2020 race. Long considered a crucial progressive ally in the Midwest, he notably has not backed Medicare for All, Mr Sanders’ signature health policy that would dismantle a for-profit healthcare system.

Other party officials suggested that former president Barack Obama “broker a truce” among the moderate candidates or between Mr Sanders and his establishment opponents. Barring his intervention, party officials suggested the former first lady be selected as a vice presidential pick to unite the burgeoning left with the party’s moderates.

The Obamas have not indicated that they are interested or willing to step into the primary contest and Michelle Obama has repeatedly ruled out a career in public office.

Democratic National Convention member William Owen told the newspaper: “She’s the only person I can think of who can unify the party and help us win ... This election is about saving the American experiment as a republic. It’s also about saving the world. This is not an ordinary election.”

On Thursday, speaker Pelosi appeared to pour water on reports of a brokered convention, telling reporters that “whoever our nominee is, we’ll support”.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-considering-white-knight-2020-193829309.html

 

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1 hour ago, coorslite21 said:

Tick Toc.......let's see how the DNC alters the 2020 primary.....it worked so well last time......they should try letting thier voters decide....for better or worse.....     JMO.   CL

I agree CL. People should wake up....even the left. If the small controlling group of the DNC would do those things to remain in power with their party, what do you think they would try to do with the country now that they have been so emboldened. Right out of the ole communist manifesto.

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1 minute ago, 8th ID said:

I agree CL. People should wake up....even the left. If the small controlling group of the DNC would do those things to remain in power with their party, what do you think they would try to do with the country now that they have been so emboldened. Right out of the ole communist manifesto.

 

Do you seriously believe Sanders or anyone else is going to turn America into a Communist country? One person as president really doesn't have a lot of power... Even with the Senate look how little Trump has been able to do... So a Democrat president without the Senate will do even less... This hysteria from the right is laughable...

 

B/A

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BA, dont you think the hysteria within the Democrats party is laughable too? To go to the suggested extreme or alternatives suggested in the article to prevent Bernie Sanders as the candidate seems border-line hysteria too. I agree with CL, let the people speak and if he or Biden or one of the other wins the nomination let them run. 

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4 hours ago, bostonangler said:

 

Do you seriously believe Sanders or anyone else is going to turn America into a Communist country? One person as president really doesn't have a lot of power... Even with the Senate look how little Trump has been able to do... So a Democrat president without the Senate will do even less... This hysteria from the right is laughable...

 

B/A

 

 

Agreed...The max. which could happen  (maybe) is to focus more on social justice  ie. relieving the real necessities of the lower and middle class and stuff like that

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11 hours ago, bostonangler said:

 

Do you seriously believe Sanders or anyone else is going to turn America into a Communist country? One person as president really doesn't have a lot of power... Even with the Senate look how little Trump has been able to do... So a Democrat president without the Senate will do even less... This hysteria from the right is laughable...

 

B/A

 

But you have forgotten about those EO's that get thrown around. Also the threat of an EO for gun control. One of the tenants to establish communism. 

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18 hours ago, Sage449 said:

BA, dont you think the hysteria within the Democrats party is laughable too? To go to the suggested extreme or alternatives suggested in the article to prevent Bernie Sanders as the candidate seems border-line hysteria too. I agree with CL, let the people speak and if he or Biden or one of the other wins the nomination let them run. 

 

I do... The party is in a shambles with no real leadership. But this crazy concept that if Bernie wins in November, we will suddenly become a new system is just pure conspiracy... No president has the power to change everything, not even with Executive Orders. If that was true, Trump would be doing it daily to serve his whims. People believe things to easily. Just like the left media makes their pitch about climate change, or healthcare, the right media is constantly pitching that we will all lose our guns or the stock market will instantly crash... And people believe it to be true. The ability to strike fear in the American public seems to be achieved all to easy.

 

The reality is, not much really ever changes and when it does it takes a long time. I'm just tired of hearing people say that any one person is going to destroy America... JMHO

 

B/A

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1 hour ago, bostonangler said:

 

I do... The party is in a shambles with no real leadership. But this crazy concept that if Bernie wins in November, we will suddenly become a new system is just pure conspiracy... No president has the power to change everything, not even with Executive Orders. If that was true, Trump would be doing it daily to serve his whims. People believe things to easily. Just like the left media makes their pitch about climate change, or healthcare, the right media is constantly pitching that we will all lose our guns or the stock market will instantly crash... And people believe it to be true. The ability to strike fear in the American public seems to be achieved all to easy.

 

The reality is, not much really ever changes and when it does it takes a long time. I'm just tired of hearing people say that any one person is going to destroy America... JMHO

 

B/A

 

 

And btw....Biden won in S.C.....We'll see in just 2 days what happens

 

What does Joe Biden's South Carolina win mean for the Democratic race?

 

 

 

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On 2/29/2020 at 12:12 PM, bostonangler said:

 

Do you seriously believe Sanders or anyone else is going to turn America into a Communist country? One person as president really doesn't have a lot of power... Even with the Senate look how little Trump has been able to do... So a Democrat president without the Senate will do even less... This hysteria from the right is laughable...

 

B/A

BA, your laughable at times. Do I think it will happen overnight, no. But just as @nstoolman1said, what about those EOs. Bernie already said he was gonna throw them out left and right. What I was trying to say is, one, I am shocked at the amount of people in this country that are beginning to believe socialism is the answer. Two, given that and how the DNC has operated lately, if people chose socialism, they will find themselves as subjects real soon and not free citizens. It’s also plain and simple, as I have stated before, I will not accept anything socialist in this country. It does not belong here.

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On 2/29/2020 at 10:03 AM, 8th ID said:

I agree CL. People should wake up....even the left. If the small controlling group of the DNC would do those things to remain in power with their party, what do you think they would try to do with the country now that they have been so emboldened. Right out of the ole communist manifesto.

If they put Pelosi in there they would have 2 ding bats in the WH . Why doesn't the DNC just have a rule to only have Democratic Candidates for political positions ? What you are a independent, a socialist, or a communist ... sure run for POTUS if you want just not on the DNC ticket .

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18 hours ago, 8th ID said:

BA, your laughable at times. Do I think it will happen overnight, no. But just as @nstoolman1said, what about those EOs. Bernie already said he was gonna throw them out left and right. What I was trying to say is, one, I am shocked at the amount of people in this country that are beginning to believe socialism is the answer. Two, given that and how the DNC has operated lately, if people chose socialism, they will find themselves as subjects real soon and not free citizens. It’s also plain and simple, as I have stated before, I will not accept anything socialist in this country. It does not belong here.

 

Sorry 8th, but what's laughable is educated adults can be so easily conned like children... There is no boogie man, no Santa Claus, no leprechauns, or unicorns... You need to come off the media / youtube crack... All these frenzies are created for one reason... To control the sheeple... Don't be a sheeple. Use your head and think about reality. The two parties work together to control the public... They go to each others parties, weddings and other shingdigs spending our money, while they keep the people at bay...

 

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It's all fun and games to them and they think the average person is an idiot. Stop being sucked in to their charade.

 

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On 3/1/2020 at 6:38 PM, 8th ID said:

BA, your laughable at times. Do I think it will happen overnight, no. But just as @nstoolman1said, what about those EOs. Bernie already said he was gonna throw them out left and right. What I was trying to say is, one, I am shocked at the amount of people in this country that are beginning to believe socialism is the answer. Two, given that and how the DNC has operated lately, if people chose socialism, they will find themselves as subjects real soon and not free citizens. It’s also plain and simple, as I have stated before, I will not accept anything socialist in this country. It does not belong here.


I got your six. We know the truth. The communist will keep boasting their BS from Italy and other countries, including the US.  
As an actual US citizen, it ain’t happening. 
Too many guns in our closet. I for one am ready. I’m so tired of the communist BS. 
Myself and many others are at our boiling point. 

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