Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersSanders poised for big Super Tuesday 5 things to watch on Super Tuesday 5 states to watch on Super Tuesday MORE (I-Vt.) on Monday told a crowd of ralliers in Minnesota that his main rival in the Democratic presidential primary, former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenSanders poised for big Super Tuesday 5 things to watch on Super Tuesday 5 states to watch on Super Tuesday MORE, “is a decent guy, he’s just wrong on the issues.”
Sanders held a rally in St. Paul, Minn., the night ahead of Super Tuesday and combated the crowd’s “boos” for his competitor for the Democratic nomination.
“And I mean this very sincerely, Joe Biden is a friend of mine,” he said. “I have known Joe for a long time,” adding, “Nope, nope, nope, nope,” when some at the rally began booing at the mention of Biden’s name.
“Joe is a decent guy, he’s just wrong on the issues,” Sanders said, citing Biden's acceptance of money from wealthy donors, vote in approval of the Iraq War and votes for “disastrous” trade agreements.
The Vermont progressive also released a plea to former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Peter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegSanders poised for big Super Tuesday 5 things to watch on Super Tuesday 5 states to watch on Super Tuesday MORE’s and Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean KlobucharSanders poised for big Super Tuesday 5 things to watch on Super Tuesday 5 states to watch on Super Tuesday MORE’s (D-Minn.) supporters to join his movement after both dropped out of the 2020 race and endorsed Biden in the last two days.
“Tonight, I want to open the door to Amy’s supporters, to Pete’s supporters,” he said. “We all have our differences. But I also know that virtually all of Amy’s supporters and Pete’s supporters understand that we have got to move toward a government which believes in justice, not greed.”
Minnesota’s 75 delegates are up for grabs on Super Tuesday, the same day 13 other states are voting. More than a third of the delegates in the primary across the country will be allocated based on Tuesday’s votes.
Sanders has positioned himself as the anti-establishment candidate, which he said during the rally is making “the economic establishment and the political establishment ... very nervous.”
He currently leads with the highest number of delegates, 60, before the Super Tuesday races.
Biden had a rocky start to the primary season, earning fourth and fifth places in Iowa and New Hampshire, respectively. But Biden currently has 54 delegates after a big win over the weekend in South Carolina.
Biden's fellow moderate candidates Buttigieg and Klobuchar dropped out of the race to support the former vice president, with the hope of ending the split in the moderate vote.
Touhbi on March 3rd, 2020 at 16:57 UTC »
See this is the kind of thing I like to hear from candidates. The unfortunate thing is you can’t say this kind of thing about the other party anymore, even if you meant it because your own party will cut off your head. Look up a video called “McCajn tells supporter Obama is decent” on YouTube. It will bring a tear to your eye because you’ll miss hearing candidates not be awful toward one another.
Jayken on March 3rd, 2020 at 16:31 UTC »
I don't want Biden as president. That said, if the choice is between him and Trump, I'll take Biden 10 times out of 10.
My hope is that Biden supporters feel the same about Sanders. If we all can't agree that defeating Trump is the main objective despite who we nominate, then we've already lost.
EDIT: I really appreciate everyone's responses, but I can't keep up with everyone. So for now I will ask the people feel they can't support Biden or Sanders, do you want Trump to replace Ginsburg or any of the other SC Justices? There are a lot of complex issues regarding both candidates, some good some bad, but do they outweigh the threat Trump poses? Just food for thought. I'm not trying to say you should support one over the other, just don't support Trump. To everyone that shares my sentiment, thank you. You've given me a lot of hope.
san_serifs on March 3rd, 2020 at 16:03 UTC »
I like Biden. I just don’t think he’s the right choice for POTUS this time around.