The Democrats were worried that Bernie Sanders would win the nomination and the Establishment has been able to push Sanders aside. But now they are in serious trouble as Bernie’s supporters are threatening not to vote or to vote for Trump. There are actually several movements using the hashtags #NeverBiden, #WriteinBernie and #DemExit2020. If even 10% of the Bernie voters stay home or write in Bernie Sanders on their ballot.
Of course Bernie could always run as a third party candidate and get his revenge on the DNC and the Establishment. Several states are considered to be close and the Bernie Bros could actually be the reason Biden loses. New Mexico, Nevada and Minnesota comes to mind. It could also deliver Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin again. It could turn into a real bloodbath.
Politico reports:
A ‘Never Biden’ movement vows not to vote for Joe
On Tuesday night, Joe Biden’s campaign was celebrating his latest primary night triumph.
By Wednesday morning, #NeverBiden, #WriteinBernie and #DemExit2020 hashtags began trending on Twitter.
There’s no question it’s been a banner two weeks for Biden. But lurking in the background of his sudden ascension to all-but-presumptive nominee is evidence that at least some Bernie Sanders supporters might not migrate to him in November, weakening him in the general election.
The significance of the problem became apparent in the same string of primaries that put Biden on the cusp of the nomination.
In Michigan — a state critical to Democrats’ efforts to reclaim their general election footing in the Rust Belt — just 2 of 5 Sanders backers said they would vote Democratic in November, regardless of who became the nominee, according to exit polls. Four in five said they’d be dissatisfied with Biden as the Democratic standard-bearer.
Though it’s unclear how widespread or adamant the #NeverBiden contingent is — will they really stay home when the alternative is another four years of President Donald Trump? — the misgivings at least put the Biden campaign on notice that it has significant work to do to bring along Sanders’ base.