Klobuchar, Buttigieg to back Biden at rally in Super Tuesday state of Texas

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Klobuchar, Buttigieg to back Biden at rally in Super Tuesday state of Texas

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Amy Klobuchar listen as former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the ninth Democratic 2020 U.S. Presidential candidates debate at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas Nevada, U.S., February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Joe Biden's Democratic presidential bid picked up steam on Monday as he was set to pick up the endorsements of two former 2020 rivals - Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg - on the eve of the crucial Super Tuesday primary elections.

 

Klobuchar, a U.S. senator from Minnesota, will become the third 2020 candidate in as many days to drop out of the race when she announces the suspension of her campaign in Dallas, where she will also publicly back Biden, a Klobuchar aide said.

 

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Buttigieg, who ended his White House bid on Sunday, also plans to endorse Biden in Dallas, a top adviser said.

Biden is fresh off a resounding victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary and is aiming for a strong showing on Super Tuesday against U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the national front-runner and a democratic socialist from Vermont.

 

But Biden also faces a challenge from billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg among voters hoping the party will nominate a moderate.

The Super Tuesday contests offer the biggest one-day haul of the 1,991 delegates needed to win the party's nomination at its national convention in July, with about 1,357 delegates, or nearly one-third of the total number, up for grabs.

 

Fourteen states - California, Texas, Virginia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Vermont, Colorado, Utah, North Carolina and Maine - as well as American Samoa and Democrats living abroad cast ballots on Tuesday. (The primary for expatriate Americans is scheduled to run through March 10.)

 

Bloomberg, a late entrant to the race, will make his ballot-box debut. He is betting the $500 million of his own money he has poured into his campaign will allow him to make up for not competing in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina.

 

Five candidates - Biden, Bloomberg, Sanders, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii - remain in the running for the nomination to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November's election, down from more than 20 earlier in the campaign.

 

Bloomberg and Biden have emerged as the main contenders for the votes of moderate Democrats while Sanders is the progressive front-runner nationally, eclipsing Warren.

 

Billionaire former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who makes his first appearance on primary ballots in Super Tuesday states, said on Monday that he talked to his former rivals Senator Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg who recently dropped out of the 2020 race and wished them well.

 

BIDEN'S MOMENTUM

Biden's high-stakes triumph in South Carolina, where his campaign had said his popularity with black voters would propel him to victory after early disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire, helped winnow the field.

 

In addition to Klobuchar and Buttigieg, billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer also gave up his campaign on Saturday night after a third-place finish in the Southern state in which he had invested most heavily.

 

Already, one of Buttigieg's top fundraisers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said some of the former mayor's supporters planned to donate to Biden's campaign.

 

However, Sanders' momentum might not be easily slowed. On Monday, his campaign downplayed the efforts by moderates to present a united front.

 

"The establishment is nervous, not because we can't beat Trump, but because we will," said Sanders' campaign manager, Faiz Shakir. "And when we do, the Democratic Party will again be a party of the working class."

 

Indeed, it was not immediately clear who would immediately benefit from departures by Buttigieg and Klobuchar. A Morning Consult poll taken Feb. 23-27, for example, before Buttigieg exited the race, showed that 21% of his supporters named Sanders as their second choice, 19% picked Biden, another 19% chose Warren and 17% favoured Bloomberg.

 

Biden still lags his rivals in spending and organization in Super Tuesday states and beyond, but his campaign said on Sunday it had raised more than $10 million over the preceding two days.

 

Biden's campaign has also touted endorsements from more than 70 elected officials and community leaders since South Carolina's primary that could lead to a boost in attention for Biden ahead of Super Tuesday.

 

In Virginia, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine has endorsed him, along with state House Majority Leader Charniele Herring. In Colorado, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has backed Biden. In California, U.S. Representative Gil Cisneros is supporting the former vice president.

 

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt in Houston, Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California and Jarrett Renshaw in Philadelphia; additional reporting by Amanda Becker, Michael Martina and Tim Reid; writing by Amanda Becker and Sharon Bernstein; Editing by Scott Malone and Jonathan Oatis)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-03-03

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[Tug]

Good!

[Kelsall]

Operation Screw Bernie advances.

[Chomper Higgot]

17 minutes ago, Kelsall said:

Operation Screw Bernie advances.

Wrong again.

 

It’s ‘Operation Defeat Trump’.

[neeray]

 The Trump/Giuliani "dirt machine" will now be revived as they perpetuate the hoax and try to find some elusive Ukraine dirt on Joe Biden.

 

"We'll see. We'll see how it goes"

[thaibeachlovers]

35 minutes ago, Kelsall said:

Operation Screw Bernie advances.

Good for the Donald if he's against Biden. Nothing to fear.

I guess the Dems learned nothing from the last time they sabotaged Bernie, but I suppose he's a threat to their wealth. Could be they prefer someone that leaves them rich, as opposed to someone that wants to tax them. 

[Puchaiyank]

This is like watching a snake devour itself starting at the tail.  By the time it realizes what it has done...it will be too late!

 

Trump will once more Triump!

 

The nation will be saved from Cuban style socialism...and Ukraine style corruption...????

[lannarebirth]

35 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Good for the Donald if he's against Biden. Nothing to fear.

I guess the Dems learned nothing from the last time they sabotaged Bernie, but I suppose he's a threat to their wealth. Could be they prefer someone that leaves them rich, as opposed to someone that wants to tax them. 

This really isn't sabotage at this point. Way too many candidates occupying the same lane and few with the capacity to pull African American voters. Now Warren and Bloomberg, that's a different story. Warren should be gone, but she's not. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt that she may drop after Tuesday, but I don't have that impression right now. Her naked ambition could <deleted> things up even more so than Bloomberg's. He's at least smart enough to back a candidate that translates to victory in November. If Warren tries to be the "unity" candidate, not only will she be exposed for the fraud that she is, but she will lose decisively.

 

 

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Krystal Ball: Why won't Elizabeth Warren drop out?

RISING, 3/2/2020

 

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising

 

 

[WalkingOrders]

This article seemed awfully silent about polling in Super Tuesday states. Especially about California, except to mention Cisneros supporting Biden - big deal. 

 

The big question I guess, is will Bloomberg win any States at all?

The closer it is between, Biden, and the Trotskyite, the more fun at the Democrat convention Super big show!!

 

Hang on am I allowed to frame Bernie Sanders, who self identifies as a Democrat socialist as being associated with Leon Trotsky?! How horrible of me! Surely I must show evidence:

 

" In 1980, Sanders served as an elector for the Socialist Workers Party, which was founded on the principles of Leon Trotsky. According to the New York Times, that party called for abolishing the military budget. It also called for “solidarity” with the revolutionary regimes in Iran, Nicaragua, Grenada, and Cuba; this was in the middle of the Iranian hostage crisis."

 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/02/bernie-sanders-radical-past-would-haunt-him-in-a-general-election.html

 

And a whole lot more is out there. Important, as the man is running for President of the United States of America, and the truth must be told.

[malibukid]

the fix is in, again

Edited March 3, 2020 by malibukid

[DoctorG]

Biden just told his rally that they can expect to pay more in taxes under his rule. Vote winner?

[blazes]

 

I can see Trump salivating as he contemplates eating his Bidenburger.

[earlinclaifornia]

3 hours ago, Kelsall said:

Operation Screw Bernie advances.

In America your vote counts and you need the total margin. But in Russia not so much. Cult 45 very worried about Binden, do you think?

[Tug]

37 minutes ago, DoctorG said:

Biden just told his rally that they can expect to pay more in taxes under his rule. Vote winner?

No someone is worryed about the deficit tax the rich oh no!!   Lol and one other observation I get a chuckle out of the trump supporters shouting commie at Bernie when their boy trump is up on Putin’s leg like some horney puppy dog lol ah well anything to try and devide lol

[earlinclaifornia]

2 hours ago, neeray said:

 The Trump/Giuliani "dirt machine" will now be revived as they perpetuate the hoax and try to find some elusive Ukraine dirt on Joe Biden.

 

"We'll see. We'll see how it goes"

I love that Judge Jennie offering Guliani an entire show letting Rudy expose the details of what he learned. His response was I already did! You can't make this stuff up.

[earlinclaifornia]

1 hour ago, WalkingOrders said:

This article seemed awfully silent about polling in Super Tuesday states. Especially about California, except to mention Cisneros supporting Biden - big deal. 

 

The big question I guess, is will Bloomberg win any States at all?

The closer it is between, Biden, and the Trotskyite, the more fun at the Democrat convention Super big show!!

 

Hang on am I allowed to frame Bernie Sanders, who self identifies as a Democrat socialist as being associated with Leon Trotsky?! How horrible of me! Surely I must show evidence:

 

" In 1980, Sanders served as an elector for the Socialist Workers Party, which was founded on the principles of Leon Trotsky. According to the New York Times, that party called for abolishing the military budget. It also called for “solidarity” with the revolutionary regimes in Iran, Nicaragua, Grenada, and Cuba; this was in the middle of the Iranian hostage crisis."

 

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2016/02/bernie-sanders-radical-past-would-haunt-him-in-a-general-election.html

 

And a whole lot more is out there. Important, as the man is running for President of the United States of America, and the truth must be told.

True, you still have not provided any details convincing us that Bernie is a Communist. Still waiting but not at all holding my breath. LOL

[Berkshire]

43 minutes ago, blazes said:

 

I can see Trump salivating as he contemplates eating his Bidenburger.

Yeah, right.  We know Trump et al are deathly afraid of facing Biden.  They've been praying for Bernie.  We all know this....

 

[Sanders is viewed by those in Trump's orbit as the weakest candidate who Trump may face.]

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/trump-claims-democratic-primary-rigged-against-sanders-after-klobuchar-buttigieg-drop-out/ar-BB10Eo3Y?ocid=wispr

 

 

[lannarebirth]

2 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

Yeah, right.  We know Trump et al are deathly afraid of facing Biden.  They've been praying for Bernie.  We all know this....

 

[Sanders is viewed by those in Trump's orbit as the weakest candidate who Trump may face.]

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/trump-claims-democratic-primary-rigged-against-sanders-after-klobuchar-buttigieg-drop-out/ar-BB10Eo3Y?ocid=wispr

 

 

Either one of them could beat Trump. It is the Democrat donor class that is worried about Bernie the most.

[lannarebirth]

Anyway, I'm sorry to see Amy go, but it was inevitable I suppose. She was my second favorite candidate even with her lack of vision and a bit too much of an incrementalist for my tastes. I think she probably would have castrated Trump on national TV given a chance to debate him, which I'm sure he would have made an excuse to avoid.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 3, 2020 by lannarebirth

[Misty]

42 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

Either one of them could beat Trump. It is the Democrat donor class that is worried about Bernie the most.

The national polls definitely say either could beat Trump.  But friends and family in the swing states I hail from seem to prefer Biden, then Trump, but aren't interested in Bernie.  If the electoral college comes into play again, Biden may be the better choice to beat Trump.  Biden would likely carry the downticket with these voters too. Not sure about Bernie's ability to flip the Senate.

[neeray]

1 hour ago, lannarebirth said:

Anyway, I'm sorry to see Amy go, but it was inevitable I suppose. She was my second favorite candidate even with her lack of vision and a bit too much of an incrementalist for my tastes. I think she probably would have castrated Trump on national TV given a chance to debate him, which I'm sure he would have made an excuse to avoid.

 

 

 

 

 

Amy could very well end up in a potential VP position according to what I read. Probably a pretty good pick.

Imagine. Having a VP with a pulse and a head of her own !

[WalkingOrders]

2 hours ago, earlinclaifornia said:

In America your vote counts and you need the total margin. But in Russia not so much. Cult 45 very worried about Binden, do you think?

Even If Donald Trump had never been born I would still be of the mind that Joe Biden's mental state disqualifies him to be President. The obvious is obvious, and he should go home to be with family. This is pity and empathy I am trying to convey. His time is over.

 

The only Democrat I would trust not to completely destroy the country would be Michael Bloomberg. On a head to head he also would be demolished by Trump.

[WalkingOrders]

2 hours ago, earlinclaifornia said:

True, you still have not provided any details convincing us that Bernie is a Communist. Still waiting but not at all holding my breath. LOL

I think, Comrade, that if Bernie him self whispered in your ear that he was a communist, you would still be holding your breath.

[WalkingOrders]

1 hour ago, Misty said:

The national polls definitely say either could beat Trump.  But friends and family in the swing states I hail from seem to prefer Biden, then Trump, but aren't interested in Bernie.  If the electoral college comes into play again, Biden may be the better choice to beat Trump.  Biden would likely carry the downticket with these voters too. Not sure about Bernie's ability to flip the Senate.

The electoral college is ALWAYS in play. Regardless of popular vote.

[Baerboxer]

6 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Wrong again.

 

It’s ‘Operation Defeat Trump’.

 

What with Biden - a seemingly senile veteran whose veneer of respectability appears very thin?

 

If Biden got elected, which I doubt, and the Republicans got control of the House, wonder if they'd investigate his and his families dealings in foreign countries whilst he was VP? Might even lead to another impeachment! 

 

Sad for Americans but fun to watch!

[WalkingOrders]

3 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

seemingly senile 

You got that right! And it's sadly obvious.

[Jingthing]

2 hours ago, neeray said:

Amy could very well end up in a potential VP position according to what I read. Probably a pretty good pick.

Imagine. Having a VP with a pulse and a head of her own !

I very much doubt that. Biden doesn't really need a Midwesterner as he's already got very strong rust belt / white working class cred with his "Scranton" schtick. Even though I think he will pick a woman as VP if nominated I think it will probably be a woman of color (Stacey Abrams and Kamala Harris come to mind). 

[Eric Loh]

6 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I very much doubt that. Biden doesn't really need a Midwesterner as he's already got very strong rust belt / white working class cred with his "Scranton" schtick. Even though I think he will pick a woman as VP if nominated I think it will probably be a woman of color (Stacey Abrams and Kamala Harris come to mind). 

https://newsone.com/3905901/biden-running-mate-rumors-stacey-abrams-kamala-harris/

[earlinclaifornia]

44 minutes ago, WalkingOrders said:

You got that right! And it's sadly obvious.

So our choice is between senile or more trump fatigue. Bet I know the decision outcome of Americans better than you do.

[Jingthing]

5 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

So our choice is between senile or more trump fatigue. Bet I know the decision outcome of Americans better than you do.

45 has shown signs of significant mental deterioration himself.