Sanders campaign was SHOCKED when field narrowed, because they really thought 30% would win it

[The Magistrate]

66. That Would Have Been A Very Foolish Assumption, Sir

Even leaving aside the bad blood stirred by his coterie in attacking Professor Warren and her supporters, especially women who supported her, support for Professor Warren was in almost all instances a rejection of Sanders from the start. It was not a rejection of 'policies', but a recognition that 'Bernie' was not an effective politician, and had no chance of actually getting anything passed into law, whereas Professor Warren had demonstrated, by her campaign for the Consumer Protection Bureau, that she was capable of effective action, and given greater power, could be counted on to achieve even more. This view contained the understanding that Sanders would be an abject failure in a nationwide general election, as that is a test no one who is not an extremely effective politician can possibly pass. Once Professor Warren gutted Mr. Bloomberg before a live audience, the only candidate of national prominence left standing who was an effective politician was Mr. Biden. Hence he has inherited the great preponderance of her supporters, and for very obvious reasons.



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