Former Hillary superfan Peter Daou has some tough talk for Democrats who aren’t all aboard the Bernie Sanders train

Posted at 1:38 pm on February 28, 2020 by Sarah D

Peter Daou used to be Team Hillary all the way. He was her biggest cheerleader. But after she lost, he had to find a new star to which he could hitch his wagon.

He settled on Bernie Sanders and is now a full-fledged Bernie Bro.

And he’s got something to say to any Democrat who hasn’t jumped aboard the Bernie Train:

IF
If you want to defeat Trump and you're fighting to stop #Bernie.
If you're in the party leadership and fighting to stop Bernie.
If you're a mainstream pundit and fighting to stop Bernie…
You're out of step with the majority of Democratic voters. https://t.co/reR7o4ae2t
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) February 28, 2020

Is that so?

34% is now a “majority?”
— Jon “Bowzer” Bauman (@JonBowzerBauman) February 28, 2020

I did the math in my head but it appears in that poll that the 64% who don’t choose Bernie is the majority. 34% is not.
— Ann Early ?? (@Ann_Early) February 28, 2020

34% doesn’t seem like a majority to me.
— janey v. ❄ (@nycjaneyvee) February 28, 2020

It's that fuzzy Sanders math Jane used to run a college into the ground.
— Jay Kay (@jaykayokay2020) February 28, 2020

Thinking 34% is a majority might go a long way to explaining why Bernie supporters can't see the issues with how he plans to fund all his policies.
— ScotOfTheSouth (@TartanTaterTot) February 28, 2020

Seriously. Bernie Sanders doesn’t understand mathematical fundamentals … it’s hardly fair to expect his supporters to.

"Plurality" for the super literal.
The point stands: Democratic voters believe #BernieBeatsTrump more than any other candidate.
We're at the point where bashing Sanders is defying the will of millions of Dem voters.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) February 28, 2020

Majority, plurality … potato, potahto. The point is that if you’re a Democrat who doesn’t support Bernie, you might as well not be a Democrat because Bernie’s in charge now.