It’s been amusing to watch NeverTrumpers like Jennifer Rubin and Max Boot and Bill Kristol try to get their new friends in the Democratic Party to steer the ship a little more to the center and nominate a nice “moderate” like Joe Biden. Now Rubin, who with Boot was in the “vote blue no matter who” column not so long ago, is viewing Bernie Sanders’ win in Nevada as an unmitigated disaster.
What does the Washington Post’s conservative blogger have to say?
Sanders has much more appeal with nonwhite voters than prev thought. We were right this GOP 2016 all over – failure to challenge leader until it is too late. Mod candidates w little nonwhite support must leave for Biden to have a shot 4. Bloomberg must go neg vs. Bernie
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 22, 2020
Many NeverTrumpers will gladly vote for Bernie but I fear many college educ whites in suburbs will not, Sanders will lose, Sen. will stay R. Trump will have field day with oppo on Bernie. With our democracy in peril Dems are playing high risk with horrid ramifications
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 22, 2020
Yes, Trump will have a field day with opposition research on Sanders.
For those frightened of a Sanders presidency the most likely outcome will be nothing. His inability to work with his own party let alone the other side will likely result in paralysis. That is the GOOD news.
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 22, 2020
“For those frightened of a Sanders presidency” — like Rubin — the best result is he’ll get nothing done as president. That’s not the first time we’ve heard that; remember Young Turks contributor and Bernie Bro Ryan Grim trying to mollify the Nevada Culinary Union by assuring them that Sanders’ Medicare for All policy wouldn’t make it past the Senate anyway, so don’t worry about it?
"I don't like Trump, so I'll vote for a Socialist."—said no conservative ever.
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) February 23, 2020
Lol. k. https://t.co/wgqnYOoU0N
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) February 23, 2020
you are irrelevant
— Codex Mendoza ? (@planoneck) February 23, 2020
Voting for a Communist to own Trump
— Izengabe (@Izengabe_) February 22, 2020
"Many NeverTrumpers will gladly vote for Bernie"
The NeverTrumpers went from being unable to pull the lever for Gary Johnson, requiring neocon Evan McMullin to enter the race, to voting for an avowed Marxist.
These people are insane and should never be listened to. https://t.co/Wk3Gq1DjZK— Mark Harrison (@meh130) February 23, 2020
I love to see your panic
— Justin Ellis (@justinellis18) February 22, 2020
have you considered that you don’t know what you’re talking about
— Zach (@floyding) February 23, 2020
Can’t say any Never Trumpers will “gladly” vote for Sanders. In fact, I would wager that very few will even do so grudgingly. Rather, they will mostly stay home if it comes down to Trump vs Sanders, putting the House at risk of flipping back to red. The disaster scenario indeed.
— David Mandelbaum (@DavidMandelbau1) February 22, 2020
I am a 56 year old life-long Republican and #NeverTrump. I will vote for a Democrat for the first time in my life in 2020. Unless it is Sanders. I am not going to swap a crazy right wing populist for a crazy left wing populist. No way.
— Parnell Rigsby (@ParnellRigsby) February 22, 2020
I was committed to crawling over broken glass to vote Dem no matter who. Bernie’s attitude and supporters blathering nonsense and trolling is making that commitment shaky. I won’t ever vote for Trump, but Bernie is on thin ice with EVERY Hillary ‘16 supporter. And he needs us.
— HWKUA (@PG3908) February 22, 2020
"Bernie is winning the primary, but if he gets the nomination, he can't beat Trump. Therefore, we should give the nomination to one of the people that couldn't beat Bernie because they can beat Trump. I am very smart and clever."
— Ruin Michael Bloomberg's life??️? (@RockGun90) February 23, 2020
A lot of Bernie Bros are having fun with the NeverTrumpers today.
Related:
As Bernie Sanders crushes Nevada, NeverTrumper Bill Kristol seems to have buyer’s remorse https://t.co/F6QXCZo5Js
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 23, 2020
