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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: There's not going to be a 'revolution' at the voting booth for Bernie [View all]Squinch
(51,098 posts)25. Sure. Half your voters have decided they don't want to vote for you any more. Total victory.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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There's not going to be a 'revolution' at the voting booth for Bernie [View all]
Lexblues
Feb 2020
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Yes. And BS lost half of his Iowa votes to the new guys. He needs more this time, not fewer.
Squinch
Feb 2020
#7
No. It's simply a statement of fact. If it distracts you from being happy about Joe's showing,
Squinch
Feb 2020
#12
Doesn't change that half his 2016 voters abandoned him. But I guess that isn't something
Squinch
Feb 2020
#15
You seem to need to talk about Joe. I haven't brought him up. Joe's showing is not
Squinch
Feb 2020
#22
Sure. Half your voters have decided they don't want to vote for you any more. Total victory.
Squinch
Feb 2020
#25
You guys keep saying that. But it doesn't change the fact that BS lost half his support.
Squinch
Feb 2020
#30
Actually, BS support likes caucus. Biden's support don't participate in caucus.
krissey
Feb 2020
#42
I don't believe that Biden needs to outperform Buttigieg in New Hampshire.
TexasTowelie
Feb 2020
#66
I didn't hear about Trumpers trapping voters. And I think it's probably bullshit. Care to
Squinch
Feb 2020
#13
I believe Biden is still our best bet. And until Iowa, he had a great chance. Unfortunately, Iowa,
emmaverybo
Feb 2020
#102
In my opinion, if we nominate Bernie, Trump will win with somewhere around 350 electoral votes.
Still In Wisconsin
Feb 2020
#11
I don't think I'll base my one chance to get rid of Filthy Donny on your opinion.
Squinch
Feb 2020
#23
As long as you don't expect your opinion to matter to anyone else either, that's fine.
Kentonio
Feb 2020
#85
Sanders supporters? No. I don't expect them to be influenced by anything but their own opinions.
Squinch
Feb 2020
#88
What are you basing your opinion on? "Facts" that you read around here? Sanders beats trump
JudyM
Feb 2020
#36
What matters is individual states, not popular vote totals. This should be obvious now.
Still In Wisconsin
Feb 2020
#38
Sanders wins MI and probably WI. He took both states last time around & trump won there because of
JudyM
Feb 2020
#40
IF bernie wanted a 'Revolution' he would have done this in his youth..Dear Gawd how long...
samnsara
Feb 2020
#27
It was supposed to be magic revolution, not the regular raggedy running about kind, but magic.
Scurrilous
Feb 2020
#44
It's one thing to show up at college after class and meet your friends but quite another to go to a
UniteFightBack
Feb 2020
#59
When I ask serious Bernie supporters who are our students if they are registered.
redstatebluegirl
Feb 2020
#76
Have read Rick Wilson's new book ? That's exactly what he said, in fact IIRC, he said the high point
OnDoutside
Feb 2020
#79
The truth is, you have no evidence to support your fear based hypothesis
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2020
#103