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Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 10:21 AM Mar 2019

Question for all those who have picked a candidate

As the primaries and caucuses take place next year it becomes apparent that your preferred candidate has no path to win the nomination, should they:

A. Drop out immediately and back one of the front runners

B. Fight on to the convention, attacking the front runners in hopes of damaging them enough that the delegates will be forced to look for an alternative.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Question for all those who have picked a candidate (Original Post) Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 OP
The only way we lose in 2020 is if we fight among ourselves. watoos Mar 2019 #1
True Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #3
K&R!!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #2
I'll back the democratic nominee come 2020 TEB Mar 2019 #4
Doesn't answer the question Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #5
The GOP wishes! Brokered convention is what Putin wants. McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #7
How about just answering the original question. Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #8
A...drop out and support the party's nominee... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #9
I'm afraid we're going to see a lot of B customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #10
 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
1. The only way we lose in 2020 is if we fight among ourselves.
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 10:31 AM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)
3. True
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 10:35 AM
Mar 2019

That is the point of my question.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

Response to Trumpocalypse (Original post)

 

TEB

(12,715 posts)
4. I'll back the democratic nominee come 2020
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 10:37 AM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)
5. Doesn't answer the question
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 10:53 AM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
7. The GOP wishes! Brokered convention is what Putin wants.
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:17 AM
Mar 2019

To rephrase the question:

a. End the primary early so the GOP knows who the eventual nominee will be so they can spend a good long time creating a Big Lie like "Gore is a Liar" and "Gore is the same as Bush". Clinton/Obama going down to the wire cost the GOP valuable time when they could have been trashing Obama's character. Since they did not know who would win, they had to keep pretending to support both.

or

b. Kneecap all the Democratic candidates so that none of them has a snowball's chance in hell of beating a dead fish in the 2020 general.

How about this?

A. Drop out if you run out of funds or decide to support another candidate (and maybe dangle for a VP slot or SOS or cabinet position)
B. Positive only! Debate policies but not personalities! Eyes on the Prize (ousting Trump)!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)
8. How about just answering the original question.
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:20 AM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Wounded Bear

(58,436 posts)
9. A...drop out and support the party's nominee...
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 11:30 AM
Mar 2019

That's the only way we win. That's the only way we beat Trump.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
10. I'm afraid we're going to see a lot of B
Sat Mar 16, 2019, 12:39 PM
Mar 2019

Look at all the minor skirmishing going on right now (this far out!) here on this board between supporters of 5% or less candidates. I look for all hell to break loose when the superdelegates get to weigh in for the second ballot.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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