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cherryinpa

(301 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 11:31 AM Feb 2020

As a Biden supporter I'm not at all despondent on the rise of Bernie

Why?

Because I still feel Bernie will destroy Trump due to the sheer brute force of his supporters and that is our #1 priority.

I'm getting older now (late 40's) and I feel day to day how I've lost the energy, excitement and ability to drive something hard. The sense I get from Biden is the same, it feels like his time is up. Sure we got Klobuchar and Warren and for sure if Biden drops out after NV I will go with them. But eventually if it comes to it, Bernie's support is strong enough anyway so its a win-win.

The spiciness of youth is what the Bernie bro's have a lot of even if they don't have wisdom just yet (e.g. AOC). Sure, once Bernie is in power then all chaos might get unleashed and what we might see could well be a left wing reflection of the Trump admin. But still, even with that worse-case-scenario chaos:

1. Trump is out.
2. The chaos is from the left.

I'll take #1 and #2 over whats in the Whitehouse right now, any day.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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As a Biden supporter I'm not at all despondent on the rise of Bernie (Original Post) cherryinpa Feb 2020 OP
hey youre just a kid..cant get tired now! anyway we need some vague trump voters.. samnsara Feb 2020 #1
LOL cherryinpa Feb 2020 #4
I don't care. Pukes push anyone moving ahead. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #2
Well, I don't brooklynite Feb 2020 #3
I don't think so awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #5
I'm Undecided because I'm in it for the long haul. Let the chips fall where they may I'll vote abqtommy Feb 2020 #6
 

samnsara

(17,622 posts)
1. hey youre just a kid..cant get tired now! anyway we need some vague trump voters..
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 11:34 AM
Feb 2020

.. i dont think BS appeals to them at all.

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

cherryinpa

(301 posts)
4. LOL
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 11:48 AM
Feb 2020

Haha, even at late 40's I'm feeling a little old.

My chosen candidate aside, I don't know how Biden, Bernie or Warren do it!

I should probably eat more broccoli.

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

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
2. I don't care. Pukes push anyone moving ahead.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 11:34 AM
Feb 2020

Once they look like they pass Joe, they get bad press till they slump.

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

brooklynite

(94,561 posts)
3. Well, I don't
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 11:39 AM
Feb 2020

Sanders (like Biden) hasn't had a hard campaign in years. Add to which his policies are too extreme for the moderate independents in the suburbs that we need to win over (and he hasn't shown a bility to draw in the promised new voters on the left) and I worry that he thinks his policy message is enough to counter the chaos of a Trump campaign.

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

awesomerwb1

(4,268 posts)
5. I don't think so
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 11:52 AM
Feb 2020

Not sure how a "Socialist" can win PA, OH, or FL. When those ads start hitting with Bernie in Russia in his underwear, his comments about other regimes, etc.

Spiciness of Bernie bros? Go on twitter and see how "spicy" they are. They are turning off lots pf moderates and independents with their overly aggressive behavior.

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

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
6. I'm Undecided because I'm in it for the long haul. Let the chips fall where they may I'll vote
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 01:59 PM
Feb 2020

for a Democrat on election day.

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