Sanders Surging?

[Progressive2020]

Sanders is showing signs of surging in the Dem Primary, and so the knives are coming out. My question to DUers is- if by some chance Sanders is the Democratic Nominee, will you support his campaign in the General Election over Trump?

I myself will support whoever gets the nomination, even if it is someone like Bloomberg, who I despise. Bloomberg wants to bypass democracy and the primaries and use his money to get a brokered convention in his favor. As despicable as this is, it is still better than Trump. I would vote for Bloomberg over Trump. The lesser of two evils.

To those that despise Sanders, I would ask if you will support Sanders versus Trump, if it gets down to that? I will support whoever the Democratic Nominee is, even if I do not much like them, at all, like Bloomberg. Will you do the same with Sanders if by some chance he gets the nomination?

[JustAnotherGen]

1. A lesser of two evil votes

Sadly - yes. Disheartening though - I've always voted FOR someone .

[relayerbob]

2. Of course

Vote blue
and bring the Senate and Congress along too

[highplainsdem]

3. This question has been asked a lot of times before, and I've never seen anyone say they'd

vote for Trump over Sanders.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. What about not voting at all?

I've seen that...

[highplainsdem]

9. I really can't recall seeing anyone on DU say they won't vote at all if the nominee is Sanders.

I have seen a lot of messages saying Sanders' base, especially the younger voters, won't vote unless he's the nominee. Those always seemed rather threatening. Nice party you have there, shame if anything happened to it...

[bearsfootball516]

24. I've seen it a couple times recently. Both posters were banned almost immediately.

[Progressive2020]

11. Yes

That seems to be true, but there is a lot of animosity on the topic here anyway. For example, I personally am growing to really hate Bloomberg for his money and his arrogance. Still, if he wins the nomination, I will vote for him.

I have seen people on social media say that they will not vote for Bloomberg, no matter what. I think that you will not see that here on DU, since we are all supposedly Democrats here, and will vote Democratic no matter what.

I still think that it is worth restating that we will all vote blue, no matter who. I think that it is worth addressing the topic, as it is something discussed on other areas of the Internet that are not so reliably Blue as DU.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Yes.

Of course I'd vote for Bernie over Trump. In fact, I would be happy to (no "holding one's nose" nonsense).

I like all the candidates! Well, except:

[mopinko]

5. what is the point of this post?

beside shit stirring?

[Dream Girl]

13. Getting their OP count up, establiishing themselves on DU

That's their modus operandi. It's a little formula I've noticed...asking "innocent" questions. I'll just say it right out there. They are all over this site.

[Progressive2020]

21. No

I do not have a "modus operandi" and I do not care about "getting my OP count up". My original post was sincere. I am not trying to game the site somehow. I have seen a lot of people on other internet platforms (Facebook, Twitter) say that they will not vote for certain candidates no matter what. I was wondering of there was any of that sentiment here, and it seems not. So my OP was genuine. I really wanted to know.

[Progressive2020]

17. I Am Not Trying To Stir Things Up

I just think it is a good idea to establish that we will all vote Blue No Matter Who. I think there are some people out there that will not vote in the General Election unless it is their own candidate, and it is a topic worth discussing. It was a sincere post.

[Hoyt]

7. Will definitely support Sanders or Warren, although resigned to trump II.

[W_HAMILTON]

8. Are you new here or have you overlooked the multiple other threads where this is discussed?

[Progressive2020]

19. I Am Not New Here

But there are literally thousands of posts on this Forum and I do not have the time to read all of them. Also, I have seen people make posts on subjects that have been discussed before elsewhere. Some topics bear repeating, I think. My OP was sincere in origin.

[TexasTowelie]

10. I'll vote for a Democrat. nt

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14. Sanders is a Democratic candidate. So you will vote for him.

[TexasTowelie]

18. You know what they say about people that assume things? nt

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20. So you're saying you won't vote for Sanders?

[TexasTowelie]

22. Did I say that

or are you one of those people that insert words to fit your cognitive bias?

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23. Just want to make sure you're committed to voting for Sanders if he's nominated.

[TexasTowelie]

30. Please refer to post #10. nt

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31. Sanders is running as a Democrat. So you will vote for him, yes?

[TexasTowelie]

32. Not in the primary.

There are much better qualified candidates than Bernie.

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34. And that's your prerogative. But I'm asking about if he wins the nomination.

Will you vote for him in the general?

[TexasTowelie]

35. Go fish. nt

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36. It's actually a really simple question anyone on here could answer directly.

[TexasTowelie]

37. No, you are trying to bait me.

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38. Bait you with what? Asking you to support the Democratic nominee?

An oddly straightforward question on Democratic Underground.

[TexasTowelie]

39. This conversation has ended.

I am not going to respond to your questions.

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40. Your lack of response speaks loudly.

[TexasTowelie]

42. .

I can't keep you from thinking what you want to think to suit your confirmation bias so have at it. I know that I will be voting for a Democrat in November though.

[brooklynite]

15. The Boy Who Cried "Surge"!

It seems that Sanders has been "Surging" since December, and pretty much seems to be where he was last year.

[Progressive2020]

25. Surge?

Sanders got the popular support (but not the state delegate lead) in Iowa and won the New Hampshire Primary. His poll numbers are looking pretty good, especially in the delegate rich state of California. We will see what happens in Nevada and then South Carolina, and then Super Tuesday. But right at this moment, it looks like Sanders is the one to beat. This might change after these upcoming contests, or Sanders might move ahead. Anyway, Sanders might be considered to be having a small moment where he is the leading candidate. So maybe at least a small surge.

[brooklynite]

26. SURGE (Verb): "a sudden powerful forward or upward movement,"

Not seeing it.

[Progressive2020]

28. Yeah

That was why I put a question mark after the word "surge". Some people are claiming that Bernie is moving up, others are claiming that he is not so much. I am referencing people from other platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Those places are a bit more raucous and "wild west" than DU. So there are some people on the Internet that think Bernie is surging. I was curious what people here thought about that idea. So, thank you for your responses.

[Squinch]

27. But now we really need to ask how much of the SuRgE was RuSsIa.

[Progressive2020]

29. Internet

Note- I am done with Internet for the night as I have social plans for the evening. So if more people post here on this Thread- I am not ignoring your posts. I am just off the Internet for the night. I will be back tomorrow and will respond to any additional comments then, if there are any.

[Kaleva]

33. To be able to post here at DU, supporting the nominee is a requirement.

On your My Accounts page, you selected "Yes" to the statement "I agree to the Terms of Service and privacy policy".

On the Terms of Service page it says this:

"but we do expect members to be generally progressive and to support Democrats at election time -- remember that and respect it when posting."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice

[showblue22]

41. Without a doubt

I don't like Sanders but our democracy is at stake so of course I am voting for him if he is the nominee.