Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Sanders and electability... [View all]Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)1. Too many Democratic Party members, more than a few here, are 100% sour on him from 2016. Won't go into details and rehash it, but it's a fact. Had a few things gone differently in 2016, he might have had a real shot this time around. I don't believe so at all now. I know I am not supporting him, period.
2. Several candidates have the potential to flip Texas this cycle. Texas is the only state that on it's own, had it flipped in 2016 would have resulted in a different outcome. No other single state in the tRumpublicans camp can say that. BS as candidate completely takes Texas off the table. There is no way in hell that he will ever carry Texas.
3. Florida is the next best bet for us as a party. Already it's a hard, but narrowly winnable card. Just a reminder, BS only got 33% of the primary in 2016 to Hillary's 64%. Democratic Socialist doesn't mean much in California, New York, Oregon, Washington State, etc., but those it definitely will affect a Florida GE outcome. Hell, Democratic Socialist doesn't mean anything to me. I'd have no problem voting for someone who identifies that way. Many of the videos of him out there, and his letters that dare not be posted here? Rest assured, tRumpublicons won't have our same restraint. I don't see any path at all for him taking Florida.
4. The rest of the traditionally Red southern states? LOL, yeah right.
So, this would leave only 1 path.. he would HAVE to win both Ohio and PA, or AZ/WI/OH, or AZ/WI/PA. Should also note, of these potential paths, the ONLY state he carried in the 2016 primaries was Wisconsin.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided