Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I believe that Sanders is not electable. You can argue, but this is true [View all]Stuart G
(38,365 posts)Are we going to be honest with ourselves?
What is the truth about Bernie Sanders?
Has he attacked others in ways that do not reflect our values?
Will he unite our party to win the election?
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So, what is it going to be? What is the single most important aspect of an election? We got to work together to elect our candidate. The other side will throw everything at us to keep Trump in office, or his replacement. There can be no divisive fighting within our party if we are going to overcome "evil"...and Trump is "evil" as are his supporters..
...So, Bernie has already caused division. He hired someone who has not supported our candidates in the past (I discovered that right here in this forum) That alone should exclude him. Further he divides the party in his manner and stances. It is hard to put a finger on it, but he is divisive. We must win this election to reverse the damage that Trump has done. Again, we must win. Everyone here knows that.
.....The bottom line is very simple. If Bernie runs as our candidate, he will open the gate to attacks that will cause us to lose. You don't have to like that, but I believe it is the truth. That is his character. It is going to be rough enough to beat a sitting president, but Bernie will not win the final presidential election.
....Bernie is a repeat of McGovern. Sure, his ideas are correct and we like them. But in my opinion he will divide us, and we will lose. You can say what you want here, and that is what this is, but Bernie will not bring us together to win.
He already is divisive. Picking someone on staff who did not vote for our candidate?
...Think about that one. Will that bring the ..entire party together? You got your answer if you are honest with us and yourself. His ideas may be good, but he cannot win. It is that simple.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden