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Democratic Primaries

watoos

(7,142 posts) Sat Feb 23, 2019, 09:06 AM Feb 2019

The only way we lose in 2020 [View all]

The only way we lose in 2020 is if we fight among ourselves.

The foreign and domestic trolls and bots are going to be worse than 2016, Trump did nothing to stop them.

Is it too much to ask for us to remain positive? If you don't like a candidate do you have to trash him/her?

It is fine to say that "I don't plan to vote for so and so, he/she isn't my first choice." That isn't being negative.

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

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The only way we lose in 2020 [View all] watoos Feb 2019 OP

That sounds great but should we ignore issues like Nina Turner?? honest.abe Feb 2019 #1

She begs to be ignored leftofcool Feb 2019 #3

I can bash any one of our candidates. watoos Feb 2019 #4

It might be good to get some these controversial issues out in the open prior to the general. honest.abe Feb 2019 #6

Exactly. Make a case FOR your candidate rather than... TCJ70 Feb 2019 #2

Well said ripcord Feb 2019 #14

I'm with Joe onetexan Feb 2019 #5

How do you feel when a candidate trashes the entire Democratic party with lies and smears? NurseJackie Feb 2019 #7

Or if the vote counts are hacked/flipped. Otherwise KPN Feb 2019 #8

No I think there are a few candidates who could cause us to lose. It's best seaglass Feb 2019 #9

Hopefully the candidates who do that will be weeded out early. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #10

There are countless ways to lose to an incumbent Awsi Dooger Feb 2019 #11

HRC vs Obama was epic. crazytown Feb 2019 #12

Competition among bona fide Democrats who are loyal to the party and its liberal ideology... CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #13