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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Poll: GOP voters drawn to Biden more than other 2020 Democrats [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)60. The socalled progressives that voted for Trump in 2016 more than offset
sane republicans who couldn't stand the guy. Those republicans are now independents who likely voted for congressional democrats in 2018 as they watched their party become even more extreme.
What we need in 2020 is when a candidate in the democratic primary doesn't win the nomination, that person vocally support the presumptive democratic nominee. We didn't get that on 2016 and that has severely damaged the nation and the world.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Thx for posting Gothmog...would be great if at least some gop voters fled!!
Thekaspervote
Dec 2019
#1
Yeah, how is that a net positive? For every deplorable RethugliKKKon that would vote for Joe
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2019
#6
Thanx Boomer for that analysis; may hafta think a little more bout what your sayin, makes some sense
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2019
#30
No, lets discuss what the OP is about. Nice to see you, if you want to discuss Bernie
Autumn
Dec 2019
#12
Fuck Republicans. They have no "crossover appeal" to me or any other Sanders supporter
Autumn
Dec 2019
#17
I hear you... see what I said above about the negative effect it could have on the party's base.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2019
#8
No. What you hear is Bernie appeals to Democrats and Independents in Trump country.
Autumn
Dec 2019
#21
Exactly!! Biden has the ability to thread the needle where others just sticking themselves.
Peacetrain
Dec 2019
#43
Wins in open primaries may well have been nothing more than sabotage votes by republicans
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#49
This is true. But that didn't stop Bernie and his supporters from soliciting...
Kahuna7
Jan 2020
#50
Any candidate to the left of center on the Democratic Party spectrum, as opposed to to the left
emmaverybo
Jan 2020
#52
I did not bracket them together as being all alike in the degree to which they are left leaning,
emmaverybo
Jan 2020
#56