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Democratic Primaries

TidalWave46

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8. Fear is being used as little more than a campaign tactic by Sanders.

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Mon Jan 13, 2020, 11:47 AM

Jan 2020

It's the people calling others "establishment" and comparing their competitors plans to terrorist attacks who are projecting the fear. They make up boogeymen and stay scared of them all while projecting that it is others who are scared. It's a true personality flaw.

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

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Rachel Bitecofer on Sanders backlash - good read [View all] CousinIT Jan 2020 OP

Absolutely correct. We fear an almost guaranteed loser. Hortensis Jan 2020 #1

New Voters ...New Voters ...New Voters ritapria Jan 2020 #2

By nominating an Independent? MrsCoffee Jan 2020 #3

A somewhat pointless argument judeling Jan 2020 #5

The difference is a progressive Dem nominee will increase youth turnout Fiendish Thingy Jan 2020 #12

We have not actually ever seen that judeling Jan 2020 #13

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #4

The mistake made in most of these sort of articles is the belief that the 2016 election Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #6

disagree 100% NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #7

Fear is being used as little more than a campaign tactic by Sanders. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #8

The repugs made their decision in advance, that ride or die, it was going to be trump FM123 Jan 2020 #9

We don' need no stinkin' corporations. oasis Jan 2020 #10

+1000!!! To hell with Fear-based Defeatism!!! What should have been bolded: Fiendish Thingy Jan 2020 #11