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Democratic Primaries

TomSlick

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17. If a candidate - any candidate -

Reply to squirecam (Reply #14)

Tue Jan 14, 2020, 11:56 PM

Jan 2020

makes baseless, or simply mean, attacks on another candidate or doesn't call his/her supporters down when they do, it costs them points in my decision who to support.

Yes, yes, I will vote for the Democratic candidate, no matter who. I'm just talking about my vote in the primary. The difference being that because I live in Arkansas, my vote in the general election will be meaningless. My vote in the primary means something.

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

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Is it clear yet? The "establishment" isn't scared of Warren. [View all] TidalWave46 Jan 2020 OP

Warren is defintely entrenched within The Establishment ritapria Jan 2020 #1

People who want to accomplish things are. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #2

+1000 UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #10

People who decry "the establishment" are usually those who aren't very successful ehrnst Jan 2020 #20

Anytime you see someone rail against "the Establishment," you can safely replace it with Democrats. W_HAMILTON Jan 2020 #4

What have the revolutionary politics of Bernie and Our Revolution accomplished? brooklynite Jan 2020 #7

Oooh, Capital Letters BeyondGeography Jan 2020 #8

LOL, you capitalized it? Happy Hoosier Jan 2020 #11

IKR? ehrnst Jan 2020 #19

I have made this suggestion before without result. Nevertheless, I'll try again. TomSlick Jan 2020 #13

Look at the twitter reaction squirecam Jan 2020 #14

If a candidate - any candidate - TomSlick Jan 2020 #17

Who is the divisive candidate TomCADem Jan 2020 #16

+1000. ehrnst Jan 2020 #22

As are all the millionaire politicians running in the primary. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #23

I like Warrrn evertonfc Jan 2020 #3

Trumps greatest fear is Biden. No doubt about it. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #5

Did you see that it is very likely that Trump plotted to kill an American ambassador because Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #18

Trump is NOT "worried,' about Warren. But he seems consumed by uncle Joe. nilesobek Jan 2020 #9

Nah. That's a version of what you think. Those attacks proved to blm Jan 2020 #12

Speaking of establishment Democrats, that would include Nancy Pelosi dlk Jan 2020 #6

Bernie still has the best ideas IMO but Warren can also win mvd Jan 2020 #15

Bernie doesn't seem to have made any attempt to win over Hillary supporters. ehrnst Jan 2020 #21