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redqueen

(115,096 posts)
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Fri Jan 24, 2020, 04:14 PM
Jan 2020

And we should have learned this by now.

Don't alienate potential voters. You don't have to kiss ass, just don't be an asshole. It's not hard.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
What the hell, Yang supporters?? [View all] Blue_Tires Jan 2020 OP
I don't get that. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #1
Maybe they're not Democrats maxsolomon Jan 2020 #2
That was my reaction as well PatSeg Jan 2020 #7
I think they're mostly non-voters Recursion Jan 2020 #25
Odd, indeed The Mouth Jan 2020 #3
I expected it from the Sanders crew, although I am sorry I was right... Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #4
I hope you're not assuming Sander's supporters are ALL democrats? AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #16
Oh please, I have been on twitter...seen the blackmail going on already. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #21
Yeah, everyone on Twitter is what they seem and no one would intentionally AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #30
Justice Democrats have already said that...and sure some are BS'ers or even Russians...but Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #35
Of course not. His base won't vote for any Democratic Hortensis Jan 2020 #52
Time to stop thinking of them in terms of derision, and more in terms of votes denied to trump. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #53
Winning them over doesn't seem to be a goal here. redqueen Jan 2020 #55
Of course we'll win the "depends," and the majority would Hortensis Jan 2020 #58
"What kind of people do that" The Mouth Jan 2020 #61
Imo, you give them too much intellectual credit, but yes. Hortensis Jan 2020 #64
Great insights The Mouth Jan 2020 #66
Bad and good with everything, right? For 70 years Hortensis Jan 2020 #68
We need to get people that didn't vote in 2016 to vote. Blue_true Jan 2020 #49
I believe that a lot of Yang supporters are young and new voters... Sloumeau Jan 2020 #5
Well the young ones better get their act together exboyfil Jan 2020 #28
It becomes more and more apparent that a lot of Bernie supporters are just into hero worship world wide wally Jan 2020 #6
16% of Bernie's young supporters compared to 42% of Yang's young supporters . Damn that Bernie Autumn Jan 2020 #10
Did you miss that huge "depends on the candidate" for sanders? mathematic Jan 2020 #34
No. That would be the red portion. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2020 #36
Reading the text isn't the hard part of reading comprehension mathematic Jan 2020 #40
You are absolutely just making up that subtext. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2020 #43
Wow the subtext isn't literally in the text? Tell me more. mathematic Jan 2020 #45
If "No" wasn't an option, you could certainly argue that "No" is the subtext to "Depends." Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2020 #46
+1 redqueen Jan 2020 #47
Every Bernie supporter I know is vote blue no matter who. Many of Bernie's Autumn Jan 2020 #48
It isn't surprising since Yang's campaign slogan is "not Left not Right but forward." rogue emissary Jan 2020 #8
Really? That's unoriginal as all fuck... Blue_Tires Jan 2020 #9
Most of his clips and commercials closes with the slogan. rogue emissary Jan 2020 #12
It's still stolen from some other long-ago campaign Blue_Tires Jan 2020 #13
Don't doubt that's it's stolen and not a fan of it. rogue emissary Jan 2020 #18
Because they are Yang supporters SharonClark Jan 2020 #11
+1 obamanut2012 Jan 2020 #15
But that obvious point doesn't help the sour grapes narrative. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #17
Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #14
You would. I would. Almost everyone here will. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #19
Well let me just say that any who don't vote for the Democratic nominee are supporting Trump and can Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #22
I agree with the reality of that, but shouting it from the rooftops, is not going to help AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #29
There is no in-road with these folks other than elect their candidate which I will not do. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #31
I'm not 100% sure you've thought this through. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #32
Biden is a progressive. Sanders and Warren are definitely to the left...and we win in the Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #39
There are the ones with the purity tests...but I never post anything bad on social media except Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #42
My thoughts on this topic tiredtoo Jan 2020 #20
Sorry not wasting my time...if Trump isn't motivation enough than nothing I can say or do Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #24
We will regret this mentality if our candidate falls short in November. AtheistCrusader Jan 2020 #33
I can't take responsibility for what others do...it was really too bad of Sanders to include Stein Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #37
Those on the left deserting us were never with us tiredtoo Jan 2020 #44
Let's review redqueen Jan 2020 #57
A little more detail tiredtoo Jan 2020 #62
I'm just saying, if the party hadn't decided to go all third way, redqueen Jan 2020 #63
ok we are in agreement. tiredtoo Jan 2020 #65
That's not true. What you say and do can help - or hurt. nt redqueen Jan 2020 #56
I would vote for anyone on the stage too. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #41
Lots and lots of first time voters who would otherwise stay home Recursion Jan 2020 #23
There are more Libertarians than Democrats in the Yang Gang nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2020 #26
Source? nt redqueen Jan 2020 #27
You think libertarians support a Freedom Dividend? Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2020 #38
Milton Friedman supported it Recursion Jan 2020 #50
Yes, but I expect Yang to enthusiastically endorse our eventual nominee if it isn't him. dawg Jan 2020 #51
Yang already stated as much Bradical79 Jan 2020 #60
Some of our "alternative" are bringing in nontraditional support, aikoaiko Jan 2020 #54
42% of the "Yang Gang" are essentially cryptofascists. Tarc Jan 2020 #59
Nah they're just apolitical or republicans. redqueen Jan 2020 #67
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