Democratic Primaries

PDittie

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71. 'despondent'

Reply to cherryinpa (Original post)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 11:38 AM

Feb 2020

wouldn't have been my choice of words, but I'm trying to avoid the alert-stalkers

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

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Message to all the despondent moderates on this forum! [View all] cherryinpa Feb 2020 OP

Not with Bernie. Democrats won't turn out for him, and the GOP NurseJackie Feb 2020 #1

In 2008 cherryinpa Feb 2020 #3

The difference is that "they" labeled Obama a Socialist... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #13

"No one knows what the future holds, but I'm positive we win in the end." brooklynite Feb 2020 #18

Anyone left of Steve Bannon is a socialist Thomas Hurt Feb 2020 #21

We have to agree to disagree here, or maybe not. tiredtoo Feb 2020 #4

LOL! NurseJackie Feb 2020 #25

Aw another poster gets upset tiredtoo Feb 2020 #27

LOL! NurseJackie Feb 2020 #30

NJ cherryinpa Feb 2020 #35

No, Cherry... it's a fucking LIE for anyone to say NurseJackie Feb 2020 #37

If you're as "pro-Biden as they come" why not declare that you're for him? lapucelle Feb 2020 #57

LOL tiredtoo Feb 2020 #45

Oh, honey! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! NurseJackie Feb 2020 #47

Quite the contrary, the base would not turn out for Bloomberg and Bloomberg would lose to Trump. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #31

The "base" would turn out for a ham sandwich. You're not using that term properly. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #34

Well you can call it what you want. If it's not the base then it's the left wing totodeinhere Feb 2020 #38

I can agree with that. There is a certain element who put vanity and pride... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #39

i'd like to see the data backing this claim. The electorate has and is changing. the blue wave was Kurt V. Feb 2020 #52

What is your message to the despondent Sanders supporters who say we'll lose if he isn't the nominee Kaleva Feb 2020 #2

Same as to the Biden supporters cherryinpa Feb 2020 #5

I agree with you. Kaleva Feb 2020 #6

I still think Biden is going to win it Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #7

Yes cherryinpa Feb 2020 #15

you are blaming the voters for not being team players Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #8

Nope cherryinpa Feb 2020 #12

#bendtheknee Codeine Feb 2020 #9

It's stuff like this Mike 03 Feb 2020 #10

Bernie will have to tack to the center cherryinpa Feb 2020 #19

Okay. I'm trying to be upbeat. Thank you! Mike 03 Feb 2020 #20

"just like we do for Nancy Pelosi". blue neen Feb 2020 #23

Simple cherryinpa Feb 2020 #24

he won't handmade34 Feb 2020 #32

Gideon and Cunningham also go down. RandySF Feb 2020 #29

We worked so hard just to get back the House, rwheeler31 Feb 2020 #11

Surely I'll vote for Bernie Dem2 Feb 2020 #14

Same here cherryinpa Feb 2020 #17

Despondent? Who? Where? Mersky Feb 2020 #16

Or Bloomberg flamingdem Feb 2020 #22

We lose with Bernie. Period. RandySF Feb 2020 #26

Thanks cherryinpa Feb 2020 #36

I thought Trump was "extremely weak" customerserviceguy Feb 2020 #28

We don't win with Bernie. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #33

I think the barrage of "Bernie can't win" posts are a combination of two things: dgauss Feb 2020 #40

America will not elect a self-declared admitted avowed Socialist. Period. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #42

1960 tiredtoo Feb 2020 #46

The difference is... those were great men who united the party and the country. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #49

Check out the support for Bernie tiredtoo Feb 2020 #53

He does not unite the party. He divides us with the smears and attacks and outright lies... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #58

Oh i see tiredtoo Feb 2020 #61

That doesn't change the fact that he has nothing but contempt for the party and that's divisive. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #62

A big issue I see Squidly Feb 2020 #64

I lived thru the cold war tiredtoo Feb 2020 #65

No, that was a great history lesson! Squidly Feb 2020 #66

At least for me, 95% is #1 and 5% is #2. CalFione Feb 2020 #43

See post #60 dgauss Feb 2020 #68

That post is a real feeling for millions of Democratic voters CalFione Feb 2020 #69

You always want your best possible chance to win CalFione Feb 2020 #41

Yesd cherryinpa Feb 2020 #44

sez who? NT tiredtoo Feb 2020 #50

And the Democrats are now deciding who the first string shall be. No Problem. eom tiredtoo Feb 2020 #48

you lost me ploppy Feb 2020 #51

I'm with the nominee 100%. Bucky Feb 2020 #54

I don't think so ... HeartachesNhangovers Feb 2020 #55

No we won't evertonfc Feb 2020 #56

Not helpful to a despondent liberal like myself, who thinks Bernie can't win in Nov. MH1 Feb 2020 #59

If Sanders is nominated I wlll give up completely on politics other than showing up on November 3 Zolorp Feb 2020 #60

At first I read it as "despondent moderators" Shrek Feb 2020 #63

Biden is a much better nominee than Sanders. McCamy Taylor Feb 2020 #67

Sanders's negative coattails in the House and Senate are my bigger worry Recursion Feb 2020 #70

'despondent' PDittie Feb 2020 #71