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hay rick

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189. Candidates not named Bernie are still taking the majority of the votes.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 01:54 PM
Feb 2020

If Warren or Steyer drop out, I would expect Sanders to pick up some of their support. I confess to being surprised that Elizabeth Warren is not doing better and would not be surprised if she took back a share of the progressive vote. I am supporting Steyer because of his focus on climate change, but it looks like he is going nowhere.

I expect the media to whip up "America won't elect a socialist" fear, and that could also slow down/stop Sanders. One blowout caucus win does not make a campaign.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
realism actually evertonfc Feb 2020 #1
If he becomes the nominee and selects Gabbard as his running mate... AZ8theist Feb 2020 #89
First of all, please accept a gentle chide. This is EXACTLY what Putin wants. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #115
I know this is what Putin wants... AZ8theist Feb 2020 #209
DU's favorite conspiracy theory. MisterFred Feb 2020 #117
Putin won. katmondoo Feb 2020 #168
Putin's goal is division. MisterFred Feb 2020 #181
He would NEVER choose Gabbard budkin Feb 2020 #129
Since he won't release his medical records, he will need to pick a younger, healthier VP. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #172
A younger, healthier VP that at least somewhat shares his policies. MisterFred Feb 2020 #182
Tulsi Gabbard??!! JeaneRaye Feb 2020 #186
"Sky is falling" types. John Fante Feb 2020 #201
WHY??? Because of THIS: AZ8theist Feb 2020 #213
Ok... but, dominic savio Feb 2020 #202
I don't care if she's Putin's dream girl or not Warpy Feb 2020 #219
This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Feb 2020 #194
I might vote for him greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #2
Then don't let the door hit ya on the way out Jake Stern Feb 2020 #14
You can attack alll you want. Big Blue Marble Feb 2020 #22
Staying home is voting for Trump. Jake Stern Feb 2020 #50
If we don't fight Putin we lose the. Presidency anyway. delisen Feb 2020 #126
And the reverse is equally true quakerboy Feb 2020 #216
It is pretty hard to force enthusiasm PatSeg Feb 2020 #66
I had similar views Catch2.2 Feb 2020 #90
I voted for Hillary PatSeg Feb 2020 #97
I felt the same way Catch2.2 Feb 2020 #102
I'm getting really tired PatSeg Feb 2020 #138
That's my story, too AverageJoe Feb 2020 #157
BLUENOMATTERWHO questionseverything Feb 2020 #162
I view Sanders as the lesser of two evils avebury Feb 2020 #143
You're not alone PatSeg Feb 2020 #152
thank you Skittles Feb 2020 #159
Yes PatSeg Feb 2020 #174
Good but the rest of us are going to have to fight state & local delisen Feb 2020 #121
Exactly and anyone who thinks that won't be used Meowmee Feb 2020 #170
A lot of people feel that way Jakra Feb 2020 #37
"Might"? wackadoo wabbit Feb 2020 #39
Ditto... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #40
Trump is trying to destroy America AND the planet... dchill Feb 2020 #58
I'll vote my conscience greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #108
Might isn't an option... Chicago1980 Feb 2020 #76
Then u r a fool, or u support tRump. Period. alittlelark Feb 2020 #105
That's fine, I can sympathize with voting your conscience, but Tien1985 Feb 2020 #131
If you posted that about *any* other candidate, even Bloomberg, your post would be removed. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #135
I doubt it greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #173
Just vote for Trump, then. LS_Editor Feb 2020 #196
I would never vote for Trump greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #197
Why do you say might and not will but? KPN Feb 2020 #204
I say what I think is true greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #205
I'd vote for any rando off the street over Trump, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #3
+1,000,000. I'd vote for my cat over Trump. I'd also vote for my cat over Sanders. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #10
I, too, would take any of my three cats over Sanders, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #24
I'd vote for your cat over Sanders!!! PatSeg Feb 2020 #74
Thanks. elleng Feb 2020 #4
we are fucked EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #5
This isn't about us. Most people here will vote for him. It's about those in the swing states maximusveritas Feb 2020 #6
Interesting stat out of Nevada. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #11
Bernie ain't beating Trump here in Florida. IluvPitties Feb 2020 #17
Or Michigan... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #42
Or Pennsylvania....he's dead in the water apcalc Feb 2020 #49
Last I saw Biden and Sanders about even in Pennsylvania womanofthehills Feb 2020 #111
Just wait til the others drop out. apcalc Feb 2020 #124
As a resident of Pennsylvania, I disagree. Old Crow Feb 2020 #214
I disagree. James48 Feb 2020 #145
We're not talking about Bernie LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #171
Happy to hear it, and about your blue collar family members. elleng Feb 2020 #21
Blue collar white men in Nevada voted for Bernie? That's significant. SMC22307 Feb 2020 #82
Operation chaos. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #178
Rush Limbaugh was behind Pennsyvlania white men voting for Obama - twice? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #192
Here's an interesting map of who donated to Bernie in 2016 Withywindle Feb 2020 #125
Great link - Thanks! tecelote Feb 2020 #167
And it is about holding the house and winning the senate. Big Blue Marble Feb 2020 #30
And you will of course present the evidence dpibel Feb 2020 #132
Put me on that NJCher Feb 2020 #139
does anyone stop to think DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #93
I am voting for a Democrat in the primary musette_sf Feb 2020 #7
I always vote for Democrats... real Democrats. apcalc Feb 2020 #51
me too musette_sf Feb 2020 #53
Yes me too LostinRed Feb 2020 #212
I will vote for him but his presence on the ticket will likely cost my governor his job dsc Feb 2020 #8
Really? Which governor? PatSeg Feb 2020 #81
Cooper dsc Feb 2020 #169
I'm so sorry PatSeg Feb 2020 #190
yes he can only serve two dsc Feb 2020 #191
Well at least that could give him eight years straight PatSeg Feb 2020 #193
My district got a Dem elected to Congress for the first time in 30 years. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #163
Strange that people exercising their right to vote inspires such hatred. I get it Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #9
There's a long history of angst against Sanders and supporters here at DU Kaleva Feb 2020 #16
That needs to be let go or we lose. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #25
What happens in DU will have little to no bearing on what takes place in the primary and general Kaleva Feb 2020 #27
Folks "need" a lot of things... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #45
There was a streatch when the only safe place for Hillary supporters was the Hillary Clinton Group Kaleva Feb 2020 #56
There was definitely a lot of drama. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #59
We need a candidate who can unify the party radical noodle Feb 2020 #118
He will not be the nominee, imo. apcalc Feb 2020 #86
We do not yet have a nominee radical noodle Feb 2020 #116
You mean, just two days ago when he said Democrats, me, are as bad as Republicans. krissey Feb 2020 #188
have never understood it, elleng Feb 2020 #33
So was Sanders divisive tweet. nt sheshe2 Feb 2020 #35
He won the nomination? IluvPitties Feb 2020 #12
Doom and gloom is part of putin's plan d_b Feb 2020 #13
This forum is nothing but Bernie bashing. OliverQ Feb 2020 #15
Agree! Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #20
I couldn't agree more. Old Crow Feb 2020 #210
1991 delegates to win...with less than 10% of delegates awarded pbmus Feb 2020 #18
I worry that Bernie as nominee makes it easier for the GOP to steal it. ecstatic Feb 2020 #19
IMO absolutely. They don't need a third candidate with Bernie, but I bet we get one. 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #95
That is an excellent point. defacto7 Feb 2020 #107
I will vote for Bernie if he wins the nomination, Sloumeau Feb 2020 #23
Zactly. We'll all vote for him as the nominee. Duppers Feb 2020 #114
Bam. Jirel Feb 2020 #26
No gloom and doom here. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #28
Let's be realistic if possible... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #29
Thanks but that's not what we mean MaryMagdaline Feb 2020 #31
on Twitter underthematrix Feb 2020 #32
"The white heart wants what the white heart wants." Codeine Feb 2020 #55
That's the line that had me cackling. underthematrix Feb 2020 #57
This sounds like a Democratic president. 7wo7rees Feb 2020 #34
He votes with Democrats in the Senate. More than some Democrats. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #61
"That's what you do"...? W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #36
The condescension is palpable. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #41
That would be intended... W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #47
Wow. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #48
There is another choice... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #38
Ok...might as well vote for Trump. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #44
Your Opinion LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #46
No "gloom and doom" here. William769 Feb 2020 #43
This 💪 Drum Feb 2020 #52
Channeling Donald Rumsfeld... hay rick Feb 2020 #54
Add those non-Bernie candidates together and what do you get? pazzyanne Feb 2020 #185
Candidates not named Bernie are still taking the majority of the votes. hay rick Feb 2020 #189
yep, the gloom & doom Bernie bashing is very unattractive & I hope they come to realize that yaesu Feb 2020 #60
Really??? LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #96
Don't tell us who to vote for. We decide on our own. Under The Radar Feb 2020 #62
Ouch. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #63
No, just insulted my intelligence Under The Radar Feb 2020 #85
Here, here. wisteria Feb 2020 #72
Bernie's already the nominee? I must have missed something Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #64
Yeah, this is what they are pushing along with the media they have intimidated. wisteria Feb 2020 #71
The lame-stream corporate media likes nail-biting horse races Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #92
I believe it's called Aura of Inevitability ehrnst Feb 2020 #91
Forgive me, but I consider myself to be a Yogi Berran Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #101
SHHHHHH!!! ehrnst Feb 2020 #119
If you consider stating reality bashing, then I guess there is bashing bitterross Feb 2020 #65
You got a crystal ball or something? Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #68
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #67
Then you might as well vote for Trump. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #73
K&R backtoblue Feb 2020 #69
Yes we are. Thank you. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #77
Seriously, vote for him in November. And pick something from his damn platform... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #70
Nope wisteria Feb 2020 #75
You won't vote for Sanders (D) in the general? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #88
realizing that we're stuck with Trump for at least 5 more years CalFione Feb 2020 #78
My concern is statewide and down-ballot races AlexSFCA Feb 2020 #79
And keeping our Democratic Senator.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #98
Doesn't tell you something, test many people don't like Sanders? wisteria Feb 2020 #80
Gee I wonder - Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #83
A lot of people HERE don't like him ibegurpard Feb 2020 #104
He is getting his support from the young, women, and non white populations womanofthehills Feb 2020 #123
Thats what most people did in 2016 Catch2.2 Feb 2020 #84
You and me. hay rick Feb 2020 #109
Well, I'll vote for him in the general.... dawg day Feb 2020 #87
I may have to vote for him, but I will not in the primary. 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #94
It's NOT DU that fucking matters Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #99
Who has said they won't vote for him? brooklynite Feb 2020 #100
Some examples upthread n/t Devil Child Feb 2020 #106
The wailing and gnashing of teeth is music to my ears Devil Child Feb 2020 #103
Sorry MFM008 Feb 2020 #110
Indeed. I'm with you on that. We vote for our nominee no matter what. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #112
You acknowledge Putin. You start fighting for democracy delisen Feb 2020 #113
First, Bernie is not the ONLY good candidate. Second, we all vote for the candidate that wins the Nitram Feb 2020 #120
The MAGAts are running scared. StocktonNative Feb 2020 #122
I've been hanging around here since before the 2004 election. Hyper_Eye Feb 2020 #127
luv this! elder phd Feb 2020 #158
I supported Bernie in 2016...but I voted for Hillary... mudstump Feb 2020 #128
That's all I'll do. Loki Liesmith Feb 2020 #130
Bookmarking ! I think we are going to lose the house of representatives . stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #133
Wow, just wow. Anniem60 Feb 2020 #134
Breathtaking is definitely the right word. redqueen Feb 2020 #140
If you think Bernie is an "FDR style Democrat," you don't know much about Bernie. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #147
wc to du questionseverything Feb 2020 #215
I don't think people are worried about THEIR votes. n/t MrModerate Feb 2020 #136
Exactly. nt SunSeeker Feb 2020 #148
Yes!! KSNY Feb 2020 #137
Makes no sense, sorry Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #141
Of course we'll vote for him, but DesertRat Feb 2020 #142
Everybody OTHER THAN Bernie Roy Rolling Feb 2020 #144
I will sleep well tonight aeromanKC Feb 2020 #146
Switched too La Coliniere Feb 2020 #149
Are we the same person? Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #150
Yes! La Coliniere Feb 2020 #151
Not from me! Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2020 #153
I didn't know Noam could dance! Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #155
Thats what I did too marlakay Feb 2020 #154
some observations elder phd Feb 2020 #156
Thanks! Listened to a couple Anand clips and scipan Feb 2020 #203
I admit I am actually pretty happy booley Feb 2020 #160
It's not as gloomy as it's going to be in November. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #161
It's like when a relative believes their holistic approach will cure their cancer RhodeIslandOne Feb 2020 #165
Great analogy HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #166
That's not even a question RhodeIslandOne Feb 2020 #164
How ironic that people supposedly pissed at Bernie deadenders are willing to throw away party unity D23MIURG23 Feb 2020 #175
If Bernie wins the nomination and beats Trump, we will all owe him an enormous debt bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #176
He will not win a general. I would vote for him happily if he could. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #179
I am still hoping despite operation chaos, we can stop Sanders from getting the nomination. However, Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #177
Ditto! There's no question about what to do. Bluepinky Feb 2020 #180
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will be the next speaker come 2021 Gothmog Feb 2020 #183
Oh. I'll vote for him. Knowing he'll lose against TrumPutin's machinery. CousinIT Feb 2020 #184
Exactly! JeaneRaye Feb 2020 #187
Yes, yes, yes. warmfeet Feb 2020 #195
He's already won the nomination? Isn't a little early to declare "victory" based on three small... NNadir Feb 2020 #198
But it is a question Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #199
Here Here! Proudly second jimlup Feb 2020 #200
Bingo, that's all we can and SHOULD DO. I, too, supported Bernie last time around, secondwind Feb 2020 #206
Bernie is not my choice CanonRay Feb 2020 #207
I hope I'll see the same conviction from Bernie Sunsky Feb 2020 #208
No doom and gloom from me mgcgulfcoast Feb 2020 #211
Exactly! Heartstrings Feb 2020 #217
here here. he only loses IF WE DO NOT VOTE. unity. like the GOP. just hit D. pansypoo53219 Feb 2020 #218
I vote for whoever rankles the Trumpers the most. 70sEraVet Feb 2020 #220
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