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In reply to the discussion: How does Bernie think he's going to convince millions of voters who chose Hillary last time [View all]pnwmom
(109,835 posts)49. So what you said makes even less sense.
Lots of people I know who supported Hillary, prefer Bernie over Elizabeth because of his stand on progressive issues.
Why would someone who, in the primaries, supported Hillary over Bernie choose Bernie over Elizabeth?

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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How does Bernie think he's going to convince millions of voters who chose Hillary last time [View all]
pnwmom
Apr 2019
OP
What's a big assumption? How do you think he will get Hillary voters to switch sides
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#3
Love Warren... could see voting for her myself. Just like Bernie slightly better...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#27
No, Elizabeth is WAY more progressive than Hillary...and closer to Bernie on the political spectrum.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#40
I'm over it.. here's the thing fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me
Thekaspervote
Apr 2019
#165
I don't care what ontheissues says... I'll go with what Hillary says, cuz no one knows
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#144
But even based on your argument, it would make no sense for a Hillary supporter
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#149
Thank you for finally showing Bernie proper respect by referring to him as a "Democratic Socialist"
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#154
Democratic socialists are a sub-group of socialists. And he freely describes himself
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#155
Yeah, same... l'd vote for Joe if he somehow managed to get the nom... but in the primary? Never.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#254
I do believe that it is in the mainstream from 2016, but good to be on the surface for 2020
Thekaspervote
Apr 2019
#170
And BS's record is less progressive than that of Warren, Harris, Booker, and Gillibrand.
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#142
It's remarkable that some of his supporters are not even aware of his record
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#194
Warren, Harris, Gillibrand, and Booker all have stronger progressive records than BS.
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#139
So? We've already hit peak-Bernie. He's loved now by the same people who loved him last time,
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#173
re: "when a dozen or more candidates are splitting the remaining delegates"
thesquanderer
Apr 2019
#288
Glad you show Bernie proper respect by recognizing him as "frontrunner"...at least that's progress!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#261
A significant portion of sanders support were really non-democrats who will not be back
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#241
They won't pick BS. Hillary should have been potus- he should have been out there campaigning
Thekaspervote
Apr 2019
#163
Hillary graciously took responsibility for her heart-wrenching loss... you should accept that.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#221
So booing Congressman John Lewis will help win Clinton voters in the real world?
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#218
You can keep saying that over and over and over again... won't make your dreams come true.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#220
Have any significant number of African American voters shown up to a sanders event yet?
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#233
Have you found video of any significant number of African Americans attending a sanders event yet?
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#239
What is nonsense? Why do you think millions of Hillary voters would switch to Bernie
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#7
What is the rational reason for Hillary supporters to hold a grudge against Bernie?
RDANGELO
Apr 2019
#25
Most Hillary supporters I know are reasonable, rational, and fair... they don't hold grudges...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#30
I will vote for Bernie if he is the nominee. But I don't know a single Hillary supporter
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#72
It's not a matter of holding a grudge. He didn't interest them before and there's no reason
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#71
That's a reasonable analysis since Hillary supporters would tend to be more moderate.
RDANGELO
Apr 2019
#79
We didn't pick him the first time and now with even more choices we ain't gonna pick him now.
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#157
The rationale is he said he wouldn't play dirty in 2016.. he did. For 2020 he's hired attack dogs
Thekaspervote
Apr 2019
#181
That is not it. Many including me feel he did not support her properly in the general.
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#205
Absolutely; "because he ran against her" doesn't even come close to describing the issue.
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#211
I am surprised that folks don't understand how horrifying the2016 general election was ...
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#212
There won't be enough new voters to make up for the 4 million edge Hillary last time.
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#281
I don't know, and I supported him in 2016 before switching to Hillary at the convention,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#6
In my view the most intelligent candidate in the whole group is Warren, especailly in regard to her
still_one
Apr 2019
#19
I like Warren a lot, too. And I think she'd do much better in the general than Bernie would.
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#73
Why would a Hillary voter pick Bernie over one of the others? He's the same candidate
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#10
That would be true in the general. But I don't know any Hillary supporters who think
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#20
I know lots of Hillary (and Bernie) supporters, and I don't know a single Hillary supporter
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#37
That's nothing but name recognition at this point. In 2015 very few people would have said
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#52
Yep, I'm so over the 2016 bickering, its a whole new ballgame now with a ton of good, progressive
yaesu
Apr 2019
#69
Easy. He will appoint Briahna Joy Gray, David Sirota, and Nina Turner to high positions in his
still_one
Apr 2019
#9
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still_one
Apr 2019
#82
Why should he? If he appeals to folks with his messaging, they'll vote for him.
Decoy of Fenris
Apr 2019
#11
Point being, I just don't think he cares. A brokered convention will winnow the field.
Decoy of Fenris
Apr 2019
#23
A huge factor was the economic collapse that occurred. That helped President Obama tremendously.
still_one
Apr 2019
#28
Riiiiiiight... that's why Bernie leads in the polls among all the declared candidates.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#64
I trust the voters... who trust Bernie!! Eventually, you'll realize you're wrong about Bernie...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#276
Yes, I am. I think a brokered convention is a large possibility, and that will greatly reduce
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#39
I totally agree that a broakered could nvention will be the death of D win. Social media will
Ninga
Apr 2019
#256
More like SCARED...not sure why. Bernie's progressive agenda is extremely popular with likely voters
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#62
Why mischaracterize Bernie's message? You know full well he doesn't label himself a "socialist"...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#91
Democratic socialists are still socialists. You are thinking of "social democrats," like the
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#108
Nope, BIG difference... please stop mislabeling Bernie, you're being disrespectful to him.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#112
You might want to follow Obama's advice and stop with the circular firing squad...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#116
Right. When tens of millions of Hillary supporters decide he's a better candidate
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#120
She ran in 2016, in case you didn't notice. And the people who chose her over him,
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#134
that's not changing the subject! It points out the fact that he does not see himself as a dem
Thekaspervote
Apr 2019
#184
Thanks pnwmom. I get so tired of people telling me better social services
comradebillyboy
Apr 2019
#140
Not only CAN Bernie win the nomination, but he WILL win it... the writing's on the wall.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#58
He had huge rallies in '16. Thousands and thousands of people who didn't vote
lunamagica
Apr 2019
#67
But you were always a Sanders supporter. You can't talk for Hillary supporters
lunamagica
Apr 2019
#68
The implication is that Bernie voters cost Hillary the election, which is untrue.
vsrazdem
Apr 2019
#225
Actually, it did. There were protesters at the convention, who had arrived there
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#245
Hillary would have lost fewer Democrats if some of them hadn't walked away after the convention.
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#247
Then why did Bernie campaign for Hillary at all if he didn't think it would make a difference?
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#270
Same as it ever was. Picking up enough support from others as they drop out
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2019
#94
With all the qualified candidates out there he's going to have a difficult time...
George II
Apr 2019
#96
But he ran as a Democrat for the Senate and then changed back after he won...
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#210
It really does feel like he was 'kicking us when we were down" when he left in 2016. nt
Baltimike
Apr 2019
#248
Yes. I will never get over the 16 election and hope we can stop fascist Trump.
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#266
If he gets the nomination, I'll work to see that he wins. But, I'll do everything I can to prevent
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#113
This was the argument last time, but his events never translated into votes.
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#109
The real question is how many of Hillary primary voters will switch to Bernie, allowing him
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#177
I didn't think he would win last time, and I don't think he'll win this time.
hughee99
Apr 2019
#189
The problem is that last time he led his followers to think he was going to win
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#190
His supporters thought they were getting robbed long before the convention, and
hughee99
Apr 2019
#191
Wrong. He can't win with just the plurality he got last time. It wasn't enough then
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#158
If Bernie has the highest delegate count then he should get the nomination.
Ace Rothstein
Apr 2019
#159
That's not how it works. It won't go to someone who only has 30 or 40% of the delegates
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#160
Actual Democrats don't file as Independents for the Senate in 2024 at the same time
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#171
It's looking like a likely possibility. That's why I was grateful that Hillary wasn't running again
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#193
This is likely his last chance at the WH, i am sure he will run 3rd party if he doesnt get D
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2019
#226
Now he's got a ton of name recognition, and voters have already made up their minds about him,
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#161
Some of Bernie voters just didn't like Hillary. There's no telling who they might vote for,
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#180
There are a large number of real democrats who will not support sanders for that reason
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#217