Democratic Primaries

gollygee

(22,336 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2020, 09:47 AM Mar 2020

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Lesson: You won't get most Dems to vote for you when you continually insult most Dems [View all]

And then it isn't particularly shocking when you don't get votes.

Side point: if people don't like you and don't vote for you, they aren't "blocking" you. You aren't entitled to people's votes.

Bernie can't build a coalition because that isn't what he does. He insults people and calls everyone else "the establishment" as if he isn't also a career politician with a lot of money.

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

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Lesson: You won't get most Dems to vote for you when you continually insult most Dems [View all] gollygee Mar 2020 OP

No shit dalton99a Mar 2020 #1

Sanders is making promises that he can not keep. olegramps Mar 2020 #33

Is there a max out of pocket? elias7 Mar 2020 #45

No.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #55

Medicare advantage Rebl2 Mar 2020 #79

the thing I don't like about him this time is... subana Mar 2020 #51

Yep DownriverDem Mar 2020 #52

as Hillary said, BS' campaign is baloney onetexan Mar 2020 #60

Sherlock! lol.. Somebody had to say it.. I mean Cha Mar 2020 #36

Absolutely! redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #2

I voted for him in the 2016 primary gollygee Mar 2020 #4

He even tore apart.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #62

They said on CNN True Blue American Mar 2020 #26

that's the problem with young voters subana Mar 2020 #53

Same here elias7 Mar 2020 #46

Elizabeth would have been a better standard bearer for progressives than BS. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #48

Yes, She is!!! LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #59

Please stop, Biden will be the nominee, now stop this craziness Perseus Mar 2020 #3

Could switching from Undecided to Biden help start the unity? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #5

No. Bernie is about to go full negative on Biden. It's Bernie who needs to be stopped. For the sake beastie boy Mar 2020 #14

I heard Warren still dissing him. Seems counterproductive to me. Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #24

+1 harun Mar 2020 #99

and then (some of) his supporters and advisers take it infinitely further. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #6

A lot of his ideas came from Warren dalton99a Mar 2020 #7

That is true. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #10

Waving your hands in people's faces while yelling worn out '60's slogans isn't a winning strategy dlk Mar 2020 #8

Well said. brush Mar 2020 #17

incredibly well said!! berksdem Mar 2020 #61

MSNBC, McCaskill just said that in talking to major national pollster, that empedocles Mar 2020 #9

Jeebus obamanut2012 Mar 2020 #13

Wow.. isn't that Interesting! Thank you! Cha Mar 2020 #38

You should vote for the candidate who most closely mirrors your idea of what el_bryanto Mar 2020 #11

I will vote for the candidate America needs gollygee Mar 2020 #15

I totally agree - that's why I support Sanders. el_bryanto Mar 2020 #16

You are not alone. Colo indy Mar 2020 #19

The Insults Go both Ways and Should All Be Stopped McKim Mar 2020 #22

Good government is a functioning government dansolo Mar 2020 #29

Yes - but I obviously do see that - or to be more precise el_bryanto Mar 2020 #70

We have a chance to give a President Biden a democrat controlled Senate and House. Blue_true Mar 2020 #82

Government involves much more than Congress dansolo Mar 2020 #95

That's the general guideline for the primaries. Scoopster Mar 2020 #101

SHOCKING result. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #12

Like I said in the other thread, Blue_Tires Mar 2020 #18

They actually said that? True Blue American Mar 2020 #28

Some of the random nuts have said much worse than that on Twitter Blue_Tires Mar 2020 #56

And about how MY candidate is the source of all their problems, because she split the "progressive" deurbano Mar 2020 #85

"Most Dems" are not the "establishment," lobbyists, professional political operatives are... KSNY Mar 2020 #20

I am a Democrat who regularly Skidmore Mar 2020 #42

The "Establishment" is a mythical campaign ploy. George II Mar 2020 #43

The "Establishment" is any democrat that isn't for Sanders. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #83

Agree... berksdem Mar 2020 #21

exactly llashram Mar 2020 #23

Why peeps didn't vote for Sanders. For this one, I go back to the 1898 election - Populist Bryan vs. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #25

Calling thoughtful, intelligent people that don't agree with you "sheeple" Blue_true Mar 2020 #84

Sheeple is meant to refer to Fox viewers. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #86

Ok, I understand better. Thanks. nt Blue_true Mar 2020 #88

The word "sheeple" is a vile attack against those who disagree with you MineralMan Mar 2020 #100

Have you stopped to consider that's why your candidate is polling so poorly with young people? Act_of_Reparation Mar 2020 #27

Polling doesn't vote apparently. we can do it Mar 2020 #32

Yeah, I wonder why that is. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2020 #35

Its easier to scream revolution then to actually take an hour and vote. we can do it Mar 2020 #37

And the award for 2020's Most Predictable Response goes to... Act_of_Reparation Mar 2020 #40

Ironically, Biden won states where he spent little or no money, like MA and MN. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #30

Exactly......Enough of the divisive BS. we can do it Mar 2020 #31

He's got to hornswoggle the voters thinking they are having a revolution Historic NY Mar 2020 #34

K&R, 30 yrs anywhere is establishment, uponit7771 Mar 2020 #39

I have supported Sanders in the past. AllyCat Mar 2020 #41

+10000 Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #50

exactly! subana Mar 2020 #44

THIS ALL DAY LONG.... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #63

Blue no matter who Colo indy Mar 2020 #91

actually it would probably be hard to find any dem subana Mar 2020 #92

you asked how Biden can win your support subana Mar 2020 #94

Democrats also don't like promising to illicitly overset Hortensis Mar 2020 #47

A great example is Florida...Sander's comments have destroyed his chances there... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #49

All of THIS... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #54

Being radical means being obnoxious Cary Mar 2020 #57

To all those bernie supporters that who are just good kind hearted people that believed in a cause Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #58

Thank you. Colo indy Mar 2020 #90

Except he's not insulting most Dems. redqueen Mar 2020 #64

But that is the problem, he is insulting most Dems dansolo Mar 2020 #96

To me, it's the third way DLC types that have successfully destroyed the party. redqueen Mar 2020 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #65

That's not the lesson. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #66

That's one way to spin it... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #67

A lot of people YOU know. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #68

I hear ya, but that was kinda my point.... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #72

The OP is saying that Dem voters felt insulted by Sanders. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #75

I certainly did.... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #77

It isn't going to win. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #78

I think Liz could have been competitive.... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #80

Smoking hot moderate. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #87

Not sure that conclusion is supported by the evidence. KPN Mar 2020 #69

I just saw a very negative Biden ad. I thought it was put out by trump tavernier Mar 2020 #71

It's what he does. He did it in 2016 and he's doing it again comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #89

Bloomberg learned this lesson last night as well. bullwinkle428 Mar 2020 #73

Bernie isn't a Democrat FamousMortimer Mar 2020 #74

this is what really pisses me off. barbtries Mar 2020 #76

Many Dems insult themselves with their own ignorance Stainless Mar 2020 #81

Are you a registered independent or an unaffiliated voter? N/T lapucelle Mar 2020 #107

Ya get what ya give. ehrnst Mar 2020 #108

K&R betsuni Mar 2020 #93

It goes the other way too ibegurpard Mar 2020 #98

Occam's Razor; Sanders believed he had enough voters to offset losses from democrats after... uponit7771 Mar 2020 #102

Achom's Razor? empedocles Mar 2020 #103

yeah, he was Occam's brother ... 😎 uponit7771 Mar 2020 #104

. empedocles Mar 2020 #105

Wrong, imo. Laelth Mar 2020 #106