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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I was the 1968 version of a Bernie Bro. I still regret it. [View all]Hekate
(90,645 posts)55. Paywall. Very good essay: he seems to be the same age as I. 1968 was intense...
Last edited Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:26 PM - Edit history (1)
I didn't turn 21 until the end of September, but all year worked my heart out for Gene McCarthy, the first to declare himself as an antiwar candidate. I missed out being able to vote for Humphrey by moving out of state for university, but I would have if I could have.
The essayist shows that most of us mature over time...
ETA: saw the author's name in the thread.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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My first vote, too! I wasn't old enough in the primary, but turned 18 (the new voting age threshold)
deurbano
Mar 2020
#22
Thank you. I myself am no less liberal than I was then. I just see farther and broader.
Hekate
Mar 2020
#57
the DNC convention in Chicago sealed the loss for Humphrey, Mayor Daley hated
beachbumbob
Mar 2020
#6
You were obviously too young to vote in 1968; I don't think Klein regrets his political activism.
SunSeeker
Mar 2020
#8
Your husband isn't the only one who voted for Anderson. Learned my lesson; It's binary.
windje
Mar 2020
#23
My oldest son is a very political millennial who had - unlike me - some respect for Sanders.
NNadir
Mar 2020
#12
at that age I was a big Perot follower. I was even interviewed on tv and gave stupid non answers...
samnsara
Mar 2020
#15
There's also a difference between a lifelong Democrat & an Independent gadfly...
Hekate
Mar 2020
#62
Socialist is Not a swear word. Learn to live with it because it's here to stay.
Farmer-Rick
Mar 2020
#18
Socialism does not beat well regulated capitalism with a robust safety net (Denmark).
SunSeeker
Mar 2020
#26
Highly regulated capitalism....why do we have to regulate it if it so great?
Farmer-Rick
Mar 2020
#95
For what it's worth the Bernie Bros of that era helped bring the Vietnam War to an end.
jalan48
Mar 2020
#30
Johnson was the reason the War expanded in 1964. Humphrey represented a continuation
jalan48
Mar 2020
#85
I've never encountered an "evil" Democratic candidate. Some greater, some lesser, some not my ...
Hekate
Mar 2020
#79
The author is not talking about all Sanders supporters, just those who won't vote D if Bernie loses.
SunSeeker
Mar 2020
#50
Great post. This is such an important perspective from someone with wisdom and experience
StarfishSaver
Mar 2020
#73