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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: This thread will become a shitstorm. [View all]aikoaiko
(34,163 posts)17. Will you vote for him in the GE if he is our nominee or not?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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it is simple, if Sanders is the nominee, Trump is re-elected, why do we want to lose?
Celerity
Apr 2019
#1
Interesting how such a "turncoat", such an outlier, such an apostate, such a non-factor...
LiberalLovinLug
Apr 2019
#228
Internal polling has him beating Trump in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan
JonLP24
Apr 2019
#134
If it is a 2 person race, zero chance Trump wins CA, absolutely zero, I know my state well enough
Celerity
Apr 2019
#220
Yeah, that's all Bernie's saying, he's better than tRumpy and that's not enough... riiiight!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#156
If you havent seen people say that about every candidate you havent been paying attention.
oldsoftie
Apr 2019
#174
Glad to hear that, so, hopefully the Bernie bashing will stop, since there's nothing to worry about!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#157
well whoever is the nom i hope that we all come together and for for him or her..
samnsara
Apr 2019
#44
I'd place Gabbard, Moulton & Ryan in that same category with the two you named. nt
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2019
#219
No, I don't think he has a good chance at all. Many of his supporters are convinced that his
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#49
No shit!! For some, it's called the "heads I win, tails you lose" devisiveness game. Let's play...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#105
I tried watching him but there was nothing new..he was meh...i got really excited...
samnsara
Apr 2019
#42
Yep and tl;dr. I tried. I got to "divisive" and thought "then get over it." Problem solved.
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2019
#124
So you haven't found one nominee in the last 3 or 4 primary cycles that meets your standard?
BannonsLiver
Apr 2019
#168
Paul Wellstone? The same Paul Welstone who fought Sanders over Sierra Blanca?
lunamagica
Apr 2019
#188
"Four decades", eh? The first dollar, literally, I ever earned was for tacking up Democratic
Atticus
Apr 2019
#75
If one wants to call fact checking Senator Sanders "Bernie hate" that is also one's choice.
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#73
IF the real world Bernie supporters were like the DU ones, like you, and the rest, well then
Celerity
Apr 2019
#13
There is that giant elephant in the room regarding Sanders that I find very troubling...
Indygram
Apr 2019
#15
Many Sanders supporters think standards which would damn any other candidate as "unacceptable"
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#83
I honestly think a lot of the Sanders supporters on social media are Russian trolls and bots
Indygram
Apr 2019
#103
And that often leads Sanders supporters to think they are more numerous than they are.
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#119
Oh gosh...I had a friend posting all those anti Hillary Russian ad memes on facebook too
Indygram
Apr 2019
#160
"But if your evasive answer is really a no or a yes then I would expect you to say so"
Demit
Apr 2019
#129
"He was willing to write off the whole nation in 2016 to keep his ambitions alive."
lapucelle
Apr 2019
#234
have you considered I've already given this much thought, seeing as there is a sanders post
Kurt V.
Apr 2019
#37
jfc. yes. I've already told you, I've thought this over, you're not listening. see my candidate
Kurt V.
Apr 2019
#48
"Blind followers" insults the intelligence of those who believe in his positions.
JudyM
Apr 2019
#108
+1. When people showing insufficient adoration or posting legitimate concerns/criticisms
dalton99a
Apr 2019
#132
Didn't realize he would be 79 when he entered WH. He and others have passed
patricia92243
Apr 2019
#41
Thank you. I was hoping that I was not the only one thinking about age.
Haggis for Breakfast
Apr 2019
#250
Yes - his supporters claim that Secretary Clinton was bought through being paid for her speeches
KitSileya
Apr 2019
#274
The only thing that has burned Sanders is his own scorched earth campaigning.
MrsCoffee
Apr 2019
#115
And he pulls the wings off of butterfly's and waxes the stairs at the nursing home
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#247
If sanders can only get a max of 30% of Democratic primary vote, how can sanders get a majority
Gothmog
Apr 2019
#248
Your obsession with Bernie buoys my spirits. I need to send him some more money.
CentralMass
Apr 2019
#251
Excellent analysis. I voted for Bernie in my state primary in 2016 but
50 Shades Of Blue
Apr 2019
#117
If Bernie is the nominee we lose and we get 4 more years of the orange moron.
redstatebluegirl
Apr 2019
#120
It's sad that people are using our existential crisis to build a cult following and sell books
dalton99a
Apr 2019
#122
I trust him because he has had the back of working class people over his political career
JonLP24
Apr 2019
#133
Now you know how we felt. Many of your arguments here are what we said about Clinton in 2016.
Decoy of Fenris
Apr 2019
#135
Looks like your "shitstorm" thread has done more to fan the flames of divisiveness than anything
mtnsnake
Apr 2019
#173
Why are you a registered Green Party member if you vote Democratic and not Green candidates? (nt)
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#198
I will support and vote for the D nominee on the 2020 ballot. I hope it is not Sanders.
Tikki
Apr 2019
#207
This thread is at the top of the Greatest Page. Why isn't it also at the top of the Greatest Threads
highplainsdem
Apr 2019
#249
Hey Gregg, this is the way the democrats try and shoot themselves in the foot practically every
demosincebirth
Apr 2019
#282