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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Justice Democrats are concerned that Joe Biden will divide the Democratic Party [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)36. Most of the left candidates lost in 2018, thankfully many were in primaries and the...
...more moderate Democrat wound up winning the general election.
Justice Democrats and their endorsed candidates were almost non-existent in our blue tsunami in 2018. They endorsed 76 candidates, only 7 (9%) were elected. Of those seven who won, three were already incumbents and one ran unopposed in her district.
Our blue tsunami was mostly composed of moderate/centrist candidates.
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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Justice Democrats are concerned that Joe Biden will divide the Democratic Party [View all]
lapucelle
Apr 2019
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We saw it beginning a few weeks ago when he started hinting that he was going to run...
George II
Apr 2019
#9
Agreed. No way will Biden divide this party no matter what oppo says or does.
ancianita
Apr 2019
#27
Say what? The vast majority of Democrats are "centrists", should we choose a candidate....
George II
Apr 2019
#8
I am afraid you are mistaken, the democratic party is way more center than it is way more leftist
beachbum bob
Apr 2019
#30
The midterms show clearly we are not the majority. Moderates took back the House.
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#32
Most of the left candidates lost in 2018, thankfully many were in primaries and the...
George II
Apr 2019
#36
Atilla the Hun wouldn't divide us if he got the nod. Well, you know what I mean. LOL. n/t
monmouth4
Apr 2019
#11
I daresay most Democrats have never heard of "Justice Democrats." Sounds like bot farm lingo.
ancianita
Apr 2019
#28
The people who are divisive are usually the extremist supporters on either end of the spectrum
mtnsnake
Apr 2019
#23
That is hilarious....considering their divisive behavior in the last election.
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#31
lol sounds like Justice Democrats are the ones who want to divide the party?
Drunken Irishman
Apr 2019
#35