Democratic Primaries

Maru Kitteh

(28,985 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:36 PM Mar 2020

ATTENTION - It was THE VOTERS, not the "establishment" that made this choice.

Prior to South Carolina all we heard was how the VP had no money, no donors, no coalition, etc. etc. and so on. Indeed, he WAS almost out of money. He was in deep trouble.

The "establishment" was still sitting on its hands when THE VOTERS decided our nominee would be Joe Biden.

That is all.

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

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ATTENTION - It was THE VOTERS, not the "establishment" that made this choice. (Original Post) Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 OP

The voters ARE the establishment. That is really all. DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #1

"The Establishment" is just "Deep State!!!1!!!!1!!" by another name in a different context. RockRaven Mar 2020 #2

I hadn't thought of that, you are correct. Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #3

You'll need more that that in November jimlup Mar 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author LizBeth Mar 2020 #5

Hmmm,mm Hekate Mar 2020 #6

People want to be rid of the malignant evil. ASAP. dalton99a Mar 2020 #7

Yeah, they can forget about that talking point.. it Backfired. Cha Mar 2020 #8

I just realized -- after five long years of hearing "establishment" used to insult Democrats, betsuni Mar 2020 #9

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)

1. The voters ARE the establishment. That is really all.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:37 PM

Mar 2020

This is democracy in action.

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

RockRaven

(16,146 posts)

2. "The Establishment" is just "Deep State!!!1!!!!1!!" by another name in a different context.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:48 PM

Mar 2020

The vacuous nature of the accusation, and the unjustified burden to prove a negative it thrusts upon the speaker's interlocutor is the same.

If the Democratic Party "establishment" did anything unfair or underhanded, then BY ALL MEANS PLEASE name the people and name their actions.

The party is, after all, simply a collection of human beings -- there's no magic or mystery behind the curtain. It's just people. If any people did bad things, say specifically who did what, so we can react rationally and appropriately (severely even!), but don't waste our time with nonspecific fuzzy complaints. In the age of Trump doing likewise, it looks like a bad-faith complaint.

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

Maru Kitteh

(28,985 posts)

3. I hadn't thought of that, you are correct.

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:59 PM

Mar 2020

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

jimlup

(8,002 posts)

4. You'll need more that that in November

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:05 PM

Mar 2020

or didn't you learn the lesson of 2016?

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

Response to jimlup (Reply #4)

LizBeth This message was self-deleted by its author.

Hekate

(94,322 posts)

6. Hmmm,mm

Reply to jimlup (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:09 PM

Mar 2020

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

dalton99a

(84,048 posts)

7. People want to be rid of the malignant evil. ASAP.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:11 PM

Mar 2020

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

Cha

(304,721 posts)

8. Yeah, they can forget about that talking point.. it Backfired.

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:12 PM

Mar 2020

Mahalo, Maru!

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

betsuni

(27,255 posts)

9. I just realized -- after five long years of hearing "establishment" used to insult Democrats,

Reply to Maru Kitteh (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:34 PM

Mar 2020

we won't have to anymore if this primary is over soon! Well, we'll hear it once in a while, but not all the time, and enough people make fun of it so that the person using it looks foolish.

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

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