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Poiuyt

(18,272 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:31 PM Mar 2020

If you are a Bernie supporter and Biden wins the Dem nomination, how will you vote in Nov?


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I will vote for Biden with enthusiasm
2 (29%)
I will grudgingly vote for Biden but will continue to support Bernie
5 (71%)
I will vote for a third party candidate
0 (0%)
I will stay home
0 (0%)
I will vote for Trump
0 (0%)
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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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If you are a Bernie supporter and Biden wins the Dem nomination, how will you vote in Nov? (Original Post) Poiuyt Mar 2020 OP
I have a big ol' clothespin. Ron Green Mar 2020 #1
Got a spare? Jamastiene Mar 2020 #2
All of that plus ... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #5
I'm wondering about voting in the Florida primary jimfields33 Mar 2020 #9
I am so depressed. Every election for decades I've voted progressive, and never once Liberty Belle Mar 2020 #3
I will vote for Biden easily LostOne4Ever Mar 2020 #4
Most Bernie supporters will fall in line. nt LexVegas Mar 2020 #6
I will enthusiastically vote against trump AverageJoe Mar 2020 #7
I will vote for Joe of course! No question. Claritie Pixie Mar 2020 #8
I presume that every DU member will vote blue. No need comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #10
Well, I see at least one person said that they would vote 3rd party Poiuyt Mar 2020 #13
That violates the DU TOS so I expect they will be gone soon. comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #14
blu no matter who mikelgb Mar 2020 #11
Progressives need to be included in the campaign lees1975 Mar 2020 #12
Trump BGBD Mar 2020 #15
I'll vote for Biden of course Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #16
I like the way that question is phrased. It will be perfectly possible to remain a Bernie supporter. totodeinhere Mar 2020 #17
 

Ron Green

(9,842 posts)
1. I have a big ol' clothespin.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:33 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Jamastiene

(38,197 posts)
2. Got a spare?
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:40 PM
Mar 2020

Biden is not the worst I have ever had to hold my nose for, but still, we had something good going on the progressive side of the party until he joined the race. I will miss that.

He ain't Trump. So, I will vote for him. I just won't enjoy it as much as I could have, had it been someone more liberal. He is not even for legalization.

I keep thinking about DOMA. Anita Hill. The Jessie Helms cosponsored pro-segregation legislation. The whole thing just stinks. I am going to need a big ol' clothespin.

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

DaDeacon

(984 posts)
5. All of that plus ...
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:48 PM
Mar 2020

The credit card industry sh*t and not supporting M4A. Just more of the same ol', lame ol'. Hope with little chance of any real change. Round 2

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

jimfields33

(18,856 posts)
9. I'm wondering about voting in the Florida primary
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 11:20 PM
Mar 2020

If Bernie drops out tomorrow or this week. It’s a moot point to vote. I’d say cancel all the rest of them. Save money and lives of conovirus.

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

Liberty Belle

(9,611 posts)
3. I am so depressed. Every election for decades I've voted progressive, and never once
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:47 PM
Mar 2020

had my first choice candidate become the party nominee (except for Gore) let alone the president.

Just once in my lifetime I'd like to see a truly progressive president, a party that backs him or her, and real political change.

I've often thought how different America would be today if Robert F. Kennedy or Howard Dean or Bernie Sanders had become president, or at least Al Gore to solve climate change.

Dr. Dean was the first to really understand that we needed true healthcare reform. Hillary tried for a while but neither she nor Obama did nearly enough.

Healthcare costs are pricing us out of our home. We don't have a candidate left who will fight for healthcare for all. I will vote for Biden, but with tears in my eyes, wondering what the future holds.

I know he will do some good things. He'll appoint better people to the Supreme Court. Hopefully roll back the racist policies toward immigrant families and do at least something about climate change, but I fear it may not be enough.

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

LostOne4Ever

(9,596 posts)
4. I will vote for Biden easily
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:47 PM
Mar 2020

To parallel Sanders on Clinton in the 2016 Campaign

Biden on his very worst day is a million times better than Trump on his very best day.

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

LexVegas

(6,573 posts)
6. Most Bernie supporters will fall in line. nt
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:56 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

AverageJoe

(2,308 posts)
7. I will enthusiastically vote against trump
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 11:00 PM
Mar 2020

I will never abandon my progressive values, however.

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

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)
8. I will vote for Joe of course! No question.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 11:12 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

comradebillyboy

(10,467 posts)
10. I presume that every DU member will vote blue. No need
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 11:23 PM
Mar 2020

to nag the Sanders supporters here.

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

Poiuyt

(18,272 posts)
13. Well, I see at least one person said that they would vote 3rd party
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 12:34 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

comradebillyboy

(10,467 posts)
14. That violates the DU TOS so I expect they will be gone soon.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 12:40 AM
Mar 2020

Every primary season DU loses folks who can't bring themselves to vote for the nominee. 2008 was really brutal in that regard.2016 was almost as bad.

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

mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
11. blu no matter who
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 11:27 PM
Mar 2020

I know the results are still coming in, but would invite aspiring DUers to compare this to results of a similar poll a few primaries ago in which Senator Sanders wins the nomination.

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

lees1975

(5,948 posts)
12. Progressives need to be included in the campaign
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 11:35 PM
Mar 2020

I think Biden, if he is the nominee, in order to win the November election needs to light the fire under the younger voters to come out in bigger numbers than they have been. The VP pick needs to be a progressive favorite and policies need to be in the platform like a really progressive health care agenda that includes medicare for all who want it and some tax improvement for the working class. Student loan debt forgiveness and no tuition junior college.

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

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
15. Trump
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 12:50 AM
Mar 2020

is going to start playing up this idea that Bernie was cheated. He did this four years ago and a lot of people fed right into it.

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

Marrah_Goodman

(1,586 posts)
16. I'll vote for Biden of course
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 01:07 AM
Mar 2020

But it won't be with any real enthusiasm. I'd vote for a pet rock against Trump.

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

totodeinhere

(13,306 posts)
17. I like the way that question is phrased. It will be perfectly possible to remain a Bernie supporter.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 01:23 AM
Mar 2020

He will return to the Senate and continue his work from there. And we will be able to continue to support him in that work.

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