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Democratic Primaries

SirBrockington

(259 posts) Fri Mar 13, 2020, 06:46 PM Mar 2020

5

3 years

I blame the DNC. THREE YEARS they had to stop what might happen again (contested convention/Bernie as victim-“rigging”-purity tests- bomb throwing- discord). Three years they could have fully vetted Bernie Sanders, or illuminate his inconsistencies -with all of the information out there, and yet here we are again.

Everytime the party starts building momentum, coming together for the greater good, building excitiement...there’s Bernie. Waiting in the wings for some excuse or perceived slight to go scorched earth with our wounded candidate heading into the general. Three years—-they should have stopped this a long time ago, and even now, they allow it to persist...the implication to me has always been that if Bernie feels he was “done wrong” or his feelings or ego is hurt, he’ll go 3rd party. I also blame the person who allowed him to change from I to D and run as a Democrat in the first place.

4 more years of Trump? Goodbye planet earth

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

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3 years (Original Post) SirBrockington Mar 2020 OP

It will be alright. aikoaiko Mar 2020 #1

Better after this week! dawg day Mar 2020 #2

At a maximum, Bernie is getting 35% of the Democratic vote. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #3

Actually Democrats support people who believe in democracy bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #4

If the DNC had done what you suggested they do BidenBacker Mar 2020 #5

aikoaiko

(34,201 posts)

1. It will be alright.

Reply to SirBrockington (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 06:55 PM

Mar 2020

Biden has a really good chance of winning the GE.

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

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

2. Better after this week!

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 06:58 PM

Mar 2020

And I think Bernie is timed out for the next election. It would be nice if he went with the "do no harm" approach now.

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

Yavin4

(35,924 posts)

3. At a maximum, Bernie is getting 35% of the Democratic vote.

Reply to SirBrockington (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 07:00 PM

Mar 2020

That does not translate into very much in a general election. His followers want him to continue in order to bilk his followers out of campaign cash.

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

bucolic_frolic

(46,617 posts)

4. Actually Democrats support people who believe in democracy

Reply to SirBrockington (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 07:01 PM

Mar 2020

suppressing segments of the voting population is a Republican trick.

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

BidenBacker

(1,089 posts)

5. If the DNC had done what you suggested they do

Reply to SirBrockington (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 07:06 PM

Mar 2020

then they'd be guilty of the very thing that Bernie has falsely accused them of.

Better to let the voters decide, as messy and tedious as it is.

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

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