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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

MineralMan

(147,606 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:45 PM Mar 2020

If you claim to be "the candidate of the people" but you are

losing in every primary election, listen to the people. They are trying to tell you something. Unless you're just the "candidate of some people," they're telling you who it is they prefer. Listen to them. They are speaking to you.

If you don't listen, then you're not following the people's will, it seems to me. It's easy. That's why we hold primary elections. They give "the people" an opportunity to make their wishes known.

Give "the people" what they are telling you they want. Don't stand in their way. Listen to them.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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If you claim to be "the candidate of the people" but you are (Original Post) MineralMan Mar 2020 OP
Agreed. The writing was already on the wall. LisaM Mar 2020 #1
. . . or work to postpone primaries for people who might change their minds empedocles Mar 2020 #2
What?? leftieNanner Mar 2020 #3
Is that a reason to postpone a primary, to give people a chance to change their minds? George II Mar 2020 #4
I'm for having a do-over of the 2016 general election. sop Mar 2020 #6
Apologies, the irony/humor was not made clear enough empedocles Mar 2020 #5
Maybe Bernie is trying to apply socialism to voting bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #7
Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #8
.. MineralMan Mar 2020 #11
A day late and $27 short... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #9
As a Bernie supporter, I have to agree. Your policies are polling better than you are. pampango Mar 2020 #10
 

LisaM

(28,609 posts)
1. Agreed. The writing was already on the wall.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:48 PM
Mar 2020

I am not an advocate of delaying elections. It's something we could come to rue greatly.

But I don't believe a lot of these elections needed to take place.

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

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
2. . . . or work to postpone primaries for people who might change their minds
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:49 PM
Mar 2020

'For the people'

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

leftieNanner

(15,699 posts)
3. What??
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:50 PM
Mar 2020

I don't think a lot of people are going to change their minds from Biden to Bernie at this point. Especially after the most recent debate.

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

George II

(67,782 posts)
4. Is that a reason to postpone a primary, to give people a chance to change their minds?
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:56 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

sop

(11,216 posts)
6. I'm for having a do-over of the 2016 general election.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 02:00 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
5. Apologies, the irony/humor was not made clear enough
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 02:00 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

bucolic_frolic

(47,018 posts)
7. Maybe Bernie is trying to apply socialism to voting
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 02:10 PM
Mar 2020

Votes for other candidates are actually votes for Bernie

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

Response to MineralMan (Original post)

 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
9. A day late and $27 short...
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 02:53 PM
Mar 2020
Listen to them. They are speaking to you.
The message is loud and clear. In the voting booth and in the reliable polling trends (not just outliers... but consistent and steady trends) the people ARE REJECTING BERNIE.


Joe/Kamala or Biden/Harris 2020!!
Jump on the Biden Bandwagon & abandon the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

pampango

(24,692 posts)
10. As a Bernie supporter, I have to agree. Your policies are polling better than you are.
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 03:42 PM
Mar 2020

It is time to step aside and help defeat Trump.

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