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nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:57 PM Mar 2020

Bernie is endangering the very people he's claiming to want to protect.

This is getting ridiculous. Bernie is losing Arizona, Florida, and Illinois. He's simply not going to win this. His insistence on a standing debate was a backfire and made Biden look even more presidential by comparison. Since Article Two makes it pretty impossible to postpone the Presidential election, and since other items on the ballot can be postponed, Bernie is essentially endangering the very people he's claiming to want to help with Medicare-for-All by keeping these primaries going! He isn't going to win and staying in is only going to kill people at this point so he really should drop out.

For those bellowing the old line about voices being heard, voices require working lungs. There's no point in wasting any air on something that just isn't going to happen.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Bernie is endangering the very people he's claiming to want to protect. (Original Post) nolawarlock Mar 2020 OP
well he is keeping young people safe since they are staying away from polling places nt msongs Mar 2020 #1
True that! n/t nolawarlock Mar 2020 #3
He really is. Cha Mar 2020 #2
Yes he is. Not in only one way. Not only keeping primary going with covid 19 but doing damage to Dem LizBeth Mar 2020 #4
Thank you ... nolawarlock Mar 2020 #6
He didn't care in 2016 and he is showing us all over again, he doesn't care in 2020. LizBeth Mar 2020 #8
What's a few old people, right? nolawarlock Mar 2020 #12
Well, the upside is the young ones are carrying it cause they go to big ole rallies. LizBeth Mar 2020 #13
Y'ain't seeing me in any grocery store. nolawarlock Mar 2020 #14
Listen to you. My son wants me to do that. LizBeth Mar 2020 #15
I'm a survivor. nolawarlock Mar 2020 #16
Good for you. I hope the best for you on that. LizBeth Mar 2020 #17
Last I saw blue-wave Mar 2020 #5
A thorn in the side would just be annoying ... nolawarlock Mar 2020 #7
+1 LizBeth Mar 2020 #9
You are spot on blue-wave Mar 2020 #10
I've got no more f#cks to give ... nolawarlock Mar 2020 #11
 

msongs

(70,197 posts)
1. well he is keeping young people safe since they are staying away from polling places nt
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:17 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LizBeth

(10,824 posts)
4. Yes he is. Not in only one way. Not only keeping primary going with covid 19 but doing damage to Dem
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:50 PM
Mar 2020

and not getting behind Biden. He had five years with this revolution and it is a fail. Now is the time for Sanders to do the right thing. Personally, I do not think he is capable and I think his history proves me right.

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

nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
6. Thank you ...
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:54 PM
Mar 2020

There is that! I've got Republican friends going on and on about how badly Trumpty Dumpty is handling this virus. I mean it's really embarrassing and, in a stream of already embarrassing behavior over the past several years, it's a new low! And you can't help but wonder if it's about his hotels or if it's about his golf courses or whether he thinks keeping the test kit supply low let's him act like everything is ok.

I have never hated a human being with the amount of ferocity that I despise this president. I already hated Bernie for being a spoiler that, along with Comey, helped this dolt get into office. I am really starting to hate him for helping Trump stay there.

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

LizBeth

(10,824 posts)
8. He didn't care in 2016 and he is showing us all over again, he doesn't care in 2020.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:59 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
12. What's a few old people, right?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:06 AM
Mar 2020

I mean his are the precious "young voters!" You know, the ones that don't actually vote! :-D

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

LizBeth

(10,824 posts)
13. Well, the upside is the young ones are carrying it cause they go to big ole rallies.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:13 AM
Mar 2020

Old people are probably safer than going to the grocery store anyway, the kids are nowhere to be seen.

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

nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
14. Y'ain't seeing me in any grocery store.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:14 AM
Mar 2020

We're hardcore. We get Instacart, and my husband has them leave the bags at the door, sprays them down with lysol, and washes all the cans and jars. LOL

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

LizBeth

(10,824 posts)
15. Listen to you. My son wants me to do that.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:15 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
16. I'm a survivor.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:16 AM
Mar 2020

I've got several shops and major events (thankfully not till August for those!) I need to save and I am determined not to lay off a single employee.

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

LizBeth

(10,824 posts)
17. Good for you. I hope the best for you on that.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:18 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

blue-wave

(4,488 posts)
5. Last I saw
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:53 PM
Mar 2020

Joe had over 1,100 delegates. That might have been a projection. I'm racing back and forth between numbers with a few local races and also kinda tired. But the point is, Joe is well on his way. He IS the presumptive nominee.

Bernie is only attempting to be a thorn in the side at this point in time. What's it gonna to take for common sense to overcome him?

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

nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
7. A thorn in the side would just be annoying ...
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:56 PM
Mar 2020

This is far worse.

Let's face it, many, many older people are going to go out and vote regardless. It's what they do. This virus may keep some home but not all. So how many of these people will be endangered because Bernie wants Joe to understand his polices better.

FFS Bernie, we understand your policies … and many of us just aren't interested in how you plan to get there!

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

blue-wave

(4,488 posts)
10. You are spot on
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:02 AM
Mar 2020

I'm trying to soft pedal my comments a bit because well, I'm opinionated and let my true feelings about Sanders known at times. But yes, Bernie is risking lives by staying in. He has no path to the nomination after tonight.

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

nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
11. I've got no more f#cks to give ...
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:04 AM
Mar 2020

We're in what is quite possibly the greatest health and economic crisis of our lifetimes, and that's including the oldest members of this site.

Shit's got real. I haven't left this house in weeks and I'm pretty pissed off that both our moron of A president and this simpleton of a candidate are helping to keep it going.

Soft-pedaling is not something I'm known for on my best day, but these days, it's scorched earth.

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