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Democratic Primaries

NanceGreggs

(27,835 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:00 PM Mar 2020

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Channelling Emily Litella

Last edited Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:47 PM - Edit history (1)

I’m getting sick and tired of all of the Harris supporters, Warren supporters, Buttigieg supporters, Bloomberg supporters, Booker supporters, Bennet supporters, Castro supporters, Delaney supporters, Gravel supporters, O’Rourke supporters, and Klobuchar supporters and the rest posting about how they need special treatment and have to be coddled and cajoled into getting behind our nominee, Joe Biden.

I’ve had it with all of them telling us that we can’t take their votes for granted, but have to reach out to them, and make every effort to convince them to vote for the chosen Democratic candidate.

These people are really on my last nerve, and I am fed up with – oh, wait. What’s that?

None of the supporters of those candidates are doing that?

Well, that’s different.

Nevermind.

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

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Channelling Emily Litella (Original Post) NanceGreggs Mar 2020 OP

Yeah, it certainly is Different! Cha Mar 2020 #1

And hey! MyOwnPeace Mar 2020 #2

Great analogy. I don't know how many times I've referred to her over the last couple of months.... George II Mar 2020 #3

... William769 Mar 2020 #4

You hit it out of the park. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #5

Also, if I remember correctly, when Hillary Clinton, Sloumeau Mar 2020 #6

Actually Emily Litella, volstork Mar 2020 #7

You're right! NanceGreggs Mar 2020 #9

But both classics from volstork Mar 2020 #11

I await a certain Senator's followers explanation for this mcar Mar 2020 #8

LOL!! peggysue2 Mar 2020 #10

Sly, sly, sly. brush Mar 2020 #12

kick for visibility lamp_shade Apr 2020 #13

K&R betsuni Apr 2020 #14

the full list Celerity Apr 2020 #15

You made me do a spit take! nolabear Apr 2020 #16

I can't imagine why BS has a 30% ceiling when he steadfastly comradebillyboy Apr 2020 #17

Cha

(305,440 posts)

1. Yeah, it certainly is Different!

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:04 PM

Mar 2020

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

MyOwnPeace

(17,275 posts)

2. And hey!

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:05 PM

Mar 2020

What about that thing on the end of your nose?

Good one, Nance!

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

George II

(67,782 posts)

3. Great analogy. I don't know how many times I've referred to her over the last couple of months....

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:05 PM

Mar 2020

..."If it's not one thing it's another!"

Hopefully in the next few weeks or months we'll be saying, "Oh, never mind!"

I loved when she talked about "Mr. Richard Feder of Fort Lee, New Jersey" - I lived in that town for three years and related.

PS - (shhhh) we know you're really talking about "one candidate's" supporters.

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

William769

(55,830 posts)

4. ...

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:11 PM

Mar 2020

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

sheshe2

(87,552 posts)

5. You hit it out of the park.

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:11 PM

Mar 2020

Brava!

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

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

6. Also, if I remember correctly, when Hillary Clinton,

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:16 PM

Mar 2020

Barack Obama, John Kerry, and Al Gore had clearly gotten enough support to win the nomination, I don't remember any serious effort by supporters of the losing candidates that the Democrats who would become the nominee must assuredly compromise their platforms in order to get all of the Democrats to vote for that candidate. It was only starting with Sanders in 2016 that we started to see this "You must bend to the will of the losing candidate" nonsense.

Repeat after me, "The price of a seat at the table for making the big decisions is *winning*".

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

volstork

(5,593 posts)

7. Actually Emily Litella,

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:37 PM

Mar 2020

but your sentiment is spot on!

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

NanceGreggs

(27,835 posts)

9. You're right!

Reply to volstork (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:46 PM

Mar 2020

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

volstork

(5,593 posts)

11. But both classics from

Reply to NanceGreggs (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 09:45 PM

Mar 2020

the amazing mind of Gilda Radner!

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

mcar

(43,512 posts)

8. I await a certain Senator's followers explanation for this

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:40 PM

Mar 2020

Great analogy, Nance!

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

peggysue2

(11,479 posts)

10. LOL!!

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 09:08 PM

Mar 2020

Spot on.

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

brush

(57,601 posts)

12. Sly, sly, sly.

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:21 PM

Mar 2020

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

lamp_shade

(15,092 posts)

13. kick for visibility

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 12:57 AM

Apr 2020

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

betsuni

(27,258 posts)

14. K&R

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 01:03 AM

Apr 2020

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

Celerity

(46,233 posts)

15. the full list

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 11:23 AM

Apr 2020

There were 30 candidates (if you count Sherrod Brown, which DU did)

2 are left, although Biden is a 100% lock unless something, dog forbid, happens to him

The 28 who have dropped out

These have endorsed Biden

Tulsi Gabbard (endorsed Biden)
Michael Bloomberg (endorsed Biden)
Pete Buttigieg (endorsed Biden)
Amy Klobuchar (endorsed Biden)
Deval Patrick (endorsed Biden)
Andrew Yang (endorsed Biden)
John Delaney (endorsed Biden)
Cory Booker (endorsed Biden)
Kamala Harris (endorsed Biden)
Steve Bullock (endorsed Biden)
Joe Sestak (endorsed Biden)
Beto O'Rourke (endorsed Biden)
Tim Ryan (endorsed Biden)
Kirsten Gillibrand (endorsed Biden)
Seth Moulton (endorsed Biden)

These have not endorsed yet

Elizabeth Warren
Tom Steyer
Michael Bennet
Julián Castro (endorsed Warren, has not yet endorsed Biden)
Jay Inslee
John Hickenlooper (endorsed Bennet, has not yet endorsed Biden)
Wayne Messam
Eric Swalwell
Richard Ojeda
Sherrod Brown

These have endorsed Sanders

Marianne Williamson (endorsed Sanders)
Bill de Blasio (endorsed Sanders)
Mike Gravel (endorsed Gabbard and Sanders, after the Sanders people went bonkers when he initially just endorsed Gabbard)

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

nolabear

(43,215 posts)

16. You made me do a spit take!

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 12:48 PM

Apr 2020

Nicely played!

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

comradebillyboy

(10,467 posts)

17. I can't imagine why BS has a 30% ceiling when he steadfastly

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2020, 01:00 PM

Apr 2020

refuses to try to reach out beyond his existing base. Oddly enough telling people that 'if you don't support MFA then you want poor people to die' just isn't a very persuasive argument.

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

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