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Sugarcoated

(8,099 posts)
Sun May 24, 2020, 03:27 AM May 2020

I'm getting tired of my former Sanders-supporting friend's heal biting

I'm a musician and most of my friends are/were Sanders/Warren supporters. One of them posted an article about Sanders telling his supporters that refusing to back Biden is irresponsible. She agrees, though not happily, and is urging her other progressive friends to fall in line.

My lefty friends, whether FB or long time friends, almost all are voting for Biden, but here's an example of a response to me saying I'm glad to vote for him, included info on AOC and other progressives being part of his team:

"I think he is losing it. He is really old and he doesn't have Bernie's level of focus. There were so many sharp, young candidates. Sigh. We can only hope that he surrounds himself with good people."

I do think the "Black Trump voters" comment is a big turn off for them.

Sorry, had a moment there, and it's not Joe's comment that has me banging my head.

I'm carefully coaxing them along, I don't hammer my points, concentrate on policy, his collaboration/compromise on policy with progressives, etc.

How do I answer this negative shit?

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I'm getting tired of my former Sanders-supporting friend's heal biting (Original Post) Sugarcoated May 2020 OP
We only have a binary choice. Is it more Trump or is it Biden? Doodley May 2020 #1
For progressives Sugarcoated May 2020 #2
Voting this year is like being on an airplane and being asked, "Will you have chicken or a turd?" LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2020 #3
Or maybe being asked, greymattermom May 2020 #5
I hear the same thing from my daughter. greymattermom May 2020 #4
3. Voting this year is like being on an airplane and being asked, "Will you have chicken or a turd?"
Sun May 24, 2020, 05:30 AM
May 2020

If you pause to ask, "How is the chicken prepared?", you are probably a True Believer.

greymattermom

(5,794 posts)
5. Or maybe being asked,
Sun May 24, 2020, 06:37 AM
May 2020

Do you want a pilot who has passed all qualifications and has years of experience, or do you want a guy who claims to be a successful business person but gets his money from the Russian mob?

greymattermom

(5,794 posts)
4. I hear the same thing from my daughter.
Sun May 24, 2020, 06:34 AM
May 2020

She wants marijuana legal everywhere and thinks that Biden is senile. Maybe if we see more of Biden, these folks will slowly come around.

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