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Democratic Primaries

LisaM

(28,618 posts)

23. It's hard for people to let go. I know some Bernie people (and I feel for them)

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:06 PM

Mar 2020

They (the people I know) are as invested in Bernie as much as the Trump people are invested in Trump. To compromise now, I believe, would be to admit they were in the wrong not to compromise four years ago. It's an emotional investment, and it's got to be very psychologically difficult to let go. And everyone is in panic mode right now - not the best time to make rational choices, as we see with peoples' bizarre shopping habits.

I am trying to be sympathetic, even though I've seen Bernie Sanders as a bane to the Democrats since the summer of 2015.

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

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Friends, it's like this. [View all] wyldwolf Mar 2020 OP

It is literally good vs. evil dalton99a Mar 2020 #1

Agree! ananda Mar 2020 #6

You're right... but I still hear the same shit I heard before: NurseJackie Mar 2020 #7

Regarding your third point Hiawatha Pete Mar 2020 #13

Here you go... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #20

It's hard for people to let go. I know some Bernie people (and I feel for them) LisaM Mar 2020 #23

I'm not voting for Biden hangaleft Mar 2020 #50

It's the good guy vs the bad guy. LiberalBrooke Mar 2020 #26

It really is a simple, binary choice bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #2

I believe you when you say there's no forgiveness here. House of Roberts Mar 2020 #3

I totally agree and point out that if tRUMP were to be elected in 2020 it'd be the first time... abqtommy Mar 2020 #4

There is an extremely good chance DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #21

That tends to put it on us... and I have confidence that we're up to it. abqtommy Mar 2020 #27

Damn right. GOTV nt ramen Mar 2020 #5

Amen Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #8

Fuck the vanity voting BS. we can do it Mar 2020 #9

Vanity voting is not dead... it's alive and well. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #22

🤮🤬 we can do it Mar 2020 #24

How about "for" a functioning government? dansolo Mar 2020 #39

Surely no one here would ever do that. Ligyron Mar 2020 #10

Sanity versus insanity. Good versus complete evil. kairos12 Mar 2020 #11

What you said, wyldwolf. EVERYTHING you said. calimary Mar 2020 #12

k and r NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #14

Biden for President and Bernie for Vice President (or vice versa) blakstoneranger Mar 2020 #15

no. Just no. wyldwolf Mar 2020 #19

Oh hell no. we can do it Mar 2020 #25

aw not only no Skittles Mar 2020 #31

Gross. nt Codeine Mar 2020 #57

Well Said! Hiawatha Pete Mar 2020 #16

AMEN!!! Chicagogrl1 Mar 2020 #17

Agree totally gradmaster Mar 2020 #18

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2020 #28

Bernie supporters will vote for Biden... Catch2.2 Mar 2020 #29

"DNC putting their thumb on the scale" Bernie bro conspiracy wyldwolf Mar 2020 #30

If it's a choice between Biden and our clownish, incompetent Fascist-In-Chief iwannaknow Mar 2020 #32

Dump the Chump is job one. Hassler Mar 2020 #33

do you really think anyone cares? NJCher Mar 2020 #34

Yeah, about 152 people wyldwolf Mar 2020 #35

I made 153 TNNurse Mar 2020 #36

Thank you! wyldwolf Mar 2020 #37

Doesn't help to call Sanders names madeup64 Mar 2020 #40

nothing worse than a poor winner questionseverything Mar 2020 #48

The American expression is "sore loser" so it would be sore winner. betsuni Mar 2020 #54

The #bendtheknee crowd does not get to Codeine Mar 2020 #58

THAT'S for sure. wyldwolf Mar 2020 #64

Served on a jury on this grantcart Mar 2020 #41

Those were my thoughts too. William769 Mar 2020 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author hangaleft Mar 2020 #52

that was always my intention. wyldwolf Mar 2020 #55

to make any sense NJCher Mar 2020 #44

Have a nice election night wyldwolf Mar 2020 #45

you failed NJCher Mar 2020 #49

on the contrary, you failed wyldwolf Mar 2020 #53

you're not worth my time NJCher Mar 2020 #62

yet you keep responding. Odd. wyldwolf Mar 2020 #63

Yep madeup64 Mar 2020 #38

And I respect yr feelings grantcart Mar 2020 #43

You absolutely get it NCProgressive Mar 2020 #56

I want people to vote with us because they feel they have a seat at the table. Gore1FL Mar 2020 #46

Let's call it the "Trump Virus"...give credit where it's due. n/t DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #47

Not going to be an election DoubleDeuce Mar 2020 #51

Well said. But I'm the choir. Post something like this on twitter or whatnot. mikelgb Mar 2020 #59

I don't think it's DUers we need to be concerned about. We'll vote with a vengeance. Firestorm49 Mar 2020 #60

Absofuckinglutely Ingersollman Mar 2020 #61