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Democratic Primaries

thesquanderer

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16. Of course he can. Every non-incumbent president in history has probably won without getting...

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2020, 09:27 PM

Apr 2020

...100% of the vote of his primary competitors.

I'm sure Trump didn't get all the Kasich, Rubio, and Cruz voters. Obama did not get all the Hillary voters. George W Bush probably didn't get all the McCain voters, and so on.

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

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Biden can win the presidency without 100% of Bernie's supporters [View all] Yavin4 Apr 2020 OP

Indeed he can and he will! Thekaspervote Apr 2020 #1

Well said, Yavin.. Thank YOu! Cha Apr 2020 #2

Honest to god with everything going on this shouldn't even be an issue anymore. Afromania Apr 2020 #3

+1 betsuni Apr 2020 #17

He will win and the left will have less influence...brought it on themselves. Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #4

100% of Bernie supporters Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #5

Sanders Exemplifies, Sir, A Peculiar Sort Of Identity Politics The Magistrate Apr 2020 #6

Excellent post, sir. For evidence to support your thesis... Yavin4 Apr 2020 #9

Politics As Indie Music, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #10

Biden will 100% win. BlueLucy Apr 2020 #7

'The Worst Possible Scenario': Never Trumpers Wonder What to Do About Bernie TomCADem Apr 2020 #8

I'm as far left that you can go and for I was for Biden right from the start. Butterflylady Apr 2020 #11

At this point in the primary Sanders is nothing. William769 Apr 2020 #12

Relax, the vast majority of us are enthusiasticly voting blue no matter who. Magoo48 Apr 2020 #13

K&R onetexan Apr 2020 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Apr 2020 #15

Of course he can. Every non-incumbent president in history has probably won without getting... thesquanderer Apr 2020 #16

This is why Biden should not given in to Bernie's extortionist demands la-trucker Apr 2020 #18

The sanders supporters who voted for trump in 2016 are mainly racists who hated Obama Gothmog Apr 2020 #19

7% of Sanders supporters say they'd vote for Trump against Biden Gothmog Apr 2020 #20