Democratic Primaries

mac2766

(658 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:39 PM Jan 2020

Not 1 chance in a million that I won't vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary.

But... BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me be very VERY clear, that I will vote for whomever is nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee.

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

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Not 1 chance in a million that I won't vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary. (Original Post) mac2766 Jan 2020 OP

Same here Cornus Jan 2020 #1

So many such threads today NYMinute Jan 2020 #2

Yikes mac2766 Jan 2020 #7

Thanks Mac....you are alright. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #11

That's what primaries are for. Hortensis Jan 2020 #3

Exactly mac2766 Jan 2020 #8

Unfortunately, by the time I get to vote Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #4

Me too Oregon votes late marlakay Jan 2020 #19

Just doesn't seem right...kinda like the candidate with the most vote Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #20

I will vote for whomever the Democratic nominee is. Sloumeau Jan 2020 #5

Thank goodness sanders will not be the nominee!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #6

I'm literally shaking my head. mac2766 Jan 2020 #9

Don't pretend that disagreement equals disrespect. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #12

Fair point. mac2766 Jan 2020 #13

You haven't responded mac2766 Jan 2020 #15

This is not helpful democrattotheend Jan 2020 #18

Thank you! secondwind Jan 2020 #10

We certainly can't. mac2766 Jan 2020 #14

Will you vote for Bernie if he is nominated? mac2766 Jan 2020 #16

That was my attitude in 2016 democrattotheend Jan 2020 #17

Cornus

(871 posts)

1. Same here

Reply to mac2766 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:41 PM

Jan 2020

Bernie is my first choice, but whoever wins the primary gets my vote in the general.

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

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)

2. So many such threads today

Reply to mac2766 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:42 PM

Jan 2020

Sign of desperation

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

mac2766

(658 posts)

7. Yikes

Reply to NYMinute (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:59 PM

Jan 2020

I like Bernie. Hope he gets nominated, but if he doesn't, I'll vote for Joe Biden gladly. I'll wear a Vote For Joe hat and T-shirt to the polls even - gladly and proudly, but I liked this video so I posted a link to it.

That's all.

It's not "us against the other Democratic nominees". It's about us - U.S. citizens - against the republican party in 2020.

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

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

11. Thanks Mac....you are alright. nt

Reply to mac2766 (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 01:38 AM

Jan 2020

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

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

3. That's what primaries are for.

Reply to mac2766 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:42 PM

Jan 2020

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

mac2766

(658 posts)

8. Exactly

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 08:00 PM

Jan 2020

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

Ferrets are Cool

(21,374 posts)

4. Unfortunately, by the time I get to vote

Reply to mac2766 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:42 PM

Jan 2020

the race will already be decided....pretty much.

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

marlakay

(11,966 posts)

19. Me too Oregon votes late

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 02:55 AM

Jan 2020

So I will just sit and watch it play out.

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

Ferrets are Cool

(21,374 posts)

20. Just doesn't seem right...kinda like the candidate with the most vote

Reply to marlakay (Reply #19)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 10:05 AM

Jan 2020

can lose.

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

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

5. I will vote for whomever the Democratic nominee is.

Reply to mac2766 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:44 PM

Jan 2020

I would have even pulled the lever for Tulsi, but I would have taken a barf bag with me.

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

Thekaspervote

(34,004 posts)

6. Thank goodness sanders will not be the nominee!!

Reply to mac2766 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 07:55 PM

Jan 2020

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

mac2766

(658 posts)

9. I'm literally shaking my head.

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 08:04 PM

Jan 2020

Last edited Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:44 PM - Edit history (2)

There will be a single person nominated by the Democratic party to represent us in the general election. I really believe that Bernie Sanders represents the best possible candidate to represent us. You may not. I'm very okay with that.

Why cast dispersion and not respect my opinion? My opinion is as valid as yours is. If your candidate wins the nomination, I will absolutely vote for that candidate in the general election. Will you vote for Bernie if he wins the nomination?

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

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

12. Don't pretend that disagreement equals disrespect.

Reply to mac2766 (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 10:55 AM

Jan 2020

That's just bad rhetoric and lazy writing.

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

mac2766

(658 posts)

13. Fair point.

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #12)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 01:37 PM

Jan 2020

Please excuse my words and accept my apology.

Would you vote for Bernie in the general election if he were the democratic nominee?

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

mac2766

(658 posts)

15. You haven't responded

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 18, 2020, 09:28 PM

Jan 2020

Will you vote for Bernie Sanders if he is nominated?

I'd really like to see your answer.

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

democrattotheend

(12,006 posts)

18. This is not helpful

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 01:51 AM

Jan 2020

This person posted a thread that seems designed to be unifying and reassuring. Why muck it up with this?

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

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

10. Thank you!

Reply to mac2766 (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:28 PM

Jan 2020

We cannot afford Bernie or Bust voters this time around.

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

mac2766

(658 posts)

14. We certainly can't.

Reply to secondwind (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 01:39 PM

Jan 2020

I'll vote for Bernie in the primary and I hope to vote for him in the general election. I will state again that if he is not nominated, I will vote in the general election for whomever is nominated as the Democratic candidate.

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

mac2766

(658 posts)

16. Will you vote for Bernie if he is nominated?

Reply to secondwind (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 18, 2020, 09:28 PM

Jan 2020

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

democrattotheend

(12,006 posts)

17. That was my attitude in 2016

Reply to mac2766 (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 01:50 AM

Jan 2020

I'm pretty sure I'm the one who started the slogan "Bernie has my heart, Hillary has my vote," unless someone else came up with it simultaneously.

However, I am not supporting Bernie in the primaries this time around because I was disappointed in the way he conducted himself after the polls closed in California last time. He took over a month after that to endorse Hillary, and he didn't do enough, IMO, to bring his supporters around and dispel some of the misperceptions they had about the process being rigged against him. Too many of his supporters, including educated people like my sister-in-law, actually believed he got more votes and the superdelegates stole the nomination from him.

I'm not saying he cost Hillary the election, and there is plenty of blame to go around for 2016. But with the election as close as it was, Bernie dragging the primaries out a month after the voting was done and allowing the divisiveness to fester didn't help. Hillary was a class act after she conceded to Obama in 2008, and she deserved the same from Bernie.

Of course, I will support Bernie if he gets the nomination, but I'm not supporting him now.

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

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