2016 Postmortem

tonedevil

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25. In any primary...

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:43 PM

Mar 2016

some supporters of one candidate will say they can not vote for the other candidate if they get to the general election. This comes from both sides, but the underdog side will be most likely to say this because it is more likely they will be forced to make the choice. To me it makes sense to basically let those statements go until the heat of the contest is over.
I'm a Senator Sanders supporter so my feelings in that regard may be biased, but I hope if the shoe is on the other foot I can be more gracious than to demand the other candidates supporters give blood oaths they will support my candidate before the contest is settled.

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Charles M. Blow: "Bernie or Bust" is Bonkers [View all] MrWendel Mar 2016 OP

I think it's ridiculous to expect one side to fall in line with the other when the race isn't over. NWCorona Mar 2016 #1

I agree - now is not the time. djean111 Mar 2016 #3

Exactly! NWCorona Mar 2016 #8

Yeah the purity pledges got old last May when Bernie first got in the way of the coronation. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #37

Why is it ridiculous to discuss voting blue in the GE? He covered both nominee scenarios. LonePirate Mar 2016 #7

That's like asking Mayweather to contemplate loosing before a fight. NWCorona Mar 2016 #9

That is patently absurd. The issue is about the NEXT fight, not this one. LonePirate Mar 2016 #13

So it's absurd to focus on the race at hand? NWCorona Mar 2016 #15

The point he was making was about the general election, not the primary election. LonePirate Mar 2016 #18

I get that but again NWCorona Mar 2016 #21

So you're admitting you can't multi-task? LonePirate Mar 2016 #22

If you think that's the issue then you'd be wrong NWCorona Mar 2016 #23

We both know what the issue is but I'm the only one of us two willing to discuss it on DU. LonePirate Mar 2016 #38

Perhaps if the assumption wasn't there that both candidates are "blue" revbones Mar 2016 #26

There is? Plenty? Please direct me to them so I can scream at them the way Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #27

Tell me again why anybody's supposed to care what this guy thinks whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #2

A-FREAKING-MEN GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #4

Did you not get the part where he said dem should vote for either . . . brush Mar 2016 #33

He's a liberal columnist. Trump supporters don't read him much. DanTex Mar 2016 #6

Lol! whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #11

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Maybe DanTex is a secret Trump supporter GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #20

Truth exposed! Boom! nt revbones Mar 2016 #31

Hey, GP. Your post was alerted on. Wilms Mar 2016 #39

What did I do wrong? (so I avoid doing it next time) GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #40

Wondering aloud if DanTex is a Trump supporter. Wilms Mar 2016 #41

Um, cuz he's pro-Hillary and therefore not a right-wing source, which means he's credible... revbones Mar 2016 #30

Counter... HumanityExperiment Mar 2016 #5

I get it LyndaG Mar 2016 #10

"Hillary or else" is insane. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #14

Worry about PUMAs after the primary Prism Mar 2016 #16

It is crazy... CrowCityDem Mar 2016 #17

It's a Primary Chuck! And I'm still waiting for your candidate to explain her Reagan Love, which Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #19

It appears frustrated_lefty Mar 2016 #24

Isn't that what Senator Sanders said? LyndaG Mar 2016 #34

In any primary... tonedevil Mar 2016 #25

It's called narcissism. Sarandon is just one of many examples that we have observed. Trust Buster Mar 2016 #28

And "Hillary Is Inevitable" is a loser's game. dchill Mar 2016 #29

Good luck with that pengu Mar 2016 #32

I agree with Charles Blow's analysis Gothmog Mar 2016 #35

He doesn't seem to understand UNACCEPTABLE. Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #36