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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I'd vote for Biden, but lots of people won't vote for a 78-year-old white guy [View all]OhZone
(3,212 posts)31. Exactly.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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I'd vote for Biden, but lots of people won't vote for a 78-year-old white guy [View all]
StarfishSaver
Oct 2019
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This is the bottom line, if Biden wins the nomination. I am 1000000% down for whoever is our nominee
Celerity
Oct 2019
#6
Can think of more compelling reasons to vote for someone else besides Joe, other than that.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#3
LOL! How is that ageism?! It's the OPPOSITE of ageism to support them...thanks for the laugh though!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#39
It really isn't that amazing that some miss or can't see other people's posts.
demmiblue
Oct 2019
#30
Hillary didn't?! That's news to me!! You did read her book, What Happened, didn't you??
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#49
If she won the presidency, who's that orange asshole in the White House?
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2019
#50
Judge the candidate by the content of his character and not the color of his skin.
Joe941
Oct 2019
#19
Yes, it is. Just as ageist and racist as it is sexist and racist to saying
StarfishSaver
Oct 2019
#67
If they refuse vote for the Democratic candidate, then they aren't really progressives
LongtimeAZDem
Oct 2019
#58
Good attempt at irony, but there's no indication that there is significant sentiment out there,
LongtimeAZDem
Oct 2019
#42
One facet of the misogyny is that it's seen as a viable excuse for not voting for someone
StarfishSaver
Oct 2019
#44
I don't agree; this is the primary, and we are looking for the best chance at unseating Trump
LongtimeAZDem
Oct 2019
#51
Other people's misogyny isn't a valid justification for employing ourselves
StarfishSaver
Oct 2019
#61
You know what? Lots of Democrats won't want to vote for each of our candidates. But if those Dems
highplainsdem
Oct 2019
#43
Obama was not a swamp...and Hunter had done nothing wrong...so perhaps you should
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#64
Look, this argument could be applied in various forms to most of our candidates.
herding cats
Oct 2019
#62