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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: If you could choose only between Bloomberg and Sanders to be our nominee, [View all]rainy
(6,217 posts)56. I mean don't let the party cheat
and allow Bloomberg to buy his way in. He should have to play by the rules the rest of the candidates have played by.
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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If you could choose only between Bloomberg and Sanders to be our nominee, [View all]
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
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I'm not asking that you like either. Only which one you think would be best as our nominee against
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#3
I don't hold that against Bloomberg... but still think Bernie will defeat him when Biden drops out!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#66
Yup, Joe WILL drop out... just watch and see!! It's history repeating itself, as in 1988 & 2008!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#155
Many people on both sides here were purged during and after that primary season
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2020
#20
A number of HRC supporters took breaks from DU during the last primary, because of the reactions
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#25
go over to that Bernie Bro/Broette JPR site and THEN talk to me about echo chambers
Celerity
Feb 2020
#159
Everything you said speaks for me too. I started out actually supporting Bernie.
Vivienne235729
Feb 2020
#83
No offense meant by this, but between the 3 old white men, Bernie seems to
Vivienne235729
Feb 2020
#140
These are individual opinions. I would hope Bernie supporters are smart enough to
Vivienne235729
Feb 2020
#146
Most Bernie supporters were driven away by the horrible behavior of some after the '06 primaries
Kentonio
Feb 2020
#93
Yup, cant say I blame 'em for leavin; came close myself, which Im sure wouldve made many here happy
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2020
#156
I chose the one thats fit to be in charge of an organization of any consequence nt
msongs
Feb 2020
#8
I live in Arizona too. McSally used to be my U.S. Rep. Glad she is no longer that, but got...
Sloumeau
Feb 2020
#77
Sanders but if there was some doubt about Sanders beating Trump and Bloomberg beating him
Quixote1818
Feb 2020
#19
LOL That subject line worried me so much I checked your profile to see if you'd had a post hidden.
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#27
This used to be Democratic "Underground" now it's Democratic Central. Should change name and start
rainy
Feb 2020
#31
It's still a progressive Democratic forum. The far left doesn't, or shouldn't, have a monopoly on
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#33
What is far left today? Roosevelt? He was mainstream once upon a time until money bought our
rainy
Feb 2020
#36
There's not a millennial in this country that will vote for Bloomberg. Way to quash the young and
rainy
Feb 2020
#32
give them their candidate and they will show up in droves and out vote Trump voters in
rainy
Feb 2020
#37
Explain to them how unlikely it is they'll have their student debt (no matter how large it
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#41
If they are not going to vote for the primary winner if it isn't their pet person, then
Squinch
Feb 2020
#52
Millennials are to fired up about Biden either, but I think they'd prefer him over Trump
Algernon Moncrieff
Feb 2020
#65
I'm going with Bloomberg. LIKE SOMEONE ELSE IN THIS THREAD SAID .... BS is my last pick.
trueblue2007
Feb 2020
#47
I hope it won't come down to this, either. But many leftwing Dems think Sanders will be the
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#55
IMO the enthusiasm of the people who do support Sanders makes them underestimate the skepticism
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#59
Sanders has been spouting his "progressive" lines for some 40 years
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#74
Yeah! Who would want to vote for a guy who changes his Party designation for convenience?
brooklynite
Feb 2020
#99
Any self-styled progressive that votes third party or sits at home deserves Trump
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#102
If they don't vote for the Democratic candidate against Trump, they not really progressive. Period
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#106
Any action or inaction that helps Trump win is not progressive. It's really that simple.
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2020
#117
Any progressive Democrats who would vote third party or stay home rather than vote for the nominee
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#107
Totally agree. And I don't see Biden being the nom. I think Bernie has this in the bag just
zonkers
Feb 2020
#113
People like to talk about some of our candidates as "DINO"s and the like.
BlueTsunami2018
Feb 2020
#153