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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]drmeow
(5,310 posts)100. Ditto
Which is sad because Sanders comes closer to any other candidate to my personal ideology.
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