Democratic Primaries

Polly Hennessey

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4. I'm ok with Bloomberg, if he is our nominee.

Reply to Duppers (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 09:14 PM

Feb 2020

He can take the tRump hits and punch
back where it hurts. Again, I will vote for our nominee no matter who it is.

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

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How come black leaders are now saying... [View all] Duppers Feb 2020 OP

Because black voters are generally a lot more pragmatic than DU. Squinch Feb 2020 #1

Yep mcar Feb 2020 #5

Correct. We're canaries in the coal mine. Observe and do what we do. brush Feb 2020 #21

Seriously, that is exactly what I plan to do this cycle. If it looks like black voters Squinch Feb 2020 #23

This is exactly what I do. yardwork Feb 2020 #64

+1 nt PunkinPi Feb 2020 #66

Yes... ismnotwasm Feb 2020 #24

+1000s DinahMoeHum Feb 2020 #29

They know what this country could become if left to all the white men applegrove Feb 2020 #35

Absolutely, and not only pragmatic, well informed. As I mentioned in another post... PunkinPi Feb 2020 #68

This. berni_mccoy Feb 2020 #76

It's about beating trump. lynintenn Feb 2020 #2

And we need to fight in any way we can. Duppers Feb 2020 #6

Are People of Color moving from Biden to support Bloomberg? bluewater Feb 2020 #3

Biden's support is dropping while Bloomberg's is growing Kaleva Feb 2020 #11

One outlier poll does not make a trend and Bloomberg has not apologized uponit7771 Feb 2020 #32

If Biden doesn't do well in Nevada, he isn't going to get African Anerican support in Blue_true Feb 2020 #41

I'm ok with Bloomberg, if he is our nominee. Polly Hennessey Feb 2020 #4

#1 DU is not representative of America Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #7

Bloomberg has repeatedly apologized for "Stop and Frisk" left-of-center2012 Feb 2020 #8

"Are we nominating a saint..." - Excellent, I am still laughing Perseus Feb 2020 #15

Exactly, Left, exactly! Duppers Feb 2020 #16

We're not picking a "spouse" we're picking a "bus". Amimnoch Feb 2020 #22

That's a great analogy. Squinch Feb 2020 #26

And if no bus takes you exactly and directly to where you want. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2020 #33

Bloomberg has not apologized for racial profiling uponit7771 Feb 2020 #31

Let me suggest that's not a deal breaker. BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #37

Gouliani was the NYC mayor who started Stop and frisk, not Bloomberg. brush Feb 2020 #57

THAT I did not know... BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #58

Bloomberg is the one who escalated it to 700,000 a year uponit7771 Feb 2020 #62

I'm black,, I would !!! wtf people. Racial profiling is so hurtful to communities uponit7771 Feb 2020 #61

I understand your feelings about this. yardwork Feb 2020 #65

If Black people are increasingly supporting him, who are you to say they are wrong? Blue_true Feb 2020 #43

There is no aggregate of polls showing black people are supporting Bloomberg uponit7771 Feb 2020 #63

Time will tell. nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #72

Has Bernie apologized for his past gun votes? Blue_true Feb 2020 #42

They want to win RandySF Feb 2020 #9

I believe that if Biden doesn't win Nevada or finish close, Blue_true Feb 2020 #44

Bloomberg has already cut into Biden's AA support in S.C. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #60

I believe that if Joe does poorly in Nevada, all that support is gone. Blue_true Feb 2020 #73

There's a thread here with clips and the OP praised his and Jill's appearance. Does not surprise emmaverybo Feb 2020 #78

Beating Trump matters more than anything else--to ALL Democrats. Laelth Feb 2020 #10

Very well said Perseus Feb 2020 #14

That's not the first time he has said it. Laelth Feb 2020 #18

"The Great Pumpkin!" cwydro Feb 2020 #20

I think he prefers "The All Powerful Great Pumpkin." n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #27

Yes. I suspect he does. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #28

Yep! Agreed. Baked Potato Feb 2020 #77

and where do they get that info from? choie Feb 2020 #12

Write to them and ask. Duppers Feb 2020 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Laelth Feb 2020 #81

I am a DUer and I don't hate billionaires, I actually don't hate anyone Perseus Feb 2020 #13

You don't hate Drumpf? Moscow Mitch? Barr? rzemanfl Feb 2020 #30

Would you say that you have a PLETHORA? (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #55

Yes, a shitload. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #69

It really doesn't matter what we think here. cwydro Feb 2020 #19

IMO we do reflect the general consensus of Dems nationwide though. brush Feb 2020 #82

How come some of his constituents are disgusted by his endorsement? Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #25

Please. That'll change... Stellar Feb 2020 #34

What about Sabders' history of pro-gun votes? Blue_true Feb 2020 #45

Black people are far more sensitive to the real threat randr Feb 2020 #36

Plus, they are more prone than the White liberals that are bashing Blue_true Feb 2020 #46

But why are they so convinced Bloomberg can win? Just because he OliverQ Feb 2020 #47

I believe that there are several underlying reasons. Blue_true Feb 2020 #50

Interesting argument. OliverQ Feb 2020 #52

The youth vote has never been there in a General. Blue_true Feb 2020 #53

The youth vote was there in 2018. They were the largest voting block. OliverQ Feb 2020 #70

African Americans turned out in 2018. You seem to keep trying to dismiss the most Blue_true Feb 2020 #71

Bernie has high African American support. OliverQ Feb 2020 #74

Bc in a few short weeks he has catapulted to 12%. He has a massive machine Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #54

Jason Johnson doesn't even represent all of The Root Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #38

He did not say ALL black people. Duppers Feb 2020 #39

More twitter reactions regarding these endorsements... Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #40

Gregory Meeks is huge. He is from the NYC area and saw Bloomberg Blue_true Feb 2020 #48

So he knows better but doesn't care. I guess we are all flawed human beings capable of turning a Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #49

Or he knows the full details of what took place there and WHY. nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #51

Bloomberg told us why himself. Because of a racist view of crime. Because of utterly distorted emmaverybo Feb 2020 #59

Gregory Meeks is not a yes man. I will wait until he explains why he came out Blue_true Feb 2020 #75

It's selfish to defeat Trump? yardwork Feb 2020 #67

I think plenty of posters on this site do or will support him. David__77 Feb 2020 #56

Sorry, I don't buy it wisteria Feb 2020 #79

London Breed, San Francisco's black female mayor, Jacoby365 Feb 2020 #80