Yes. And someone who's loyal to the party... (Reply #36)

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Sat Feb 22, 2020, 12:17 PM

36. Yes. And someone who's loyal to the party...

Yes. And someone who's loyal to the party, not someone who has nothing but contempt for the party... not someone who smears and denigrates the party... not someone who divides and creates suspicion and resentment... not someone who thinks that the Democratic party and the GOP are "the same".

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

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77 replies	Author	Time	Post
Should the Democratic Nominee be a Democrat??? [View all]	PubliusEnigma	Feb 2020	OP
Preferably, yes.	CousinIT	Feb 2020	#1
Yes	mindem	Feb 2020	#2
So you would have rather Bernie run third party? (NT)	ripcord	Feb 2020	#75
Well, if Bernie could run third party now, why didn't he just run 3rd party in the beginning	KewlKat	Feb 2020	#77
If you have a problem with anyone that is running	RandiFan1290	Feb 2020	#3
Or they could just join the Democratic Party, like the rest of us did. It's easy, if you mean it.	PubliusEnigma	Feb 2020	#5
Looks like it isn't necessary.	RandiFan1290	Feb 2020	#7
No it isn't time to move on.	LakeArenal	Feb 2020	#12
Take it up with the DNC	RandiFan1290	Feb 2020	#14
Good deflection.	LakeArenal	Feb 2020	#17
You mean the Democratic Establishment	Dave in VA	Feb 2020	#37
Oh snap!!!	PatSeg	Feb 2020	#55
Why? What would that accomplish?	ehrnst	Feb 2020	#56
Yes.	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2020	#4
There is no party registration in Vermont.	Mariana	Feb 2020	#40
I had no idea Vermont has no Democratic Party.	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2020	#41
So every single Vermont state and local elected official is also an independent?	MichMan	Feb 2020	#54
Yes, and eliminate Open Primaries	still_one	Feb 2020	#6
My thoughts exactly	liberal N proud	Feb 2020	#8
+1! eom	BlueMTexpat	Feb 2020	#11
I'm with you on that one!	VarryOn	Feb 2020	#15
And Eliminate these stupid caucuses. This 'crossover' stuff is bull.	apcalc	Feb 2020	#27
++	still_one	Feb 2020	#31
Absolutely.	2naSalit	Feb 2020	#9
Absolutely! eom	BlueMTexpat	Feb 2020	#10
As long as they are running for the Democratic nomination that's good enough for me.	totodeinhere	Feb 2020	#13
You don't know if that is Democrats or people pretending to be.	apcalc	Feb 2020	#28
You are relying on anecdotal evidence. Whereas, at least pollsters are using scientific	totodeinhere	Feb 2020	#35
You are correct, my evidence is anecdotal.	apcalc	Feb 2020	#42
Yes and hopefully the convention will	Progressive dog	Feb 2020	#16
Yes!	BlueIdaho	Feb 2020	#18
Yes.	Sunsky	Feb 2020	#19
Yes!!! We are the Democratic Party..not the blasted Independent Party	Peacetrain	Feb 2020	#20
Yes.	Raftergirl	Feb 2020	#21
The Democratic nominee should be	SCantiGOP	Feb 2020	#22
Bernie signed a DNC loyality pledge back in March that stated he would run as	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#23
Then why aren't the Democats good enough for him to join?	Jersey Devil	Feb 2020	#24
Take it up with him. He is however good enough for millions of Demcrats.	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#26
"your" choice.	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2020	#30
Yes, and at least at this stage he is leading by double digits	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#39
I will wait on this " ahead" bullshit until we have a few	apcalc	Feb 2020	#45
Good point.	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2020	#49
Iowa was a closed caucus. New Hampshie is neither open or closed.	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#52
Party activists and able bodied ppl with time.	apcalc	Feb 2020	#57
Two states running primary elections with state Democratic party control	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#62
Bernie is not leading by double digits. He's got 22 to 35% of the Dem vote.	SunSeeker	Feb 2020	#66
My statement that you are replying to said leading by double digits in the polls.	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#68
Averaging 28.7% of the Democratic vote is hardly a mandate to lead pur party.	SunSeeker	Feb 2020	#71
It is what it is and there are months to go.	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#72
Maybe he follows George Washington's	OliverQ	Feb 2020	#46
A young man came by and said he wanted to sleep with my daughter.	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2020	#25
You ssy this as a Bloomberg supporter eith his NDA's on the news.	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#29
My current choice may very well change,	TheCowsCameHome	Feb 2020	#32
I wouldn't want my daughter around him.	CentralMass	Feb 2020	#33
rather than a Democratic Socialist	evertonfc	Feb 2020	#34
Yes. And someone who's loyal to the party...	NurseJackie	Feb 2020	#36
He's putting the screws to us again....	apcalc	Feb 2020	#47
I think we're screwed anyway... the divisions he created are too deep.	NurseJackie	Feb 2020	#51
Well then, he succeeded in his intentions.	apcalc	Feb 2020	#60
It's part of the "burn it down" philosophy from the two extremes.	NurseJackie	Feb 2020	#61
+1	apcalc	Feb 2020	#67
Yes, absolutely ...	CatMor	Feb 2020	#38
+1	apcalc	Feb 2020	#48
It should be who the voters in the Democratic Primary process want as their candidate.	Tom Rinaldo	Feb 2020	#43
As long as they're not a Republican, don't care.	OliverQ	Feb 2020	#44
Yes.	Mme. Defarge	Feb 2020	#50
Yes	RandySF	Feb 2020	#53
Yes. Not an independent and not a Republican in disguise. nt	Codeine	Feb 2020	#58
It should be whoever wins the democratic	fallout87	Feb 2020	#59
Yes. It is a requirement to run in our primary.	SunSeeker	Feb 2020	#63
YES. nt	Sloumeau	Feb 2020	#64
Timely	Roy Rolling	Feb 2020	#65
What makes a Democrat? A letter after their name...or a set of ideals? N/t	TCJ70	Feb 2020	#69
Yes	musette_sf	Feb 2020	#70
He is a member of the Democratic Party.	intheflow	Feb 2020	#73
No he didn't..."He officially changed to D in 2019".....and you can't source it.	AncientGeezer	Feb 2020	#74
Ideally	d_b	Feb 2020	#76

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