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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The ominous threat of a Bernie nomination seems to have drastically subsided over the last 48 hours [View all]LongtimeAZDem
(4,515 posts)28. Because he constantly attacks Democrats, and the Democratic party
Because his staff is made up of third-party voters who post vile attacks
Because his followers do stuff like this, all the time:
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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The ominous threat of a Bernie nomination seems to have drastically subsided over the last 48 hours [View all]
tritsofme
Mar 2020
OP
It's like someone woke the sleeping giant. A total 180. I am so relieved.
Vivienne235729
Mar 2020
#2
Sanders delegate counts have been lowered again since Klobachar left the race.
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#85
OK, if you remember it that way. I remember a gamed system with the one campaign controlling the DNC
rwsanders
Mar 2020
#104
You certainly lecture people on who to vote, how to think, and what to post.
LanternWaste
Mar 2020
#105
This is not going to be easy and Biden, his staff, volunteers, you, me
SiliconValley_Dem
Mar 2020
#7
I hope that Sanders' supporters will not sit out the election if he is not the nominee.
Lonestarblue
Mar 2020
#48
So do I, but we have to proceed as if they will. Claims of "rigging" are already all over the net,
LongtimeAZDem
Mar 2020
#51
I know; that's why the election is too important to depend on capricious critics
LongtimeAZDem
Mar 2020
#89
Sanders also said he wouldn't run a divisive campaign, yet his hires and campaign actions
LongtimeAZDem
Mar 2020
#88
A number of polls have shown only 59% of Sanders supporters will vote for a different nominee.
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#93
Bernie is NOT the most popular candidate. Not across diverse groups, demographics, and the
emmaverybo
Mar 2020
#84
We might still be headed for a contested convention if Bloomberg stays in.
totodeinhere
Mar 2020
#25
Bernie cannot win a contested convention, and he knows it, and so he just weakens us in the general
LongtimeAZDem
Mar 2020
#30
Whether he could win a contested convention or not, having a strong nominee who wins on the first
totodeinhere
Mar 2020
#36
Not picking the candidate with the most votes weakens us in the general.
Gravitycollapse
Mar 2020
#41
And the party will contradict themselves if they don't pick whoever has the most votes.
Gravitycollapse
Mar 2020
#44
Running over and over for name reognition sure worked for Harold Stassen, didn't it?
marble falls
Mar 2020
#63
Which Bernie would lose on the second ballot, so he's just making it harder for us to beat Trump
LongtimeAZDem
Mar 2020
#29
But Bernie's goal is to win on the first ballot. And according to 538 there is a realistic
totodeinhere
Mar 2020
#40