Democratic Primaries

HarlanPepper

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12. Agreed!

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 02:26 PM

Mar 2020

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

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If you believe that Warren lost because of sexism and misogyny... [View all] brooklynite Mar 2020 OP

Ummm, try her platform, or lack there of. pazzyanne Mar 2020 #1

+++ still_one Mar 2020 #4

I might switch to Gabbard because she is the only remaining woman,,nt at140 Mar 2020 #2

Don't be a dick. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2020 #3

. DURHAM D Mar 2020 #7

Thank you. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #10

Agreed! HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #12

.... KPN Mar 2020 #16

Well said mcar Mar 2020 #17

That's a sexist term! zackymilly Mar 2020 #19

Thank you for saying this. Squinch Mar 2020 #39

Snort BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #42

thank you KT2000 Mar 2020 #49

Somebody had to say it StarfishSaver Mar 2020 #56

This. nt PunkinPi Mar 2020 #65

To the point! we can do it Mar 2020 #67

!!!! sheshe2 Mar 2020 #77

. Sparkly Mar 2020 #79

Oh, please. This is ridiculous. Please don't turn societal problems that influence perception of hlthe2b Mar 2020 #5

Sorry you're offended, but plenty of voices here say she lost ONLY because of sexism brooklynite Mar 2020 #24

And you seem to be asserting that it wasn't a factor at all. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #35

I haven't seen anyone here, or elsewhere, say that Warren lost ONLY because of sexism mcar Mar 2020 #66

I never read that anyone claimed it was the sole reason she lost. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #80

+1000 MLAA Mar 2020 #33

If you believe that Warren lost b/c of sexism/misogny, that doesn't say much for the left wing of highplainsdem Mar 2020 #6

Can you elaborate on that? KPN Mar 2020 #22

Because that's their lane. highplainsdem Mar 2020 #29

Young women actually make up a greater share of Sanders' base than men. KPN Mar 2020 #43

That's true only for voters under 30, according to the Economist article usually cited. highplainsdem Mar 2020 #45

Oh, so the fact that Biden has 900,000 more votes than Sanders doesan't count, nor do all the KPN Mar 2020 #46

I'm just saying that IF sexism/misogyny was a factor in Warren not doing better than Sanders, it highplainsdem Mar 2020 #47

It's not. I just happen to disagree. I think it's likely more of a problem in the rest of the KPN Mar 2020 #59

I don't think it's a major factor, either. But I definitely don't think it's more of a factor in highplainsdem Mar 2020 #60

The rest of the party nominated Hillary Clinton in 2016. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #62

No it doesn't. Support for Sanders does not KPN Mar 2020 #74

I think it's a factor... TwilightZone Mar 2020 #26

Because Fox Noise and Vladimir Puting like her leftieNanner Mar 2020 #8

I don't really see the situations as comparable. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #9

Say what? More criticism than Sanders? KPN Mar 2020 #27

One is an agent of Russia and the other isn't nycbos Mar 2020 #11

Wow. Intellectually dishonest or just boneheaded? Maven Mar 2020 #13

politics of victimizatiom tires me out, the black guy didn't win becasue we are racist, women didn't beachbumbob Mar 2020 #14

Heaven forfend that I should tire you further, but the only reason she Squinch Mar 2020 #52

Poor you StarfishSaver Mar 2020 #58

The job of president is viewed as a job for a white man, radius777 Mar 2020 #61

I don't think this is helpful FreeState Mar 2020 #15

What a dumb ass statement. Please quit trying to stir up a fight. groundloop Mar 2020 #18

This dude's got money. Be nice to the rich. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #23

Indeed; and a fair chunk has gone to Warren's Senate campaigns... brooklynite Mar 2020 #30

Major Fail. William769 Mar 2020 #20

So I guess if Nikki Haley decided to jump into the dem primaries CincyDem Mar 2020 #21

Because she isn't qualified to be president any more than -45... 2naSalit Mar 2020 #25

Most Ds are women. Black women voted overwhelmingly for Biden on Tuesday. stopbush Mar 2020 #28

BECAUSE WOMEN ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE!!! nolabear Mar 2020 #31

Some men will never understand that. And some of THEM are here. Squinch Mar 2020 #55

thank you janterry Mar 2020 #73

Well said. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #81

Stupid thread womanofthehills Mar 2020 #32

Don't doubt sexism/misogyny had something to do with it. Warren is a better version of Sanders, but Hoyt Mar 2020 #34

I don't vote based on my ovaries morillon Mar 2020 #36

Well, it's probably because I don't like her position on the issues. patphil Mar 2020 #37

not misogyny this time... handmade34 Mar 2020 #38

I am supporting Gabbard on DU Moderateguy Mar 2020 #40

It can simultaniously be true that Warren was a victim of sexism and Gabbard is a bad candidate dsc Mar 2020 #41

I'm sorry, I wasn't listening. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2020 #44

Ouch. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #83

I don't think that she lost just because of that. But anyone who thinks that sexism and misogyny are totodeinhere Mar 2020 #48

Because we have brains? You should be ashamed of this post. MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #50

Just wow - I can't believe I'm reading this on DU. Politicub Mar 2020 #51

I'm, sadly, not surprised at all. Squinch Mar 2020 #54

Wow. This post says a whole lot about you. Thanks for schooling me, man. LizBeth Mar 2020 #53

It says I don't fall back on easy stereotypes... brooklynite Mar 2020 #63

Yes, you obviously have it all figured out. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2020 #64

And your inability to recognize the dozens of hurtles put in front of her to attain the 3 million LizBeth Mar 2020 #68

I was referring to Warren. brooklynite Mar 2020 #69

You brought up HRC LizBeth Mar 2020 #70

As an example of Democrats (and voters in general) voting for a female candidate brooklynite Mar 2020 #71

A hypothetical Ranvir Gabbard would probably be polling much higher than 0.01% (nt) Recursion Mar 2020 #57

Uhmmm...at the risk of this post being hidden, because she is clearly insane? pecosbob Mar 2020 #72

Gabbard doesn't take her campaign seriously, so why should we? Efilroft Sul Mar 2020 #75

Spoken like a Hickenlooper man. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #76

I started with Kamala. RandySF Mar 2020 #78

Because Gabbard is a weirdo alarimer Mar 2020 #82

Warren was qualified and capable Lulu KC Mar 2020 #84

I don't think there's any doubt she wasn't considered viable because of it. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2020 #85

I have many reasons for not supporting Liz Under The Radar Mar 2020 #86

Affirming the consequent. It's a logical fallacy. On which you predicate your entire sentiment. LanternWaste Mar 2020 #87