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Jokerman

(3,518 posts)
Tue May 3, 2016, 01:49 PM May 2016

I'm proud to have voted for Bernie Sanders today.

My first ever vote was for Jimmy Carter in 1980, Since then I've watched the party I grew up in slide away from the working class and morph into the DLC vision of republican-lite. I've voted for way too many conservatives over the years just because they had a D next to their name instead of an R. Never again.

I'll never vote for a republican but I'm also done voting for corrupt sell-out democrats just because they might be incrementally better than the corrupt sell-out republican they're running against.

Anyone who wants my vote will have to earn it.

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I'm proud to have voted for Bernie Sanders today. (Original Post) Jokerman May 2016 OP
Good for you voting for Bernie ...thank you. You understand the importance of this primary. bkkyosemite May 2016 #1
Good for you. It is time to take a stand. sadoldgirl May 2016 #2
My Mom lets Tesla Self Drive snooper2 May 2016 #3
Are you lost? Jokerman May 2016 #6
Nope! Always right where I need to be! snooper2 May 2016 #7
So am I. Sent in my absentee ballot for the NJ primary today. bklyncowgirl May 2016 #4
Good on you!!!!!! all american girl May 2016 #5
Thank You Nanjeanne May 2016 #8
Right there with you. vintx May 2016 #9
My first vote Bjornsdotter May 2016 #10
BERNIE WINS INDIANA!!! Jokerman May 2016 #11
Congrats to you! Barack_America May 2016 #16
Thank you, we vote on 6/7, keep working otherwise we could have Trump! nt slipslidingaway May 2016 #12
Congrats. It is a great feeling to vote for a candidate who has an actual vision. EndElectoral May 2016 #13
Thanks, Jokerman! MrMickeysMom May 2016 #14
I'm proud of you for doing it! My first vote was also for Carter, in 1976. Punkingal May 2016 #15
I mailed my ballot in today Pastiche423 May 2016 #17

bklyncowgirl

(7,960 posts)
4. So am I. Sent in my absentee ballot for the NJ primary today.
Tue May 3, 2016, 02:00 PM
May 2016

I can hold my head up proudly and say I voted my conscience and for the candidate whose beliefs are closest to mine.

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