Democrats need a unity pledge

[lees1975]

We CANNOT afford or endure four more years of stupid in the White House. Like everyone else, I have my list of preferences when it comes to government and policy and the candidates who promote them. But I will vote for the Democratic nominee, whoever it is regardless of their list of preferential issues. This isn't rocket science. 60% of the likely voters in this country don't want to vote for the orange headed buffoon. The Democrats need to give every person in that 60% someone they can vote for.

Do we have to come up with a pledge? There isn't anything Democrats stand for that will survive a second Trump term. You get nothing if he's re-elected.

[Jeebo]

1. When I watch the Democratic candidate debates...

...I keep hoping every candidate prefaces his/her comments with this statement: "I think we all will agree that the most important thing is that we win back the White House from that con man who currently holds the office. WHOEVER wins the Democratic nomination is a hundred times better than what we have now."

-- Ron

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

28. Isn't that akin to saying the sun rises in the East?!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[George II]

2. We have one. In fact one of the candidates "challenged" the others to sign it, and that candidate...

...was the first to break it AND has violated it more than probably all the others combined.

Just like he "challenged" all the candidates to swear off Super PACs, and now has six or seven of them supporting him.

[Rollerman]

4. Just stop

The divisive rhetoric needs to stop. Expand and support your candidate’s policies, but tearing down the other candidates drives their supporters back to the sidelines if yours’ wins the nomination.

[George II]

5. You're talking to the wrong person.

[Cha]

15. You "just stop".. we will report FACTS whether you like

it or not.

[Skidmore]

17. This is the truth.

Why should he be trusted to honor any pledge when so many were broken by Sanders himself.

[TidalWave46]

22. When you start viewing....

An honest discussion about the actions of the person you support as being "divisive"...........

[mcar]

9. OK for thee but not for me

[brooklynite]

3. Ar you under the impression that anyone doesn't agree with that point?

[lees1975]

11. Campaign rhetoric suggests it

I understand that most Democratic candidates want to get their policy points up there. And I'd be excited, too, if I had a shot at the Presidency because 2020 is an almost certainty for Democrats. I'd just like to hear and see a little more of it.

Yeah, so it may sound corny, but what a statement it would make if one of the questions was, "Take a look at the candidate standing on your left and make a case for his or her qualifications to be President of the United States." It's either that or stand and hold shoulders and sing Kum Ba Yah.

[TidalWave46]

23. There are two points made in the op.

The arguments isn't even really made that there is some kind of connection.

I don't agree with one of the points and do agree with the other.

[redqueen]

6. Then we need to discourage the snarky bullcrap.

People who should be confident about their candidate and their choice are spending time talking smack about other candidates (and even worse, their supporters).

This can kill enthusiasm for the GE. It needs to end. We are all on the same team and we are all adults.

[lees1975]

12. Well said!

[nilesobek]

14. No way is this helping us.

These types of conversations are part of a negative feedback loop that acts like a virus.

Scared kids arguing over who will confront the bully and insulting each other over the choices. Mea culpa.

[abqtommy]

7. Let's keep our thinking clear: tRUMP CAN'T BE RE-ELECTED SINCE HE WAS NEVER ELECTED

IN THE FIRST PLACE. While corruption can always find a way, it just means that we need to push back harder... on tRUMP, not on each other.

[LuvLoogie]

8. I pledge to unify my boot with your ass...

if you vote for anyone but Democrats.

Works for me.

[George II]

10. ...

[TidalWave46]

24. .

[dware]

25. Perfect.

[question everything]

13. I am hoping for a positive message

No, we do not see "carnage." America has always been great. We see a country that has always been a beacon for the rest of the world, welcoming the "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." We may have our differences but all of us want to have a welcoming, functioning country when all work together, when we know that we can deal with any disappointment and set back.

OK, so I am naive but one can always hope.

[whistler162]

16. You of course mean the Social Democrat!

[UniteFightBack]

18. Right we have to give folks who are NOT Dem's someone they can vote for and that is BIDEN.

Why are you undecided? If you follow your advice in your own post you would not be.

[Hortensis]

19. :) Chill. Good citizens are like the very elderly Georgia farmer who

told me that 80 years ago, before modern insecticides, fungicides, etc, they just had to grow more -- "enough for us and them."

Democrats are already strongly united behind our common goals and ideals, but we have to run a candidate who can win and we have to vote in high enough numbers to win.

Malcontents, self haters and so on will always be with us, but the populism and other forms of extremism that attract them grow in times of anxiety the way molds do in heat and humidity, and extremism will only die back when we restore stability and feelings of security.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

20. No.

[TidalWave46]

21. No thanks.

They are applying for what might be the most powerful position in the world.

About this unity pledge you are considering....

Would it stop our ability to talk about Bidens horrendous vote for the Iraq War?

Woulds it stop us from discussing Sanders rape essay that he had published and his horrendous response toward women from his 2016 campaign? Literally a trend about the same issue that has been a part of who he is for decades and decades.

Would it stop us from talking about how unprepared the Warren campaign was in response to their own proposal to fund M4A?

These are all real things that we should be open to discussing like adults. They are all issues that play a role in our decisions. They are some of the most important topics. Saying that we need to shelve these things because of Trump is not something I or anyone I know is willing to do.

I want our candidates to be vetted. So far, outside of Biden and Pete, they have not been.

[randr]

26. What we need is a doctrine

And a clear path out of this mess.
Issues like health, climate, taxes, education, etal need to be addressed and Democratic solutions presented.
We need to define ourselves and not let a single candidate define us.

[keithbvadu2]

27. Republicans already have their unity pledge...

Republicans already have their unity pledge...

Oath of Allegiance - Pre and post 1934
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-fuehrer-oath

(before August 2, 1934)
"I swear by almighty God this sacred oath:
I will at all times loyally and honestly
serve my people and country
and, as a brave soldier,
I will be ready at any time
to stake my life for this oath."

The Fuehrer Oath
(effective August 2, 1934)
"I swear by almighty God this sacred oath:
I will render unconditional obedience
to the Fuehrer of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler,
Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht,
and, as a brave soldier,
I will be ready at any time
to stake my life for this oath."