Democratic Primaries

DanTex

(20,709 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:09 AM Feb 2020

DNC Mulls Asking Donald Trump To Run As Democrat In Effort To Stop Sanders

WASHINGTON—As the beginning of primary season upped the stakes in their search for an alternative candidate, Democratic National Committee officials reportedly mulled Monday asking Donald Trump to run for president as a Democrat in an effort to stop Bernie Sanders. “He’s obviously not our first choice, but Trump has a track record of winning elections, not to mention he does well with the conservative voters we’ll need to swing some red states blue—if that’s who we need to ask to ensure Bernie doesn’t win, we’ll do it,” said DNC chairman Tom Perez, who had circled Trump’s name on a white board listing dozens of potential candidates the party could try to convince to jump into the Democratic Party primaries in order to obstruct a Sanders nomination. “
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https://politics.theonion.com/dnc-mulls-asking-donald-trump-to-run-as-democrat-in-eff-1841432132

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

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DNC Mulls Asking Donald Trump To Run As Democrat In Effort To Stop Sanders (Original Post) DanTex Feb 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author bitterross Feb 2020 #1

good let's go Joe ! stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #2

If DUers can't handle the Onion IronLionZion Feb 2020 #3

Now that's funny! Thanks for posting it. Autumn Feb 2020 #4

Ha I saw that earlier and found it a bit amusing. David__77 Feb 2020 #5

The way it's going.... booley Feb 2020 #6

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stonecutter357

(13,013 posts)

2. good let's go Joe !

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:13 AM

Feb 2020

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

IronLionZion

(51,040 posts)

3. If DUers can't handle the Onion

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:19 AM

Feb 2020

then the deplorables win

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

Autumn

(48,881 posts)

4. Now that's funny! Thanks for posting it.

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:25 AM

Feb 2020

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

David__77

(24,514 posts)

5. Ha I saw that earlier and found it a bit amusing.

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:27 AM

Feb 2020

I also thought it would be amusing for there to be a poll asking people if they would vote for Trump if he registered as a Democrat and entered the Democratic presidential primary lol...

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

booley

(3,855 posts)

6. The way it's going....

Reply to DanTex (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:27 AM

Feb 2020

I think many have forgotten Democratic insiders met at the very beginning, even before Sanders officially announced but we all knew he would, to plan how they could stop him. Pete Buttigieg attended.

Doesn't seem to have worked out very well for them.

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

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