Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(48,968 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)for putting Bobby in there.
At times like this, you have to wonder if this country would have been better if he had his chance.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
padah513
(2,500 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Bobby was my first Democratic Hero. I wasn't quite old enough to vote but I followed him right up to when they killed him, then I was lost until '76 when I voted for Carter. With Carter I saw how they tried to destroy him. How they treated him was rehearsal for how they would treat President Obama. Bastards.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)Sorry, but all the drip, drip, drip of compromise with corporations and Republicans is what has REALLY divided the party. HERE IT IS: On one side of the divide are wealthy, corporate Democrats and the bureaucracy on payroll. On the other side are voters who say "WTF happened to our middle class, our Roe v Wade, our gun-free lives, our underfunded schools and what's with all the f'in potholes?"
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
CousinIT
(9,239 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
krissey
(1,205 posts)that is what you are implying.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LAS14
(13,783 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
padah513
(2,500 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Chemisse
(30,809 posts)If she is the Democratic Establishment, then I love it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Stuart G
(38,419 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Renew Deal
(81,855 posts)Several of these people were outsiders with low odds. Is the simple act of being elected to a DC office enough?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)No one is more inside than the President.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
CousinIT
(9,239 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(48,968 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,154 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Peacetrain
(22,875 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,154 posts)just impeached Donald Trump. The "establishment" of my party includes Nancy Pelosi, Barak Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Lewis, Joe Biden, Adam Schiff, Stacy Abrams, Chuck Schumer, Eliot Engel.
They represent ME. I AM the "establishment" of the party. The idea that I should somehow find it acceptable when he calls these people his enemies is disgusting.
Divisive? Couldn't be more so.
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=558344
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,154 posts)Thank you, Jackie
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LovingLife
(46 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Stuart G
(38,419 posts)????
1 Social Security
2 Medicare
3 Seat Belts
4 Affordable Care Act
5. etc. etc. etc.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)An axis victory would have resulted int the brutal suppression and eventual genocide of all non-White Christians.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
irisblue
(32,968 posts)And I would tell the party elders there to sod off
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)The inaccuracies in the Iowa count were not effectuated merely by party elders, either.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
wisteria
(19,581 posts)With no proof.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
irisblue
(32,968 posts)Is a great word.
And you are not replying to my point.
Being an Ass is not age related.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)My response what to this exact phrase, "And I would tell the party elders there to sod off".
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=559220
If the word "elders" no longer is affected by age, I need to learn a new language.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
irisblue
(32,968 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Steelrolled
(2,022 posts)What a way to drive volunteers away.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
FailureToCommunicate
(14,013 posts)Another. Just saying:
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,154 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wisteria
(19,581 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)so many individuals through his books and appearances.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Duppers
(28,120 posts)TY!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
nilram
(2,886 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
defacto7
(13,485 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
nycbos
(6,034 posts)I guess I'm the establishment.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wisteria
(19,581 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marieo1
(1,402 posts)Oh, Thank you for posting this........I am so proud to stand alongside these wonderful Democrats and I am so proud of all of them and to be one of them. Not one of them cared about just themselves, they cared about all of us and tried to make our lives better. I trusted all of them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,552 posts)this party and to the Republic...K&R.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
happybird
(4,605 posts)and proud of it!
(Teenage me would be horrified by that statement, lol!)
Seeing this portrait collection of our fine people makes me extra proud!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PatSeg
(47,399 posts)Thank you!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PatSeg
(47,399 posts)Thanks!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NBachers
(17,107 posts)And I'm not ashamed to say so.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
radical noodle
(8,000 posts)along with John Lewis, Elijah Cummins, Nancy Pelosi and many other heroes and heroines of our party.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,154 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,472 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wisteria
(19,581 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bitterross
(4,066 posts)Thank you for your post. I'm glad there is no pic of Bernie in the list. He is not a Democrat and he does his best to burn down the party.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
blue-wave
(4,352 posts)As do many of his supporters.
"Fully 12 percent of people who voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries voted for President Trump in the general election."
Note the "I-Vt." next to Bernie's name. That doesn't look like a "D" to me.
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/545812242/1-in-10-sanders-primary-voters-ended-up-supporting-trump-survey-finds
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
skh500
(21 posts)That's why democrat Sen Reid (before retirement) asked him to chair the Veteran Affairs committee and Sanders was ranking member of the budget committee..pushing thru the first federal reserve audit...ever. Plus, the dems asked him to caucus with them ..for 40 yrs.
https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/bernie-sanders-gets-stuff-done-5-amazing-victories/
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TNNurse
(6,926 posts)I was able to vote for Carter, both Clintons , Obama and Gore. I was raised to understand that FDR kept my family and others from starving during the Depression.
When I worked with younger people, I would sometimes ask "Who was President when you were born?" It was indication if they had any interest in history or politics. Few knew. Harry Truman was President the year I was born. Wonder how many on here would have to Google to know????
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
stonecutter357
(12,695 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Glorfindel
(9,726 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
relayerbob
(6,544 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
slumcamper
(1,606 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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krissey
(1,205 posts)accomplished so little.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
certainot
(9,090 posts)when obama finally got it and mentioned talk radio, getting the stimulus package passed by chastising GOP senators for listening to rush limbaugh, as well as referring to it in two SOTU speeches, dem activists etc ignored or ridiculed it, maybe with prompting from russians, as anti free speech, old school low tech out-of-touch, or turned it into attacks on limbaugh himself instead of on the propaganda operations that's been kicking dem ass for 30 years.
none of this trump disaster could have happened without limbaugh leading chorus of a few hundred liars on 1500 radio stations.
whether dem establishment lives in cities and has no clue rw radio has been dominating 40 states with 80 senators for 30 years or maybe some might like it as it enables corporate interests, it has been a monumental fuck up for the progressive wing and the 'left' in general, and ALL progressive activist groups, to keep ignoring it as it almost singlehandely pushed the country 15 points right. instead, dem establishment ignored it too.
if trump/putin paid $1000/hr for radio then 1200 stations x 15 hrs a day are worth $5BIL/year
dem leaders like the clintons and the obama admin could not have ignored talk radio if students had been protesting the 87 universities that support 260 limbauhg stations while they deny global warming and attack progressive candidates and totally disrupt any national discussion on any major issue.
the talk radio monopoly is extremely vulnerable now with artificial intelligence enhanced transcription and the possible well deserved departure of limbaugh. it is not part of the free speech sspectrum and it is not an expression of 'market demand' for hate and global warming demand and racism. the ad industry has to adjust for the possible loss of limbaugh on 600 major stations, many already artificially supported. any real activism aimed at rw radio will force the aad industry to start adjusting preemptively and without talk radio trump and the GOP are total fucked.
then the dem party will have to go 15 pts left.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bluboid
(560 posts)thank you, wyldwolf!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sogo
(4,986 posts)And I might add that EW should turn her fire towards BS in the next debate. There is too much at stake to let him run away with the nomination, owing only to a divided field of candidates.
EW should ask him why, in the name of transparency, he didn't disclose the Russian meddling much sooner. Why should anyone trust what is coming out of his campaign or any of the "wins" he's had so far, what with Rs crossing over and voting for him? It's all part of a grand rigging.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
HarlanPepper
(2,042 posts)If anyone has a problem with it they can kiss my moderate ass.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sancho
(9,067 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,328 posts)Go Democrats!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Silver Gaia
(4,542 posts)THAT's my party!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Karadeniz
(22,510 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
musette_sf
(10,200 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
R B Garr
(16,950 posts)Thank you
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OBrien
(363 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
orangecrush
(19,537 posts)Great message!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
subana
(586 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
pazzyanne
(6,549 posts)Great pictures of great people in US government. If you want a job done for the people, elect a Democrat, and an "establishment Democrat" is all the better. They make history happen!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
muntrv
(14,505 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
polmaven
(9,463 posts)I absolutely LOVE this post!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Progressive dog
(6,900 posts)Those are the people that Bernie wants to spit on. He even lies about FDR being a socialist and then rages against the Democratric establishment which FDR headed for twelve plus years. Bernie would willingly destroy FDR's legacy.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jimlup
(7,968 posts)nevertheless, Bernie's OK and you better start thinking about what it means to get behind him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
I am behind Bernie 100% if he is the nominee. I will do my best to defeat our current orange shit hole. I will vote for Democrats up and down the ballot as usual, I might add.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jimlup
(7,968 posts)I honestly prefer her to Bernie but I'm backing Bernie if he can carry the torch. Here we go. If nothing else, it will be fascinating political science. I fucking hope the Orange monster can't win but I fear that he will.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Raine
(30,540 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
robbedvoter
(28,290 posts)Last edited Sat Feb 22, 2020, 10:45 PM - Edit history (1)
Of voters from 2016. Me and the voters who created the blue wave 🌊 in 2018. Which an outsider assured the media won happen. I am the Democratic Establishment. You do not like me? 🔩 you!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DAMANgoldberg
(1,278 posts)Mario Cuomo 52nd Governor of New York
Tom Bradley 38th Mayor of Los Angeles
Jerry Brown 34th and 39th Governor of California
Barbara Jordan U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 18th district
Ann Richards 45th Governor of Texas
Maynard Jackson Mayor of Atlanta
Andrew Young Mayor of Atlanta, Ambassador to the UN, U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 5th district
I could go on for days...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)To watch people I tend to ally with start a self aggrandizing conga-line into stagnation.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Sparkly
(24,149 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,467 posts)Funny how some of the people most clamoring for unity are the same ones demonstrating it the least.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sparkly
(24,149 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
at140
(6,110 posts)But just a small beef...why only RFK picture is in black & white?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
OAITW r.2.0
(24,455 posts)This is a personal insult to me.
He might win - I will vote for him in the GE if he is the candidate. But after that, what? Did he get more down ballot Democrats elected? Can he build a coalition with House Democrats to get his agenda in front of a Senate that may or may not be in Democratic control?
4 more years of Presidential rantings, but at least can start some kind of recovery.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
nini
(16,672 posts)Great pics.. makes me proud.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,472 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
calimary
(81,220 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
gembaby1
(253 posts)Oh yes you will!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
reACTIONary
(5,770 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wisteria
(19,581 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tactical Peek
(1,208 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Vivienne235729
(3,383 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,103 posts)Some of us still actually give a shit
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,467 posts)One can't spend decades trashing the Democratic Party and then claim that those generic, dismissive statements only apply to a select few. That's why blanket statements are usually misguided and almost always wrong.
You're also not the only one who still gives a shit, as much as you seem to believe otherwise.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,154 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
jcmaine72
(1,773 posts)of the "establishment Democrats" running?
I wonder if the same people who are howling and hissing about the evils of Socialism would've demonized FDR in the same way for enacting some of his (gasp!) Socialistic policies?
The future of our party is to the Left, and the "establishment" will shift Left with its base. Bernie's popularity among young people, and growing popularity among POC, attests to that. They are our future.
Barring any mishegas, Bernie will win our party's nomination and the Presidency, so be prepared to add another portrait to your OP real soon.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)I do love a good FDR discussion so let's do it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RandiFan1290
(6,229 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,467 posts)That's been one of the talking points around here of late. It's pure nonsense and demonstrates how little some who claim to emulate him know about him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)Thanks for this post. I hope it can be seen by young first-time voters this year.
And I hope it makes a difference to THEM!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wryter2000
(46,037 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)Last edited Sun Feb 23, 2020, 08:52 PM - Edit history (1)
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Good thing it wasn't a memo...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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betsuni
(25,472 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hlthe2b
(102,226 posts)the forum and its members?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden