Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumI just switched from Kamala to undecided
The following factors contributed to my decision:
1) Bernie Sanders' call for his supporters to take it easy and be nice to democratic opponents.
2) Bernie's record-breaking fundraising drive, which could make him more electable against Trump.
3) Bernie Sanders' boldness with comments such as this one:
Link to tweet
My positive opinion of Kamala has not changed.
This may not be my last switch however.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
riversedge
(72,504 posts)has great policies, and passion. Just saying. --it was a great interview.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
allgood33
(1,584 posts)Her passion and ideas and proposals are much more in the intersts of the country and more inclusive than Bernies. She gets it and knows how to treat people.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)Sitting back and watching as another economic equality progressive built a national organization is why she has a mountain to climb now, not because she's a woman.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)Not picking a horse in that fight till the end made her virtually irrelevant in the national scene in a lot of peoples' minds. That doesn't take away her authenticity however, and the capacity she has to make real change.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Kentonio
(4,377 posts)I think she's a wonderful leader and fighter for progress, and I'm proud we have her in the party. If anything caused Bernie to drop out, she'd definitely be my second choice.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,508 posts)Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Join the revolution!!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
katmondoo
(6,490 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Voltaire2
(14,596 posts)Bernie is a small donar fundraising monster, and that is a huge plus, but Im waiting for Warren and Harris and maybe even Klobuchar to get their campaigns fully operational. It is great to have so many good choices.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
sacto95834
(393 posts)Too early to pick one candidate. While I supported Bernie in the 2016 primary and HRC in the general, I want to hear from all the candidates. I so wish we could take the best of each and mold them into one. From what I've seen and learned, all great people.
Kamala - razor sharp mind. Think she will do well in debates. My current senator. I supported her for AG and then in her senate run.
Cory - Such charm and probably the most polished speaker of the bunch. He also has a great life narrative.
Elizabeth - When she does interviews, she is so in the zone. Very empathetic and facts just come so easily to her. Town Halls is where I think she'll shine.
Bernie - Commitment to the Revolution. Compassion and belief in his platform for economic justice. I think people like his unpolished demeanor, very easy to relate to. And nobody draws in the millennials like Bernie. He will need to expand his focus to round out his appeal.
Amy - From the little I've seen of her, she is very mid-western nice and honest. I don't really care for her platform but there is a quiet honesty about her that is just there under everything she says.
Tulsi - Life experiences have molded her into the person she is and she is a fantastic person today. From my home state, she exudes honesty and the spirit of Aloha - a wholehearted welcome and let's get to know each other. Don't know if that will translate to non-Hawaii people. I think she is the most open minded of the candidates, meaning she has her core principals, but willing to hear other ideas and perhaps adopt them if they are better. This is just a feeling I get from her, one local to another.
Richard (Ojeda) - Wow. Not sure he's even still in the race. But I like his brashness and combative spirit. I take it he doesn't suffer fools lightly. Glad he's on our team. I would love to see him take on Trump. I'd pay money for that. They should make him DNC chair or spokesman.
Julian - Haven't seen him since the Democratic Convention all those years ago. I'm sure he's matured a lot since then, but he was so fresh and eager and made me happy and proud to know that the younger generation was so well represented. Got to catch up with him to figure him out.
Beto - Not in the race yet, but what charisma and charm. Surely he must be the successor to Bill and Barrack in the charm/charisma department. And we should NEVER underestimate this gift in politics.
Joe - Loved him as VP and I voted him in one of the primaries in the 80s/90s. 88 I think after Jerry Brown dropped out. 2020 might be his swan song, but not sure he's up to the race. It's a grueling journey and after all he's been through, maybe he'll retire unblemished as Obama's VP. He has some skeletons/demons from the past that sunk him in his other runs and I'm sure they will resurface. But after Trump, maybe it won't even matter.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
FailureToCommunicate
(14,290 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
emulatorloo
(45,504 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
betsuni
(27,245 posts)1) Unusual that a candidate has such a serious problem with supporters not being nice to members on the same side; refers to fellow candidates as opponents as if they are the opposition party.
2) How does anyone know where the money is coming from. I thought money in politics is bad.
3) It is not news that Saudi Arabia is bad.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
obamanut2012
(27,689 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
pecosbob
(7,892 posts)Warren would represent the working class over the moneyed class without Bernie's extra baggage...but they both vote for big military budgets...as for Harris, I'm not likely to ever vote for a former prosecutor in a primary...period. Just not gonna do it. They're all Senators and I'm not a big fan of Senators as to me they represent the status quo and the status quo sucks.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
marble falls
(61,292 posts)to even begin to choose who I'm supporting.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lostnfound
(16,514 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LexVegas
(6,477 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bigtree
(89,431 posts)...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lostnfound
(16,514 posts)Our new world is starved for authenticity.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LexVegas
(6,477 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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honest.abe
(9,238 posts)Its fascinating.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DemocratSinceBirth
(100,006 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mr. Smith
(65 posts)I think he probably would have carried Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania in 2016. What a different world we would be living in if he had been the nominee.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JustAnotherGen
(33,241 posts)I don't think it will be some kind of landslide victory.
The Russians had ALL of the slams against Sanders prepared - they just never had to use them. Now they have had years to refine them.
I also think they both tap deeply (at risk of being called a bigot I'm gonna be honest) white male rage.
It will come down to who gets more white male rage between those two.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)but while we're speculating about alternate realities, are there mosquitoes in the one you imagine?
I hate mosquitoes. Malaria sucks. But it's nice to imagine, isn't it?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)They wanted Hillary to lose. Now that their man is in office, all the hate, lies and uncomfortable truths about Sanders will come spewing out should he be the nominee. The gloves will come completely off this time. In addition, there are many, many Dems that will not vote for him. That's why Sanders would lose to trump, in my opinion.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Empowerer
(3,900 posts)is that he was invincible, when it's obvious that it was because the GOP and Russians didn't take him seriously enough to waste their time on him.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)but better late than never, I guess...
And you might as well switch to Sanders since that's what you oh so transparently want to do.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden