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In reply to the discussion: Does a moderate/centrist have any chance of winning the Democratic nomination in 2020?? [View all]BannonsLiver
(20,618 posts)32. I bet he's not.
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Does a moderate/centrist have any chance of winning the Democratic nomination in 2020?? [View all]
Sharpshooter007
Feb 2018
OP
If our party wants to win in 2020, we better hope Sanders is NOT our nominee.
LonePirate
Feb 2018
#8
Age has nothing to do with it. His lack of appeal for the partys minority base is disqualifying.
LonePirate
Feb 2018
#10
Oh, look. He said something. Now we must all fall at his feet. Otherwise we're not pure enough.
Squinch
Feb 2018
#30
Positions and sound bytes are one thing. Actual legislative accomplishment, and ability to
ehrnst
Feb 2018
#85
"thanks to us being foisted the candidate who easily lost to Trump via Electoral College"
LexVegas
Feb 2018
#16
I take it "has been denied his nomination" translates to "got fewer votes"?
brooklynite
Feb 2018
#47
Why are you still fighting the 2016 Primaries and General Election? Sanders can't....
George II
Feb 2018
#75
Get used to losing if he is the nominee. Going to take a Democrat to win the nomination.
tonyt53
Feb 2018
#92
No, Sen. Sanders will not be the one...his ages makes it impossible. I hope he doesn't run.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#20
I thought he was a independent, democrat, democratic socialist, progressive socialist, progressive,
Wwcd
Feb 2018
#54
from the DU mission statement: "Helping elect more Democrats to political office ..." nt
msongs
Feb 2018
#13
Well, I HOPE that whoever wins is not representing the Cenk Ugur wing of the party.
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#14
Cent Ugur takes money from the GOP so I agree with you...he is not a Democrat...and those that
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#22
Stop saying we don't clearly stand for positions. Just stop. It's right wing and ignorant.
Squinch
Feb 2018
#56
Maybe respond to what I wrote. You are clearly wrong, and spreading right wing propaganda, when you
Squinch
Feb 2018
#63
Maybe you can stop saying that we don't stand for anything when that is clearly untrue.
Squinch
Feb 2018
#65
There are no discussions with binary thinking ideologues who claim the parties are the same
emulatorloo
Feb 2018
#84
I will support the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2020 presidential election. PERIOD.
Atticus
Feb 2018
#74
Bernie 2016 primary supporter here. Will need to release his taxes, come clean about Old Towne
emulatorloo
Feb 2018
#86
To begin with, you would need a more precise definition of "moderate/centrist"
misanthrope
Feb 2018
#90