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CincyDem

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11. I too would have a hard time with those two...

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 25, 2019, 11:19 AM

Apr 2019

...and still, if one of them pops out of the convention...I'll be running to the polls in November 2020 to vote for them. I've concluded that this is my Cinderella period with the primary candidates. Between now and the Ohio primary, I can like who I like, compare/contrast as I please and (every though they're Democrats) I can choose not to vote for some of them.

Then the clock strikes midnight on the last day of the convention and a candidate emerges. At that point - earwig, ham sandwich, Cap'n Dan, or whoever...they're my candidate. This chit about Trump being a viable "second choice" vs. someone's primary candidate of choice...makes me f'ing crazy.

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Cmon... who seriously would not vote for any of the other Dem candidates if theirs dropped out... [View all] PeeJ52 Apr 2019 OP

You don't need to. Aristus Apr 2019 #1

Than a pox on them! I'd vote for a earwig over Trump, as long as it was on the Democratic ticket. woodsprite Apr 2019 #2

I too would have a hard time with those two... CincyDem Apr 2019 #11

Exactly where did you get that number? hedda_foil Apr 2019 #3

These are mostly Bernie voters, right? zaj Apr 2019 #4

Using the 24-25% of Hillary voters who voted for McCain in 2008 as a metric. Maybe. CentralMass Apr 2019 #5

Do you have a link for that stat? Arazi Apr 2019 #8

Anyone who backs a democrat in the primary Merlot Apr 2019 #12

well, we saw what happened in 2016 by beachbum bob Apr 2019 #6

Exactly... I couldn't imagine any Democrat worse than tRump. n/t PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #7

unfortunately, the tactic was to inflict pain on america for not getting "their" way. we saw that in beachbum bob Apr 2019 #9

I cannot imagine how a real Democrat would think Trump is better than a Democratic candidate. Oneironaut Apr 2019 #10

Exactly. Merlot Apr 2019 #13