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merrily

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36. Yep. It's been a real hoot. Especially from those pretending to be for one candidate while they are
Sun May 31, 2015, 03:46 PM
May 2015

really for another.

I really want Bernie to be President, but.......(fill in the blank)

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Thankfully, with the clown car on the right, any Dem announced so far can beat any Repub. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #1
I'm not so sure that's true. MineralMan May 2015 #4
Polls are showing that, though I don't put stock in polls this far out. merrily May 2015 #27
There are polls measuring Bernie and O'Malley against the republican field? n/t 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #32
I haven't seen any polls like that. MineralMan May 2015 #33
Not as well as she was doing a while back. margin of error vs. some. But again, it's way too early merrily May 2015 #34
Yes. Early polling is interesting, but hardly definitive. MineralMan May 2015 #38
At some point in 2012, head to head polls were showing Obama losing to each and every merrily May 2015 #42
Nor am I ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #40
I think very carefully about my vote. I'm not going to vote for a candidate just because Autumn May 2015 #2
In the general, the candidate's own war chest will be less relevant. merrily May 2015 #28
I live in California. The primary is over before I get a chance to weigh in. AtomicKitten May 2015 #3
When will California's primary be next year? MineralMan May 2015 #5
looks like June 7, 2016 AtomicKitten May 2015 #6
That's pretty late in the cycle. MineralMan May 2015 #8
a year out, all bets are off AtomicKitten May 2015 #11
We all seem to be thinking about primary elections, though, MineralMan May 2015 #16
Definitely time is on Bernie's side. libdem4life May 2015 #22
There certainly is plenty of time for his message to get out there. MineralMan May 2015 #23
i think 2016 is for any of the dems win. nt seabeyond May 2015 #7
See, I don't think that's true. MineralMan May 2015 #9
i am not suggesting we minimize vote, it would create a win for repugs. i still think 2016 is dems seabeyond May 2015 #10
Whether a candidate has the capacity to beat a Pub is a different issue from GOTV merrily May 2015 #29
I hope. But we have not had 3 democratic presidential yeoman6987 May 2015 #17
true that and i have thought and considered. i did not know how long it was, but seemed like seabeyond May 2015 #18
True. No resignation and no overconfidence, either. merrily May 2015 #31
I will decide when the primaries are within days and not months. longship May 2015 #12
Give it a rest? Really? MineralMan May 2015 #14
I apologize. I should have been more clear. longship May 2015 #21
Here's an idea. Just don't click on offending links and when you get offended, go to another. libdem4life May 2015 #24
I don't click through on them. longship May 2015 #25
I mostly gave up on reasonable discussion nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #26
Yep. It's been a real hoot. Especially from those pretending to be for one candidate while they are merrily May 2015 #36
Hey. I make no bones nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #37
I was not referring to you! merrily May 2015 #41
I know nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #43
No, thank you. merrily May 2015 #45
I know nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #46
Bad behavior? Says who? I'm a Left Liberal and I kind of enjoy them, frankly. libdem4life May 2015 #30
Okay, Reverend. cali May 2015 #13
Cali, I'm an atheist. MineralMan May 2015 #15
primaries are less than a year out. Here is the schedule so far: Raine1967 May 2015 #19
They are, and there are announced candidates. MineralMan May 2015 #20
For those who are upset because the primaries are so far away. Consider that we have two jwirr May 2015 #35
If only we could depend on every"Democrat" to vote for our nominee....? kentuck May 2015 #39
I haven't missed a primary in 36 years. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #44
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