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LadyHawkAZ

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20. Constantly insisting that a particular candidate *will* lose

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 03:57 PM

Feb 2016

and that a nominee must be "electable" is in and of itself voting out of fear. What makes a Democratic nominee electable is the votes of Democrats, and planting the idea in their heads that their candidate *will* lose is deliberate disenfranchisement. This is the same bullshit we heard about Obama in 2008. It got old quickly then, it's already old now.

As for not voting against what you're scared of- if a person is refusing to vote just to prove some nebulous point about how not-scared they are of what are actually very terrifying policies, that person is an idiot. Rational people listen to Republicans and are scared out of their wits. Voting for the person who will be doing the opposite of Republicans is not at all a bad thing. We'll be a lot better off if we stop encouraging people to think otherwise.

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There will be only one issue in the general election. Republicans. [View all] MineralMan Feb 2016 OP

extremely over-simplistic EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #1

Actually, it is that simple. You can vote for the Dem nominee or you can help a Repub get elected. LonePirate Feb 2016 #2

Of course it's not that simple EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #10

Once we get to the general, it really is that simple. onenote Feb 2016 #16

Exactly that simple. Hortensis Feb 2016 #26

Total crap Andy823 Feb 2016 #38

Hillary will lose EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #49

We forget how much the right hates the Clintons as well. alarimer Feb 2016 #53

If you lived through the 90s EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #56

No. Actually it's not simplistic. MineralMan Feb 2016 #4

voting out of fear EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #11

Funny that you think I could scare you. MineralMan Feb 2016 #17

Totes gonna EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #23

I thought you said once Andy823 Feb 2016 #39

I'm a US expat... a citizen like you... or like any US person living abroud EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #45

Wow Andy823 Feb 2016 #58

It IS that simple. Take a hard look at the DU General Discussion:Primaries forum. (nt) Paladin Feb 2016 #5

voting for a candidate EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #14

Constantly insisting that a particular candidate *will* lose LadyHawkAZ Feb 2016 #20

No its not. EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #22

Au contraire. It's worked perfectly LadyHawkAZ Feb 2016 #25

It is not "over simplistic". Maybe "too soon" but not over-simplistic. MH1 Feb 2016 #6

But wait...there's more... MineralMan Feb 2016 #3

fear mongering EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #13

Care to back up your rebuttal? onenote Feb 2016 #19

Sure EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #21

Your naiveté is staggering onenote Feb 2016 #48

plus a million mercuryblues Feb 2016 #60

And LGBT. Trump said he would nominate SCOTUS appointes to end gay marriage RKP5637 Feb 2016 #27

Yeah the Bernie gang never uses fear tactics Andy823 Feb 2016 #40

there's fear EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #44

You know her personally? Andy823 Feb 2016 #59

K&R... spanone Feb 2016 #7

Thanks. MineralMan Feb 2016 #8

i feel the same. it's all or not much at all. spanone Feb 2016 #9

Exactly! Couldn't have said it better myself. LonePirate Feb 2016 #12

Same here!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2016 #28

Once Hillary Clinton clears her FBI hurdle madville Feb 2016 #15

This is not about the primary race. MineralMan Feb 2016 #18

I was referring to the general election madville Feb 2016 #24

If it's how long you can hold your breath... daleanime Feb 2016 #29

Whoever wins the Presidency will set control of the Judicial for most of a generation. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #30

Yes, exactly. MineralMan Feb 2016 #34

I like Bernie. My SO prefers Hillary. We agree that both of them are light years ahead of any repub pampango Feb 2016 #31

Yes. Regardless of whom we prefer, both are far MineralMan Feb 2016 #35

Simply put.....simply right... quickesst Feb 2016 #32

Thanks. It is just common sense. MineralMan Feb 2016 #36

The ones with the (R)s or the ones with the (D)s? HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #33

Pretty much. MineralMan Feb 2016 #37

So you won't be trying to change my mind on who to vote for in the Dem primary? Iggo Feb 2016 #62

No, I won't. MineralMan Feb 2016 #63

Thank you for all the responses MineralMan Feb 2016 #41

You are right of course Andy823 Feb 2016 #42

Thanks so much! MineralMan Feb 2016 #46

I prefer Hillary but I'll vote for Bernie this fall if he's the nominee Kaleva Feb 2016 #43

Yes, it is. MineralMan Feb 2016 #47

great post mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #50

Thanks for that. MineralMan Feb 2016 #51

yeah ;) mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #52

No justice Dan Feb 2016 #54

here's your sign TimeToEvolve Feb 2016 #55

Vote and let's try to clean house along with the senate . Purple places need to go blue Person 2713 Feb 2016 #57

K&R! Well stated! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2016 #61