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SharonAnn

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69. "Democrats fall in love but Republicans fall in line"

Sat Feb 18, 2017, 03:17 PM

Feb 2017

Famous quote about primaries and the two parties. Democrats fall in love and if their chosen one doesn't win, they often disengage. Republicans will vote for the winner of their primary, whether not is was their chosen candidate.

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There are no Sanders movement - GE voting numbers - millenials turnout rate is down and more diverse [View all] factfinder_77 Feb 2017 OP

Say it aint so... Democrats voting 3rd party caused a shift to Trump.. boston bean Feb 2017 #1

Utterly predictable. MineralMan Feb 2017 #2

These people were like bible thumpers, cultists much of the time. boston bean Feb 2017 #3

Cultists. Yes. There's no other word that works. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #4

You could not reason. it was useless. They had drunk themselves into a tizzy boston bean Feb 2017 #5

Even the current reality of having Trump in office won't awaken them. They're still in denial ... NurseJackie Feb 2017 #14

There was one poster since no banned, who always claimed to be bullied, yet was the biggest bully of boston bean Feb 2017 #15

Well said, Jackie.. thank you! Cha Feb 2017 #70

I think what we missed was convincing people MineralMan Feb 2017 #6

That is true. But how to reach those? They believed the hype and decided they couldn't vote for boston bean Feb 2017 #8

Here's what I think. I think we became overconfident that MineralMan Feb 2017 #10

I really do think the Comey thing gave many people an excuse to vote trump. boston bean Feb 2017 #12

"Democrats fall in love but Republicans fall in line" SharonAnn Feb 2017 #69

There were a lot of factors, but I think complacency was a big one True_Blue Feb 2017 #61

Millenial GOP was the same, Millenial DEM down and shifted to 3 party factfinder_77 Feb 2017 #7

Sanders wasn't on the ballot. bunnies Feb 2017 #9

No. We know. He would have lost, too. MineralMan Feb 2017 #11

Youre psychic, eh? Cool! bunnies Feb 2017 #20

No, I'm not psychic. I don't believe anyone is. MineralMan Feb 2017 #68

You cannot possible know that Calculating Feb 2017 #66

I see, but I might possibly know that. MineralMan Feb 2017 #67

That is not part of this discussion. this is a thread about the GE. Not Bernie/Hillary. boston bean Feb 2017 #13

I'm talking about the GE bunnies Feb 2017 #17

Bernie wasn't a candidate in the General Election. boston bean Feb 2017 #18

My point has nothing to do with the primary. bunnies Feb 2017 #21

It certainly doesn't have anything to do with GE, because he wasn't on the ballot. boston bean Feb 2017 #22

That was my point!!!!! Nt bunnies Feb 2017 #25

and??? If he were.. which he wasn't, but he should have been, but he wasn't boston bean Feb 2017 #26

The title of the OP prompted my first response. bunnies Feb 2017 #36

That is what this post was about. boston bean Feb 2017 #40

Hubby is a musician, so a lot of 20 somethings are around our house. bunnies Feb 2017 #48

I also started to vote as soon as I was able. LisaL Feb 2017 #52

I don't think they gave it much thought. At all. bunnies Feb 2017 #57

the question is, what was the point of the headline? What are those numbers supposed to say? nt JCanete Feb 2017 #23

Third party voters in the GENERAL. boston bean Feb 2017 #24

what does that have to do with Sanders? nt JCanete Feb 2017 #27

Read the OP. boston bean Feb 2017 #28

what? Where is his name mentioned other than the title? It's not in the article either, unless I JCanete Feb 2017 #30

I read the OP. boston bean Feb 2017 #31

and? Is the point to talk in some code that only certain people understand? Say I'm slow, or dumb, JCanete Feb 2017 #32

I don't particularly enjoy having words with you. And it aint because I can't handle it. boston bean Feb 2017 #33

Then why did you go as long as you did, saying absolutely nothing. nt JCanete Feb 2017 #35

I just told you, I don't enjoy having words with you, so I gave nothing. boston bean Feb 2017 #39

fair enough...you just couched it as if it was something. At least we both know it was worthless. JCanete Feb 2017 #41

now you know. boston bean Feb 2017 #43

Ignore that disruption. Hopefully, it will be gone soon. nt LexVegas Feb 2017 #42

Thanks Lex! boston bean Feb 2017 #45

oh really? What exactly are you fighting against here? Was my question legitimate or not, and if not JCanete Feb 2017 #46

It appears that the title of the OP... bunnies Feb 2017 #49

Sigh. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #19

Wheres my snarky gif? bunnies Feb 2017 #29

Okay, here you go. NurseJackie Feb 2017 #51

lol bunnies Feb 2017 #54

If the primaries were any indication... joshcryer Feb 2017 #44

they weren't, not that we should be back here again. Bunnies point was fair, JCanete Feb 2017 #53

millenial turnout was abyssmal in both joshcryer Feb 2017 #64

I disagree with you on that. No doubt super progressive candidates have an uphill battle. JCanete Feb 2017 #65

Plus they won't stay off my goddam grass. n/t QC Feb 2017 #16

HRC got a higher share of youth vote than any Dem candidate since the 26th amendment, except Obama fishwax Feb 2017 #34

Except.. cannabis_flower Feb 2017 #37

Is there a way to block terms so I can make all mention of Bernie disappear? NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #38

Only in thread titles, but yes: joshcryer Feb 2017 #47

How exactly does the data here back up the headline? BarackTheVote Feb 2017 #50

Rec'd. Iggo Feb 2017 #58

Should we have expected a 'Sanders movement' to carry over to the GE? jmg257 Feb 2017 #55

lulzy! Rex Feb 2017 #56

Millennials are not brand loyal - they just aren't. Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #59

Can we just stop with the Bernie bashing please? This article mentions absolutely KPN Feb 2017 #60

Sore winners. Iggo Feb 2017 #63

all i know is that in my local dem party, those who show up majority were for bernie dembotoz Feb 2017 #62

Bernie Sanders is never going to be President. Warren DeMontague Feb 2017 #71