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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: A cautionary note about the excitement over the polls showing Bernie up, way up over [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)6. I agree. Any Biden supporter who has expressed dissatisfaction w/HRC
has taken the first step to supporting someone other than Clinton. They're not committed to voting for anyone based on gender, or Third Way philosophy. They've demonstrated enough political independence to reject the "It's her turn!" or "I just want grandma to live long enough to see a woman president." or "If I support HRC, I'll surely benefit when I become part of the One Percent!"
The next 2 steps will be taken (1)after Biden rules himself out - and I think you are right, it's really too late in the game to jump in - and (2) after the first debate.
Without Biden, who ya gonna call? Who's your progressive daddy?
Everyone here knows the answer - Bernie Sanders.
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A cautionary note about the excitement over the polls showing Bernie up, way up over [View all]
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
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I agree. But what happens to the support now being attributed to Biden if Biden does
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#2
Thanks. I just don't want Sanders supporters to be disappointed if there is a rise
JDPriestly
Sep 2015
#7
My politics partner, a pragmatic centrist, is Biden first, Sanders second and ABH third.
merrily
Sep 2015
#4
Just read a pollster's musing that Biden and Sanders would split the white male Democrat vote
Hortensis
Sep 2015
#28
Well, if Bernie wins we'll get see how the full treatment from the GOP "improves" HIM. Let's not
Hortensis
Sep 2015
#31
True, though Ann Coulter says she does not want Republicans to run against him. She wants them to ru
merrily
Sep 2015
#32
Personally, I think both Bernie and Hillary would slice and dice anyone in the GOP field, but
Hortensis
Sep 2015
#33
Thanks for pointing this out. The take away from this is that we should never get complacent,
GoneFishin
Sep 2015
#15