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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Sanders' Supporters May Revolt at Convention and Damage Democratic Nominee [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)38. Activist. Here's Cestnick saying most Sanders supporters
would refuse to vote for our nominee and that they were waiting for Sanders to run as a third-party candidate if Sanders' own bizarrely deluded plan to have our superdelegates effectively steal the election from the popular vote and name him the nominee didn't succeed.
Dishonorable and anti-democracy as most would agree this would be, and crazy as even imagining it could succeed was, it was Sanders' plan, which they supported. They didn't just imagine it.
Of course 3/4 of Sanders' primary voters were perfectly sane and DID vote for Hillary -- as they'd always intended. This person merely hoped she wasn't only speaking for that deplorable quarter like her who did vote Trump or third-party.
Of course, this apparently irredeemable minority of wingnuts is now promising various media to repeat 2016 all over again -- but louder. They're willing to follow Sanders where others won't go, though, and they of course don't speak for those normal Democrats who currently see him merely as one of their choices among Democrats.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Sanders' Supporters May Revolt at Convention and Damage Democratic Nominee [View all]
Vidal
May 2019
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Also gave us Kavanaugh and Gorsuch - that crowd who voted for Stein is a disgrace!
Skya Rhen
May 2019
#20
Same mindset gave us TRUMP and the horrible damage their supporters inflicted on Ameri
trueblue2007
May 2019
#34
Thank you for pointing out the Florida and Michigan votes in 2008. Hillary was really hurt by that
MaryMagdaline
May 2019
#66
So paranoia and the inability to perform simple math are requirements to be a supporter of his?
LonePirate
May 2019
#6
With this field of strong contenders, how could the DNC pull off this alleged "sabotage"? With the..
TreasonousBastard
May 2019
#14
Not a runoff; that would involve all 50 states. DNC delegates will vote
yellowdogintexas
May 2019
#32
That's what I mean-- under the new rules, superdelegates can't vote in...
TreasonousBastard
May 2019
#46
The source linked in the article is the Moonie Times. This is just RW media ratfuckery.
swag
May 2019
#15
She is the person who organized the protests at the Democratic National Convention.
George II
May 2019
#28
sanders is running 5th in South Carolina and so might not get any delegates due to 15% rule
Gothmog
May 2019
#62
Attacks Sanders supporters then complains Sanders supporters don't toe the line.
Hassin Bin Sober
May 2019
#27
We are not asking anyone to toe the line. We are asking them to not make shit up.
Blue_true
May 2019
#98
Well as long as "Some Bernie backers" are indicating this, let's lose our goddamned minds.
Cuthbert Allgood
May 2019
#30
Interesting that the founder of Occupy DNC and yet another Stein supporter is already out there....
SouthernProgressive
May 2019
#33
We know what he will do, dont we. More importantly what MANY of his followers will do.
Eliot Rosewater
May 2019
#55
I may be naive but I still don't quite understand exactly how the DNC "sabotaged" Sanders in 2016
Proud Liberal Dem
May 2019
#65
These people they are quoting cannot be Bernie supporters. Already conceding defeat?????
MaryMagdaline
May 2019
#67
IMO, Sanders will be out of it long before the convention, at least vote-wise.
stopbush
May 2019
#83