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Democratic Primaries

pazzyanne

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38. "I want to beat trump."

Reply to DownriverDem (Reply #19)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 01:38 PM

Jul 2019

That's my daily mantra until the day after the 2020 election.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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None of Our Democratic Primary Candidates Are Bad People [View all] MineralMan Jul 2019 OP

So, should we just hold a lottery to pick our nominee out of a hat? bluewater Jul 2019 #1

Did I suggest such a thing? No, I did not. MineralMan Jul 2019 #2

You did though, You spoke of "tearing down" candidates bluewater Jul 2019 #12

No. Sorry. I'm not going to get into a subthread MineralMan Jul 2019 #13

Then please don't throw around the phrase "tearing down" bluewater Jul 2019 #23

Thank your for your advice. MineralMan Jul 2019 #27

And thanks for the discussion. bluewater Jul 2019 #31

I will give an example that distinguishes "vetting" from "tearing down"... Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #15

So just posting news articles from reputable sources is ok? Right? bluewater Jul 2019 #18

Bazinga! George II Jul 2019 #30

That took only ten minutes! George II Jul 2019 #14

Well, I'm trying not to get into side arguments in MineralMan Jul 2019 #16

Hi bluewater Jul 2019 #20

What matters DownriverDem Jul 2019 #17

K&R stonecutter357 Jul 2019 #3

This! mcar Jul 2019 #4

Well, I prefer something more like this: MineralMan Jul 2019 #6

One runs down a candidate mcar Jul 2019 #7

Exactly. MineralMan Jul 2019 #11

Or, how about? wryter2000 Jul 2019 #37

Yes. That one was especially noxious in 2016. MineralMan Jul 2019 #39

I don't bash DownriverDem Jul 2019 #19

Me too! mcar Jul 2019 #21

"I want to beat trump." pazzyanne Jul 2019 #38

All of them are *good* people. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #5

Yes, they are. MineralMan Jul 2019 #9

Me too but DownriverDem Jul 2019 #22

Well, that's certainly a possibility. MineralMan Jul 2019 #25

We need a landslide katmondoo Jul 2019 #8

With a unified effort backing our nominee, MineralMan Jul 2019 #10

Dammit, stop making sense... First Speaker Jul 2019 #24

Sorry. I can't help myself. MineralMan Jul 2019 #26

Yes Cary Jul 2019 #28

An All Star lineup for sure n/t MichMan Jul 2019 #29

Some are extremely overambitious and will do almost anything to increase their positions democratisphere Jul 2019 #32

Well, candidates who do such things will likely not be the nominee, I think. MineralMan Jul 2019 #33

Well said. democratisphere Jul 2019 #34

does vicious backstabber count as nice? nt msongs Jul 2019 #35

Not that I've heard. MineralMan Jul 2019 #36

Only if you are a Republican. pazzyanne Jul 2019 #40