Democratic Primaries

FiveGoodMen

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34. We all know what's Arabic for "The Base" right?

Reply to Steven Maurer (Original post)

Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:49 PM

Oct 2019

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

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Just a quick FYI about "the base" [View all] Steven Maurer Oct 2019 OP

And if they stay at home, we lose. crazytown Oct 2019 #1

Those who'd stay home are NOT THE BASE, though. Hortensis Oct 2019 #7

A third of Obama voters who stayed home in 2016 were African American. crazytown Oct 2019 #23

YES! Those who don't reliably vote Democrat are NOT Hortensis Oct 2019 #24

If the base are those who vote crazytown Oct 2019 #25

You need to remember that today's Republicans don't represent Hortensis Oct 2019 #29

And the demolishing of the Voting Rights' Act had nothing to do with that? KitSileya Oct 2019 #41

I agree wholeheartedly, Steven! Cha Oct 2019 #2

K&R betsuni Oct 2019 #3

Great message. MattInMN Oct 2019 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #5

We need to cultivate new voters...all these folks do is let us down when it matters...sorry, they Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #14

We shouldn't count on them...they have let us down repeatedly and we sure as hell shouldn't cater to Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #32

Why spend TONS of effort and time trying to persuade unreliable voters... NurseJackie Oct 2019 #20

Sometimes it seems like people *ASSUME* that we are *OWED* these votes The Mouth Oct 2019 #28

Then I guess if they feels that they don't 'owe' the Democratic party support or loyalty...than Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #33

They are not the base The Mouth Oct 2019 #35

After the primary, a aDemocrat should vote for the Democrat period... Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #37

Talking like that about people isn't going to make them vote Democrat TheRealNorth Oct 2019 #31

But insulting and bellittling them and calling them ignorant fascists The Mouth Oct 2019 #36

You are ABSOLUTELY correct. The "base" are loyal Democrats who... NurseJackie Oct 2019 #6

+1000 Great post! Every word is true. I see the same faces at the meetings and the fund raisers... Demsrule86 Oct 2019 #9

The far left also doesn't understand that politics is a game of consensus building BlueMississippi Oct 2019 #11

I could only shake my head in absolute disgust and contempt... NurseJackie Oct 2019 #13

Wanna know what generates apathy and negativity in me? Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #12

Denying that the fringe left exists serves no good purpose. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #15

I don't deny the existence of a disaffected subset. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #18

Irrelevant. Nobody said that you denied anything. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #19

Yeah, nobody said that. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2019 #21

Thank you for having the courage to admit it. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #16

And then... there's the horseshoe theory thing. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #17

k&r nt BlueMississippi Oct 2019 #10

After his performance today, I really don't think he will run in 2020. Funtatlaguy Oct 2019 #26

The Democrat 2020 Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2019 #27

x 1000 peggysue2 Oct 2019 #30

We all know what's Arabic for "The Base" right? FiveGoodMen Oct 2019 #34

We're not the Republican base either N/T Steven Maurer Oct 2019 #39

The most important thing is beating Donald Trump Gothmog Oct 2019 #38

"these kind of people are more likely to drive away more people" melman Oct 2019 #40

Yep, we remember the PUMA crowd. nt RandiFan1290 Oct 2019 #42

True enough, but it was hardly only them. N/T Steven Maurer Oct 2019 #43