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Democratic Primaries

JudyM

(29,206 posts)

6. Except Bernie, right?

Reply to backscatter712 (Original post)

Fri Feb 22, 2019, 04:30 PM

Feb 2019

Because - even though accepted as a Dem candidate by our leadership - he isn’t an actual Dem candidate, he is too old, already had his chance, is only in it for money (cough!), etc, right? So folks should be blasting him continuously, right?

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

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Democratic candidates are not clay pigeons. Support the nominee even if they're not your 1st choice. [View all] backscatter712 Feb 2019 OP

YES! elleng Feb 2019 #1

YOUR POST HAS NAILED IT TO THE WALL! SPOT ON. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2019 #2

And keep the primaries civil. They can be spirited but be civil!! PTWB Feb 2019 #3

Exactly. We have one goal right now, and it's our last chance at it: DEFEAT TRUMP! backscatter712 Feb 2019 #14

Apart from supporters of one candidate, supporters of the others will eagerly back the nominee. LonePirate Feb 2019 #4

We'll see bhikkhu Feb 2019 #17

I will support any person who wins the nomination...they are our only choice at that time...and I Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #5

Except Bernie, right? JudyM Feb 2019 #6

Nobody is smearing him. But I'll tell you what IS a smear... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #7

Lulzd. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #12

This is as good as the OP... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #18

He's welcome to run under the same rules as all the other candidates. backscatter712 Feb 2019 #8

You don't sound so "undecided" to me BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #9

Ha, I'm not decided but I really respect what Bernie has done to raise issues in a way that JudyM Feb 2019 #10

Fair enough, and good post. BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #11

agreed. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #13

Well said Andy823 Feb 2019 #15

Yes! I promise right now to say only positive things. EndGOPPropaganda Feb 2019 #16

Excellent post. I hid this forum, but peek in every so often... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #19