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Democratic Primaries

BannonsLiver

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15. I think a brokered convention would probably destroy the party

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #12)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 04:25 PM

Jan 2020

Surely you could see how that could become a powder keg for many competing ideologies. And since there can be only one nominee, somebody is going away unhappy. VERY unhappy. So that’s why. It would be a shit show of toxic divisions and divisiveness.

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

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So if the Dem convention gets hung, how about Schiff????? nt [View all] LAS14 Jan 2020 OP

Sounds great to me. Peregrine Took Jan 2020 #1

I'd prefer not Raven123 Jan 2020 #2

It won't be hung scheming daemons Jan 2020 #3

Agreed squirecam Jan 2020 #5

NO, The Democratic convention is not going to get hung. If it did prepare for Trump to be Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #4

Biden already has endorsements from 58 superdelegates, to Sanders' 21 and Warren's 20 LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #7

No real reason to even entertain conjecture it would happen. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #6

If we have a hung convention we've already lost brooklynite Jan 2020 #8

Why do you say that? Couldn't it be because we have so many equally sterling candidates???? nt LAS14 Jan 2020 #11

No, the message will be: the Party as an entity can't unify brooklynite Jan 2020 #16

It won't be JustAnotherGen Jan 2020 #9

A brokered convention would end in a loss in the GE BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #10

Why do you say that? Couldn't it be because we have so many equally sterling candidates???? nt LAS14 Jan 2020 #12

I think a brokered convention would probably destroy the party BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #15

Correct squirecam Jan 2020 #20

I still really like Sen. Brown BootinUp Jan 2020 #13

Yeah, I've thought of Sherrod Brown in the same way. nt LAS14 Jan 2020 #17

He would be a stellar nominee. He'd also be a stellar V.P. nominee. nt Kahuna7 Jan 2020 #14

Great idea! broiles Jan 2020 #18

It won't be hung. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #19