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Democratic Primaries

guillaumeb

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6. I am not voting for the most likeable candidate.

Reply to BluesRunTheGame (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2020, 05:51 PM

Jan 2020

And that likeability is based on our perceptions and media presentation.

I will vote in the primary for the candidate I feel has the best overall program.

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

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A lot of people don't like Bernie Sanders. [View all] BluesRunTheGame Jan 2020 OP

My concern, as you call it: in 2016 I was naive. MH1 Jan 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Tiggeroshii Jan 2020 #2

Yeah squirecam Jan 2020 #5

yep Skittles Jan 2020 #9

I have found that familiarity with Bernie does not breed respect, which I once had for him. And emmaverybo Jan 2020 #3

So you're saying that people who don't like Sanders aren't "real" Democrats... brooklynite Jan 2020 #4

Where did I say anything about who's "real" and who's not? BluesRunTheGame Jan 2020 #10

I am not voting for the most likeable candidate. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #6

I agree. BluesRunTheGame Jan 2020 #11

respect A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2020 #7

Well, the depressing news is that frazzled Jan 2020 #8

I really don't like a candidate who yells. I'm a woman who viscerally reacts when a man yells. CTyankee Jan 2020 #12

I give less than a rat's ass about St. Bern Blue_Tires Jan 2020 #13

ditto and his equating democrats with republicans Fresh_Start Jan 2020 #14