Democratic Primaries

gulliver

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5. Fighting for the right cause is good. Losing for it is bad

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 12:14 PM

Jan 2020

A history of fighting for a cause is not a positive if the fighter never wins. In fact, you can weaken an argument by having the wrong person arguing on its side.

I see Sanders fighting for progressive causes as a mixed bag at best. He's not selling them as well as he could. That's my main objection. Also, Sanders may be strengthening the opposition by picking fights with people who should be on our side.

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

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CBS News Poll - Battleground Tracker IOWA [View all] Donkees Jan 2020 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2020 #1

A lot of underlying softness in those Biden numbers BeyondGeography Jan 2020 #2

I think I know what you mean by softness... pfeiffer Jan 2020 #6

Electabillity will help Biden at the last minute. So will Klobuchar and Bloomberg voters going to highplainsdem Jan 2020 #3

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Bernie's got this!! And when Bernie wins, all you'll hear is how Iowa doesn't matter. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #7

It doesn't matter, you know. Not much at all. MineralMan Jan 2020 #8

Because it's not terribly consequential. bearsfootball516 Jan 2020 #9

Some may consider the outcome in Iowa important only if Sanders doesn't come in first. David__77 Jan 2020 #10

Of course, that's how the Bernie Double Standard works... and that's also why Bernie's winning!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #11

Fighting for the right cause is good. Losing for it is bad gulliver Jan 2020 #5