Democratic Primaries

ahoysrcsm

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109. I know right???

Thu Jan 30, 2020, 01:42 AM

Jan 2020

Bernie promised me a pony damn-it, I want my pony!!!! Plus M4A, plus free college, plus a green economy, on and on and on...

Is uh, Bernie ever going to concede that his plan is all rainbows and unicorns. Only time will tell.

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

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USA Today..Dems court doom by backing Sanders [View all] Thekaspervote Jan 2020 OP

Never be confused by that deceptive map guillaumeb Jan 2020 #1

I've been griping to my republican "friends" who boast about that map. Those huge red areas.... George II Jan 2020 #4

Two words: Electoral college. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #8

This!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #16

This what? Low information voters LIKE Bernie's gutsy, consistent views. DemocracyMouse Jan 2020 #53

Exactly. Cha Jan 2020 #117

Exactly. The map is propaganda. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #12

Hell, tRump had it spread out on his desk the other day. sheshe2 Jan 2020 #25

I assume that you are serious about this. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #51

Yes, he had about a 3" X 4" map on his desk two or three days ago. George II Jan 2020 #77

Two words aeromanKC Jan 2020 #74

The map is based on land. Land doesn't vote, people do. nt SunSeeker Jan 2020 #41

And much of that land is empty of people. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #52

Exactly. nt SunSeeker Jan 2020 #75

But every state no matter the population get two senators so they do matter. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #92

Populated by antelope and snakes. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #80

That is grossly unfair! guillaumeb Jan 2020 #85

Not this Dem or anyone I know.. Thanks, Kasper! Cha Jan 2020 #2

they are toxic evertonfc Jan 2020 #3

im a dem and im not supporting him..i will 'if'...but not now samnsara Jan 2020 #5

Absolutely correct. Doom. NurseJackie Jan 2020 #6

Yep, he will do to us what he did in 2016. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #7

An opinion piece by Matt Bennett and Lanae Erickson - two people from Third Way Nanjeanne Jan 2020 #9

Third Way, if anyone is interested, is a think tank that insists that Democrats should join DanTex Jan 2020 #18

Not so!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #21

Really? You're denying that Third Way wants to cut Social Security??? DanTex Jan 2020 #24

That is right-wing framing to equate progressive solutions with Republican ones maximusveritas Jan 2020 #118

Right-wing framing is pretending that SS cuts are not actually SS cuts. DanTex Jan 2020 #119

It's also a collar placed by trendy hipsters onto anyone they disagree with. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #113

And yet they supported their opinion with facts and data. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #49

Once we start counting primary votes a few states in calguy Jan 2020 #10

Oh shoot PatSeg Jan 2020 #11

This!! The first 4 states (prediction) Biden 56+% of the delegates sanders 50+ Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #14

Will Sanders step in as a Democrat or will he reject the party and step in as Independent? Bananaluver Jan 2020 #13

Look to who he surrounds himself with.... Historic NY Jan 2020 #43

That is why my questions are legitimate and why we should get an answer before ever pulling the Bananaluver Jan 2020 #44

every candidate should answer that, then krkaufman Jan 2020 #84

Yes, dware Jan 2020 #101

Sanders has run under Democratic, win and then go the rest as Independent. Sanders has hired all top Bananaluver Jan 2020 #107

I believe this to be a correct assessment Skittles Jan 2020 #15

LOL. These authors literally work for "Third Way", the think tank that DanTex Jan 2020 #17

I am probably not going to vote for Sanders in the primary.... TheRealNorth Jan 2020 #29

But you don't argue that they are wrong about Sanders' potential to lose big if he makes it to emmaverybo Jan 2020 #54

If Sanders Is The Nominee Younger Americans Will Turn Out Unlike 2016 DanieRains Jan 2020 #65

Sure they will. comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #69

Yeah, sure they will, dware Jan 2020 #102

When all I hear is doom and gloom Autumn Jan 2020 #19

Horse Manure ritapria Jan 2020 #20

Populist candidates from Our Revolution, Justice Democrats etc. 0 - 51 in 2108 in red districts. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #111

To translate, red states won't like Sanders walker59 Jan 2020 #22

"rather than stoking fear with dark hints" FiveGoodMen Jan 2020 #28

Yeah, that was the real point walker59 Jan 2020 #36

If he is down in Virginia and Delaware...no way he wins a general...and we have a Senate to consider Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #93

USA Today? Oh yeah, that's the one whose sales racks looked like TV screens, right? Ron Green Jan 2020 #23

That may be but the paper is read by 1.25 million daily Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #34

I don't know for sure, but I'd betcha there are a lot more voters... TreasonousBastard Jan 2020 #26

the problem MFM008 Jan 2020 #27

no matter who the candidate is. They've been doing that for decades. Kurt V. Jan 2020 #31

I know right. MFM008 Jan 2020 #108

I call BS on that. And as Bernie gets stronger and stronger the corporatists and totodeinhere Jan 2020 #30

Independents are not going to vote for a Socialist! MRDAWG Jan 2020 #32

Some people really are desperate to prevent an actual progressive running in the fall Tarc Jan 2020 #33

I'm not... I would happily vote for Warren Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #35

A lot of solid Democrats in the base of our party support Warren. Bananaluver Jan 2020 #46

Some people don't want to lose the general and house and give Trump four more years... Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #94

After 40+ years of Centrist leadership we're already at doom. Time to try something different. jalan48 Jan 2020 #37

Where have we heard that before? wyldwolf Jan 2020 #39

Wallace and Nader were 3rd party candidates and McGovern was almost 50 years ago. Biden won't jalan48 Jan 2020 #45

Links please for your opinion Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #56

It's my opinion. I don't think Biden can win against Trump. jalan48 Jan 2020 #57

Your entitled to your opinion Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #58

Exactly. Not to mention polls show Sanders beating Trump as well and yet we have OPs like this one. jalan48 Jan 2020 #61

Okay... show us Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #66

... jalan48 Jan 2020 #67

LOL. That poll shows ALL Dems beating Trump...and Biden is doing better than Bernie... ehrnst Jan 2020 #97

LOL. Reread the OP and you'll get it. jalan48 Jan 2020 #99

Lol. I was responding to your post where you shared that poll to show that Bernie "could beat Trump" ehrnst Jan 2020 #112

"Any sane adult" is ahead of Trump in the polls right now, and Biden is ahead of Sanders v Trump... ehrnst Jan 2020 #89

compare the enthusiasm NJCher Jan 2020 #78

I agree. Enthusiasm can mean greater turnout. Biden just doesn't have it. I watched a sixty minute jalan48 Jan 2020 #82

Louder cheering doesn't get any supporter more than one vote. Just ask Nader. ehrnst Jan 2020 #90

I know right??? ahoysrcsm Jan 2020 #109

No it is not...Trump is dangerous ...not the year to experiment...and if the left had backed us in Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #95

What is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result? NJCher Jan 2020 #100

I ask myself that everyday!! Bernie didn't win the last time..what makes you think he will now? Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #115

if I said NJCher Jan 2020 #116

Fearmongers gonna monger fear nt Fiendish Thingy Jan 2020 #38

It's the "nobody likes him" tone voters have learned to identify and reject. Aaron Pereira Jan 2020 #40

Yep. nt SunSeeker Jan 2020 #42

I notice a lot of Sanders supporters are faulting the messenger BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #47

Thank you!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #60

+, all that and divisiveness. R B Garr Jan 2020 #83

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #48

Joe Biden Beats #45IMPEACHED MORE.. Cha Jan 2020 #55

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #72

Best chance of winning against Donald Trump: @JoeBiden 44 % Cha Jan 2020 #73

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #103

hang onto to that Cha Jan 2020 #105

Right now, "any sane adult" would poll higher than Mango Mussolini ehrnst Jan 2020 #88

Such a negative opinion Tiggeroshii Jan 2020 #50

I don't have a favorite but i have a least favorite. dem4decades Jan 2020 #59

Fuck the McPaper; nearly useless "journalism" Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #62

that Maybe but it has a circulation of 1.25 million...so people/voters read it Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #68

Yeah, Americans suck up a lot of info-tainment pablum. As a paper, it sucks. Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #71

They shove USA Today under the door of every hotel room in America ChubbyStar Jan 2020 #79

I back the Democrat. warmfeet Jan 2020 #63

Just heard someone on MSNBC saying pro Trump groups are ready fucking the Democrats and dem4decades Jan 2020 #64

Pragmatic/Realistic Dem's KNOW THIS. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #70

the fucking REAGAN loving MEdia is afraid of zombie reagan's death. pansypoo53219 Jan 2020 #76

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #81

Joe who? ehrnst Jan 2020 #86

Let's all remember this..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #87

Doom? mgcgulfcoast Jan 2020 #91

..... dware Jan 2020 #104

If sanders is the nominee, trump will win 45+ states and Kevin McCarthy will be Speaker of the House Gothmog Jan 2020 #96

sanders is a very weak candidate who will lose 45+ states and make Kevin McCarthy Speaker Gothmog Jan 2020 #98

A reminder - Sanders backed candidates were 0-51 in red districts during the midterms. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #106

K&R Tarheel_Dem Jan 2020 #110

Kick! Cha Jan 2020 #114