Democratic Primaries

olegramps

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67. I stongly agree with what you say and have expressed the same thought.

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:44 PM

Feb 2020

My thinking was including those who are Independents and lean strongly Democrat who could be affected. I also believe that not every registered Democrat is as fully committed as those on this board. I believe that it also more true that Republicans will vote the party line regardless and are more monolithic that Democrats. Like to old saying: Herding Democrats is like trying to herd cats.

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

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How many Democrats will stay home if Sanders wins the nomination? [View all] olegramps Feb 2020 OP

Real Democrats? None LongtimeAZDem Feb 2020 #1

+1 Squinch Feb 2020 #2

+2 SCantiGOP Feb 2020 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #134

Respecfully, do Democrats approve of Trump's trade policies and tariffs? olegramps Feb 2020 #5

We will absolutely lose MontanaMama Feb 2020 #41

Michigan and Wisconsin Mad cow Feb 2020 #85

That was three years of Trump ago LongtimeAZDem Feb 2020 #92

Listen to the first 15 minutes of this MontanaMama Feb 2020 #110

Rick Wilson? Mad cow Feb 2020 #120

To each their own but know that Wilson isn't an ordinary pundit. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #122

My point is... Mad cow Feb 2020 #123

We will absolutely win Progress_Dem Feb 2020 #127

But a candidate has to win a primary in order to be the nominee. ehrnst Feb 2020 #166

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #170

Like I said, after the primaries, the GOP will open fire ehrnst Feb 2020 #171

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #172

Well, that one didn't last long! PatSeg Feb 2020 #173

PA is a no go in the GE for Sanders and .Mayor Pete. Butterflylady Feb 2020 #155

Many can not fathom just how dirty the Republicans can get. They have hundreds of Atwaters. olegramps Feb 2020 #159

Lots of long time Dems are tweeting the "#NeverBernie" hashtag Zolorp Feb 2020 #62

I find myself paraphrasing Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics: LongtimeAZDem Feb 2020 #68

Bravenak started the NeverBernie hashtag, lol. octoberlib Feb 2020 #75

I don't know who that is. Zolorp Feb 2020 #76

She used to post on here a lot. Writes for Wonkette now. octoberlib Feb 2020 #80

She was an outspoken DUer who was, to be honest, calimary Feb 2020 #81

She's a banned antisemitic troll who pretended to support a candidate but really didn't and is Autumn Feb 2020 #84

Didn't know she was antisemitic JudyM Feb 2020 #95

She joined another site and was banned for an antisemitic screed she wrote. Autumn Feb 2020 #115

Did we ever find out who mailed the threatening letters? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #145

Bravenak is Awesome.. she didn't like BS, though, so Cha Feb 2020 #104

Those who lived regretted it. William769 Feb 2020 #130

Aloha, William! Cha Feb 2020 #132

LOL She's laughed at, not feared. SMC22307 Feb 2020 #146

She's a joke. Just like her Twitter followers. Autumn Feb 2020 #149

She was awesome...I miss her. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #137

You're not missing much, trust me. SMC22307 Feb 2020 #144

+3 zackymilly Feb 2020 #117

+4 jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #135

+3 Raster Feb 2020 #153

Democrats know how important it is to get this man out of office . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #3

No actual democrat should stay home squirecam Feb 2020 #4

I would never threaten to stay home, what about some others is the question who are not committed? olegramps Feb 2020 #8

If one isn't a democrat squirecam Feb 2020 #11

I think it would be wise to consider what the Independents will do. olegramps Feb 2020 #160

Some self professed Dems will stay home regardless who is the nominee. Kaleva Feb 2020 #36

Well, they had MyOwnPeace Feb 2020 #102

None. Bernie can get a lot of the voters who previously stayed home or went to Trump. Autumn Feb 2020 #7

The election will be decided by Independents, not by either Republicans or Dems. olegramps Feb 2020 #13

And a lot of Independents will go to Bernie, he has been very strong with them in the past. Autumn Feb 2020 #20

Which Independents are those? brooklynite Feb 2020 #55

I hear that same canard EVERY election. Zolorp Feb 2020 #15

He got close to 50% of Independents in NH the last time and was strong with Independents elsewhere. Autumn Feb 2020 #35

Where are the non-voters? Zolorp Feb 2020 #37

The Iowa caucus just started today so we don't know they are nowhere to be found do we? Autumn Feb 2020 #54

EVERY Canndidate says they will bring out the non voters in droves. Zolorp Feb 2020 #56

A lot of voters sat out the last election I don't believe they will this time. Trump is a known Autumn Feb 2020 #64

He was a known entity last time. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #69

He was a known entity to many but not all. nt Autumn Feb 2020 #72

I hope to God they don't do it again this time. calimary Feb 2020 #112

Or to the Greens. JudyM Feb 2020 #17

traditionally, only Sanders-style 'dems' sit out elections. wyldwolf Feb 2020 #9

Not true.How many HRC voters supported Obama? Champion Jack Feb 2020 #10

NEarly all. Zolorp Feb 2020 #18

Thats the inverse of the stats I have read dualboy24 Feb 2020 #42

You are entitled to an opinion but not to your own facts. Autumn Feb 2020 #71

nope Champion Jack Feb 2020 #124

"sitting out" doesn't equate to voting for someone else. wyldwolf Feb 2020 #22

If this is true, then the most logical thing to do would be to make him the nominee. JudyM Feb 2020 #21

we lose either way. But I'd rather not lose as a hostage wyldwolf Feb 2020 #24

Simple math. We win more votes w/Sanders if your statements about who defects is correct. JudyM Feb 2020 #27

that isn't simple math, it's fuzzy math wyldwolf Feb 2020 #39

He gets more of the independent vote. That's why he does better in open primaries. JudyM Feb 2020 #43

He does very well with independents. JudyM Feb 2020 #86

That's not true and you know it. nt Autumn Feb 2020 #50

Or vote for ******* trump or Liar Stein Cha Feb 2020 #103

A lot. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #12

So have I. Zolorp Feb 2020 #19

If Sanders wins the nomination and Bloomberg runs third party, we are in serious trouble Polybius Feb 2020 #46

Yes, but with Sanders as the nominee, you may actually see nobody get 270 Electoral Votes Zolorp Feb 2020 #47

"communist affiliations"??? choie Feb 2020 #114

Yes, Communist affiliations to which he ADMITTED in a 1988 interview. Zolorp Feb 2020 #116

One other thing Zolorp Feb 2020 #118

Do you know the difference between choie Feb 2020 #125

Do you know WTF you are talking about??? Zolorp Feb 2020 #133

If Sanders wins and Bloomberg runs third party musicblind Feb 2020 #96

I question any Dem that is going to vote Bloomberg over Sanders. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #52

I cannot question them. Zolorp Feb 2020 #119

I also know and have also spoken with numerous Democrats who won't vote for an admitted Socialist... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #23

I have also had discussions with Democrats who blame Clinton's loss of the election on Sanders. olegramps Feb 2020 #25

Clinton opposed TPP. David__77 Feb 2020 #87

It was a forced position in which she was in a deadly crossfire. olegramps Feb 2020 #150

Everybody will be together to get trump out. Democracy and the USA depends on it. rockfordfile Feb 2020 #30

Tell them that Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #33

If I was an enthusiastic supporter of Bernie, then I would consider making that argument. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #49

So much for "Blue no matter who" TheRealNorth Feb 2020 #83

They would be hypocrites TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #88

Lol, ok! Nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #167

I don't find anything amusing about the prospect about people not voting. YMMV. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #168

Thankfully we won't have to worry with that scenario Watchfoxheadexplodes Feb 2020 #14

But what affect will he have on the outcome? That has many party members concerned. olegramps Feb 2020 #44

The 2020 election will be won or lost in the suburbs. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #16

+1 octoberlib Feb 2020 #78

There isn't much to add. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2020 #90

Exactly. Think Abigail Spanberger's district in Virginia. (n/t) SMC22307 Feb 2020 #148

To go further, females comprise a majority of Democratic voters and non-voters pecosbob Feb 2020 #163

"Stay home" isn't in my vocabulary, not ever. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #26

I. will. vote. for. and. support. a. ham. sandwich. it. it. is. our. nominee. Raster Feb 2020 #28

Oh, yeah?? Well, I'll vote for a rotting fish head smoking a smelly cigar rather than Filthy Donnie! Squinch Feb 2020 #107

Sanders and stein pamdb Feb 2020 #29

You splain EXACTLY how I feel about Joe Biden... thanks. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #34

Not me. I will vote blue, no matter who. n/t TygrBright Feb 2020 #31

I know of 3 family members who currently say they won't vote for Bernie... its very upsetting! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #32

None will JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #38

We Democrats will vote in Force! FarPoint Feb 2020 #40

My post was not to divide but to ask a simple question of paramount importance. olegramps Feb 2020 #53

We Dems are only 1/3 of the electorate! getagrip_already Feb 2020 #59

All votes matter bdamomma Feb 2020 #45

You may be talking about voters who say they are Dems but in truth, are not. Kaleva Feb 2020 #48

Well, would you stay home if Bernie is the nominee? GumboYaYa Feb 2020 #51

I don't believe that any member of this board would stay home. We are committed. olegramps Feb 2020 #60

wrong question..... getagrip_already Feb 2020 #57

I stongly agree with what you say and have expressed the same thought. olegramps Feb 2020 #67

Bernie's trade policies appeal strongly to the folks that lost us the last election Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #58

the other question is how may sanders supporters will stay home of he doesnt get the nom.. samnsara Feb 2020 #61

None who are thinking clearly, given that Trump would be the alternative. If Sanders becomes our highplainsdem Feb 2020 #63

Hopefully none Salviati Feb 2020 #65

Whichever Democrats tell themselves four more years of Trump will be fine. Aaron Pereira Feb 2020 #66

While Real Democrats will turnout, trump will easily destroy a weak candidate like sanders Gothmog Feb 2020 #70

I'll vote for him but Trump will be re-elected. octoberlib Feb 2020 #73

Which state is that? Just curious. Oh, and I agree with you. :) nt Sloumeau Feb 2020 #77

North Carolina. octoberlib Feb 2020 #79

Thanks for the friendly wave. :) Sloumeau Feb 2020 #82

I agree with you octoberlib. musicblind Feb 2020 #97

may I ask which city in NC you live in? Or is that too personal? musicblind Feb 2020 #98

Charlotte.It doesn't help that the Democrats on the city council and our Dem Mayor octoberlib Feb 2020 #105

Bernie thank god is not a dem ebbie15644 Feb 2020 #74

I hope none. I'm not a fan and I hope he isn't the candidate, but The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #89

Dems won't stay home Dem4Life1102 Feb 2020 #91

No one on these forms would sit home if Sanders wins. musicblind Feb 2020 #93

Probably none, but Democrats alone won't win this election, which makes this OnDoutside Feb 2020 #94

I'm not staying home Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2020 #99

That would be a stunning display of hypocrisy. nt redqueen Feb 2020 #100

I would never stay home radical noodle Feb 2020 #101

The ones that prefer Trump over Bernie. roody Feb 2020 #106

I don't know any that will "stay home". I do know ones that won't support that ticket though. Amimnoch Feb 2020 #108

Sanders has higher favorability ratings nationally Bradical79 Feb 2020 #109

Not many at DU, but in the wider world on non-activist Dems? MH1 Feb 2020 #111

You mean the real world? HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #158

If Sanders is the nominee on the ballot MFM008 Feb 2020 #113

How many Sanders supporters will vote for IMPOTUS or 3Rd party mcar Feb 2020 #121

None if they give a damn about our country budkin Feb 2020 #126

There will be some no matter who gets the nomination. It will be difficult for me doc03 Feb 2020 #128

I loathe the man ... nolawarlock Feb 2020 #129

The black vote will be jeopardized if Sanders is the candidate, and we lose if that happens. stopbush Feb 2020 #131

What about if Bloomberg is the candidate? flamingdem Feb 2020 #140

I would crawl over broken glass to vote against Trump. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #136

The answer to that should be: NO ONE. I'll have to hold my nose, but Iwill vote for him Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #138

None with brains ibegurpard Feb 2020 #139

I will vote with anyone with the D next to their name gollygee Feb 2020 #141

I'll hold my nose and pull the lever for BS, dware Feb 2020 #142

It would be the unhappiest ballot I've ever cast Codeine Feb 2020 #143

I hate to say this but I really feel like Bernie's objective is to split the vote. tavernier Feb 2020 #147

I won't lisa58 Feb 2020 #151

Not me dubyadiprecession Feb 2020 #152

it will be a vote against Trump for me... not BS. berksdem Feb 2020 #154

I hope none will. I'll hold my nose and vote for BS. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #156

If you can't stand Trump & care about our country, staying or voting 3rd party is... WePurrsevere Feb 2020 #157

Pick the best nominee for the position Tweedy Feb 2020 #161

I'll show up and vote for him Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #162

He doesn't talk about the payroll tax for his pipe dreams, R B Garr Feb 2020 #164

Anyone that would not vote for the Dem nominee is by definition not a Dem pecosbob Feb 2020 #165

If we lose with Bernie in November I'm going to remind a lot of people about this thread Kentonio Feb 2020 #169

Not Democrats I'm worried about Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #174