Democratic Primaries

ramen

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20. Amen. No sense shooting ourself in the face to spite the nose etc

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:47 AM

Feb 2020

Another poster pointes out there are some Sanders supporters who behave badly. This is true. No candidate is free of supporters who, well-intentioned or not, can act in ways that are counterproductive to the unification which we desperately need to get someone less diablolical into the white house.

How we conduct ourselves during the winnowing process of the primaries matters towards our outcome in November. All presidential elections are important but I think it is safe to say this is one the most consequential of our lives. Let's act like it.

Obligatorily but also quite sincerely: whoever the Democratic nominee ends up, I'll be out there shoulder to shoulder with other volunteers supporting them with a bullhorn, be it Sanders or Biden or anyone in between.

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

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This is coming from a good place. I hope you'll consider it. (Reposted to proper forum). [View all] AverageJoe Feb 2020 OP

I wish I could rec your OP a thousand times. Dennis Donovan Feb 2020 #1

yes we all need to vote for whichever candidate is the nom.. samnsara Feb 2020 #2

My son is a huge Bernie fan, I'm not Freddie Feb 2020 #3

thank you... myohmy2 Feb 2020 #4

Yup, Average Joe speaks for me too!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #51

Thank you, AverageJoe, for your posting. RobertDevereaux Feb 2020 #5

we must, kozar Feb 2020 #6

Yes, we must come together in the end, but we must stay together now. The original post Perseus Feb 2020 #16

I was a Bernie delegate in the last go round randr Feb 2020 #7

Me too. James48 Feb 2020 #8

I'm with Bernie too. I'm 79 soon to be 80, I hope. broiles Feb 2020 #24

We have spent several years registering young people ripcord Feb 2020 #9

Yes, we are all in this thing together and in the end, we vote blue no matter who. FM123 Feb 2020 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #11

Everyone that loathes taitortrump will vote for the nominee amuse bouche Feb 2020 #12

Thank you for this zomgitsjesus Feb 2020 #13

It just doesn't work that way. Squinch Feb 2020 #14

I can only speak for myself AverageJoe Feb 2020 #15

I have been feeling the same. blm Feb 2020 #27

I am disappointed also. krissey Feb 2020 #57

as democrats i would think we would know better than to lump any group together questionseverything Feb 2020 #47

You might go to the main page and do a count on attacks on candidates. Rilgin Feb 2020 #53

All I can say is if that anyone who does not vote for the Democratic nominee, TNNurse Feb 2020 #17

I have absolutely no problem backing whichever candidate wins the nomination ripcord Feb 2020 #19

Yes. It's the MOST important factor. blm Feb 2020 #28

I also cast my first presidential vote in 1968 at age 18 yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #34

Agree! ananda Feb 2020 #18

Amen. No sense shooting ourself in the face to spite the nose etc ramen Feb 2020 #20

Wonderfully stated Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #21

Vote blue no matter who IronLionZion Feb 2020 #22

Like many here, I was a big Bernie supporter in 2016. PWPippinesq Feb 2020 #23

Thank you. You are me. Almost 70. Never voted other than Dem. supported Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #25

you have a gift NJCher Feb 2020 #26

Thank you so much. Reader Rabbit Feb 2020 #29

Average Joe, I'm 62. I also voted for Benie in the 2016 primary and blueinredohio Feb 2020 #30

People are afraid of a Trump reelection and fear always brings out the worst in people. Try and Pisces Feb 2020 #31

Nicely done. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #32

Remember who the real enemy is, folks. DinahMoeHum Feb 2020 #33

props to Bob Cesca for coming up with that phrase yellowdogintexas Feb 2020 #35

Namaste. (eom) Malmsy Feb 2020 #36

Excellent! Well said! mountain grammy Feb 2020 #37

great post! berksdem Feb 2020 #38

Agreed. My first vote was for McGovern. I voted for Bernie in the primary.... Marcuse Feb 2020 #39

Thank you, I voted for Sanders in the primary... Bluethroughu Feb 2020 #40

I would never vote against my interests because someone treestar Feb 2020 #41

great for you but why try and run off someone that is not as strong as you if they want to vote blue questionseverything Feb 2020 #48

AverageJoe, I completely agree with you. Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #42

Very true! Time for those who boast of loving our big tent to start acting like it. nt Doremus Feb 2020 #43

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #44

Thanks for writing that ibegurpard Feb 2020 #45

Voted for Jimmy Carter and Hillary, and all D in between. MasonDreams Feb 2020 #46

If we truly want to be the party of the "big tent" Wednesdays Feb 2020 #49

It doesn't seem as bad to me here as 2008 or 2016 Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #50

I have no problem with anyone disagreeing with Sanders AverageJoe Feb 2020 #55

Thank You Rilgin Feb 2020 #52

Coming from a good place . . . people Feb 2020 #54

Very well said. I think Sanders is awesome. Scotch-Irish Feb 2020 #56