Democratic Primaries

totodeinhere

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74. If that's the way it shakes out it is what it is.

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 07:41 PM

Feb 2020

Nobody is forcing all of those so-called moderates to all be running for the same office. And any one of them is free to drop out at any time and throw support to another moderate. But if they do not, as I said, it is what it is. What we need to do is make sure that the party unites behind whoever the nominee is, whether it's a moderate or not.

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

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So the "moderates" are gonna split their vote and hand the nomination to Sanders? [View all] Alhena Feb 2020 OP

Compromise. All Biden supporters get behind Klobuchar. Younger. Doesn't have the baggage. krissey Feb 2020 #1

Be careful what you wish for squirecam Feb 2020 #5

??? Why? I think Amy would be terrific. What is the downside? krissey Feb 2020 #9

Biden + Amy squirecam Feb 2020 #20

Well, I think if the Biden people generously step to Amy's camp, then Buttigieg and Bloomberg krissey Feb 2020 #24

I want Amy squirecam Feb 2020 #30

Of course it is not happening. Tongue in cheek. My point is, I am tired of being told to vote Biden krissey Feb 2020 #37

I agree on that squirecam Feb 2020 #39

I think Warren has a better chance she can move to the center somewhat and with a good VP Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #10

I think Warren would kick Trump's ass and I would love to see Warren in the WH. O.k. krissey Feb 2020 #12

She is my second choice...I support Biden you know...but I an not writing my second choice off...I Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #31

I agree that we have just started the primaries and really, so many undecided. NH is very soft. krissey Feb 2020 #40

Time will tell... Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #51

Yes, it will. krissey Feb 2020 #60

No. Cha Feb 2020 #75

O.k. So then we will just let the primary play out. krissey Feb 2020 #76

ONE caucus with problems has voted. squirecam Feb 2020 #2

We must wait at least until super Tuesday IMHO. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #4

Everyone is forgetting about Super Tuesday when 1/3 of the population could vote... TreasonousBastard Feb 2020 #83

I agree... I am a Biden supporter but we should all throw our vote behind Bloomberg if Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #3

If any of my top four fail, I am all behind Bloomberg, for sure. krissey Feb 2020 #6

Me too. Nt jaysunb Feb 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author sprinkleeninow Feb 2020 #26

I have two...and if Klobachar did better I could add her...so far it is Biden, Warren and Bloomberg Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #34

Not my order but close enough and all is good and right in the world, lol. krissey Feb 2020 #42

We have to win is all. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #50

Yes, as am I. Mike. sprinkleeninow Feb 2020 #36

Yep you are seeing the future Zeus69 Feb 2020 #7

We start voting next week in Tennessee. I was for Biden but switched lynintenn Feb 2020 #11

Good to hear that last part!! aeromanKC Feb 2020 #28

If Bernie arrives at the convention with 30% or less of the vote, I think that's when the moderates pnwmom Feb 2020 #13

If a back room deal determines our nominee then we are in big trouble. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #29

The most votes is irrelevant squirecam Feb 2020 #32

Whoever gets a plurality of votes should get the most delegates. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #44

The nomination is not determined by votes. squirecam Feb 2020 #80

We all know that delegates determine the nomination. What I am saying is that whoever gets totodeinhere Feb 2020 #85

Delegates have been determined by districts. squirecam Feb 2020 #87

If a self-identified "socialist" gets the nomination with only 30% of Dems, then we're in trouble. pnwmom Feb 2020 #46

The candidate most likely to bring us together according to whom? totodeinhere Feb 2020 #53

They won't be perceived as forcing a nominee on the voters as a whole, pnwmom Feb 2020 #55

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Feb 2020 #65

Caucuses are like the old backrooms, and Bernie's never complained about his support in them before. pnwmom Feb 2020 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Feb 2020 #70

If we get to the convention with no one having the required delegates to get the nomination, it is still_one Feb 2020 #81

Before you panic... brooklynite Feb 2020 #14

There were TWO candidates in 2016 fallout87 Feb 2020 #21

How is that an answer? brooklynite Feb 2020 #33

His supporters are arguing that he should get the nomination even with a small plurality like 30%. pnwmom Feb 2020 #47

Agreed, but that presents a problem also. If no one has the required delegates to get the still_one Feb 2020 #82

I feel the same way Green Line Feb 2020 #15

There is no evidence of that at all. OliverQ Feb 2020 #18

History is all the evidence you need calguy Feb 2020 #61

Hell, just look at the 2018 midterms. Who won and who lost. It was the so-called "moderate" still_one Feb 2020 #86

Why do fallout87 Feb 2020 #19

Because the brand he's chosen of "socialist" will hurt other candidates down ticket, most of whom pnwmom Feb 2020 #48

I believe that your fears are unfounded. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #35

I think Bernie would be excellent as President jimfields33 Feb 2020 #16

Warren's decades of work before politics included a focus on income disparity blm Feb 2020 #45

She was rather quiet. 2016 she didn't chat these up at all jimfields33 Feb 2020 #63

That's not true, at all. She wrote books on it. Obama wasn't even a senator when he blm Feb 2020 #66

I would say without reservations Warren and Klobaucher are the most intelligent candidates among the still_one Feb 2020 #90

I agree, but I don't think that message is getting resonance. If Elizabeth is able to get third or still_one Feb 2020 #88

If Bernie gets more votes than anyone else fallout87 Feb 2020 #17

Bernie got more "votes" in Iowa. squirecam Feb 2020 #23

The candidate with the most votes should also be the candidate with the most delegates. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #38

No. That is not how it works. squirecam Feb 2020 #41

Of course DU skews very old. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #59

That is the way it is, and EVERYONE KNEW THE RULES still_one Feb 2020 #91

Caucuses have never worked that way, and Bernie wasn't complaining about that pnwmom Feb 2020 #49

Exactly. Also, the caucus is an extremely discriminatory system, and should be eliminated still_one Feb 2020 #92

The party behind the man who won the Presidency despite losing the popular vote... OilemFirchen Feb 2020 #54

Yes they will make it an issue. Trump and his minions know no shame. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #73

Exactly. still_one Feb 2020 #93

It's starting to feel like the Bizarro 2016 Republican primary. tritsofme Feb 2020 #22

Be patient, if you can. MineralMan Feb 2020 #25

Agree completely that the possibility of Sanders being our nominee seems like a slow motion wreck. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #27

Even if I agreed with Sander's approach, statistically he has a median survival of 3.1 years unitedwethrive Feb 2020 #67

When the primary comes to Florida radical noodle Feb 2020 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Feb 2020 #56

That's how Trump won. C_U_L8R Feb 2020 #52

Heh should have read your response first. Amimnoch Feb 2020 #62

If you want a preview on how this ends ... VMA131Marine Feb 2020 #57

Heh, or Bloomberg.. Amimnoch Feb 2020 #58

A difference to the Repub primaries is the Hav Feb 2020 #64

He has .55% of the delegates. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #69

Let's see what Super Tuesday does. Silver has been known to change his opinion as the circumstances still_one Feb 2020 #95

Which means that trump wins 45+ states and we have Speaker Kevin McCarthy Gothmog Feb 2020 #71

Yeah - when it's time for fight or flight, Dems do an awesome job in fleeing. I, for one,will fight Skya Rhen Feb 2020 #72

If that's the way it shakes out it is what it is. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #74

Analogous to what the republicans did still_one Feb 2020 #77

i see ppl, for whatever reason (s) can't imagine in their own mind sanders as the nominee. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author still_one Feb 2020 #94

I don't see a trainwreck, I see a healthy competition Ellen Forradalom Feb 2020 #79

Looks like we are once again on the precipice of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Zolorp Feb 2020 #84

Let's hope!!!! jimfields33 Feb 2020 #89