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Democratic Primaries

DemocracyMouse

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8. Excellent points. Especially about Bloomberg suppressing turnout from younger voters

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 12:55 PM

Feb 2020

.... and Bernie Sanders increasing turnout.

I'd like to add that if Sanders gets the nomination, like all smart politicians his rhetoric will tack to the "center" and he will present his ideas as more traditional (which they actually are if you compare them to the pre-Reagan era).

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

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Slate Magazine: Yet another establishment Democratic frontrunner is failing to get the job done [View all] DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 OP

trump already has Warren's number and he will use it. EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #1

What number is that? Warren is an assassin when facing corruption. blm Feb 2020 #13

Go bold for democracy and we will win. DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #2

If Bernie is a traditional FDR Democrat, then he should drop the false label of "socialist" pnwmom Feb 2020 #3

I hear you on the label thing. DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #4

More and more people are understanding the truth of this: Garrett78 Feb 2020 #5

Outsider status carries a lot of weight at this time, and Biden was always a weak frontrunner. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #6

Excellent points. Especially about Bloomberg suppressing turnout from younger voters DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #8

Wisful thinking...based on the numbers, Sander did not increase youner voters and those that came Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #10

Im reserving judgement MFM008 Feb 2020 #7

I love Biden...but I would say that Sanders did horribly in a neigboring state...and I remain more Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #9

IA & NH had 4 neighbor candidates this year !!! WTF ?! People smell their own farts uponit7771 Feb 2020 #11

Gross. DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #12