Democratic Primaries

Autumn

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16. Yeah because in the history of primaries no candidate has ever attacked another candidate...

Reply to honest.abe (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 16, 2020, 01:30 PM

Feb 2020

with their actions and the truth.

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

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Bernie Sanders Minces No Words In Takedown Of Rival Michael Bloomberg [View all] totodeinhere Feb 2020 OP

Bernie attacks the candidate who is attacking Trump. honest.abe Feb 2020 #1

Bloomberg is free to attack Trump and withdraw his candidacy. aikoaiko Feb 2020 #3

Sanders is also free to withdraw his candidacy. Zolorp Feb 2020 #5

I dont think attack ads paid by Bloomberg will be as effective if Bloomberg is not a candidate. honest.abe Feb 2020 #45

Agree, Bloomberg is doing a damn good job hitting the Idiot where it hurts onetexan Feb 2020 #62

Bernie attacks Trump in every speech. That is his main focus. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #30

Yeah because in the history of primaries no candidate has ever attacked another candidate... Autumn Feb 2020 #16

Well this election is different.. very different. honest.abe Feb 2020 #44

It's the same as every other election. Our goal is to put Dems in office and get rid of a fucking Autumn Feb 2020 #46

Nope. Not the same. honest.abe Feb 2020 #47

Oh god no. If you think this is like any other election, you have not been paying attention Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #68

Of course he would. It's what he does. Amimnoch Feb 2020 #17

He was attacking Bloomberg for his policies. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #27

Let's see, how many times has this been posted? calguy Feb 2020 #2

Sorry if this was posted already. I scanned the first page of the primaries forum and didn't see a totodeinhere Feb 2020 #6

Sanders attacks Bloomberg. Bloomberg refuses to fall for the bait and continues to attack Trump. Zolorp Feb 2020 #4

No, Bernie's support continues to grow and the latest polls show him now leading totodeinhere Feb 2020 #7

HE's hit the plateau. Zolorp Feb 2020 #9

He is not over 30% because there are so many other candidates. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #12

he'll never get over 30% Zolorp Feb 2020 #33

Sanders is most peoples second choice so Sanders is in a really good position as people drop out Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #48

Looks like Bloomberg's ceiling may be around 38% Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #49

Bah! Mike isn't competing in NV because he missed the cut-off date. stopbush Feb 2020 #15

oh oh. Looks like Biden is attacking Bloomberg. Autumn Feb 2020 #22

Same shit, different candidate. Zolorp Feb 2020 #32

You are being way too dismissive of Biden just yet. NT Celerity Feb 2020 #69

If Bloomberg is the guy we lose in a landslide. Why would Democrats and more importantly jalan48 Feb 2020 #8

Moderates would like him. His policy platform is not Bush Cheney Republican either. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #20

He was a supporter of one of the worst Presidents in US history. Because he changed uniforms jalan48 Feb 2020 #25

Bloomberg has a 12 year record as a public official to judge him from. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #28

Are you actually trying to defend Michael Bloomberg by comparing him to Rudy Giuliani?! ZZenith Feb 2020 #56

I'm saying he adopted some of Giuliani's law enforcement policies. Rudy was considered BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #59

No, he was fucking bonkers back then as well. ZZenith Feb 2020 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #60

I am probably alone on DU by thinking that both Sanders AND Bloomberg BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #11

Personally I think any of the top 5 could take down Donnie Dumbass. NT tiredtoo Feb 2020 #18

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #13

What is the difference between "minces no words in a takedown"and beastie boy Feb 2020 #14

A man bun. Squinch Feb 2020 #66

Bloomberg is buying his way into the psyche of U.S. electorate. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #19

They're all trying to do that. He's just got more purchase power. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #23

You can only buy into the minds of the ignorant. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #24

Lot's of folks fell for the Russian ratfucking last time. Squinch Feb 2020 #67

I'm not seeing that energy and excitement for Bernie either... brooklynite Feb 2020 #21

I'm not seeing it either Green Line Feb 2020 #36

And Bloomberg just rolls along, attacking Trump and not the other candidates. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #26

BS knows that Bloomberg will hold him accountable for voting with Republicans on guns lapucelle Feb 2020 #29

LOL! And Bloomberg knows Bernie will hold him accountable for being a Republican. jalan48 Feb 2020 #31

No he won't. It will open too many questions about BS's past party affiliations, lapucelle Feb 2020 #34

Let's run a Bush/Cheney Republican and make the election about gun control. That should work. jalan48 Feb 2020 #35

Wait...what? Why would anyone on DU parrot a RW "gun control" trope? lapucelle Feb 2020 #37

Why would anyone vote for a Bush/Cheney Republican who runs on gun control? jalan48 Feb 2020 #38

Framing sane gun laws as "gun control" is generally a right wing tactic. lapucelle Feb 2020 #64

Would work fantastically jalan48! Devil Child Feb 2020 #39

It makes one wonder if that's the real intent. jalan48 Feb 2020 #40

You ain't alone thinking that Devil Child Feb 2020 #42

Bloomberg has been for gun legistlation for a long time. Blue_true Feb 2020 #52

This is what I do not understand Moderateguy Feb 2020 #41

Win or lose, Bloomberg has pledged to do all he can to elect Democrats lapucelle Feb 2020 #43

Why isn't Sanders being held responsible for his many years of voting Blue_true Feb 2020 #55

He will say the same thing he has before. drray23 Feb 2020 #58

During the years Sanders opposed sensible gun laws Blue_true Feb 2020 #51

The guns that Bernie chose not to regulate showed up on the Blue_true Feb 2020 #50

+1. Hoyt Feb 2020 #53

I'd like to see him mince no words in taking down Trump instead of attacking Democrats. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #54

Sanders always disparages Democrats evertonfc Feb 2020 #57

There's a pot calling a kettle black. Squinch Feb 2020 #63

While Bloomberg goes after Trump. Amimnoch Feb 2020 #65