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Jim_S

(58 posts)
9. A "safe and sane" pick wins easily. Really?
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 12:25 AM
Feb 2020

Then what happened in 2016? Wasn't that why Hillary (really, her expert team) picked the 'safe and sane' moderate Tim Kaine? We know what happened.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
Seriously. Authoritarian followers never change. catrose Feb 2020 #1
The only people I hear talking about winning over Trump supporters are Sanders folks, and LongtimeAZDem Feb 2020 #2
Might I suggest you listen to the latest podcast called Rumble Jim_S Feb 2020 #6
Michael Moore has become a propagandist for Sanders, so I have little confidence in his guests LongtimeAZDem Feb 2020 #7
Thanks I'll check it out. Jim_S Feb 2020 #8
I mentioned Bitecofer in the following post about people misunderstanding the electorate: Garrett78 Feb 2020 #12
Everyone would also do well to read this piece from 538: Garrett78 Feb 2020 #18
Millions of 2016 Trump voters switched to the Democratic party in 2018 midterms CalFione Feb 2020 #3
+1000 Everybody please read this and vote with your heads. ! nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #5
A "safe and sane" pick wins easily. Really? Jim_S Feb 2020 #9
2016 was very different than 2020 CalFione Feb 2020 #10
2018 was a story of turnout, not a story of Trump voters voting Dem. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #14
That simply isn't true. 2018 was all about who turned out, not about Trump voters voting Dem. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #17
+1 MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #20
They're not... brooklynite Feb 2020 #4
+1 Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #16
Always remember - only 25% of voters identify as Republicans. stopbush Feb 2020 #11
People like to vote for winners. JohnnyRingo Feb 2020 #13
True "swing voters" are not that great in number, and what they tend to swing against... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #15
Not Trump supporters gollygee Feb 2020 #19
Recommended. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #21
Wrong strategy. We need to make Trump supporters stay home. McCamy Taylor Feb 2020 #22
Nixon Deero Feb 2020 #23
I'm talking about when his approval rating fell into the low-mid twenties. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #24
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