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Democratic Primaries

marble falls

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6. We need people to vote against Trump, but what we really need is for Democrats to coalesce ...

Reply to leftwingbias (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 20, 2020, 02:31 PM

Feb 2020

and vote for and really support the Democratic candidates all up and down the ballot. I'm voting for a straight ticker for the first time for the first time on purpose. I will write in a Democrat for any office a Republican is running unopposed in.

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

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How large are the various groups of potential voters? [View all] Garrett78 Feb 2020 OP

the group most likely to abandon trump is women IMO after seeing him in action for 4 yrs nt msongs Feb 2020 #1

I like a more simplistic view leftwingbias Feb 2020 #2

Yeah, the problem in 2016 was one of turnout. It wasn't so much... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #3

We need people to vote against Trump, but what we really need is for Democrats to coalesce ... marble falls Feb 2020 #6

5% of voters are truly non-partisan but swing voters are very real and decided 2016 Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #8

Nobody is saying swing voters don't exist. More straw men. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #10

what we do know, the under 30 crowd just do not vote, we see this in all elections beachbumbob Feb 2020 #4

Between 2014 and 2018, and between 2012 and 2016, the 18-29 age group... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #5

Sanders supporters are incredibly ignorant regarding a general election Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #7

You're building straw men. Nobody believes a general election is merely an extension of a primary. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #9

Analyzing and estimating your 5 groups: CalFione Feb 2020 #11

Here's my response from the last time you made the same claim regarding #5: Garrett78 Feb 2020 #12