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Democratic Primaries

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23. Consistency is not the same as stubbornness.

Thu Feb 20, 2020, 11:16 PM

Feb 2020

A consistent candidate can evolve viewpoints over time. You're confusing that with stubbornness or unwillingness to change.

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

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Gun Violence Prevention Activists Endorse Bernie [View all] Donkees Feb 2020 OP

They must not have checked murielm99 Feb 2020 #1

Or maybe they did and endorsed him anyway. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #3

Then I guess it is okay murielm99 Feb 2020 #4

There is literally no winning with people like you. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #7

What is it you want to win? murielm99 Feb 2020 #10

"I only support Democrats" "I do not do loyalty oaths" Pick one. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #14

I'm not playing. murielm99 Feb 2020 #15

Bazinga! Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2020 #25

Check out his gun control policies. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #5

Okay. murielm99 Feb 2020 #8

And Obama opposed gay marriage until after taking office. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #9

Obama is not running for President. murielm99 Feb 2020 #12

What this comes down to is you don't think Sanders is being honest. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #16

He is not being honest. murielm99 Feb 2020 #18

That was decades ago in a state where gun control was unpopular. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #20

But I thought that Bernie was always consistent? TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #22

Consistency is not the same as stubbornness. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #23

I'm not confused about anything because I know how Bernie has voted. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #28

+ March for Our Lives -my kids have gone to local marches in Chicago lunasun Feb 2020 #2

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #6

Great - good for them, and good for Bernie! nt jmg257 Feb 2020 #13

I'll wait for Brady and Moms Against Guns. Hoyt Feb 2020 #19

Very interesting sarisataka Feb 2020 #21

I guess no one over 25 is a gun violence prevention activist Moderateguy Feb 2020 #24

March For Our Lives is a famous youth-led movement to prevent gun violence. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #26

Kinda shot themselves in the foot on this one AleksS Feb 2020 #27

From Fred Guttenberg Gothmog Feb 2020 #29