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Bettie

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12. And alienating his supporters

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #11)

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 04:44 PM

Feb 2020

is your best play?

Demand that he drop out? I don't see where that is a winning strategy either.

Do you want the party to repudiate him at the convention, have the party chair direct the delegates to choose someone else even if he has the delegates necessary for a win?

Or is it the idea that the left isn't important enough of a voting block and can safely be jettisoned?

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

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So, if Sanders wins Bettie Feb 2020 #10

Actually I'd be happy with anyone other than Sanders. Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #11

And alienating his supporters Bettie Feb 2020 #12

What do you propose we do? Kingofalldems Feb 2020 #13

I don't know Bettie Feb 2020 #16

And Sanders doesn't care. He will show them when he is president. This is Sanders fail, again krissey Feb 2020 #14

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