Democratic Primaries

JudyM

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132. This is so accurate.

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #120)

Fri Feb 21, 2020, 05:48 PM

Feb 2020

Wisdom and perspective matter.

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

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What do people expect those of us who support Bernie's agenda to do? [View all] DanTex Feb 2020 OP

The same thing Sanders supporters expect everyone else to do Renew Deal Feb 2020 #1

+++ still_one Feb 2020 #32

This. Right here. relayerbob Feb 2020 #66

Exactly! justie18 Feb 2020 #89

I'll support the absolute crap out of our nominee. ramen Feb 2020 #100

I wish Bernie has seen this coming and had rebranded his "socialist" cause randr Feb 2020 #2

+1 nt Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #3

It can't be rebranded. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #5

Support Elizabeth Warren. yardwork Feb 2020 #4

Exactly! This ain't rocket surgery. malchickiwick Feb 2020 #14

"Rocket Surgery" leftieNanner Feb 2020 #60

Thread winner for DU phrase of the day. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #84

Exactly DBoon Feb 2020 #18

They have moved so far to the right find the cadidate with the best chance to win. rwheeler31 Feb 2020 #6

I Realize You Dislike It But We Already Have That Candidate (Receipts Attached) corbettkroehler Feb 2020 #8

And those polls can change at the drop of a pin. TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #105

And a higher percentage don't want the other candidates. Lucky Luciano Feb 2020 #124

True, TexasTowelie Feb 2020 #126

The Same Polls Which Showed Biden As The Unquestioned Frontrunner For 9 Months? (n/t) corbettkroehler Feb 2020 #142

They should vote for Biden or Warren or someone that's not him. luxpara4 Feb 2020 #7

What better way to move toward those kinds of policies? Support Warren, whose proposals are closest highplainsdem Feb 2020 #9

THIS musette_sf Feb 2020 #88

I am glad you asked... Moderateguy Feb 2020 #10

Thank you for your answer. But consider this. DanTex Feb 2020 #20

Consider this... Moderateguy Feb 2020 #26

Your "untils" are classic GOP arguments against KPN Feb 2020 #38

Maybe.... but we cannot go from 0-100 overnight Moderateguy Feb 2020 #43

We can certainly go forward instead of reverse however. KPN Feb 2020 #58

But, we rarely even go from 0-1 in Bettie Feb 2020 #65

You could have movement if Moderateguy Feb 2020 #80

THIS. JudyM Feb 2020 #114

+1000 dbolski Feb 2020 #138

I disagree. I think that people actually do support the policies they say they support. DanTex Feb 2020 #62

The vast majority of Americans support "reasonable gun control"... reACTIONary Feb 2020 #123

I think that this is illusory: Saviolo Feb 2020 #107

Agree wholeheartedly. ancianita Feb 2020 #11

My request over and over Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #12

Easy response: TCJ70 Feb 2020 #19

How is that a response in the general election? Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #24

You aren't concerned about what a person would enact after they get elected? I don't think... TCJ70 Feb 2020 #29

You misunderstood Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #57

By all means, support bernie's agenda! beastie boy Feb 2020 #13

This exactly!! jmbar2 Feb 2020 #39

✨✨✨✨LOOK AT FACTS !!!!!✨✨✨✨ Sanders has had NO consistent swing state appeal !! NONE !! uponit7771 Feb 2020 #15

Actual polls seem to disagree with you. Boulevardier Feb 2020 #23

Consistent does not mean 1 weeks worth of polling and everyone is beating Trump in those areas uponit7771 Feb 2020 #34

Exactly. Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan. Those are the important states progressoid Feb 2020 #25

Yes, "currently" doesn't mean consistently. Sanders isn't above the MOE in any swing states he is uponit7771 Feb 2020 #36

Well, there's always a caveat isn't there. progressoid Feb 2020 #48

+1000. ehrnst Feb 2020 #79

Bernie should run as a Socialist instead of pretending to be a Democrat. PubliusEnigma Feb 2020 #16

This. Raftergirl Feb 2020 #22

Nobody wins if we split the vote with a 3d party. imo saidsimplesimon Feb 2020 #44

There is no chance of Bernie running 3rd Party. Even he knows that would be a dead end. PubliusEnigma Feb 2020 #59

Outside of my pay grade to question saidsimplesimon Feb 2020 #64

Saying he despises our party is a stretch. ramen Feb 2020 #101

Have you not heard him rail against the "Democratic Establishment"? PubliusEnigma Feb 2020 #111

Ah, interesting, so we're at the bit where you're the real Democrat and I am a false one. ramen Feb 2020 #112

It is Bernie Sanders who is not a Democrat. He is a Socialist. PubliusEnigma Feb 2020 #113

Vote for Warren. So you have your priorities, but also a chance to beat Trump CalFione Feb 2020 #17

If you want democratic socialism in the US, build it from the ground up DBoon Feb 2020 #21

FDR? rwsanders Feb 2020 #28

Name a socialist policy FDR actually ran on in 1932. brooklynite Feb 2020 #40

I'd have to research that, but I do know he won 3 elections after that rwsanders Feb 2020 #46

Yes, he was smart enough to get elected FIRST... brooklynite Feb 2020 #50

If Bernie sticks to the issues, people will realize that labels don't matter. rwsanders Feb 2020 #52

If labels don't matter, why does he keep using them? brooklynite Feb 2020 #53

I don't think it is a label as much as a framework for discussion. rwsanders Feb 2020 #85

FDR was quite vehemently anti-socialism TwilightZone Feb 2020 #75

He knew labels mattered. rwsanders Feb 2020 #83

Still not socialism. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #94

I'm not redefining, and you are just wanting to argue. rwsanders Feb 2020 #136

I think that is what separates us from the pack, issues not a cult of personality. rwsanders Feb 2020 #27

So many suggestions. None for here. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #30

Imagine the following two years under total Republican rule RandySF Feb 2020 #31

I would anticipate that everyone may need to compromise on the platform. 33taw Feb 2020 #33

I appreciate your candor and respect the sentiment. defacto7 Feb 2020 #35

I expect them to be realistic brooklynite Feb 2020 #37

Most Americans support his policies. How is it not realistic to want DanTex Feb 2020 #41

Most Americans don't support his policies enough to vote for him... brooklynite Feb 2020 #47

Most Americans want someone with the skills to actually accomplish those ehrnst Feb 2020 #77

Bernie is advocating the most progressive agenda, with Warren a close second. DanTex Feb 2020 #90

That's not what we're debating... straw man. ehrnst Feb 2020 #99

Those policies are what I care about, so it's not a straw man. DanTex Feb 2020 #106

Yes, straw man, because that's not what I said... ehrnst Feb 2020 #115

To clarify again "what do you expect people like me to do" is talking about the primary, not the GE. DanTex Feb 2020 #118

Yes, that's what I was talking about... ehrnst Feb 2020 #121

I gave you plenty of examples of bill's he's voted for, and there are plenty more. DanTex Feb 2020 #122

Three bills is "plenty?" ehrnst Feb 2020 #131

Screw policy. This election is about one thing - defeating Republicans. tinrobot Feb 2020 #108

Bernie cannot be elected. He will be trounced, as they have been prepping for him since 2016. Poeraria Feb 2020 #42

You would vote Warren instead of saying Sanders or no one. I had an "anarchist" tell me krissey Feb 2020 #45

use a little common sense.... quickesst Feb 2020 #49

Vote your conscience and whoever wins you support. Thomas Hurt Feb 2020 #51

Any candidate's agenda is a DISTANT SECOND in priority to removing Trump from office. CalFione Feb 2020 #54

Lots of good Democrats. Try Biden katmondoo Feb 2020 #55

Here's the problem gay texan Feb 2020 #56

Shut up and support the billionaire buying the election. Because Trump. The Mouth Feb 2020 #61

Pick a candidate that can win. honest.abe Feb 2020 #63

Everybody thinks their candidate can win. polichick Feb 2020 #67

Ok.. they need to pick the candidate that has the best chance of winning. honest.abe Feb 2020 #70

Joe is a good guy, but been there, done that - don't think he'd... polichick Feb 2020 #73

Biden will motivate where it matters. The key battleground states... PA, FL, VA, etc. honest.abe Feb 2020 #78

I'm not sure either of them is our best bet - Warren might be the bridge. polichick Feb 2020 #81

I can jump on the Warren bandwagon if things start going her way. honest.abe Feb 2020 #86

Her polling has to come way up. JudyM Feb 2020 #117

Yeah, like it was earlier. polichick Feb 2020 #130

K & R Well said! mountain grammy Feb 2020 #68

You can support an agenda and also acknowledge there can be different ways or tactics ehrnst Feb 2020 #69

And what if we believe Sanders is actually electable? JudyM Feb 2020 #128

I never said don't vote for him in the primary. ehrnst Feb 2020 #133

Wouldn't it make sense to vote in the primary for whoever you think is most electable? JudyM Feb 2020 #134

Yes, I also think that Sanders isn't electable, for the same reasons ehrnst Feb 2020 #135

DON'T ELECT TRUMP. Losers don't make policy. EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #71

it IS a fringe agenda EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #72

What I hope for, and what I anticipate actually happening are two different things entirely. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #74

Work to get the policies through relayerbob Feb 2020 #76

Vote Blue 2020. Vote The Democrat 2020. Period. That's what. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2020 #82

Bubble. He is popular with a percentage. M4A is popular with some percentage. boston bean Feb 2020 #87

It is not just about Presidential candidate's agenda. Sloumeau Feb 2020 #91

How is it that Bernie's policies poll so well with the public? Not just Dems. DanTex Feb 2020 #92

What I am telling you is that the problem is not with what Bernie wants. Sloumeau Feb 2020 #97

For many of us, it's not about the agenda. cab67 Feb 2020 #93

Simple - do what Republicans do. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #95

Yes. Republicans run entertainers and/or charismatic personalities. TryLogic Feb 2020 #119

Frankly I think you all should just bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #96

That first part of your answer is on the nose. ramen Feb 2020 #102

Well there you go, a good start bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #103

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #98

Bernie is not a Democrat. He will be a Disaster if Nominated bitterross Feb 2020 #104

Speaking for myself only, I expect y'all to all vote for Bernie. dawg Feb 2020 #109

Support whom you want Tweedy Feb 2020 #110

+1000. ehrnst Feb 2020 #116

We haven't had a nominee oppose Reaganomics since Mondale. Gore1FL Feb 2020 #120

This is so accurate. JudyM Feb 2020 #132

Vote your conscience! mdelaguna Feb 2020 #125

That was then and this is now. I supported Bernie in 2016. TryLogic Feb 2020 #127

I know it is impossible but BEHAVE!!!!!!! whistler162 Feb 2020 #129

(1) Stop trashing the Democratic Party. (2) Vociferously repudiate misogynists* who CLAIM to be ... Hekate Feb 2020 #137

To answer the question in the OP ... Martin Eden Feb 2020 #139

This is not a policy year...this is a desperate attempt to stop Trump who not only could win but Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #140

I don't even understand this question kcr Feb 2020 #141