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Hermit-The-Prog

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46. Take heart! You can still happily support down-ballot candidates!
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 02:16 PM
Feb 2020

Do your best to prevent that death penalty while pouring your heart and soul into every down ballot candidate you truly believe in. It is not just the WH at stake. We need to preserve and protect our distributed form of government and elections.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
If Bernie is the nominee, this is what I'll do. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 OP
That describes what I'll have to do if Bloomberg is the nominee, so I can relate Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #1
Bloomberg won't be the nominee. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #2
I hope you're right. I couldn't Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #7
I hope not. He did an advertising blitz on cable today Warpy Feb 2020 #150
Me too. jimfields33 Feb 2020 #59
Exactly Lunabell Feb 2020 #77
Warren is my top choice, but clearly she's not getting the nomination. OliverQ Feb 2020 #105
That judgement is way, way premature. We have had only 4 tiny contests, including 2 caucuses. pnwmom Feb 2020 #144
sounds like you think the superdelegates are your firewall NJCher Feb 2020 #160
That and all the PLEDGED delegates who will be released from their pledges pnwmom Feb 2020 #162
I can't say what I think NJCher Feb 2020 #163
And I will do the same if cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #109
Yes. Me too in everything you said. n/t ginnyinWI Feb 2020 #3
THIS Zoonart Feb 2020 #4
I applaud your honesty, my dear Velveteen Ocelot! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #5
you have expressed my sentiments exactly handmade34 Feb 2020 #6
Just curious, what is your opinion of Bernie as a Vermont resident? smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #28
he is an ok Senator handmade34 Feb 2020 #65
Is Sanders still campaigning on disndat Feb 2020 #71
If I voted based on the chances soldierant Feb 2020 #131
Thank you for your thoughtful post. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #73
"Nose holding" occurs quite a bit. David__77 Feb 2020 #8
This... Moderateguy Feb 2020 #9
I say Rebl2 Feb 2020 #12
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Feb 2020 #17
are you assuming he would beat Trump? Skittles Feb 2020 #137
Actually, until we can get some polling data on how Bloomberg would affect down ticket races if he totodeinhere Feb 2020 #16
Bloomberg will help us in TX, Bernie will not Moderateguy Feb 2020 #19
I'm glad that at least you are so sure about that. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #24
I live in a suburb of Dallas Moderateguy Feb 2020 #25
Question- The Mouth Feb 2020 #26
It's problematic Moderateguy Feb 2020 #36
Thanks The Mouth Feb 2020 #81
I am in rural Nevada and I have been involved in local precinct level politics for some time. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #27
Thanks, It is hard to get that point across lynintenn Feb 2020 #63
Sanders seems to be, in the words of the tv talking heads, "running away with the Latino vote." JudyM Feb 2020 #90
Asked on 10% of the results in Nevada Moderateguy Feb 2020 #91
We'll see. He seems to be connecting with them in a way that matters. JudyM Feb 2020 #95
I disagree Catch2.2 Feb 2020 #120
Sanders has no historical swing state appeal outside of MOE, Biden has the most uponit7771 Feb 2020 #151
Same here although when I vote in Presidential years it's only symbolic OKNancy Feb 2020 #10
I like how you think VO ... I'll try to the do the same, but I'm sure not as well ;) (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #11
I live in California nini Feb 2020 #13
Sorry but that's ridiculous. Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #18
I don't care what you think nini Feb 2020 #29
I didn't say I would alert. Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #34
Ok but like I said nini Feb 2020 #40
Really silly lo! nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #72
What??? What does the popular vote do for us if we don't SDANation Feb 2020 #30
Of course we need the EC Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #37
That's why I'd vote for Bloomberg Sympthsical Feb 2020 #57
Exactly my point nini Feb 2020 #39
Just curious but why do we need to win the popular vote as well? Polybius Feb 2020 #64
Statistical ammunition to take aim at the corrupt electoral college. lambchopp59 Feb 2020 #93
Why is that different than Bernie folks marlakay Feb 2020 #41
It only matters if Sanders supporters do it. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #42
I'd still write in a Dem.. nini Feb 2020 #133
what I hate about the electoral college handmade34 Feb 2020 #74
I'm in Michigan and whoever the Dem candidate is will need Michigan gollygee Feb 2020 #132
Great. Everybody needs to pledge support for our eventual nominee no matter who she or he turns out totodeinhere Feb 2020 #14
Exactly. I was on enough debate teams arguing sides I didn't agree with that I can eventually highplainsdem Feb 2020 #15
I hope, if he wins, Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #21
Hate bernie Attitude, rudeness, very stubborn, mshasta Feb 2020 #108
Not that I like her much outside her anti war views, but Tulsi as vp would peel away Lucky Luciano Feb 2020 #47
UGH pamdb Feb 2020 #50
yep.... dhill926 Feb 2020 #20
I'll happily vote for whoever the nominee is. Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #22
your better than me Deero Feb 2020 #23
*you're RandiFan1290 Feb 2020 #31
You have expressed my attitude toward him exactly. smirkymonkey Feb 2020 #32
The defense rests. Mme. Defarge Feb 2020 #33
I'll give him my vote (and get my immediate family members to vote for him) but I will not lift a helpisontheway Feb 2020 #35
A lot of us have had to do the same thing in the past. Its not about feelings. aikoaiko Feb 2020 #38
Exactly NOVADAVE Feb 2020 #61
Bernie VP will be key aeromanKC Feb 2020 #43
No worries bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #44
A fair stance. ancianita Feb 2020 #45
Take heart! You can still happily support down-ballot candidates! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #46
My feelings ecactly. dflprincess Feb 2020 #48
What I will do is everything I can to save the House. RandySF Feb 2020 #49
20% evertonfc Feb 2020 #51
Fellow rabid wolverine willing to stuff it, and do my best for the ultimate nominee Mersky Feb 2020 #52
I've always liked Sanders and still do! ananda Feb 2020 #53
I'm with you, VO..... Sogo Feb 2020 #54
Agreed. I really hope he doesn't choose Tulsi as VP ecstatic Feb 2020 #55
Oof. Mersky Feb 2020 #62
I like all the candidates. I would even vote for Bloomberg to thwart Trump corruption. The Wielding Truth Feb 2020 #56
Not only will I bookmark this, but I may print it out and hang it on the wall. :) Sloumeau Feb 2020 #58
Fair Enough Progressive2020 Feb 2020 #60
+1000 Heartstrings Feb 2020 #66
Here is what the Bernie Bangers will never understand... world wide wally Feb 2020 #67
Which may mean. Rilgin Feb 2020 #116
I can only wish you the best of luck... world wide wally Feb 2020 #130
Ok, putin & tRump have really stirred things up on DU the last few days, their cyber war seems to be yaesu Feb 2020 #68
I will support the nominee of the party Gothmog Feb 2020 #69
If Anyone Including A Ham Sandwich Is The Nominee Running Against Trump This Is What I Would Do DanieRains Feb 2020 #70
If Bernie is the nominee I plan on following Bernie's actions and . . . grantcart Feb 2020 #75
Before doing my taxes I looked at the tax rate for those European countries Bernie wants to emulate. Old Terp Feb 2020 #110
Denmark's top marginal rate is 60%, not counting the VAT. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #112
And Denmark's taxes also do not cover all health care costs, according to what I read on Wikipedia. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #113
I understand how you feel. I believe Sanders will be a disaster for the Democratic Party, and that highplainsdem Feb 2020 #114
As a student of history, you know we are becoming what we fought. yardwork Feb 2020 #158
Thank you for saying what I have been thinking. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #76
Excellent post. I lasted 25 years. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #78
I like Bernie and the others enough to fall firmly in line ... jimlup Feb 2020 #79
I guess I'd vote just like many Repub congressmen did... El Supremo Feb 2020 #80
UGH!!!! Prue Feb 2020 #82
I agree with your original statement Skittles Feb 2020 #139
We all have to be politicians sometime in our lives (grin) Prue Feb 2020 #156
Well said indeed. I feel the same way. CaptainTruth Feb 2020 #83
What's tragic is that Bernie cultists won't do the same New Breed Leader Feb 2020 #84
That's the dilemma. If someone like Biden or Buttigieg is nominated The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #87
My Concern is War and More War McKim Feb 2020 #134
Smearing Sanders voters is probably not a good look. Boulevardier Feb 2020 #149
Neither is smearing Democrats. New Breed Leader Feb 2020 #166
Someone in this thread says they won't vote for Sanders if the nominee. David__77 Feb 2020 #165
Well stated. mzmolly Feb 2020 #85
You realize many of the 2016 Bernie supporters did exactly that for Hillary Arazi Feb 2020 #86
True. But many did not, and voted for Jill Stein instead. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #88
More PUMAs did that to Obama than Sanders' supporters did with Hillary nt Arazi Feb 2020 #89
12 percent of people who voted for Sanders in the 2016 primaries voted for Trump in the GE. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #96
Thank you. Sparkly Feb 2020 #118
I'll vote for him and then vociferously call for him to be primaried if he runs octoberlib Feb 2020 #92
I will work to save the House and pray that we manage to do so...we are going to lose the general... Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #94
It took you four paragraphs to say: I'll vote for Bernie although I hate him. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #97
I wanted to explain why. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #98
Knock yourself out then. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #100
Well, this is an Internet message board for politics and we're allowed to do that. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #101
Like I said: knock yourself out. I also have a right to read what you wrote. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #103
I'm not stopping you. Suit yourself. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #104
ROFL greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #107
Just do vote blue no matter. lambchopp59 Feb 2020 #99
He won't see dime one from me greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #102
I like Bernie .... Shoonra Feb 2020 #106
+1 TVO. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #111
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #115
Do you give lessons? ewagner Feb 2020 #117
I am in a very safe state. Sparkly Feb 2020 #119
Is any state really safe anymore? AirmensMom Feb 2020 #143
Thank you. warmfeet Feb 2020 #121
Ah, good krny9 Feb 2020 #122
You mean like 12% of Bernie's supporters did in 2016? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #123
Well said. Not my first choice... paleotn Feb 2020 #124
VO, you must have been reading my mind. badhair77 Feb 2020 #125
This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #126
You must have found it interesting enough to bother to comment, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #127
This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #128
Yet you found it interesting enough to comment. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #129
I don't dislike him at all Kali Feb 2020 #135
I intend to support whatever choice we make for a Democratic nominee fully as well because cstanleytech Feb 2020 #136
Maybe we should get rabid wolverine t-shirts! Blue, no matter who. IndyOp Feb 2020 #138
Blue no matter who. AllyCat Feb 2020 #140
Well said dlk Feb 2020 #141
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #142
I like Bernie. The way you feel about Bernie is how I feel about Bloomberg. redqueen Feb 2020 #145
Bernie has said all along that no one person can accomplish all that he proposes.... Doitnow Feb 2020 #146
Whatever. notinkansas Feb 2020 #147
Didn't I just say I'd work my butt off to get him elected if he's the nominee? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #148
If forced to vote for one less objectionable fool over a massively objectionable fool... NNadir Feb 2020 #152
If you dislike Sanders the middle will hate him IE his lack of swing state appeal outside of MOE uponit7771 Feb 2020 #153
I will just say this,, mdbl Feb 2020 #154
You just NAILED it. MarianJack Feb 2020 #155
Well said. This is pretty much exactly how I feel. yardwork Feb 2020 #157
What if Bernie picks Tulsi Gabbard as his VP? Loki Feb 2020 #159
you represent yourself as a professional in argumentation NJCher Feb 2020 #161
I was making a point using a bit of hyperbole, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #164
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