Democratic Primaries

La Coliniere

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149. Switched too

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 01:22 AM

Feb 2020

Warren was my first choice but I've decided to support Bernie in the NY Primary on April 28th. It's really disheartening to see the irrational and uncritical thinking going on here over the last few weeks; partisan politics at its most self defeating. Bernie was my first choice in 2016, but I stumped and voted for Hillary when she became the nominee and I will again work for and support the Democratic nominee if it isn't Sanders. What else can we do with our Republic at stake? Not so hard to understand. So sick of hearing that Bernie isn't a real Democrat when this man votes with the Democratic Party more frequently than some "real" Democrats. Bernie reflects FDR Democratic values more than all of the other candidates except perhaps Warren ...Geessh!!

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

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A lot of gloom and doom around here tonight. [View all] Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 OP

realism actually evertonfc Feb 2020 #1

If he becomes the nominee and selects Gabbard as his running mate... AZ8theist Feb 2020 #89

First of all, please accept a gentle chide. This is EXACTLY what Putin wants. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #115

I know this is what Putin wants... AZ8theist Feb 2020 #209

DU's favorite conspiracy theory. MisterFred Feb 2020 #117

Putin won. katmondoo Feb 2020 #168

Putin's goal is division. MisterFred Feb 2020 #181

He would NEVER choose Gabbard budkin Feb 2020 #129

Since he won't release his medical records, he will need to pick a younger, healthier VP. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #172

A younger, healthier VP that at least somewhat shares his policies. MisterFred Feb 2020 #182

Tulsi Gabbard??!! JeaneRaye Feb 2020 #186

"Sky is falling" types. John Fante Feb 2020 #201

WHY??? Because of THIS: AZ8theist Feb 2020 #213

Ok... but, dominic savio Feb 2020 #202

I don't care if she's Putin's dream girl or not Warpy Feb 2020 #219

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Feb 2020 #194

I might vote for him greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #2

Then don't let the door hit ya on the way out Jake Stern Feb 2020 #14

You can attack alll you want. Big Blue Marble Feb 2020 #22

Staying home is voting for Trump. Jake Stern Feb 2020 #50

If we don't fight Putin we lose the. Presidency anyway. delisen Feb 2020 #126

And the reverse is equally true quakerboy Feb 2020 #216

It is pretty hard to force enthusiasm PatSeg Feb 2020 #66

I had similar views Catch2.2 Feb 2020 #90

I voted for Hillary PatSeg Feb 2020 #97

I felt the same way Catch2.2 Feb 2020 #102

I'm getting really tired PatSeg Feb 2020 #138

That's my story, too AverageJoe Feb 2020 #157

BLUENOMATTERWHO questionseverything Feb 2020 #162

I view Sanders as the lesser of two evils avebury Feb 2020 #143

You're not alone PatSeg Feb 2020 #152

thank you Skittles Feb 2020 #159

Yes PatSeg Feb 2020 #174

Good but the rest of us are going to have to fight state & local delisen Feb 2020 #121

Exactly and anyone who thinks that won't be used Meowmee Feb 2020 #170

A lot of people feel that way Jakra Feb 2020 #37

"Might"? wackadoo wabbit Feb 2020 #39

Ditto... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #40

Trump is trying to destroy America AND the planet... dchill Feb 2020 #58

I'll vote my conscience greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #108

Might isn't an option... Chicago1980 Feb 2020 #76

Then u r a fool, or u support tRump. Period. alittlelark Feb 2020 #105

That's fine, I can sympathize with voting your conscience, but Tien1985 Feb 2020 #131

If you posted that about *any* other candidate, even Bloomberg, your post would be removed. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #135

I doubt it greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #173

Just vote for Trump, then. LS_Editor Feb 2020 #196

I would never vote for Trump greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #197

Why do you say might and not will but? KPN Feb 2020 #204

I say what I think is true greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #205

I'd vote for any rando off the street over Trump, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #3

+1,000,000. I'd vote for my cat over Trump. I'd also vote for my cat over Sanders. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #10

I, too, would take any of my three cats over Sanders, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #24

I'd vote for your cat over Sanders!!! PatSeg Feb 2020 #74

Thanks. elleng Feb 2020 #4

we are fucked EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #5

This isn't about us. Most people here will vote for him. It's about those in the swing states maximusveritas Feb 2020 #6

Interesting stat out of Nevada. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #11

Bernie ain't beating Trump here in Florida. IluvPitties Feb 2020 #17

Or Michigan... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #42

Or Pennsylvania....he's dead in the water apcalc Feb 2020 #49

Last I saw Biden and Sanders about even in Pennsylvania womanofthehills Feb 2020 #111

Just wait til the others drop out. apcalc Feb 2020 #124

As a resident of Pennsylvania, I disagree. Old Crow Feb 2020 #214

I disagree. James48 Feb 2020 #145

We're not talking about Bernie LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #171

Happy to hear it, and about your blue collar family members. elleng Feb 2020 #21

Blue collar white men in Nevada voted for Bernie? That's significant. SMC22307 Feb 2020 #82

Operation chaos. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #178

Rush Limbaugh was behind Pennsyvlania white men voting for Obama - twice? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #192

Here's an interesting map of who donated to Bernie in 2016 Withywindle Feb 2020 #125

Great link - Thanks! tecelote Feb 2020 #167

And it is about holding the house and winning the senate. Big Blue Marble Feb 2020 #30

And you will of course present the evidence dpibel Feb 2020 #132

Put me on that NJCher Feb 2020 #139

does anyone stop to think DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #93

I am voting for a Democrat in the primary musette_sf Feb 2020 #7

I always vote for Democrats... real Democrats. apcalc Feb 2020 #51

me too musette_sf Feb 2020 #53

Yes me too LostinRed Feb 2020 #212

I will vote for him but his presence on the ticket will likely cost my governor his job dsc Feb 2020 #8

Really? Which governor? PatSeg Feb 2020 #81

Cooper dsc Feb 2020 #169

I'm so sorry PatSeg Feb 2020 #190

yes he can only serve two dsc Feb 2020 #191

Well at least that could give him eight years straight PatSeg Feb 2020 #193

My district got a Dem elected to Congress for the first time in 30 years. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #163

Strange that people exercising their right to vote inspires such hatred. I get it Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #9

There's a long history of angst against Sanders and supporters here at DU Kaleva Feb 2020 #16

That needs to be let go or we lose. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #25

What happens in DU will have little to no bearing on what takes place in the primary and general Kaleva Feb 2020 #27

Folks "need" a lot of things... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #45

There was a streatch when the only safe place for Hillary supporters was the Hillary Clinton Group Kaleva Feb 2020 #56

There was definitely a lot of drama. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #59

We need a candidate who can unify the party radical noodle Feb 2020 #118

He will not be the nominee, imo. apcalc Feb 2020 #86

We do not yet have a nominee radical noodle Feb 2020 #116

You mean, just two days ago when he said Democrats, me, are as bad as Republicans. krissey Feb 2020 #188

have never understood it, elleng Feb 2020 #33

So was Sanders divisive tweet. nt sheshe2 Feb 2020 #35

He won the nomination? IluvPitties Feb 2020 #12

Doom and gloom is part of putin's plan d_b Feb 2020 #13

This forum is nothing but Bernie bashing. OliverQ Feb 2020 #15

Agree! Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #20

I couldn't agree more. Old Crow Feb 2020 #210

1991 delegates to win...with less than 10% of delegates awarded pbmus Feb 2020 #18

I worry that Bernie as nominee makes it easier for the GOP to steal it. ecstatic Feb 2020 #19

IMO absolutely. They don't need a third candidate with Bernie, but I bet we get one. 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #95

That is an excellent point. defacto7 Feb 2020 #107

I will vote for Bernie if he wins the nomination, Sloumeau Feb 2020 #23

Zactly. We'll all vote for him as the nominee. Duppers Feb 2020 #114

Bam. Jirel Feb 2020 #26

No gloom and doom here. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #28

Let's be realistic if possible... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #29

Thanks but that's not what we mean MaryMagdaline Feb 2020 #31

on Twitter underthematrix Feb 2020 #32

"The white heart wants what the white heart wants." Codeine Feb 2020 #55

That's the line that had me cackling. underthematrix Feb 2020 #57

This sounds like a Democratic president. 7wo7rees Feb 2020 #34

He votes with Democrats in the Senate. More than some Democrats. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #61

"That's what you do"...? W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #36

The condescension is palpable. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #41

That would be intended... W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #47

Wow. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #48

There is another choice... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #38

Ok...might as well vote for Trump. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #44

Your Opinion LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #46

No "gloom and doom" here. William769 Feb 2020 #43

This 💪 Drum Feb 2020 #52

Channeling Donald Rumsfeld... hay rick Feb 2020 #54

Add those non-Bernie candidates together and what do you get? pazzyanne Feb 2020 #185

Candidates not named Bernie are still taking the majority of the votes. hay rick Feb 2020 #189

yep, the gloom & doom Bernie bashing is very unattractive & I hope they come to realize that yaesu Feb 2020 #60

Really??? LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #96

Don't tell us who to vote for. We decide on our own. Under The Radar Feb 2020 #62

Ouch. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #63

No, just insulted my intelligence Under The Radar Feb 2020 #85

Here, here. wisteria Feb 2020 #72

Bernie's already the nominee? I must have missed something Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #64

Yeah, this is what they are pushing along with the media they have intimidated. wisteria Feb 2020 #71

The lame-stream corporate media likes nail-biting horse races Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #92

I believe it's called Aura of Inevitability ehrnst Feb 2020 #91

Forgive me, but I consider myself to be a Yogi Berran Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #101

SHHHHHH!!! ehrnst Feb 2020 #119

If you consider stating reality bashing, then I guess there is bashing bitterross Feb 2020 #65

You got a crystal ball or something? Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #68

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #67

Then you might as well vote for Trump. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #73

K&R backtoblue Feb 2020 #69

Yes we are. Thank you. Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #77

Seriously, vote for him in November. And pick something from his damn platform... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #70

Nope wisteria Feb 2020 #75

You won't vote for Sanders (D) in the general? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #88

realizing that we're stuck with Trump for at least 5 more years CalFione Feb 2020 #78

My concern is statewide and down-ballot races AlexSFCA Feb 2020 #79

And keeping our Democratic Senator.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2020 #98

Doesn't tell you something, test many people don't like Sanders? wisteria Feb 2020 #80

Gee I wonder - Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #83

A lot of people HERE don't like him ibegurpard Feb 2020 #104

He is getting his support from the young, women, and non white populations womanofthehills Feb 2020 #123

Thats what most people did in 2016 Catch2.2 Feb 2020 #84

You and me. hay rick Feb 2020 #109

Well, I'll vote for him in the general.... dawg day Feb 2020 #87

I may have to vote for him, but I will not in the primary. 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #94

It's NOT DU that fucking matters Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #99

Who has said they won't vote for him? brooklynite Feb 2020 #100

Some examples upthread n/t Devil Child Feb 2020 #106

The wailing and gnashing of teeth is music to my ears Devil Child Feb 2020 #103

Sorry MFM008 Feb 2020 #110

Indeed. I'm with you on that. We vote for our nominee no matter what. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #112

You acknowledge Putin. You start fighting for democracy delisen Feb 2020 #113

First, Bernie is not the ONLY good candidate. Second, we all vote for the candidate that wins the Nitram Feb 2020 #120

The MAGAts are running scared. StocktonNative Feb 2020 #122

I've been hanging around here since before the 2004 election. Hyper_Eye Feb 2020 #127

luv this! elder phd Feb 2020 #158

I supported Bernie in 2016...but I voted for Hillary... mudstump Feb 2020 #128

That's all I'll do. Loki Liesmith Feb 2020 #130

Bookmarking ! I think we are going to lose the house of representatives . stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #133

Wow, just wow. Anniem60 Feb 2020 #134

Breathtaking is definitely the right word. redqueen Feb 2020 #140

If you think Bernie is an "FDR style Democrat," you don't know much about Bernie. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #147

wc to du questionseverything Feb 2020 #215

I don't think people are worried about THEIR votes. n/t MrModerate Feb 2020 #136

Exactly. nt SunSeeker Feb 2020 #148

Yes!! KSNY Feb 2020 #137

Makes no sense, sorry Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #141

Of course we'll vote for him, but DesertRat Feb 2020 #142

Everybody OTHER THAN Bernie Roy Rolling Feb 2020 #144

I will sleep well tonight aeromanKC Feb 2020 #146

Switched too La Coliniere Feb 2020 #149

Are we the same person? Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #150

Yes! La Coliniere Feb 2020 #151

Not from me! Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2020 #153

I didn't know Noam could dance! Claritie Pixie Feb 2020 #155

Thats what I did too marlakay Feb 2020 #154

some observations elder phd Feb 2020 #156

Thanks! Listened to a couple Anand clips and scipan Feb 2020 #203

I admit I am actually pretty happy booley Feb 2020 #160

It's not as gloomy as it's going to be in November. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #161

It's like when a relative believes their holistic approach will cure their cancer RhodeIslandOne Feb 2020 #165

Great analogy HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #166

That's not even a question RhodeIslandOne Feb 2020 #164

How ironic that people supposedly pissed at Bernie deadenders are willing to throw away party unity D23MIURG23 Feb 2020 #175

If Bernie wins the nomination and beats Trump, we will all owe him an enormous debt bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #176

He will not win a general. I would vote for him happily if he could. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #179

I am still hoping despite operation chaos, we can stop Sanders from getting the nomination. However, Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #177

Ditto! There's no question about what to do. Bluepinky Feb 2020 #180

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will be the next speaker come 2021 Gothmog Feb 2020 #183

Oh. I'll vote for him. Knowing he'll lose against TrumPutin's machinery. CousinIT Feb 2020 #184

Exactly! JeaneRaye Feb 2020 #187

Yes, yes, yes. warmfeet Feb 2020 #195

He's already won the nomination? Isn't a little early to declare "victory" based on three small... NNadir Feb 2020 #198

But it is a question Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #199

Here Here! Proudly second jimlup Feb 2020 #200

Bingo, that's all we can and SHOULD DO. I, too, supported Bernie last time around, secondwind Feb 2020 #206

Bernie is not my choice CanonRay Feb 2020 #207

I hope I'll see the same conviction from Bernie Sunsky Feb 2020 #208

No doom and gloom from me mgcgulfcoast Feb 2020 #211

Exactly! Heartstrings Feb 2020 #217

here here. he only loses IF WE DO NOT VOTE. unity. like the GOP. just hit D. pansypoo53219 Feb 2020 #218

I vote for whoever rankles the Trumpers the most. 70sEraVet Feb 2020 #220