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Fresh_Start

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25. if someone is no vote or vote only downticket.. then downticket is the better outcome
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 02:35 PM
Feb 2020

and there is a chance you can persuade someone that it has value.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Honest question. No sarcasm. [View all] onecaliberal Feb 2020 OP
Same here... RazBerryBeret Feb 2020 #1
I agree with you on Bloomberg TEB Feb 2020 #2
because "we" here in DU and "we" in the Democratic Base lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #3
Bingo! stopbush Feb 2020 #26
Why doesn't people understand this? Corgigal Feb 2020 #28
You put into words my exact concerns texasfiddler Feb 2020 #29
First of all, we are not really sure if everyone will vote blue no matter who. Sloumeau Feb 2020 #4
I get the number of variables, but the country slipping to fascism kind of put it on another level. onecaliberal Feb 2020 #8
We were warning of that in the last election. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #11
Exactly. And now that the worst has happened. do these people not see. onecaliberal Feb 2020 #12
We already have people, Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #13
Not all moderate Democrats and certainly not Indies will vote for Sanders...sure political junkies Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #17
Exactly. WE'RE the ones who make our candidate electable. Unity works exactly like that. ancianita Feb 2020 #5
I have heard that before...how we make any candidate electable only it is not nor ever was true. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #18
So who does, again? ancianita Feb 2020 #32
because democrats are not the only people who vote Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #6
Isn't Trump a polarizing candidate? Neon Gods Feb 2020 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #20
no because the last time we had two polarizing candidates Clinton and Trump Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #22
Do you think any republican would consider Sanders as an alternative to Trump? Moderateguy Feb 2020 #23
We will all vote Blue, I hope, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #7
I know you're right but it's mind blowing that folks do not understand the dire situation we're onecaliberal Feb 2020 #9
beg them to at least vote for downticket races even if they can't stomach the pres race nt Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #10
NO--They need to hold their noses and vote for Bernie is he is the nominee Moderateguy Feb 2020 #24
if someone is no vote or vote only downticket.. then downticket is the better outcome Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #25
And therein lies the rub. Not all will vote for the Democratic nominee if Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #14
A question for door to door: Will you be the voter to save the world? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #15
No door to door for me this year except for the House races and I will phonebank in all nearby Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #19
You do know that there are more people OUTSIDE of this DU-bubble, right? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #21
The problem isn't us here at DU. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2020 #27
I think the concern is white wingers will vote in droves for trump, and Independents -- who might Hoyt Feb 2020 #30
A portion of the electorate Codeine Feb 2020 #31
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