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Democratic Primaries

honest.abe

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15. Agreed. It wont affect me whatsoever regarding effort into defeating Trump.

Reply to Kaleva (Original post)

Fri Feb 28, 2020, 08:00 AM

Feb 2020

Last edited Fri Feb 28, 2020, 09:39 AM - Edit history (1)

I might be pissed at the result but the only mission we have is to defeat Trump. It does not matter who our nominee is or how ugly the convention will be.

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

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A brokered convention will not affect the base [View all] Kaleva Feb 2020 OP

And yet elections are won or lost on the margins TDale313 Feb 2020 #1

Then it would be wise for candidates to rally their supporters who are not part of the base to vote. Kaleva Feb 2020 #3

Modern elections are marginal victories. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #2

Some of those on the margins are ok with another 4 years of Trump Kaleva Feb 2020 #8

You can say that again!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #12

Is there high quality and reproducible polling on the question of: RockRaven Feb 2020 #4

And there's the million vote question. TDale313 Feb 2020 #5

And to make matters worse, it really only matters in half a dozen states, give or take, RockRaven Feb 2020 #10

First presidential candidate I worked for was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Been at it ever since. George II Feb 2020 #6

Who is the base ? I think that the answer is a matter of opinion. CentralMass Feb 2020 #7

If u vote Dem in every election & continue doing so, that's an indication you are part of the base Kaleva Feb 2020 #9

I meet that criteria and I expect the will of the electorate to be honored. CentralMass Feb 2020 #14

Problem is, the votes of the non-base count just as much. DanTex Feb 2020 #11

True. We can't win with just the votes of our base. Kaleva Feb 2020 #13

Agreed. It wont affect me whatsoever regarding effort into defeating Trump. honest.abe Feb 2020 #15