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Democratic Primaries

Recursion

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4. The convention can pick any natural born citizen over the age of 35

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 28, 2020, 05:05 PM

Feb 2020

And the only way a brokered convention could conceivably work would be picking a dark horse like that.

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

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I'm calling it: convention floor fight leads to Sherrod Brown getting the nom [View all] Recursion Feb 2020 OP

Don't know if that's possible, but Brown would be a thousand times better than Sanders. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #1

The convention can pick any natural born citizen over the age of 35 Recursion Feb 2020 #4

Would Warren commit her delegates to Sanders or Biden exboyfil Feb 2020 #12

I believe they're obligated to vote for her first ballot, she'd probably ask them to vote..... George II Feb 2020 #19

Absolutely! Cha Feb 2020 #42

THANKS elleng Feb 2020 #2

Or Adam Schiff! BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #3

I like Adam Schiff. LuvNewcastle Feb 2020 #30

Well that's calling it like you see it bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #5

Cool story! BootinUp Feb 2020 #6

It's likely a Republican would be appointed to take his seat Qutzupalotl Feb 2020 #7

And give up the Senate seat exboyfil Feb 2020 #8

BIDEN/SCHIFF MacKasey Feb 2020 #9

Or better, Schiff-Biden jmowreader Feb 2020 #11

uhh...no. Biden & a woman VP onetexan Feb 2020 #23

Ok by me Tweedy Feb 2020 #10

Do you ever go to the race track? Sanity Claws Feb 2020 #13

Sherrod Brown would make an excellent President AGeddy Feb 2020 #14

I could live with that. hlthe2b Feb 2020 #15

I could roll with that dumptrump1 Feb 2020 #16

No possible way! nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #17

And what happens to his Senate seat? ibegurpard Feb 2020 #18

Goes to a repub. Not to worry though, Sherrod wouldn't accept. brutus smith Feb 2020 #24

Some have claimed they would support the first Dem to drop out of the race IronLionZion Feb 2020 #20

he never declared, never filed anything, he just (like dozens of others) declined to run Celerity Feb 2020 #40

It would make zero sense. drray23 Feb 2020 #21

Brown would have been my first choice. squirecam Feb 2020 #22

Dark money groups went after him in '12& 18 irisblue Feb 2020 #32

I wish he ran Otto Lidenbrock Feb 2020 #25

Me, too Mz Pip Feb 2020 #26

That is a great call!!!!!! Sherrod Brown would kick donald trump's ass and nevergiveup Feb 2020 #27

Brown/Harris ticket would kick butt. Funtatlaguy Feb 2020 #28

I'm calling it ripcord Feb 2020 #29

You're right ForEverGlades Feb 2020 #36

By the time we get to the convention Codeine Feb 2020 #37

And Tinkerbell comes back to life because we all clapped out hands Downtown Hound Feb 2020 #31

I LOVE Sherrod Brown! Alliepoo Feb 2020 #33

Sherrod Brown is my Senator. Love that guy. Cousin Dupree Feb 2020 #34

I like him, but I don't know if that would work maximusveritas Feb 2020 #35

That's a bold prediction, to be sure. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #38

Like my father used to say PlanetBev Feb 2020 #39

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #41