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9. I am older than you and I don't remember any elections when the stakes were so high

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 11:14 PM

Mar 2020

Yes, more than Reagan, more than Bush II. If Sanders is the nominee we will lose. Big. Not only the White House but also the House and forget about flipping the Senate.

Frankly, the future of our country, of our world is more important than your injured feelings.

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

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An Open Letter to Mainstream Dems [View all] jimlup Mar 2020 OP

I will never support Sanders in a primary and I think Biden will be the nominee...if for some reason Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #1

Same here, and his hiring of Jill Stein supporter Gray, and Hillary hating Sirota and Turner speaks still_one Mar 2020 #28

I absolutely agree...Sander would lose and badly in he general...sure like you I vote for him...too Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #37

if it makes you feel better to believe that fallout87 Mar 2020 #40

Nope. Eko Mar 2020 #2

I appreciate the well-thought out post but I want to point out one minor detail ... mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #3

I will support the eventual Democratic nominee against Trump bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #4

"Mainstream Dems" support Democrats. W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #5

Sadly, yes Hekate Mar 2020 #16

Well said. Thank you question everything Mar 2020 #35

Those people you're referring to FoxNewsSucks Mar 2020 #41

The party did NOT say anything of the sort dansolo Mar 2020 #47

I'm sure Bernie will get the same amount of support Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #6

Every single Bernie supporter I knew in 2016 voted for Hillary. hay rick Mar 2020 #11

So, not counting Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #12

I know several who voted for Stein xmas74 Mar 2020 #43

Show me -- I'm from Missouri Catbird Mar 2020 #7

I agree that the more the bashing, the farther I move in that direction. JudyM Mar 2020 #8

Well, like a convo with my mom. moriah Mar 2020 #17

Yes, anyone but trump. JudyM Mar 2020 #18

I am older than you and I don't remember any elections when the stakes were so high question everything Mar 2020 #9

"we expect your whole support" - sure, after he gets a majority. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #10

Exactly. n/t Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #15

Everyone at DU has said "yes" many times. lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #13

Mainstream Dems aren't the ones you should be worried about. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #14

I am a sanders I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #33

I should have specified "some" TwilightZone Mar 2020 #36

Marginalized? Dem4Life1102 Mar 2020 #19

By definition, those outside the mainstream party are marginalized. Gravitycollapse Mar 2020 #22

That is nonsense...no one gets exactly what they want. I suggest that some spend more time trying to Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #24

Well said nt Dem4Life1102 Mar 2020 #46

Your whole premise is wrong NYMinute Mar 2020 #20

If bernie expects Democrats to support him radical noodle Mar 2020 #21

He's not the leader for America and the free world. He's a leader for his own revolution. That's emmaverybo Mar 2020 #23

This proves our point jimlup Mar 2020 #25

"Our" point? cwydro Mar 2020 #49

lol... Good grief evertonfc Mar 2020 #26

Absolutely. milestogo Mar 2020 #27

Yes I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #29

Lets say Bernie gets X delegates for the 2020 convention. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2020 #30

Let's be real. You are bailing on Warren because she is not going to win redstateblues Mar 2020 #31

Whatever you need to do HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #32

BRAVO jimlup Faux pas Mar 2020 #34

Bernie gets my support when he gets a majority of delegates. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #38

I think some of the bernie bashing are gop trolls or russians. Both want applegrove Mar 2020 #39

I think you're right. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2020 #42

Well said. FoxNewsSucks Mar 2020 #44

Who exactly was the change candidate? dansolo Mar 2020 #48

The left has been inconvenient for a very long time NT Warpy Mar 2020 #45