I vote tomorrow in the TX primary. Persuade me to vote for your favorite candidate. [View all]

[Laelth]

SET-UP

Here I am, undecided again. Originally, I was a Beto supporter, and I said so on DU. When Beto dropped out, DU told me I was undecided. Then I decided to back Pete. The reason is simple. Sixty years of history tell me that Democrats win when we nominate someone who is young, energetic, and optimistic (JFK, Carter, Clinton, Obama). Pete fit the bill, so I went with Pete. Yesterday, Pete drops out of the race, and DU tells me I am "undecided" once again.

At this point, I truly am UNDECIDED. No joke. I do not know for whom I will vote tomorrow, and I am actively seeking your arguments and your advice. This is an uncomfortable position for me. I can not recall ever not knowing for whom I would vote the day before heading to my polling location.

MORE SET-UP

Ordinarily, I vote with my heart in the primaries to send a message to the Democratic Party regarding what I, one of its members, thinks is most important. Usually, I choose the candidate whose values and policy positions best match my own, and I cast such a vote without regard to whom I think has the best chance of winning in the GE. For example, I voted for Jesse Jackson in the 1988 Georgia Democratic primary (as did a lot of other Georgia democrats). Jesse, in fact, won the state that year. I didn't think that Jesse would end up being our nominee. Michael Dukakis got the nod, but I wanted my voice heard, and the strength of Jesse's campaign probably influenced the party's ultimate decision to nominate a true liberal like Dukakis (for better or for worse).

This year is different. As I have said many times, I think that Daffy Duck could beat Donald Trump this year if Daffy ran as a Democrat. For this reason, I have to act like my primary vote is actually my vote for President. I think it is. This decision must be made with my head and not my heart. So, help me.

QUESTION

In my opinion, three candidates are viable at this time: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Michael Bloomberg.

I am honestly torn in choosing one of these three candidates. I see weaknesses and strengths in all three. I am asking you, please, to make your best case as to why I should choose one of the three candidates that I have listed above, but beware. There is one argument that I will not hear.

DO NOT SAY that Trump will win in the GE if one of the above three candidates is nominated. I have already said that I believe ANY of these people will beat Donald Trump in the GE, and my mind will not be changed on that. Capiche?

Thank you.



-Laelth