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RandySF

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47. No one is making anyone vote against your preferred candidates

Reply to zipplewrath (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 10:14 PM

Mar 2020

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

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Liberals/progressives have to be honest with themselves [View all] zipplewrath Mar 2020 OP

Yup. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #1

Drivel DURHAM D Mar 2020 #2

Ridiculous nonsense - Obama/Trump Democrats bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #3

They exist zipplewrath Mar 2020 #5

That is total nonsense! There are no Obama/Trump Democrats bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #11

Um, they do zipplewrath Mar 2020 #25

and KY RazBerryBeret Mar 2020 #35

Oh. Democrats that voted for Trump bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #42

There are FAR more Democrats... tarheelsunc Mar 2020 #41

Roughly the same problem zipplewrath Mar 2020 #45

... HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #4

Some cheese with your whine? brooklynite Mar 2020 #6

+1 Cha Mar 2020 #7

LOL onetexan Mar 2020 #12

It's a call for acknowledging reality zipplewrath Mar 2020 #16

Ok squirecam Mar 2020 #71

WTF is an "Obama/Trump democrat"??? Squinch Mar 2020 #8

People who voted for both zipplewrath Mar 2020 #10

That was because of race. betsuni Mar 2020 #44

The opposite is true too - centrists need liberals to win. BlueWI Mar 2020 #9

All of the Democratic candidates are liberals. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #13

Through conservative means zipplewrath Mar 2020 #21

A dynamic personality with Sanders' agenda Codeine Mar 2020 #14

Could be zipplewrath Mar 2020 #17

The urge to vote safely is a strong one. Codeine Mar 2020 #19

I'm of the belief it's Trumps to lose zipplewrath Mar 2020 #23

Depends on how "progressive" you want to be. Dems aren't Labour Azathoth Mar 2020 #15

Sorta my point zipplewrath Mar 2020 #18

That is because the path you want to take will lead to nothing dansolo Mar 2020 #33

Because the majority won't support it zipplewrath Mar 2020 #52

The majority of the country would not support it. squirecam Mar 2020 #72

BS! No one is suppressing your candidates. kwenu Mar 2020 #20

Not exactly suppressing zipplewrath Mar 2020 #22

That's the definition of democracy. The majority prevents the minority from winning elections. AGeddy Mar 2020 #26

Exactly zipplewrath Mar 2020 #39

Complaining that it is unfair that you are minority of voters is a bad look AGeddy Mar 2020 #24

Kinda what I'm saying zipplewrath Mar 2020 #28

Ok, I misread your post AGeddy Mar 2020 #32

Lolololoolol evertonfc Mar 2020 #27

Well, the difference between Biden and Warren zipplewrath Mar 2020 #29

Simple. Run a candidate that make sense Moderateguy Mar 2020 #30

Well, that's an opinion zipplewrath Mar 2020 #36

Please don't equate liberals w/ progressives. The difference is getting starker by the day wyldwolf Mar 2020 #31

Point taken zipplewrath Mar 2020 #34

"solid left leaning methods to achieve liberals goals" - you want special treatment? wyldwolf Mar 2020 #38

No zipplewrath Mar 2020 #40

I'm a proud liberal mcar Mar 2020 #37

I'm happy for you zipplewrath Mar 2020 #43

It's true for anyone who doesn't fit neatly into one of the major popular narratives... k2qb3 Mar 2020 #46

No one is making anyone vote against your preferred candidates RandySF Mar 2020 #47

But they do work to ensure they fail zipplewrath Mar 2020 #51

Yes, I'm sorry, it does require more one gets more votes than the other. RandySF Mar 2020 #53

Funny, the only place in my daily life I'm told I'm not a liberal... GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #48

you're in the majority zipplewrath Mar 2020 #50

A social democrat is what Sanders actually is.His foolish self labeling as a democratic socialist is Celerity Mar 2020 #57

I respectfully disagree. The DSA platform calls for the eventual collective ownership of industry GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #58

This reply is in my own self-defence, and deffo should not be taken as some sort of Sanders support Celerity Mar 2020 #62

Voting for a status quo candidate like Biden is just a rubber stamp vote to many of us. CentralMass Mar 2020 #49

I feel pretty disappointed tonight, seems like a rubber stamp to me too. Bluepinky Mar 2020 #55

Well, there is a place for if you want there to be. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #59

Thank you. I don't see it as an attack. Bluepinky Mar 2020 #64

Politics of the possible is not sexy or exciting. But we have to deal with the reality we have. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #65

And Bernie seem like the wishful thinking choice to me... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #63

There ere a lot of Dems who stayed home in 2016, but not so much for the reason you said. napi21 Mar 2020 #54

Yup. A small fish in a big pond. Bluepinky Mar 2020 #56

If a certain section is a small minority NCProgressive Mar 2020 #60

Not sure zipplewrath Mar 2020 #68

His proven ceiling is 28% NCProgressive Mar 2020 #69

By most standards,Biden is fairly progressive. kurtcagle Mar 2020 #61

DLCeeeeeeeeee! DLCeeeeeeee! wyldwolf Mar 2020 #67

... NCProgressive Mar 2020 #70

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #66

... LexVegas Mar 2020 #73

Maybe you should get behind progressives like Katie Porter or Pressley instead Blue_true Mar 2020 #74