Democratic Primaries

NurseJackie

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24. But making honest and realistic promises is certainly a better path to take.

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 02:53 PM

Mar 2020

Making no big campaign promises should not be looked at as a sure path to victory.

Who said that it was? I didn't say that. Maybe you meant to reply to someone else, or maybe you totally misunderstood what I was saying.

What I can tell you is this: making honest and realistic promises is certainly a better path to take. Why would anyone think it's a good idea to lure people in with pie-in-the-sky promises... rainbows and unicorns... when it's known from the VERY BEGINNING that the promises can never be fulfilled. What good purpose does that serve in the long term? If enough voters fall for the unrealistic promises, it may get that candidate into office... but when he (or she, whatever) fails to deliver... then all those new voters become disillusioned with the party and never vote again.

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

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Three key mistakes that Bernie made [View all] Yavin4 Mar 2020 OP

Concerning your #3. AGeddy Mar 2020 #1

Ah, but when they do (2008), we win. maxsolomon Mar 2020 #23

Ego. riverwalker Mar 2020 #52

he had 4 years to put together a coalition including democrats and chose not to nt msongs Mar 2020 #2

+1, uponit7771 Mar 2020 #7

I think he put together the coalition he wanted, it's just that it's a losing coalition. ToxMarz Mar 2020 #17

This is the primary reason I voted Warren Lithos Mar 2020 #19

She will always be twice the candiate that he was. :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #22

That's the truth! nt Mars and Minerva Mar 2020 #37

Warren is much smarter than most of the candidates PatSeg Mar 2020 #48

Yes. And twice the Senator, too. wnylib Mar 2020 #51

THIS RIGHT HERE proud patriot Mar 2020 #42

Great point! RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2020 #44

Yep DownriverDem Mar 2020 #46

If Biden wins and does not adopt some of Bernie's thinking StClone Mar 2020 #47

I agree with many progressive issues wnylib Mar 2020 #53

Plus, Young People Can Be Impressionable Me. Mar 2020 #3

Key mistake #4. He pissed off Hillary's supporters in 2016. ChiTownDenny Mar 2020 #4

4) Praising Cuba, USSR, and the Sandinistas. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #5

Repubs... TommyCelt Mar 2020 #35

Biden/Warren proud patriot Mar 2020 #43

The Rustbelt is red because they voted for Bernie last time and decided to stay home Meadowoak Mar 2020 #50

I'd add.... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #6

4. Making irresponsible and unfunded promises of FREE [THIS OR THAT] NurseJackie Mar 2020 #8

Devil's advocate TheFarseer Mar 2020 #10

Those are not "rules" ... I was pointing out serious mistakes/missteps. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #13

My only point was TheFarseer Mar 2020 #15

But making honest and realistic promises is certainly a better path to take. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #24

Number 2 big time. padah513 Mar 2020 #9

+ 1000 n/t MFGsunny Mar 2020 #12

Same old story Dem forever Mar 2020 #11

Well put. marble falls Mar 2020 #57

Bernie needs to make a statement urging unity and not drag this out. We oasis Mar 2020 #14

That's simply not in Bernie's wheelhouse. It's not in his genetic makeup. Texin Mar 2020 #25

E. Warren "implied" that Bernie attempted to discourage her from running. oasis Mar 2020 #58

more: Blue_Tires Mar 2020 #16

No, he cost himself, because he surrounded himself with those people. LisaM Mar 2020 #26

#8a: he not only flipped the switch... Hekate Mar 2020 #56

Concerning #2 LisaM Mar 2020 #18

Actually his number 1 mistake was promising to raise people's taxes grantcart Mar 2020 #20

The Democrats are most successful when they build broad-based coalitions of voters. patphil Mar 2020 #21

#3 is particularly true. geardaddy Mar 2020 #27

Personally i thought his my way or the highway approach to those in the party was insulting. dem4decades Mar 2020 #28

Always yelling, my brother calls Bernie, "the angry old man". nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #31

Regarding #2. I'm very disgusted at Sanders classifying folks as "established". His 30 year iluvtennis Mar 2020 #29

He should have become a Democrat instead of going back to being an independent NCProgressive Mar 2020 #30

Young people are not voting. Dawson Leery Mar 2020 #32

Then there are those of us who saw his antics up close and personal at the convention in 2016. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #33

I am not going to say nay nor yah to that list but in my personal opinion his mistake cstanleytech Mar 2020 #34

Most of all lillypaddle Mar 2020 #36

He isn't a Democrat and everyone knows it. wyldwolf Mar 2020 #38

That has alot to do with it..that and bashing dems at every turn. RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2020 #45

I'd think you'd rather be discussing the great things your guy is proposing. Magoo48 Mar 2020 #39

If only... MissKat Mar 2020 #40

4. He never acknowledges that he would COMPROMISE with Congress to get parts of his agenda passed AdamGG Mar 2020 #41

The youth movement thing reminds me of the early '70s bluedye33139 Mar 2020 #49

Bernie's mistakes Raggaemon Mar 2020 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2020 #55

Most Dem voters are center-left safety-net capitalists, radius777 Mar 2020 #59

Best answer here. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #60