Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: What can Joe do to get Bernie supporters after the primaries are over? [View all]democrattotheend
(12,011 posts)I hope that Bernie will do more to bring his supporters over if he doesn't win than he did in 2016 (though he did more than people give him credit for in 2016). But at the end of the day, if Biden wins the nomination, it's his job to earn votes from Bernie's supporters. That's not on Bernie, that's on him as the nominee. Nobody should be taken for granted or told to shut up and fall in line.
I'm voting for whomever the nominee is, but not all progressives will unless he gives us something to get excited about beyond getting rid of Trump and preserving the ACA as is. The ACA was a great first step, and he and Obama deserve a lot of credit for it, but it needs a lot of improvement, and I hope that Biden isn't just paying lip service to the public option or to other progressive policies we want a Democratic president to push for.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided