Democratic Primaries

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62. The only one trying to overrule the rank and file are Sanders and his supporters

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 08:43 AM

Apr 2019

Who thought he should have been made the nominee in 2016 despite losing the popular vote by 4 million votes. I want a candidate who has a stronger commitment to democracy.

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

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Our Best Bet is Bernie [View all] tomhagen Apr 2019 OP

Nope. Nt Amimnoch Apr 2019 #1

Please God NO!!! nt jezebel321 Apr 2019 #2

NO. Cha Apr 2019 #3

He will be our best bet if he wins nomination, quite a lot of voting, vetting, etc., before that. Hoyt Apr 2019 #4

Not. ploppy Apr 2019 #5

NO. Bernie equals 4 more years of the orange stain Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #6

If sanders is the nominee, trump will win 45+ states in the real world Gothmog Apr 2019 #26

I doubt tRump will do quite that well ... but his win will be shocking nonetheless n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #45

So true. efhmc Apr 2019 #108

No. cwydro Apr 2019 #7

No. madaboutharry Apr 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author defacto7 Apr 2019 #106

Nope LakeArenal Apr 2019 #9

Nope. nt sheshe2 Apr 2019 #10

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lunamagica Apr 2019 #11

No crazytown Apr 2019 #12

NO!!! NanceGreggs Apr 2019 #13

David Pakman? lapucelle Apr 2019 #14

I know, right?... SidDithers Apr 2019 #69

HELL NO!!!!! njhoneybadger Apr 2019 #15

No, it's not actually. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #16

Wrong. dalton99a Apr 2019 #17

. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #18

LOL! nt Kahuna7 Apr 2019 #19

No. nolabear Apr 2019 #20

I liked Bernie in 2016 before I voted for Hillary left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 #21

I want a time machine too! Celerity Apr 2019 #22

I watched to see the analysis delivered. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #23

Oh god, I certainly hope not. nt Codeine Apr 2019 #24

Messina Says Sanders Can't Beat Trump Gothmog Apr 2019 #25

Disagree Butterflylady Apr 2019 #59

FREE-dumb is not our solution to this country's problems. democratisphere Apr 2019 #27

No!!!! nt USALiberal Apr 2019 #28

Nope. I do not agree that Bernie is our best bet solara Apr 2019 #29

Yawn.....its time for some young blood Historic NY Apr 2019 #30

You did obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2019 #31

Yes, it's time to rally around Bernie. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #32

He certainly has trump's support for the nomination. Jakes Progress Apr 2019 #42

In his true heartless chest, I'm not sure who scares him most. Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #54

Trump really wants to run against a very weak candidate like sanders Gothmog Apr 2019 #66

trump wants to run against sanders Gothmog Apr 2019 #99

I think there's likely some truth there. n/t Beartracks Apr 2019 #113

If sanders is the nominee, trump will win 45+ states Gothmog Apr 2019 #121

Sanders's supporters accused the DNC of doing this in 2016. booksandpencils Apr 2019 #61

Yup, cuz Bernie's the Democrat with the best chance of puttin out the tRumpster fire. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #109

Nope!! He isn't he will give us 4 more yrs of dotard Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #114

Nope... Bernie will get the orange stain out... 8 years of progressive bliss. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #120

The guy who lost the primaries by 4 million votes and whose picks for 2018 mostly failed? pnwmom Apr 2019 #33

Bingo. Tipperary Apr 2019 #34

+1000. His endorsement couldn't get people elected. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2019 #55

I'm sorry, but no, it's not. CaptainTruth Apr 2019 #35

Kick and Recommend machI Apr 2019 #36

The rank and file voters spoke last time ... and BS didn't listen back then either n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #46

Exactly right LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #48

The only one trying to overrule the rank and file are Sanders and his supporters booksandpencils Apr 2019 #62

They didn't, despite Bernie's campaign's efforts to do so. n/t namahage Apr 2019 #103

For What? Me. Apr 2019 #37

I'll take your money, lol. MrsCoffee Apr 2019 #38

No. Definitely not. highplainsdem Apr 2019 #39

'fraid not. oasis Apr 2019 #40

If you're betting on a second trump term, then yeah. Jakes Progress Apr 2019 #41

No. BlueStater Apr 2019 #43

March 17th 2020 MyNameGoesHere Apr 2019 #44

You're being generous ... March 3rd ... it will be clear BS won't be the nominee, again n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #47

The Independent Senator from Vermont MyNameGoesHere Apr 2019 #50

Uh, that's a negative... ReformedGOPer Apr 2019 #49

I hate when the samplegirl Apr 2019 #51

Nope. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2019 #52

Go Bernie!!!! workinclasszero Apr 2019 #53

Don't you mean an audience at a Fox News event? TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #60

Other candidates have gone on Fox News booksandpencils Apr 2019 #63

too soon Kurt V. Apr 2019 #56

No thanks. TexasTowelie Apr 2019 #57

if thats true then we are all doomed. samnsara Apr 2019 #58

The world according to Sanders's supporters: booksandpencils Apr 2019 #64

Yep LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #70

No... Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #65

... BooScout Apr 2019 #67

No...nt SidDithers Apr 2019 #68

I can't believe all you people are refusing to anoint Bernie! It's his turn! LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #71

One of his more fervent supporters here told me recently BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #72

Where have I heard that before? namahage Apr 2019 #76

That was my response BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #78

That doesn't appear to be true, really. MineralMan Apr 2019 #73

No. He could not win a general. Despite all the noise, primary voting is a year away Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #74

Trump would crush Sanders as Bloomberg and Schultz will both run as indies to help stop the Bern Celerity Apr 2019 #75

NO. IT. IS. NOT! nt jrthin Apr 2019 #77

NO it is NOT katmondoo Apr 2019 #79

no EveHammond13 Apr 2019 #80

Sanders cannot turn out female and black voters - our party's base - in large enough numbers to win. LonePirate Apr 2019 #81

the party's base isn't enough alone floppyboo Apr 2019 #84

Without the party's base, it doesn't matter what white, blue collar, rust belt voters think. LonePirate Apr 2019 #86

Perhaps they feel they are the original foundation floppyboo Apr 2019 #88

Then their grasp on reality is as skewed as that of a typical Republican. LonePirate Apr 2019 #89

There were attempted coups on the FDR govn't floppyboo Apr 2019 #90

How is this not bashing? nt artislife Apr 2019 #130

There are no rules against criticizing white, blue collar, rust belt voters. LonePirate Apr 2019 #132

Who is the "their" in the post? artislife Apr 2019 #133

"Their" refers to "they" in the previous post which refers to white, blue collar, rust belt voters. LonePirate Apr 2019 #135

Can you see how it reads in the context of these reponses here artislife Apr 2019 #136

The least divisive?? He's the most divisive Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #115

No bernie no way. Jack-o-Lantern Apr 2019 #82

NO FUCKING WAY! lillypaddle Apr 2019 #83

Trump parades in a 2nd hand Bernie suit Bannon found for him floppyboo Apr 2019 #85

Only if you want 4 more years of trump. Andy823 Apr 2019 #87

No way. nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #91

All he talks about is a poll treestar Apr 2019 #92

No!!! OBrien Apr 2019 #93

No riverwalker Apr 2019 #94

Bernie is our best bet for four more years of Trump. comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #95

"The Liberal Case Against Bernie" JaneQPublic Apr 2019 #96

LOL! NurseJackie Apr 2019 #97

sanders is not electable Gothmog Apr 2019 #98

Not outside a small, 97% white state, he's not. (nt) ehrnst Apr 2019 #141

Absolutely not Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #100

If he wins the nomination, then Go Bernie! California_Republic Apr 2019 #101

Not! doc03 Apr 2019 #102

Dear God NO. Bernie is a loser in the GE redstateblues Apr 2019 #104

I would have considered Berne in the primaries until he failed to vote for Russian sanctions. 33taw Apr 2019 #105

I think not. defacto7 Apr 2019 #107

No way, no how, no earthly happening. efhmc Apr 2019 #110

Meh. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #111

Just reading the title of the posted responses artislife Apr 2019 #112

But reading all the nays about bernie... as a sanders supporter, does that not make you wonder? Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #116

No, I know this board artislife Apr 2019 #117

Bernie is hoping for a brokered convention. Gothmog Apr 2019 #144

Long loud fart noise. NBachers Apr 2019 #118

I'll take it! nt artislife Apr 2019 #134

Sure is!! Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #119

Really? Gothmog Apr 2019 #122

Why do you post conservative opinions of Bernie? Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #123

Are you denying that Russia spent a great deal of time and effort to promote sanders? Gothmog Apr 2019 #124

Are you denying Charles Johnson, founder of Pajamas Media, is a conservative? Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #128

Russia heavily promoted sanders and is responsible for a great deal of his success in 2016 Gothmog Apr 2019 #131

"Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters -- and help elect Trump" lapucelle Apr 2019 #140

Charles Johnson is quoting the report by Robert Mueller III. Are you denying what he says? George II Apr 2019 #138

ok ok ... this was funny the first 14 times it was an OP BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #125

When you realize this is definitely not happening..... Pachamama Apr 2019 #126

I'm not sure that I believe that... doompatrol39 Apr 2019 #127

Reccing for more exposure. This is a great clip for starting a discussion. Thanks for posting! emulatorloo Apr 2019 #129

Why did Russia worked so hard to support sanders? Gothmog Apr 2019 #137

That's just one of many questions that needs to be answered, and not swept under the rug ehrnst Apr 2019 #142

That would be a NO. Sparkly Apr 2019 #139

Nate Silver- Sanders Can Win, But He Isn't Polling Like A Favorite Gothmog Apr 2019 #143