Would you vote for Bernie?

[djg21]

I posted this in response to another thread with respect to Bernie:

He was my mayor once and I supported him. But I will never again after his antics in 2016. I KNOW that I am not alone, and I’m a progressive and a life-long Dem. What does that say about Bernie’s chances with anti-Trump Republicans or independents?

Maybe I’d hold my nose and vote for him to get rid of Trump, but a Sanders Presidency would be another 4-yr disaster and we’d lose any chance at taking the Senate back. Sanders needs to return to Vermont and continue serving in the Senate. If he actually cared about the Country he’d without question serve as a Democrat rather than as an Independent. I’d like to see someone ask now if he would do that. I’d like to see him squirm to avoid answering the question.

Forget any unenforceable pledge on DU or elsewhere you may have made to vote for the eventual nominee, I truly wonder what people here would do if Bernie becomes the nominee.

If your response is “none of the above,” what would you do?

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	I'd hold my nose and vote for Sanders
	40 (53%)
	I'd enthusiastically vote for Sanders
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[hlthe2b]

1. Versus Trump? Absodamnlutely... How on earth could anyone here think to do otherwise?

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Thank you. Not even a question.

[CincyDem]

4. You got it. I'd vote for a damned hot dog with ketchup on it vs. trump...

... and if you're from Chicago, you know what a sin it is to put ketchup on a dog.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

23. Dog I retched when I read that...

Ketchup is not allowedin my home...and I’m from Michigan.

[CincyDem]

25. Yeah - I agree. But seriously...

If you get into the voting booth in November and it looks like:

Hot Dog w/Ketchup (D) _________[_]_________

Donald J. Trump (R) _________[_]_________


Whatcha gonna do? Ya gotta go with the ketchup cuz ya know you can eventually wash that taste outta your mouth with a couple PBRs.

Amirite???

[struggle4progress]

39. +

Bernie's not my first choice but I intend to cast a meaningful vote against The Don and his criminal gang

[Squinch]

2. This is an absurd question to ask on a site that requires its members to

vote for the Democratic candidate.

What is the point of asking this question for the umpteenth time?

The answer is yes, we all would vote for BS is he were the candidate.

[still_one]

6. +++

[LizBeth]

8. Blessedly, and yea blue wave, I will not have to consider this any more.

[left-of-center2012]

13. Yep, agree 100%

[djg21]

15. I think it's absurd

To try to require someone to vote, no less vote for a particular candidate or party. Last I checked, you have a First Amendment right to vote, or not vote, and a right to vote for a candidate of your choosing. And how is the pledge going to be enforced? I’ve talked to plenty of Dems not on this board who have indicated that they would consider writing in a candidate rather than cast a vote for Bernie. This is a fair question and it’s the elephant in the room.

[Squinch]

33. Last I heard, no one is required to post here.

So no one is saying anything about requiring anyone to vote or to vote for a particular candidate.

And there is no enforcement. It's an honor system.

[LanternWaste]

37. Much as I think it's absurd to pretend this site's Terms of Service is being equated

as denying one their First Amendment rights.

It's not an elephant in the room, it's an ostrich with its head in the sand.

[lagomorph777]

29. Apparently 4 people here didn't get the memo.

WTF?

[gollygee]

5. Sanders is not my fave, but blue no matter who, and enthusiastically so. nt

[radical noodle]

7. I didn't vote because

I struggle with this every day. I would most likely hold my nose and vote for Bernie because trump is such a danger to our democracy, but my husband has said he will never vote for sanders and there's no way I could begin to change his mind.

[NCProgressive]

9. This is like a poll where one asks

"If you are being eaten by a lion would you shoot it?"

The scenario will not materialize so I found no point to answer.

[kcr]

22. Oh, god yes. Sick of these demands to dance.

I want to post that yes. I will cut off my legs, just so that I can have jets surgically attached so I can fly over the broken glass, because why crawl when you can fly? And I'll be on youtube because of course I would be, because how awesome would that look? And I'd be carrying an I Voted! sign all the way. That's how much more enthusiastic I am than everyone else to vote for whoever it is.

I wouldn't mind except it's almost always the same people who were demanding their vote be earned in another election that shall not be named.

[Squinch]

34. This. Especially that last part. Sick to death of it.

[LongtimeAZDem]

10. How many times are we going to ask this question? Anyone who doesn't vote for the Democratic nominee

is voting for Trump.

Period.

[BigDemVoter]

11. Of course I would!

If Bernie gets the Dem nomination, he'll have my vote, money and time. . . .

[exboyfil]

12. If he was running against Romney

In the GE I would vote for Romney. I would vote for Stalin before Trump though. I could vote for a few other Republicans over Sanders. Kasich and possibly Daniels as well.

[tavernier]

14. My Dem friends said they would sit it out.

Makes no sense. I’m not a Bernie fan but I’m not giving away my vote.

[djg21]

27. This is what precisely what prompted my question.

Many Dems I know, some of whom are very active in politics, have told me they won’t vote for Bernie under any circumstances. They say they won’t vote for Trump, but instead will write in a candidate or not vote on the Presidential line if Bernie is the candidate. This troubles me for obvious reasons.

[democrattotheend]

45. It troubles me too

It seems there are too many people on both sides of the equation who say they won't vote for either Bernie or Biden if the other gets the nomination. Both are equally troubling.

[janterry]

16. The holding my nose would be for Biden

not Bernie. I like Bernie.

[rzemanfl]

52. ....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287640565#post27

[Progressive2020]

17. Sure

I would vote for Bernie or anyone else who got the nomination. That includes Warren, who I wished had done better. It might be a moot point, because it looks like Joe might be the nominee.

[djg21]

24. Your lips to God's ears.

I tend to agree, but you know Bernie will stay all in and continue to body slam Biden until the very last minute. Nothing is definite at this point.

[Beacool]

19. I would vote for a turnip over Trump.

Do I like Sanders? Not one bit, but I will vote for him if he's the nominee. For the record, I'm not thrilled about Biden either. I think that these two guys are too old and should have stayed on the sides supporting other candidates. Sander is not even a Democrat, and his abrasive personality and policies will not go well in a general election. Biden is an affable guy, but a gaffe machine who at times says the stupidest things.

Regardless, anyone on our side would be a better option than the malevolent troll currently in the WH.

[BusyBeingBest]

20. As primary candidates, both Bernie and Biden are on my "meh" list.

I like Bernie, think Joe's an OK guy, but supported other candidates. My enthusiasm in November will be in voting against the Orange Carnival Barking Clown.

[Jamaal510]

21. I'd not only vote for him,

but also maybe even donate and volunteer for him just to beat 45*. That said, I have some serious issues with him that I won't dive into here...

[Midnightwalk]

26. This is kind of a double IQ test

First do you consider any democratic nominee better than a republican in general and trump specifically.

Then are you enough on the ball to avoid violating the TOS.

There’s a lot of room between holding ones nose and enthusiasm so I assume that was behind the people selecting other options.

[empedocles]

28. I would hold my nose, wait until BS's last anti - Democratic insult was

out of his mouth - and vote, if BS was unfortunately the Dem nominee, for BS.

[zackymilly]

30. To keep the Bernie Bros. from assaulting me with pool noodles if I didn't? Sure. n/t

[Sapient Donkey]

31. I would enthusiastically vote for almost anyone who isn't Trump.

I say almost anyone, because I am sure someone would say "oh yeah? So between Trump and Zombie Hitler, you're going to choose Zombie Hitler?" So yeah, maybe in the event there a zombie hitler running against Trump, then I might consider Trump (or not voting, thus helping ensure the victory of Zombie Hitler) Although, that seems fairly unlikely outside of my twisted nightmares and post apocalyptic video game ideas. But really, if somehow Mitt Romney was running as a democrat against Trump, I would enthusiastically vote for Mitt. Nothing to do with Mitt, it's all about Trump.

[Baked Potato]

32. Yes, it's a Bucket List item now for me... Remove Trump.

[Hoyt]

35. After Nevada, it looked like Sanders had momentum. Took me a minute to decide I'd vote for him.

It really wasn't a hold my nose type of thing, though.

I was going to call my doc and see if I could get a prescription for Xanax to get me through the election because I felt it would end badly. Same thing when Warren hit a streak of momentum. I still wish Harris had been a hit.

[George II]

36. Thankfully that's not a choice we'll be facing in November.

[Kaleva]

38. Selecting options 1 or 2 could put one on thin ice here. We all agreed to support our candidate.

[LanternWaste]

40. How many angels dance on the head of pin?

Why does 2+2=22?

Will there ever be a good film version of the novel Dune?

Do you still beat your wife?

Does the One Ring go with the summer suit I'm wearing?



Those questions seem more relevant, more valid and so much more closer to reality than yours. I'll start with the angels on a pin, ponder it for 50 years, and then work my way down in order of the potential consequence.

[GulfCoast66]

41. Since I try to be honorable and am still posting on DU

The answer is of course. The owners of DU don't ask much of us. Not even payment.

Just that we behave ourselves and agree to support democrat candidates.

The day I decided I can’t support the Democratic nominees is the day I would leave DU. I have no plans of leaving.

[Talitha]

42. Vote Blue No Matter Who

Yes I'd definitely, absolutely vote for Sanders.

(but I'd have to hold my nose)

[Miles Archer]

43. IF he becomes the nominee, yes.

If not, my preference has been clear since this forum opened.

My vote for Sanders would not be "conditional," I would not "hold my nose" and vote for him. I'd vote for the Democratic candidate running against Trump, for that reason, and that's reason enough.

This is a one issue election for me.

I will vote for any Democratic candidate who is in a position to end the non-stop daily onslaught of bullshit we've had from Trump over the last 3+ years.

[mikelgb]

44. Anyone who votes for the top two choices shouldn't be here n/t

[mvd]

46. Very enthusiastically!

However, if he doesn’t win MI, it may be time to drop out. He needs the Midwest and Northeast to make up for states like Florida.

[murielm99]

47. Why do we have these silly polls

and meaningless demands for loyalty oaths?

We will do what we need to do when the time comes.

[Gothmog]

48. It appears that this choice is now theoretical

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[Turin_C3PO]

49. I'd enthusiastically vote

for almost anyone to get rid of Trump. Even Bloomberg, if he had won the nomination.

[NCProgressive]

50. Oh .. not this again

[Rorey]

51. It would depend on who he chooses for a running mate

If it's Gabbard, I will probably become pretty much a recluse for the rest of my days, and concentrate on only my family and my own personal peace. Sorry.