Democratic Primaries

Ninga

(8,828 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2020, 11:49 AM Mar 2020

We deserve to have Elizabeth Warren as our President. She would not draft policies by [View all]

sticking her finger in the wind to see how the wind blows....yet professed supporters are
abandoning their vote for her in exactly that fashion...a finger in the wind.

Either you believe she is the most capable or you don’t. I simply do not understand abandoning her.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/sunday/elizabeth-warren-2020.html?referringSource=articleShare

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

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We deserve to have Elizabeth Warren as our President. She would not draft policies by [View all] Ninga Mar 2020 OP

You have to face political realities...and make the best choice you can when your candidate will not Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #1

Did you vote for Howard Dean? Tweedy Mar 2020 #87

And furthermore, only a very small fraction of the country has already voted. groundloop Mar 2020 #96

4 states....2 of them lily white. (Iowa, NH, Nevada, SC) BComplex Mar 2020 #106

Only if we decide to do so Tweedy Mar 2020 #120

She has no path to the nomination. squirecam Mar 2020 #2

Exactly! IluvPitties Mar 2020 #7

Of course she does. thesquanderer Mar 2020 #33

So the "path" squirecam Mar 2020 #43

It's even possible that someone with no delegates at all gets the nomination. thesquanderer Mar 2020 #51

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

Not necessarily. squirecam Mar 2020 #57

No it is not possible. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #58

So why are you still supporting Amy? Just curious Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #69

I voted in Nevada. squirecam Mar 2020 #108

Agree. But if Biden catches up and Bernie grows too Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #113

Does Being Realistic Mean Giving Up Your Dreams? McKim Mar 2020 #73

I had to be realistic about getting a job Shermann Mar 2020 #103

That kind of thing is personal treestar Mar 2020 #132

With respect Curtis Mar 2020 #72

Even with a bump from SC, a considerable percentage of Super Tuesday votes are already baked nbsmom Mar 2020 #94

She does have a path. She's not mathematically eliminated. Nor is Klobuchar... paleotn Mar 2020 #104

I'm not abandoning her xmas74 Mar 2020 #3

Apparently, people think that only old white men Bettie Mar 2020 #4

I really wish it could be her xmas74 Mar 2020 #5

It can if people like you and me vote for her loyalsister Mar 2020 #41

me, too, loyalsister. I see no reason to abandon her now. Our primary isn't until late April, CTyankee Mar 2020 #49

I don't see Bernie or Biden winning against Trump loyalsister Mar 2020 #52

But in the context of Trump, that changes everything. Folks weren't scared shitless of Trump then CTyankee Mar 2020 #54

If she makes a strong comeback, I'll support her... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #53

I'm voting for her xmas74 Mar 2020 #64

Another candidate I am exited about loyalsister Mar 2020 #67

Yinka is fantastic. xmas74 Mar 2020 #68

I've communicated with her via email loyalsister Mar 2020 #77

I don't see that as the case. xmas74 Mar 2020 #93

That is not it. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #10

How was that a non-issue? PTWB Mar 2020 #14

It was a non issue. Joe is an ally of black people. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #19

President Obama helped Joe a lot more than Joe helped President Obama. PTWB Mar 2020 #24

Sorry, but that's not what the bulk of his work shows. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #31

You honestly think Joe helped President Obama as much as Joe was helped by him? PTWB Mar 2020 #37

Yes actually, I worked the campaign...Obama was weak in the mid west. Biden handed him Ohio...he is Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #60

Obama picked Joe because of experience treestar Mar 2020 #99

Joe is forgiven for stuff Kamala was punished for loyalsister Mar 2020 #48

FFS then no white man can ever win again treestar Mar 2020 #100

Only when they deny their role in it loyalsister Mar 2020 #131

Ironic how gendered your language is in this post. loyalsister Mar 2020 #46

Gendered language? IluvPitties Mar 2020 #66

"soft vs. strong" is stereotypical gendered language loyalsister Mar 2020 #74

women just don't get that second look after a hiccup. men do. Kurt V. Mar 2020 #95

Joe and Pete went hard on Warren all fall and laid off Bernie completely. blm Mar 2020 #127

"Apparently, people think that only old white men are the only capable ones" left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #15

I agree. This is maddening. LisaM Mar 2020 #25

Elizabeth Warren bdamomma Mar 2020 #30

That is where we're at. Very disappointing that we're "five gears in reverse." E. Costello Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #88

Bettie. I did not think about dicks even once Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #70

What of the past two nominees? treestar Mar 2020 #98

That's the way primaries work. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #6

I'm dense. This makes no sense to me. Either she is highly qualified or not. "Thinking" she Ninga Mar 2020 #11

She's highly qualified. Codeine Mar 2020 #18

At this point Chainfire Mar 2020 #92

Of course she's highly qualified. That's not the problem. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #20

Not qualified enough. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #26

Bc she won't be able to win. I love her and hope she runs in 2024. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #8

My first choice was a woman Codeine Mar 2020 #9

Exactly! IluvPitties Mar 2020 #12

Unfortunately the country gets the President we deserve grantcart Mar 2020 #13

I'm a veteran of political campaigns...but to watch former professed supporters capriciously Ninga Mar 2020 #17

I don't think they are being capricious. They are making a rational choice. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #22

Believing in any politician Codeine Mar 2020 #23

Every candidate has a hard core group of supporters and the rest are fluid. Kaleva Mar 2020 #78

She is the most capable to bring necessary structural changes. blm Mar 2020 #16

That's just opinion. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #27

She's one of the few people who has done it in the past 5 decades. blm Mar 2020 #38

Bullpucky on that second paragraph. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #42

Wrong. The economic infrastructure that needs to be addressed has only ONE candidate blm Mar 2020 #110

Again, bullshit. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #119

Ok. What agency did Biden conceive, plan, fight for, and build that addressed blm Mar 2020 #125

Give it a rest. I don't care about what you think. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #128

Just calling bullshit on the bullshit. blm Mar 2020 #129

Says you. OMG what a pile this whole conversation is LakeArenal Mar 2020 #130

And it's also true that the nominee squirecam Mar 2020 #28

She has my vote duforsure Mar 2020 #21

She's not scaring anyone at this point LakeArenal Mar 2020 #29

She would make a great president but it doesn't seem it's her time. brush Mar 2020 #32

I'm very surprised, too. aikoaiko Mar 2020 #34

"supporters are abandoning their vote for her" left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #35

They can't all win Progressive dog Mar 2020 #36

I'm not loyalsister Mar 2020 #39

I'm sure she'd make the best President Goodheart Mar 2020 #40

Sanders supporters are upset with Warren Gothmog Mar 2020 #44

The quality of our top two choices is rather sad actually BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #45

Very good analysis. MarcA Mar 2020 #114

Same here exactly mahina Mar 2020 #47

What state will Warren win on Super Tuesday. squirecam Mar 2020 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Mar 2020 #121

You don't have to. squirecam Mar 2020 #122

I don't know and you don't either mahina Mar 2020 #123

I think she is the best, but... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #50

I'm staying with Warren pattyloutwo Mar 2020 #56

I love her. But if she drops out now, zonkers Mar 2020 #62

Self Fulfilling Prophecy. Exactly. n/t MarcA Mar 2020 #115

Warren would be the most effective executive, as opposed to traditional male posturing dlk Mar 2020 #59

Lots! loyalsister Mar 2020 #65

Congress still has to pass the bills treestar Mar 2020 #133

This is why Warren would be the most effective dlk Mar 2020 #135

She is the most qualified and smartest tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #63

A Am All In for Her! McKim Mar 2020 #71

it's about who can better beat trump AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #75

She is eaily the best choice Buzz cook Mar 2020 #76

I'm still with her for now IronLionZion Mar 2020 #79

Your Right Woodycall Mar 2020 #80

Vote your own mind Tweedy Mar 2020 #81

She should drop out and free her delagates. A contested MRDAWG Mar 2020 #82

Fair weather friends jalan48 Mar 2020 #83

Nothing is settled yet cp Mar 2020 #84

I love Elizabeth MFM008 Mar 2020 #85

Reality today does not convert to reality tomorrow. Can not predict. Ninga Mar 2020 #89

If we have a brokered convention... caraher Mar 2020 #86

+1,000 n/t MarcA Mar 2020 #116

#DropOutWarren and #PrimaryWarren are totally uncalled for samir.g Mar 2020 #90

I just sent my Bernie vote in but I like & admire Warren. I believe she is more than capable yaesu Mar 2020 #91

i do and i won't. if she's not our nominee i won't care one bit who the president is. Kurt V. Mar 2020 #97

Yes, I think she would be a wonderful POTUS. warmfeet Mar 2020 #101

I believe she's the most capable... paleotn Mar 2020 #102

I have never believed she is the most qualified, experienced, or job-specific knowledgeable. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #105

Like all your arguments. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #107

There are no "reasonable republicans" these days. I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #118

No. It isn't as simple as that. I believe she is the most capable. I also believe she cannot Squinch Mar 2020 #109

Every one agrees. However. Not one person KNOWs she can't win. I will not stick my Ninga Mar 2020 #111

OK. And I don't KNOW that summer will be hot, but I'm pretty comfortable saying it will be. Squinch Mar 2020 #112

She is an ideal public servant BlueWI Mar 2020 #117

I'm not a fair weather fan hangaleft Mar 2020 #124

thank you LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #126

Her Big Problem colsohlibgal Mar 2020 #134