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Democratic Primaries

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MineralMan

(147,024 posts)
Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:06 PM Mar 2020

It occurs to me, as I read some making vague statements [View all]

about any criticism of Bernie Sanders dividing the party and making it likely that some of his supporters will not vote at all in November, that such veiled threats make no sense. Why would anyone who supports Sanders not vote for Biden, and thus give Trump a better chance of winning a second term?

Is the good of our society not important enough? Would not voting somehow pay people back for not supporting some primary candidate? That makes no sense at all.

Running for President is going to bring criticism for any candidate. If your favorite doesn't become the nominee, then not enough people voted for him. Vote for the Democratic nominee because he is a better choice than the alternative. Don't stamp your feet in frustration and not vote at all. Make sense with the available choices.

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