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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Our Best Bet is Bernie [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)92. All he talks about is a poll
He does not give a single argument for why "Our Best Bet is Bernie."
The poll breaks down where Biden's supporters would go if Biden does not run. The highest percent of them goes to Bernie. So that are name recognition people. All of the others will be better known after the debates are held.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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He will be our best bet if he wins nomination, quite a lot of voting, vetting, etc., before that.
Hoyt
Apr 2019
#4
I doubt tRump will do quite that well ... but his win will be shocking nonetheless n/t
SFnomad
Apr 2019
#45
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
lunamagica
Apr 2019
#11
Yup, cuz Bernie's the Democrat with the best chance of puttin out the tRumpster fire.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#109
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
The rank and file voters spoke last time ... and BS didn't listen back then either n/t
SFnomad
Apr 2019
#46
The only one trying to overrule the rank and file are Sanders and his supporters
booksandpencils
Apr 2019
#62
You're being generous ... March 3rd ... it will be clear BS won't be the nominee, again n/t
SFnomad
Apr 2019
#47
I can't believe all you people are refusing to anoint Bernie! It's his turn!
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#71
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
Sanders cannot turn out female and black voters - our party's base - in large enough numbers to win.
LonePirate
Apr 2019
#81
Without the party's base, it doesn't matter what white, blue collar, rust belt voters think.
LonePirate
Apr 2019
#86
There are no rules against criticizing white, blue collar, rust belt voters.
LonePirate
Apr 2019
#132
"Their" refers to "they" in the previous post which refers to white, blue collar, rust belt voters.
LonePirate
Apr 2019
#135
I would have considered Berne in the primaries until he failed to vote for Russian sanctions.
33taw
Apr 2019
#105
But reading all the nays about bernie... as a sanders supporter, does that not make you wonder?
Thekaspervote
Apr 2019
#116
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
Reccing for more exposure. This is a great clip for starting a discussion. Thanks for posting!
emulatorloo
Apr 2019
#129