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Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Dear Bernie supporters.. Bernie will not be the nominee [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)10. If he had shown up it would have been a symbolic victory for Democrats, 47-48. Aside from that....
....if every Senator felt the same way it would have been a 0-0 vote. Other than the five (all republicans) who were in quarantine, EVERY Senator felt it important enough to do his/her job.
When I was working I didn't have the option to pick and choose which job functions I could do and which I could ignore. If I skipped any I would have been written up and eventually fired.
BTW, regardless of the meaninglessness of THAT particular vote, two points:
1. Yesterday afternoon he DID find his way to Washington to participate in the exact same vote, just as "meaningless".
2. From last June through early January (6.5 months), he missed 253 consecutive votes.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Probably so in a Democratic primary with a raging pandemic going on and a stimulus package hanging
William769
Mar 2020
#8
If he had shown up it would have been a symbolic victory for Democrats, 47-48. Aside from that....
George II
Mar 2020
#10
I thought delegates were committed to their candidate for the first ballot, no matter what, no? nt
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#24
Yes, and then they'd line up behind someone else. And it won't be the guy who disdains Democrats. n/
pnwmom
Mar 2020
#30
If Sanders ran in the General, Trump would be reelected and he is a terrible president...almost
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#31
BERNIE .. .. .. .. .. DROP OUT NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
trueblue2007
Mar 2020
#20
That's a reasonable theory, that most voters would choose brokered convention over Sanders...
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#37