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Democratic Primaries

bluedye33139

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15. Yeah, 2008 was an ugly primary

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #13)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 01:17 PM

Mar 2020

I switched from Hillary to Obama pretty easily after the caucus, as Obama is an inherently lovable figure.

We need more lovable politicians. We need AOC to run for president someday. We need lovable politicians.

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

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15% will vote for Trump. [View all] bluedye33139 Mar 2020 OP

This, Sir, Is The Weapon Backing 'Bernie's' Blackmail Threats The Magistrate Mar 2020 #1

Yes, Sanders didn't create his insurgent types, and many Hortensis Mar 2020 #10

Please, whose number is this, and how was it formulated? Magoo48 Mar 2020 #2

ABC News poll TwilightZone Mar 2020 #3

Thank You Magoo48 Mar 2020 #9

By Now, Sir, Swelling That Number Is The Sole Point Of 'Bernie's' Campaign The Magistrate Mar 2020 #5

15% of Sanders supporters will vote for Trump if Biden is nominee; 80% would back Biden Celerity Mar 2020 #4

Well, the world is pretty much destroyed right now. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #6

re: "his leadership and his campaign organizers almost exclusively come from that 15%." thesquanderer Mar 2020 #7

This is the fault of Russian propaganda rockfordfile Mar 2020 #8

It's the fault of Sanders' bashing of the Democratic Party. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #11

Exactly, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #12

Interestingly, a similar proportion of aggressive hostiles exhibiting the same Hortensis Mar 2020 #13

Yeah, 2008 was an ugly primary bluedye33139 Mar 2020 #15

:) I was fine with Hillary as were all her other genuine supporters. Hortensis Mar 2020 #16

She's too polarizing though Polybius Mar 2020 #17

She should get bashed. Who you hang with and what Hortensis Mar 2020 #18

I'm not saying I'd vote for her in a future primary Polybius Mar 2020 #19

Sure. I'd like to have her talent working for the party. Hortensis Mar 2020 #20

The motives of a minority of "Bernie Bros" were always more "burn it down" than "re-build America" LVZ Mar 2020 #14