Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders Is the Unity Candidate
As a Bernie Sanders nomination and presidency become increasingly viable (if not downright likely), his widening popularity signifies something biggera palpable yearning and movement across America for a unifying politics based on universal needs that can bring Americans together around common interests instead of dividing us through fear, scapegoating, and radical inequality.
Despite the desperate smears from center-right opponents claiming he is divisive, the reality is that Bernie Sanders policies are all about unity: common needs, mutual care, and a shared future.
Ragingly divided as the Trump era has been, there is a remarkably strong chance that Sanders politics of compassion and care can win the day in 2020. What this politics means for America and the world cannot be underestimated. With climate crisis and inequality bearing down on us with increasing ferocity, our planet and humanity cannot afford the options of Trumpian carnage and division or of woefully compromised centrist tweaks offered by Biden, Buttigieg or Klobuchar that uphold the very same system that is crumbling before our eyes.
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Were facing a climate crisis threatening all of humanity; a nightmare of personal debt, poverty, and homelessness crippling millions; a healthcare and education divide that is both inhumane and untenable as a society; racial injustice and a war on immigrants that betrays our promise and potential as a species and a nation. Being unapologetically bold in the face of deadly crises is an act of love and compassion.
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https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/02/28/bernie-sanders-unity-candidate
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,155 posts)to Bernie's campaign staff and other supporters who seem to spend most of their time harassing and insulting Democrats - just like the author of this opinion piece when talking about "woefully compromised centrist tweaks offered by Biden, Buttigieg or Klobuchar that uphold the very same system that is crumbling before our eyes."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LisaM
(27,884 posts)I liked that site when it first existed, but it's become increasingly narrow and rigid and (to my mind) propagandic.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LiberalFighter
(51,647 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)nt
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
gredinger
(86 posts)Bernie's gonna win because he's building the most diverse coalition. He's inspiring a generation.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,155 posts)who doesn't walk in lockstep with your rigid ideology?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #7)
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,155 posts)And Bernie's supporters are living in their own echo chamber that does not permit any other sound to enter.
By the way, the correct usage isn't "have woke up," it's "have woken up" or "have awakened."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,977 posts)to any property owner. We can tax capitals gains and income but I am not for a wealth tax...like the income tax it will eventually be applied to all.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(12,018 posts)I live in a state where such a tax is ALREADY applied to any property owner. I'm not sure there's any state that does not have a property tax.
At least Warren's version only applies to people with a great amount of wealth. I am not wealthy, but I still have to pay my property tax (and the state can take my house away if I don't).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,977 posts)is constitutional. An inheritance tax with few if any loopholes would be better..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
showblue22
(1,026 posts)I say it's working for Bernie pretty good too.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,689 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
rzemanfl
(29,589 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RelativelyJones
(898 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dware
(12,600 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
nolabear
(42,022 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,131 posts)Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(298,423 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
trueblue2007
(17,259 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,612 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,155 posts)Yeah, that's gonna work.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,612 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
samnsara
(17,683 posts)..of bs supporters cheering at that.
Unity? I think not...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,556 posts)Stuff like this is why no one should take Common Dreams seriously.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
gredinger
(86 posts)Looks like common dreams is ranked #11,267 on the internet;
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/commondreams.org
This site is ranked #21,445.
https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/democraticunderground.com
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I'm not sure that anyone takes this site seriously.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
TwilightZone
(25,556 posts)Trump is popular. Do you rate his credibility on his popularity? How about Fox News?
It's popular because it tells some people exactly what they want to hear, without the nuisance of context or data points that don't fit the narrative. This is nothing new with CD.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Response to TwilightZone (Reply #13)
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lapucelle
(18,427 posts)with you?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,155 posts)By that metric we should take Newsmax almost twice as seriously as Common Dreams, but we don't. At least I don't. I don't consider Alexa rankings to be determinative of whether to take an internet site seriously.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dware
(12,600 posts)Then why the hell are you here pedaling your nonsense?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(298,423 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dware
(12,600 posts)He's on time out, 5 hides in 2 days is not a good start on DU.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(298,423 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dware
(12,600 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(298,423 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
enid602
(8,708 posts)Sure but he'll be uniting them, and not us.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(49,207 posts)presidential run since he'd get nowhere runnng for president as an independent?
The "unity candidate" who's already filed to run as an independent for Senate again if this run fails, as it almost certainly will?
The "unity candidate" whose supporters harass people who don't support him?
THAT "unity candidate"?
With "uniters" like that, we don't need dividers.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(25,556 posts)His campaign seems to have alienated pretty much everyone at one point or another, yet he's the unity candidate.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(298,423 posts)either.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Vivienne235729
(3,391 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
zackymilly
(2,375 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PatSeg
(47,876 posts)I'm not feeling the unity. More like, "My way or the highway" or "If you don't support Bernie, you're a DINO". The last three horrible years have been divisive enough, we don't need that in the Democratic party as well.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,371 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Stuart G
(38,480 posts)That is true..."UNITY".. I will vote for whoever is our nominee. Bernie comes and goes. If Bernie loses, he may just leave our Democratic Party and become an "Independent" again..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Codeine
(25,586 posts)will doxx you and send you death threats.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OhZone
(3,212 posts)No?
Oh well, I laughed anyway.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)All while many of his supporters do things like dox the other candidates and their supporters?
Pardon me if I am unconvinced.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,977 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
McKim
(2,412 posts)Just stop it! Stop the fighting. I am a Warren-Sanders supporter. I will Vote Blue No Matter Who.
Lets let the primaries play out and get behind the front runner. My main value in any election is who is going to not waste our tax dollars on wars and use those dollars to benefit our own people?
This is very simple. I wish military spending was more of an issue in this election, it is the elephant in our Livingroom.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MontanaMama
(23,377 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(298,423 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
randr
(12,419 posts)I do not think those Republicans who may not like Trump and need an alternative are ready to unify behind Bernie.
In fact, I am sure of it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Happy Hoosier
(7,526 posts)Nope.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
showblue22
(1,026 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
awesomerwb1
(4,275 posts)To be the 24/7 pro Bernie propaganda outlet.
Even the folks at the Onion wouldnt go this far. Unity candidate.....
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hav
(5,969 posts)between his policy proposals and the way he campaigns. If he's doing anything, it's creating division, fracturing the Democratic party he attacks as a campaigning tool, pointing at "enemies" for his followers to despise and hate. It's unfortunate that he's apparently not capable to just campaign on his policies, he also needs the polarization and divisiveness. It's almost delusional to look at his style and the actions of some his followers and then call him a uniter.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(51,122 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Moderateguy
(945 posts)I am going to insult your party, most of it's elected officials but you better make me it's candidate
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Fran2020
(40 posts)Heathcare for all. College for all. His message is unifying. Not just within the Democratic party.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dware
(12,600 posts)of which Bernie isn't even a member of.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Fran2020
(40 posts)It's the establishment and the lobbyists that don't like Bernie.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dware
(12,600 posts)There's that establishment label again, right on cue.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,689 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(298,423 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,131 posts)and is glidin, while Biden's slidin, in the polls!! I expect we'll start unifying around Bernie's nomination soon after he dominates Super Tuesday.
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JudyM
(29,316 posts)Thats what matters to me. After slamming trump to the ground, which he is best positioned to do.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dware
(12,600 posts)Oh wait, no it isn't, although it should be.
Bernie is most definitely NOT a unity type of person.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tritsofme
(17,474 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
comradebillyboy
(10,200 posts)Party.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
samnsara
(17,683 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)I think by end of Tuesday we will have a very good idea if BS is the nominee. We will unite in a NYC minute. No doubt. This is because BS supporters are the ones who are divisive so if he is the nominee, the rest of us have no trouble uniting. BS has one landslide path to nomination - if economy goes down before election like it did in 2008. If this happens, his message will be the only one resonating when millions start to lose their jobs and benefits, primarily in swing states. He will then help, not make it more difficult, to carry house and senate. But this is a big if.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
msongs
(67,590 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,371 posts)Newspeak.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
onetexan
(13,097 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
nolabear
(42,022 posts)Some of the snarkiest, rudest, most condescending people I have ever seen. I get the sense I mean nothing to them if Im not in the cult and theyll be just as glad to have me out of the way of our revolution. And their candidate doesnt seem to even see us. Were part of some ideology, useful as props for what they can claim well surely get and should surely support. Actual people are treated like dirt much of the time.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,934 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
sheshe2
(84,208 posts)They give a laugh every day.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Bernie has never made me feel that he is into anything but himself.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
blm
(113,175 posts)over the last few decades that would have a significant effect?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TexasTowelie
(112,986 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Many seem to think that any dissent or disagreement needs to be quashed harshly, not respected.
Link to tweet
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Renew Deal
(81,933 posts)Both groups couldnt be happier.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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