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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

caraher

(6,276 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 12:02 AM Mar 2020

Unifying

As someone still mourning the loss of Warren from the primaries, and as it looks like Biden will be our nominee, I just want to put one simple idea out there: we need EVERYONE on board this November. And this includes having a short memory for slights inflicted and endured in our primary campaign.

The less time we spend lording it over supporters of vanquished candidates, the sooner we can get serious about the main task: unseating Trump. The less we dwell on the mistakes or even bad behaviors of supporters of a candidate who is finished, the more genuine good will and enthusiasm those supporters will have entering the general election. We have no margin to squabble about who deserved or didn't deserve what, because we will slide into full dictatorship if we don't nip this disease in November.

Let's be gracious in victory. Let us be dignified in (primary) defeat. And most of all, let us all remember that far more unites us than divides us.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Unifying (Original Post) caraher Mar 2020 OP
Beaut. MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #1
Well said. TomSlick Mar 2020 #2
Thank you so much for what you've shared here! 100% on board with this. RobertDevereaux Mar 2020 #3
It's up to the Biden supporters The Mouth Mar 2020 #4
I'm basically on board with all of that. oasis Mar 2020 #5
Vote Ingersollman Mar 2020 #6
Sign me up!!!❤ Karadeniz Mar 2020 #7
shared proud patriot Mar 2020 #8
Thanks for this Bettie Mar 2020 #9
Progressives values scuciti Mar 2020 #10
It will be important for all of us to remember the ultimate goal, defeating Trump and the Republican dlk Mar 2020 #11
 

RobertDevereaux

(1,841 posts)
3. Thank you so much for what you've shared here! 100% on board with this.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 12:57 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

The Mouth

(3,123 posts)
4. It's up to the Biden supporters
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 01:39 PM
Mar 2020

to be both gracious and to understand what drove Warren's supporters. Taking criticism of Joe's policies and history as criticisms of the man (and by extension themselves) is only going to cause hurt.

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

oasis

(49,152 posts)
5. I'm basically on board with all of that.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 01:42 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Ingersollman

(204 posts)
6. Vote
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 02:35 PM
Mar 2020

blue no matter who. As if your lives depended on it. IMHO, they do.

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

Bettie

(15,998 posts)
9. Thanks for this
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:20 PM
Mar 2020

there are many posts with an opposite message.

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

scuciti

(33 posts)
10. Progressives values
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:57 PM
Mar 2020

It is important for the democratic party to start supporting progressives and appointing progressives to leadership roles. That is at a bare minimum the gesture that will be needed to get progressive votes. Anything less would be selling out our values.

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

dlk

(11,438 posts)
11. It will be important for all of us to remember the ultimate goal, defeating Trump and the Republican
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 05:42 AM
Mar 2020

First and foremost our goal is defeating Trump. However, defeating Republicans in every race possible is also critical. We can do it

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