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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

UncleNoel

(864 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:36 PM Mar 2020

Steady as it goes, Joe! Reasons not to steer left to appease Bernie supporters.

It is simple reasoning:

1. A certain number of Sanders' supporters willnot vote at all, NO MATTER WHAT!
2. A certain number of Sanders' supporters will not vote for Biden, NO MATTER WHAT!
3. A large number of Sanders' supporters and voters are patriotic Americans who want to beat Trump and will switch to Biden, NO MATTER WHAT.
4. Steering Left will alienate more moderate Dems, independents and others who will vote Biden, but NOT No Matter What! S

Steady as it goes, Joe. We will tRumps Rump like a drum!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Steady as it goes, Joe! Reasons not to steer left to appease Bernie supporters. (Original Post) UncleNoel Mar 2020 OP
BaZiNgA!!! George II Mar 2020 #1
+10000 Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #2
I wonder if Bernie would have won the nomination, Claustrum Mar 2020 #3
No, because all they want is to disrupt question everything Mar 2020 #4
It's all a matter of scale. Qutzupalotl Mar 2020 #5
+10000 EXACTLY!! But I don't think Joe will appease Bernie's base. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #6
Those who say they won't vote for BS are also saying.. Cha Mar 2020 #7
Biden is winning in a landslide showblue22 Mar 2020 #8
Appeasing Bernie has not worked NCProgressive Mar 2020 #9
 

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
3. I wonder if Bernie would have won the nomination,
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:39 PM
Mar 2020

I wonder if Bernie would have won the nomination, would he or his supporters shift right for Biden? And if Bernie were to shift right, isn't he a "sell-out" too?

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

question everything

(47,264 posts)
4. No, because all they want is to disrupt
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:08 PM
Mar 2020

If there will be a hint of some agreement, they will move the goal posts.

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

Qutzupalotl

(14,230 posts)
5. It's all a matter of scale.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:14 PM
Mar 2020

Joe’s already got a $15 minimum wage in his platform, and that’s great.

Joe can say the ACA made pandemic testing free but Trump zeroed it out. That can be restored on day 1, unlike Medicare for all, which could take months or years.

He doesn’t have to go too far to the left. He just has to appeal to the majority of Americans, left and right, to defeat Trump handily.

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

Vivienne235729

(3,373 posts)
6. +10000 EXACTLY!! But I don't think Joe will appease Bernie's base.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:17 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Cha

(295,899 posts)
7. Those who say they won't vote for BS are also saying..
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:20 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

showblue22

(1,026 posts)
8. Biden is winning in a landslide
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:39 PM
Mar 2020

He's doing so by appealing to the middle. Let him continue to do his thing.

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

NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)
9. Appeasing Bernie has not worked
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:41 PM
Mar 2020

His people still voted for Trump or Jill Stein, actively encouraged by Sanders' top leadership.

Give Sanders no concessions.

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