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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Poll: GOP voters drawn to Biden more than other 2020 Democrats [View all]napi21
(45,806 posts)29. Every candidate needs Dems, Pubs, & Indies to WIN! Let's not kid ourselves.
not EVERY Dem is going to vote, no matter how hard we try to get them to. If we nominate a candidate who can get the Pubs who are disgusted with DT, that's a great thing!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Thx for posting Gothmog...would be great if at least some gop voters fled!!
Thekaspervote
Dec 2019
#1
Yeah, how is that a net positive? For every deplorable RethugliKKKon that would vote for Joe
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2019
#6
Thanx Boomer for that analysis; may hafta think a little more bout what your sayin, makes some sense
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2019
#30
No, lets discuss what the OP is about. Nice to see you, if you want to discuss Bernie
Autumn
Dec 2019
#12
Fuck Republicans. They have no "crossover appeal" to me or any other Sanders supporter
Autumn
Dec 2019
#17
I hear you... see what I said above about the negative effect it could have on the party's base.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2019
#8
No. What you hear is Bernie appeals to Democrats and Independents in Trump country.
Autumn
Dec 2019
#21
Exactly!! Biden has the ability to thread the needle where others just sticking themselves.
Peacetrain
Dec 2019
#43
Wins in open primaries may well have been nothing more than sabotage votes by republicans
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#49
This is true. But that didn't stop Bernie and his supporters from soliciting...
Kahuna7
Jan 2020
#50
Any candidate to the left of center on the Democratic Party spectrum, as opposed to to the left
emmaverybo
Jan 2020
#52
I did not bracket them together as being all alike in the degree to which they are left leaning,
emmaverybo
Jan 2020
#56