Democratic Primaries
Showing Original Post only (View all)The Nina Turner choice is so disappointing. [View all]
It's a huge lapse in judgement. It's just irresponsible. Bernie's not an upstart anymore, he's one of the favorites, maybe even the leading contender at this early time.
Nina Turner is a person who actively helped Donald Trump become president in 2016 by bashing the Democratic Party and supporting Jill Stein all the way up to election day.
Does it help Bernie win the nomination? I don't see how. Yes, it will help him consolidate the Jill Stein portion of his base, but he's already got that consolidated. To win, he needs mainstream Dems as well, who are going to be turned off by this choice.
Does it help the Dem nominee win the general election? Definitely not, regardless of whether the nominee is Bernie. If it's not Bernie, then we can look forward to Turner again hitting all the TV shows to bash whoever the Democratic nominee is, and doing her best to ensure that disgruntled Bernie supporters don't vote for Democrats. And if it is Bernie, then the disgruntled non-Bernie supporters will be constantly reminded that the Democratic nominee's campaign is being run by someone that has repeatedly given the finger to the Democratic Party.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided