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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The Nina Turner choice is so disappointing. [View all]Gothmog
(145,242 posts)69. Normally, going to a natioanal convention is an once in a life time experience
sanders sent one very weak text the Sunday night before the convention and then did little or nothing to control his delegates. It was nasty I was there when the sanders delegates booed Congressman John Lewis. I was warned about this stunt 30 minutes before it happened by the Clinton campaign whip. According to my whip, sanders was asked to stop this event and declined. That incident will be used against sanders if he runs in 2020.
I was at the Texas delegation breakfast when a group of sanders delegates marched in and demanded that we condemn Clinton and change our votes to sanders.
sanders spoke to the Texas delegation the next morning and his speech was again solely about himself. There was a mini-riot due to his delegates the prior morning and the only thing that sanders talked about was himself. sanders did nothing to deal with the fact that his delegates were out of control and did nothing to try to help Hillary Clinton win the general election.
Finally a group of sanders delegates yelled at my daughter and called her the c-Word because she would not try to get me to change my vote. Again sanders was asked to tell his delegates to behave during the convention and sanders refused
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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His actions as Senator were consistently populist, progressive votes for decades, which is why..
lostnfound
Feb 2019
#54
I'm talking about the part where the commenter blames Sanders supporters for disrupting. nt
Grasswire2
Feb 2019
#39
When someone has burned bridges picking your movement's prime arsonists to lead a repeat performance
CrossingTheRubicon
Feb 2019
#58
No more history books. I, mean, if you weren't at WWII, how do you know it happened?
Garrett78
Feb 2019
#63
The vast majority of voters have never heard of Nina Turner. Most primary voters never heard of her
4139
Feb 2019
#6
I'm so dismayed to see this intelligent Democratic woman of color being denigrated on DU
Power 2 the People
Feb 2019
#22
I dont think Bill Clinton feels the same about her now than in 2103 given what see did in 2016.
honest.abe
Feb 2019
#49
Can we just have one thread where people can air their grievances about Turner, please?
Politicub
Feb 2019
#23
I think it is a significant mistake. His other three Co-Chairs are excellent
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2019
#47
Bernie and Nina gave the finger to the Democratic Party. But when it is useful
wasupaloopa
Feb 2019
#51
I love how Bernie doesn't give a rats ass what paralized party purists think
LiberalLovinLug
Mar 2019
#88
She spent the entire time after the convention pouting and backing idiot Jill Stein
RhodeIslandOne
Mar 2019
#93