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DaDeacon

(984 posts)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 11:21 PM Mar 2020

Pete voters aren't necessarily Biden voters [View all]

I'm seeing many people make the mistake of thinking Biden and Buttigieg have the same appeal, they do in some ways and in others the two are night and day. People aren't just going to anoint Biden as there pick because Buttigieg is out. Also the rush to Biden after SC is a little predictable and premature as Super Tuesday could rewrite the script for everyone. It's fun and all to root for "our guy or gal" but the thought needs to be how do we start to pivot the parties narrative after Tuesday. Regardless of who comes out in the lead we need to start respecting the ideological left of the party. We need to avoid the same talking points of the pundits and Republicans who say we cant ask for more than what the Republicans are willing to give us. In the same vein we have to be willing to have the uncomfortable conversation of what is too much to ask for. Where does the political calculus lead us to offer up our principles and compromise for some movement of issues. Getting chicken when we ask of steak is progress when NOTHING is the alternative. May the will of the people be respected and listened too. Regardless of who wins.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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OMG! I really have to wash socks! BBL rzemanfl Mar 2020 #1
I was thinking the same thing. dware Mar 2020 #6
Again? 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #7
defrost the freezer... and it's frost free. lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #11
i'm gonna wash my sock too dweller Mar 2020 #13
LOL. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #19
Is it a capitalist puppet of Wall Street? Clash City Rocker Mar 2020 #27
It's an Establishment puppet. nt zackymilly Mar 2020 #73
LOL - Me too!!!!! Pachamama Mar 2020 #14
Got any good recipes to share? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #74
yup obamanut2012 Mar 2020 #85
maybe not but they are Democrats evertonfc Mar 2020 #2
Lol, not learning is definitely a Democratic trait. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #5
We'll refer them to you Sanders supporters to explain it to them for us. W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #16
and still are by their painting of what they characterize as establishment Democrats as the enemy still_one Mar 2020 #28
same here....ill never get those images out of my mind the way HILLS was treated by FELLOW 'DEMS'... samnsara Mar 2020 #52
"when do we start coming to a real understanding of the issues beyond sh*t talk?!?" 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #30
No, Trump appealed to the racists and sexists dansolo Mar 2020 #47
BAZINGA! brush Mar 2020 #77
They may not be Biden voters... but they are likely NOT Sanders voters AGeddy Mar 2020 #3
Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #8
Keep blaming Pete .... it is a great way to get his supporters on your side NYMinute Mar 2020 #15
Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #18
Good luck to you NYMinute Mar 2020 #21
Good thing no one is proposing authoritarian socialism. ArtTownsend Mar 2020 #22
NTSA. SMDH. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #20
LOL. He worked there for 3 years from 2007 to 2010--10 years ago? 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #31
And that attitude TexasTowelie Mar 2020 #34
'Delete any rat emojis...' Scurrilous Mar 2020 #45
Whoa. WTH is this?!?!! So dishonest and manipulative. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #68
I agree with you. MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #65
When Pete dropped out I went yelling & screaming for Biden. William769 Mar 2020 #4
+1,000,000 nt NYMinute Mar 2020 #17
Thank you! And much gratitude to Pete.. Cha Mar 2020 #44
Pete knows his supporters better than Sanders and his supporters know them. W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #9
What are you saying?!?! DaDeacon Mar 2020 #26
That he doesn't have enough of them to win the nomination... W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #29
But they are all moderate Democrats NYMinute Mar 2020 #10
With all the nasty things Sanders' supporters radical noodle Mar 2020 #12
Don't bet on it. Bernie will get many of Pete's Supporters if not most of them. Meadowoak Mar 2020 #84
Not in any of the groups I'm in radical noodle Mar 2020 #91
Bernie was the #1 second choice for most of Pete's Supporters. Many of whom are college kids, I say Meadowoak Mar 2020 #92
I just got an email from Pete radical noodle Mar 2020 #93
Fortunately, the vast majority of Buttigeig supporters polled will vote for the Democratic nominee, LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #23
Ok let's look at this .. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #24
That graphic shows that most Buttigieg voters are 45 and older. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2020 #53
I asked how are they similar... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #79
I hope a new video game doesn't come out on election day for Bernie's sake. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #75
That's what his supporters are to you?!?! DaDeacon Mar 2020 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author DaDeacon Mar 2020 #25
So sad. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #32
538 and Pete's people getting with Biden says otherwise. LizBeth Mar 2020 #33
Ok.. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #36
Numbers dropped and they will continue to drop. LizBeth Mar 2020 #38
538 doesn't have him winning the nomination. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #40
If he wins the plurality of the votes... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #48
Nope. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #50
Stop with the facts... facts are irrelevant when it comes to bashing Bernie. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #58
All these peoples faces when Sanders wins super tuesday fallout87 Mar 2020 #35
Sanders is not my brick... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #39
Right there with you!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #60
It is amusing to watch!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #59
Darn. His campaign isnt even cold yet. itsrobert Mar 2020 #37
The issue isn't which way Mayor Pete's supporters break SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #41
SiliconValley_Dem gets it. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #46
I'm a Pete supporter - why would I support Bernie now? FreeState Mar 2020 #42
This came out as the votes were still being totaled. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #43
No I got it yesterday n/t FreeState Mar 2020 #81
He didn't lie to you DaDeacon Mar 2020 #49
Sanders lied to everyone. W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #56
Again he won the popular vote DaDeacon Mar 2020 #66
He did not see my post below. n/t FreeState Mar 2020 #83
It doesn't fucking matter. W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #94
He got delegates...how did Biden do again?! DaDeacon Mar 2020 #95
I'm not the foolish one claiming Biden won Iowa. Buttigieg won Iowa, period. W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #96
Just sited the NYT ...but here is a song ... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #97
Sanders did not win the popular vote FreeState Mar 2020 #82
Not so fast... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #86
No - the link I send is the CERTIFIED totals n/t FreeState Mar 2020 #87
Really NYT today reports... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #88
The point of the "rush to Biden" Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #51
There is no anointing process in the Democratic primary, that 2016 talking point bluedye33139 Mar 2020 #54
If Pete's voters are concerned about policy then they would not be Sandes voters helpisontheway Mar 2020 #55
M4A is policy so is student loan forgiveness DaDeacon Mar 2020 #61
Pete/Biden are not in favor of making people give up theirs insurance helpisontheway Mar 2020 #64
Please ... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #72
I jumped right over to Biden from Pete so some of us are. AkFemDem Mar 2020 #57
When Pete says he ain't on board with "revolution", believe it. nt oasis Mar 2020 #62
I think Democratic Socialists kwenu Mar 2020 #63
Man if we could have more than two viable parrties. DaDeacon Mar 2020 #67
So you think when Pete goes and throws his support to Biden, that his suporters wil go to....bernie? Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #69
Some will... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #71
Well, OF COURSE a few will go to every candidate. There are always outliers. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #89
Ok DaDeacon Mar 2020 #90
Yeah, well, OK, then... MineralMan Mar 2020 #70
Or Sanders voters. brush Mar 2020 #76
DU poll so far. William769 Mar 2020 #78
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