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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Jared Yates Sexton is finding former Republicans in Iowa who are thinking of voting for Biden
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Talked with a lot of Joe Biden supporters today who are former Republicans whove left the party and switched membership because of disgust with Donald Trump and GOP behavior. Going into the caucuses theyre planning on supporting the former VP but are open to other candidates
One attendee at the Biden rally today said he was a diehard supporter of the Republican Party until the vote yesterday to move forward without witnesses. He says he still thinks Trump should be acquitted but the move was blatantly unfair and dangerous.
One attendee at the Biden rally today said he was a diehard supporter of the Republican Party until the vote yesterday to move forward without witnesses. He says he still thinks Trump should be acquitted but the move was blatantly unfair and dangerous.
About an hour later he posted another tweet
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linking to this article he wrote:
https://www.themuckrake.com/main/iowa-biden
In the crowd was an odd smattering of attendees, including several who told me they had been diehard Republicans before Trump took over the party and members began enabling him. One, from Cedar Rapids, said hed participated in politics at the local and state level for twenty years. Trumps crimes, his petty feuds, his blatant disregard for the good of the country, drove him to switch registration. I didnt leave the damn party, he said. The damn party left me.
Another man told me he was still a Republican, still a diehard Trump supporter, still convinced the president should be acquitted of impeachment, but Republicans voting against witnesses had been a bridge too far and was making him reconsider.
If you dont have anything to hide, whyre you hiding it? Just whatre you doing?
The man said he wasnt in a hurry to support Biden, but the obvious miscarriage of justice drove him to come to hear Biden speak and see what he had to say.
Another man told me he was still a Republican, still a diehard Trump supporter, still convinced the president should be acquitted of impeachment, but Republicans voting against witnesses had been a bridge too far and was making him reconsider.
If you dont have anything to hide, whyre you hiding it? Just whatre you doing?
The man said he wasnt in a hurry to support Biden, but the obvious miscarriage of justice drove him to come to hear Biden speak and see what he had to say.
We can use their votes. Presidential elections often include about 10% crossover votes from each party.
OTOH, we do NOT want Republicans who are planning to vote for Trump in the fall voting in the Democratic primary for Sanders, as Hugh Hewitt has announced he'll be doing, just to get a candidate they think they can easily beat.
And if any Iowa Democrats at the caucuses recognize neighbors they know are still MAGAts who've re-registered just for the evening, just to meddle, I hope those people can be questioned during the caucus...and maybe they'll leave.
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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Jared Yates Sexton is finding former Republicans in Iowa who are thinking of voting for Biden (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
OP
Question: If these Rs are now climbing on the D bandwagon, why should we make an
in2herbs
Feb 2020
#3
HarlanPepper
(2,042 posts)1. This demonstrates Biden's broad appeal.
Some will criticize him for wanting to appeal to malleable voters on the other side, cuz purity, but it's a strength IMO.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Beartracks
(12,814 posts)2. I remember my formerly-Democratic parents saying "the party left them"...
... and not the other way around.
I suppose that can happen to Republicans, too, but DAMN it sure takes a shitload of change for them to realize it.
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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
in2herbs
(2,945 posts)3. Question: If these Rs are now climbing on the D bandwagon, why should we make an
effort to get along with Rs as some candidates have said? Clearly, the Rs who are deserting the R party are not looking for a trump clone in the D party.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)4. ...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NYMinute
(3,256 posts)5. K&R Go Joe!! nt
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden