Democratic Primaries
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This kicks an old theory in the teeth.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PunkinPi
(4,878 posts)LOL, we must be on the same wavelength today. Just posted a similar clip from today about this in another thread:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=501101
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Duppers
(28,127 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PunkinPi
(4,878 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
spicysista
(1,663 posts)Jason Johnson nailed it! This is life and death. "This isn't about love. This about necessity." We must beat tRump at all costs.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Hmong community in Texas that has been here after the Vietnam war. They fought with us.
Kurds in Syria who fought with us against Isis.
to name a few.
Deportation concerning the Hmongs.
Massacre concerning the Kurds.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
bucolic_frolic
(43,287 posts)Yup, that's what's on the mind of 55% of Americans
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)They can't all be.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
killaphill
(212 posts)Killings by police. Poverty. Racist violence by whites. Its all increasing. They are fighting for their very lives.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)Few will be more important than 2000, 2008, or 2016. And that's just recent history.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)I think they are all most important because they are current history.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)2020 just about the most important ever. The lives of many people are at stake as is the life of our democracy. Why are you discounting its importance?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
peggysue2
(10,839 posts)But this one is.
The fate of the Republic and the welfare of our people and the welfare of the world is hanging in the balance. Not hyperbole this time out because Trump and his cronies are systematically dissembling our institutions, spitting on the rule of law and shredding the Constitution to benefit themselves.
We either win this thing or we kiss the country good-bye.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
gollygee
(22,336 posts)It might not be life and death for you personally, but yeah it is the most important ever.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,655 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)in office particularly...but if the left had supported Gore then no war, fewer deaths from Katrina, less environmental damage, no united, fewer right wing justices and no economic debacle...this country would be a better place ...no Democrat is worse than Trump and if we falter now and don't vote for the Democratic nominee, than we have 6-3 court, we lose health care and maybe even our republic...Trump is a fascist...I would expect Obama, Hillary,Biden and others to be prosecuted too.
If the Green/ left hadn't beat up Kerry in the primary,Bush would have been limited to four years...imagine how much better that would have been. And of course the mother of all betrayals by the Green /left, Hillary- 2016- which has led to caged babies, horrible violence against POC and Jewish Americans...a resurgence of the white supremacists, two fucking justices on the SCOTUS, an untold number of judges who are unqualified at the lower levels of the court, a corrupt Justice department, and this disaster of a presidency may end in nuclear holocaust because Trump thinks it is OK to use them...Trump has restarted the arms races too...those who did not vote for the Democratic nominee in 16 particularly have blood on their hands and pretty much helped the GOP destroy the progressive movement and the country.
As for the other years and I include the Green left's abandonment of Pres. Obama, well, doing this handed policy wins to the GOP, the house and the Senate was handed over. We also lost legislatures and governorships in the states which helped the. GOP gerrymander the house which still hurts us today.
Every fucking election is important...and we are now in big trouble...we lose this one and it is over. I don't think the left /Greens understand this. I consider what they do most years is akin rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic: such as primarying Democrats, fielding candidates who are not electable, criticizing the Democratic Party which drives voters away etc...So every election is important and this one...because of what was done to Hillary in 2016 is essential. All the policy the left/Greens hate was pretty much because they failed to support the Democratic nominee and/or a Democratic Presidents during the Mid Terms.
So now we stand before the abyss. We need to think long and hard about who can beat Trump before voting in the primaries. And then we need to vote for the Democratic nominee no matter what. We may not get another chance in future years if fascist Trump gets his way. The situation is that desperate.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)... of Trumps child abuse.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skya Rhen
(2,701 posts)Dr. Johnson has worked for Republicans and Democrats as a campaign manager and assistant state director in South Carolina, Maryland and Virginia. Internationally, Johnson worked on the 2001 London mayoral race, was an honored guest of the Independent Electoral Commission in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2007 and been an election observer in two Mexican presidential elections. In 2012 and 2016 Dr. Johnson was a guest of the German Consulate and did a lecture tour in Dusseldorf, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Kiel travelling throughout Germany for weeks explaining Internet Strategy in American presidential campaigns. He was also a guest of the Australian Embassy in the United States laying out American campaign law and strategy to several visiting members of Parliament.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Duppers
(28,127 posts)Attacking other Democratic candidates. He's going for the prize: Trump's throat.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,416 posts)Those damned debates are engineered for tv ratings, not to inform voters. They just create an attitude of attack amongst the candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Duppers
(28,127 posts)Thank you!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
killaphill
(212 posts)You think he would be better for the African American community how?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)I honestly don't know. Did he win their votes or did he win despite them? I think that is something to consider.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
killaphill
(212 posts)And read some of his comments about crime and minority suspects and I think you'll get your answer.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)I think we'll have to wait and see what NY polls look like for him.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Polling which could better illuminate AfAm's consideration of and for him.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Duppers
(28,127 posts)Last edited Tue Feb 11, 2020, 05:42 PM - Edit history (1)
I'm quoting Jason Johnson, poli editor for The Root.
I want tRump out of office & imprisoned, that's all.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Ron Green
(9,823 posts)against Donald Trump. Therefore, an unexciting candidate like Joe Biden isnt needed simply to ensure AA participation in the outcome.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JudyM
(29,277 posts)https://morningconsult.com/2020/02/11/sanders-takes-the-lead-but-bloomberg-and-buttigieg-reap-spoils-of-bidens-decline/
His assertions dont hold water unless youre looking at older voters.
Black women under 45 are his biggest base... Bernie bros is a sexist trope.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Duppers
(28,127 posts)That's a compelling chart!
This is an argument I have with my 33yo son who says his friends are supporting Bernie. "Do they vote?" I asked. He doesn't know. So...
So do most younger AfAm's vote as much as their white counterparts?
I just know that I trust Henry Louis Gates to hire a highly qualified person as political editor at The Root and he chose Jason. But i don't know Jason's methods of collecting info.
The ONLY thing I care about is what every sane person should: removing that devil from the WH. I've supported Bernie, Amy, & Biden but I'll support Bloomberg if he is deemed to have the best chance of defeating Moscow's choice idiot. I do love that Bloomberg is going for his old enemy's throat.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JudyM
(29,277 posts)To the point that broader electability is such a key issue...
According to the new survey, Sanders has the support of 46% of registered independent voters while Trump polled at 28% support. The poll also showed former Vice President Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Michael Bloomberg, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ahead of Trump among independents, but Sanders' lead was the largest.
"Bernie Sanders is undeniably the strongest candidate against Donald Trump," tweeted journalist Walker Bragman in response to the new survey.
The poll also found Sanders leading Trump nationally among all registered voters.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/11/sanders-crushes-trump-18-points-among-independent-voters-new-national-general
Link to tweet
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Duppers
(28,127 posts)But you wouldn't have ever guessed that by reading DU. Or by listening to Chuck Toad.
Thanks for all your research, JudyM.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,339 posts)A 3 point difference between Bloomberg and Bernie is virtually meaningless. Yet it spells the end of Bernies campaign.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SKKY
(11,822 posts)...Its much more serious than that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden