Democratic Primaries

apcalc

(4,465 posts) Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:10 AM Feb 2020

From Ana Navarro , anti-Trump Republicans

https://mobile.twitter.com/ananavarro/status/1231620876346544128

My experience here in PA is that lots of R’s really don’t want Trump...but need someone to vote FOR, and that is not, in their view , Mr Sanders.

AH WELL, unless they change their registration, they can’t vote in the primary anyway...

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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From Ana Navarro , anti-Trump Republicans (Original Post) apcalc Feb 2020 OP

Republicans don't vote for Democrats. If they don't vote for Trump, they will Meadowoak Feb 2020 #1

In the general elections I thought they could cross Iliyah Feb 2020 #3

It's not that they can't, they won't. Meadowoak Feb 2020 #5

They can cross party lines , and do, in the general. apcalc Feb 2020 #10

Not really true, some have brains and eyes and know what they are seeing and dislike it. lark Feb 2020 #6

I don't think you can paint with that broad a brush hangaleft Feb 2020 #7

Untrue. They do vote for Dems in certain unsavory situations. apcalc Feb 2020 #8

The last thing we need is for "never-Trump Republicans" to pick our nominee. bullwinkle428 Feb 2020 #2

Oh yeah, throw votes away then. Good thinking. apcalc Feb 2020 #9

Right? Let's let the russians AND the republicans decide who we want for a candidate. jmg257 Feb 2020 #11

Who even is a Republican these days??? Democrats Ascendant Feb 2020 #4

Meadowoak

(5,546 posts)

1. Republicans don't vote for Democrats. If they don't vote for Trump, they will

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:21 AM

Feb 2020

Vote third party, or a write-in.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

3. In the general elections I thought they could cross

Reply to Meadowoak (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:23 AM

Feb 2020

party line and vote . . .

The state is part of the ECs the Democrats need.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Meadowoak

(5,546 posts)

5. It's not that they can't, they won't.

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:30 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

10. They can cross party lines , and do, in the general.

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:06 AM

Feb 2020

Not in a closed primary however. Nor can Independents vote D or R in a closed primary.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

lark

(23,102 posts)

6. Not really true, some have brains and eyes and know what they are seeing and dislike it.

Reply to Meadowoak (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:30 AM

Feb 2020

Our friend who is a retired LT is a Repug (surprise, surprise) who in order to make amends for voting for drumpf and installing a vicious clown will only vote for the Democrat until Rump is out of office because he can't tolerate the traitors who are in charge now. Hopefully there are other repugs who also have brains and eyes - but yeah I know, there aren't a lot of them.

Edit - fixed a grammar issue

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

hangaleft

(649 posts)

7. I don't think you can paint with that broad a brush

Reply to Meadowoak (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:30 AM

Feb 2020

A very good friend of mine is a “reasonable” Republican. He wouldn’t vote for Hillary and he won’t vote for Sanders. But he did vote for Kerry in 2004. He didn’t like Bush’s foreign policy and felt Kerry was a palatable alternative. And if given a palatable (to him, I’m not passing judgment on any candidate) alternative to Trump, he would vote Democrat in November.

Just sharing my experience regarding my one Republican friend, who is a good guy, not a wing nut.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

8. Untrue. They do vote for Dems in certain unsavory situations.

Reply to Meadowoak (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:03 AM

Feb 2020

I once voted for a moderate Republican for schoolboard.

The other candidate was an out and out wingnut, very anti-education.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

2. The last thing we need is for "never-Trump Republicans" to pick our nominee.

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:23 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

9. Oh yeah, throw votes away then. Good thinking.

Reply to bullwinkle428 (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:04 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

11. Right? Let's let the russians AND the republicans decide who we want for a candidate.

Reply to bullwinkle428 (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:13 AM

Feb 2020

Operation chaos, indeed!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Democrats Ascendant

(601 posts)

4. Who even is a Republican these days???

Reply to apcalc (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 10:27 AM

Feb 2020

All the self-respecting ones I know have either switched to D or I or are on long-term hiatus. Otherwise they belong to the cult of Trump.

* Ana, thanks for begrudgingly supporting Hillary in 2016, but STFU till you sort our your priorities. *

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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