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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: When it looked like the Biden campaign was on its last legs, I didn't hear the pundits saying the [View all]TwilightZone
(28,833 posts)10. As soon as Sanders' top staffers stop pushing doctored videos about Biden's "dementia"...
perhaps we can start being conciliatory.
I'm of the opposite opinion. Some of these people were never going to vote for anyone other than Bernie, and we shouldn't feel it necessary to kiss up to people who think the Trump War Room is a valid source.
We have party unity. We have as much party unity as we've had in years. Personally, I think the noise should just be ignored, and I suspect there's going to be little or no tolerance for the kind of nonsense that occurred in 2016.
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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When it looked like the Biden campaign was on its last legs, I didn't hear the pundits saying the [View all]
still_one
Mar 2020
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As soon as Sanders' top staffers stop pushing doctored videos about Biden's "dementia"...
TwilightZone
Mar 2020
#10
I used the term conciliatory because it was less inflamatory, and I suspect if Biden is the nominee,
still_one
Mar 2020
#11
If they don't vote for the Democratic nominee in my book that makes them a Trump supporter.
usaf-vet
Mar 2020
#46
Nor the Harris nor Buttigieg nor Klobuchar nor Bloomberg nor Yang nor Warren nor
Squinch
Mar 2020
#4
and last nights speech by Biden was very gracious, but threatening the Democratic nominee that he
still_one
Mar 2020
#20
all about undermining Biden and creating an issue among the big tent base, it worked in 2016
beachbumbob
Mar 2020
#6
and if Biden is the nominee, he isn't going into the general with any expectations as was evidenced
still_one
Mar 2020
#26
because "we have to defeat Trump." That kind of thinking didn't work for us in 2016.
2naSalit
Mar 2020
#28
Silly comparison. It would've been ridiculously presumptuous for Sanders to do that.
thesquanderer
Mar 2020
#24
It makes sense for Biden to do that regardless of what the pundits did or didn't say
Sapient Donkey
Mar 2020
#30
Indeed. I even heard some ultra-Sanders supporters wanting Biden to withdraw for the sake
pampango
Mar 2020
#33
Typically, the press starts doing this after Super Tuesday, especially if there is a clear leader
keopeli
Mar 2020
#41
As long as David Sirota and his ilk continue to try and help Bernie Sanders...
Sloumeau
Mar 2020
#42