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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Hypothetical: If Sanders dies of coronavirus, what should happen to the primary? [View all]Demsrule86
(70,981 posts)34. He won't be president because he lost the primary. And his policies would only help if he won the
General which looking at the numbers in blue wall states, he won't. Why would you want a candidate who has very little AA support to be our nominee...we would lose.
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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Hypothetical: If Sanders dies of coronavirus, what should happen to the primary? [View all]
Don1
Apr 2020
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I'll bite, it will be sad and tragic and then what will happen is what was going to happen...
Thomas Hurt
Apr 2020
#3
I think some people believe Bernie has more influence in this election than he actually does. n/t
zackymilly
Apr 2020
#6
Sanders is irrelevant. He has lost. The primary is over. Regardless of Sanders present actions.
LizBeth
Apr 2020
#7
He won't be president because he lost the primary. And his policies would only help if he won the
Demsrule86
Apr 2020
#34
He has never attracted AA voters...he had four years to remedy this...and yet apparently a plan was
Demsrule86
Apr 2020
#47
The race is over. Sanders has literally a 0% chance of winning the nomination.
TwilightZone
Apr 2020
#17
No primary goes all the way to the convention...it is over. Mathematically Sanders can't win.
Demsrule86
Apr 2020
#30
You offer a false premise with hypothetical numbers. In order to have influence,you must win.
Demsrule86
Apr 2020
#27
Exactly and lets face it...platforms are pretty much meaningless in my opinion these days.
Demsrule86
Apr 2020
#49
Only the Russians believe a US President would necessarily consider the party platform as canon.
Marcuse
Apr 2020
#50
That is very true which is why they wanted Trump to change the GOP platform. And he did.
Demsrule86
Apr 2020
#51
What the actual fuck? I just googled this shit, it's a great way to answer...questions
ismnotwasm
Apr 2020
#54