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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

Tom Rinaldo

(22,917 posts)
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 11:46 AM Jan 2020

I would be fine if Biden, Warren, Sanders, or essentially any of our canidates gets the nomination

I think that is the way the overwhelming majority of Democrats feel. I have some preferences regarding some policies and priorities. In a more typical election cycle that would matter more to me than it does now. I don't care who has or does not have annoying traits, I am not guided by who has or does not have disagreeable followers (or bots impersonating disagreeable followers). I do however care about who has a solid chance of beating Trump. Of our currently leading candidates I am least confident that Buttigieg does, although he does impress me as a person with a very bright future.

In other words, my personal preferences remain soft. I will fall in strongly behind our candidate for President whoever that is. No hard feelings about anything will stand in the way of that for me.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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I would be fine if Biden, Warren, Sanders, or essentially any of our canidates gets the nomination (Original Post) Tom Rinaldo Jan 2020 OP
I suspect that... Cornus Jan 2020 #1
Exactly. Perhaps we are the new "Silent Majority", lol n/t Tom Rinaldo Jan 2020 #2
I think you grossly underestimate the antipathy many Democrats feel towards one of the contenders The Valley Below Jan 2020 #3
The one with the highest national approval rating of anyone among our canddates perhaps? Tom Rinaldo Jan 2020 #4
No. I live in the real world. I know the real feelings of active Democrats here in CA. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #5
If someone will never be the nominee we will never nned to unify behind that someone. Tom Rinaldo Jan 2020 #6
 

Cornus

(871 posts)
1. I suspect that...
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 11:57 AM
Jan 2020

...most of us feel exactly the same way.

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

Tom Rinaldo

(22,917 posts)
2. Exactly. Perhaps we are the new "Silent Majority", lol n/t
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:32 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

The Valley Below

(1,701 posts)
3. I think you grossly underestimate the antipathy many Democrats feel towards one of the contenders
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:38 PM
Jan 2020

in the race.

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

Tom Rinaldo

(22,917 posts)
4. The one with the highest national approval rating of anyone among our canddates perhaps?
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 01:45 PM
Jan 2020

We live in our own bubble here. And regardless of our individual feelings we will have to unite behind whoever gets the nomination and do our best not to further poison any wells in the interim that would make that effort harder later.

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

The Valley Below

(1,701 posts)
5. No. I live in the real world. I know the real feelings of active Democrats here in CA.
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 02:11 PM
Jan 2020

The well has already been poisoned. That why someone will never be the nominee.

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

Tom Rinaldo

(22,917 posts)
6. If someone will never be the nominee we will never nned to unify behind that someone.
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 02:15 PM
Jan 2020

Any polls out lately on who is ahead in the California primary?

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