Democratic Primaries

wyldwolf

(43,870 posts) Tue Feb 25, 2020, 07:23 PM Feb 2020

Sanders actively campaigned against George McGovern: Too moderate (interesting history)

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

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Sanders actively campaigned against George McGovern: Too moderate (interesting history) (Original Post) wyldwolf Feb 2020 OP

K&R, Now Sanders IS McGovern in 3 month swing state avg vs Trump cause his numbers stank uponit7771 Feb 2020 #1

if Bernie is McGovern, biden is probably mondale dumptrump1 Feb 2020 #2

What's the Point? Who cares? JohnBoltonsmustache Feb 2020 #3

I love Dr. Spock. I remember when he joined The Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. I was only 13 Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #4

It just keeps getting weirder. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #5

K&R Sloumeau Feb 2020 #6

James Clyburn on sanders Gothmog Feb 2020 #7

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

1. K&R, Now Sanders IS McGovern in 3 month swing state avg vs Trump cause his numbers stank

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 07:25 PM

Feb 2020

... save MI and Biden tops him there.

Why were McGovern's national numbers ignored among the party !?

Doesn't make since

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

dumptrump1

(236 posts)

2. if Bernie is McGovern, biden is probably mondale

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 07:27 PM

Feb 2020

Former moderate vice president after four years now running against a washed out television star has all kinds of parallels to 1984.

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

JohnBoltonsmustache

(21 posts)

3. What's the Point? Who cares?

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 07:29 PM

Feb 2020

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

Nanjeanne

(4,976 posts)

4. I love Dr. Spock. I remember when he joined The Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. I was only 13

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 07:31 PM

Feb 2020

and it made a big impact on me. Then in the late 1960s when I was actively demonstrating against the Vietnam War - Dr. Spock was a featured speaker at one of the rallies. He was advocating for universal healthcare when he ran on the People's Party platform, legalization of abortion, homosexuality and cannabis. He also advocated (like Yang) for a guaranteed minimum income. And he was very much against American military interventionism.

Sounds like he was very much ahead of his time and I can see why Bernie would have supported him.

Of course now those are the mainstream ideas that most Democrats would run on. But, as usual, Bernie was ahead of his time!

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