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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

Lulu KC

(2,574 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 04:58 PM Mar 2020

Processing...still processing...and feeling good!

My optimism continues to grow as I watch the final Super Tuesday results continue to show support for Joe.
I jumped from candidate to candidate from the beginning of this cycle, thinking I would never get comfortable--and now it feels just right.

I am seeing a very happy ending, with just enough challenges to let us know it is real.

1. Priority: Do all possible to ensure that we actually have a real election in November. Between voter suppression, technical breaches, and psych ops--no complacency allowed.
2. Priority: GOTV. I made myself sick by glancing at how many Republicans bothered to vote Tuesday even when they didn't even have to.
3. Priority, which seems to be agreed upon by so many: Put the raging wildfire out by dislodging current White House resident.
4. Win House and Senate at the same time.
5. Watch the Obamas dancing at the inaugural ball.
6. Begin the controlled burn of corruption and injustice once everyone gets seated.
7. Replant integrity, dignity, and democracy itself. With liberty and justice for all! Really--for ALL this time!
8. Seeing Elizabeth in McConnell's seat, wielding the power she needs to make her plans materialize.
9. Seeing a woman serving as VP. Curious about who, and trusting Joe to make a wise decision.

Let the healing begin.

I'd love to believe this can happen, but don't want to be naive--
3. Priority, agreed upon by Bernie and his followers: Put the raging wildfire out by uniting to dislodge current White House resident.

I don't know where it originates--in a different hemisphere? younger people who never saw what democracy kind of looked like?--but the urgency of that seems to be so obscured among his followers. So, still pondering that one.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Processing...still processing...and feeling good! (Original Post) Lulu KC Mar 2020 OP
Biden needs to build a ground game. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #1
Black voters in the south PatSeg Mar 2020 #2
Yeah, I would not be surprised if VP were not Jim Clyburn. Joe owes that guy. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #3
Oh, I'm sure Clyburn wouldn't want it PatSeg Mar 2020 #6
I wonder what he would want? LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #7
I don't know PatSeg Mar 2020 #14
Or a say on VP. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #15
Oh yes, there's that PatSeg Mar 2020 #16
I can't wait to hear him a a surrogate. LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #17
Its going to be a very interesting campaign PatSeg Mar 2020 #18
+1000 gldstwmn Mar 2020 #9
He needs all the votes he can get. Skya Rhen Mar 2020 #12
I just stated I voted in the primary gldstwmn Mar 2020 #13
COVID-19 peaks late October Election canceled. How you feel now? IADEMO2004 Mar 2020 #4
insert empathic laughing emoji Lulu KC Mar 2020 #5
Very happy surprise. Glad things are getting sorted. IADEMO2004 Mar 2020 #8
Paper ballots mailed in or dropped of at a box. gldstwmn Mar 2020 #10
+1 Lulu KC Mar 2020 #11
 

LaurenOlimina

(1,165 posts)
1. Biden needs to build a ground game.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:13 PM
Mar 2020

Moderate politicians SAVED his campaign. I'm waiting to see Biden build a machine to win in the fall. Hopefully he will poach the best people now, inherit Bloomberg's machine and get on with it. Last week was like watching Pete and Amy pull a "Weekend at Bernies" with his corpse.

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

PatSeg

(47,649 posts)
2. Black voters in the south
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:26 PM
Mar 2020

saved his campaign. Afterward, a lot of well known and popular politicians got on board.

Now that he is doing so well, he will have some of the best and brightest helping him to win, plus it appears, he'll even have Bloomberg and his fortune to help take down Trump. But I am giving the most credit to those amazing African American voters and James Clyburn of course, who came through for Joe.

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

LaurenOlimina

(1,165 posts)
3. Yeah, I would not be surprised if VP were not Jim Clyburn. Joe owes that guy.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:27 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

PatSeg

(47,649 posts)
6. Oh, I'm sure Clyburn wouldn't want it
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:47 PM
Mar 2020

and most people think Joe will pick a woman for VP. But yes, Joe does owe Clyburn big time and I'm sure he will not be forgotten.

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

LaurenOlimina

(1,165 posts)
7. I wonder what he would want?
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:48 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

PatSeg

(47,649 posts)
14. I don't know
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 12:09 AM
Mar 2020

Perhaps something related to policy or legislation.

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

LaurenOlimina

(1,165 posts)
15. Or a say on VP.
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 12:13 AM
Mar 2020

Or a say on Attorney General.

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

PatSeg

(47,649 posts)
16. Oh yes, there's that
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 12:20 AM
Mar 2020

He might have a lot of ideas about positions in a Biden administration. Perhaps he could help with or oversee the transition. I'm sure he has plenty of input to share.

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

LaurenOlimina

(1,165 posts)
17. I can't wait to hear him a a surrogate.
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 12:20 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

PatSeg

(47,649 posts)
18. Its going to be a very interesting campaign
Fri Mar 6, 2020, 12:27 AM
Mar 2020

and watching Trump squirm and freak out will be a real treat.

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

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
9. +1000
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 06:38 PM
Mar 2020

I voted for Warren on Tuesday in Colorado but I'm seriously considering supporting Bernie the rest if the way. I'm sitting here with the biggest case of you've got to be kidding me right now.

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

Skya Rhen

(2,701 posts)
12. He needs all the votes he can get.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 06:59 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
13. I just stated I voted in the primary
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 09:14 PM
Mar 2020

on Tuesday. Do you actually read the post before responding?

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

IADEMO2004

(5,566 posts)
4. COVID-19 peaks late October Election canceled. How you feel now?
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:30 PM
Mar 2020

I hate myself thinking this shit.

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

Lulu KC

(2,574 posts)
5. insert empathic laughing emoji
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 05:37 PM
Mar 2020

Sign of trauma: hypervigilance, accompanied by catastrophizing. How can we not think this way? NOTHING would surprise me.

But Super Tuesday did surprise me! Working on cheerful. It will help our immune systems.

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

IADEMO2004

(5,566 posts)
8. Very happy surprise. Glad things are getting sorted.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 06:32 PM
Mar 2020

Hope for a second "No Drama" administration in 2021.

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

gldstwmn

(4,575 posts)
10. Paper ballots mailed in or dropped of at a box.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 06:39 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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