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Democratic Primaries

tman

(1,141 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:47 PM Mar 2020

Party leaders shouldn't be using words like "Shut down this primary" [View all]

I was with Biden from the start but these words by Clyburn just play into the narrative the "the party" is in control.

You can make the same point without gifting your opponents fresh talking points and thereby showing a little humility and respect to the voters we'll need to defeat the sack of shit currently in the white house.

Just sayin'

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

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Party leaders shouldn't be using words like "Shut down this primary" [View all] tman Mar 2020 OP

Agree blm Mar 2020 #1

I thought the same thing SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #2

Agreed. TomSlick Mar 2020 #5

You know, we're all hoping that, though. Or at least I am - PatrickforO Mar 2020 #3

It's a bad look, especially when you should be aware the candidate losing is ready to pack it in RhodeIslandOne Mar 2020 #4

Clyburn was just following Bluewater's lead. squirecam Mar 2020 #6

Rep Clyburn isn't the only one. James Carville just said it again earlier on MSNBC, and many others onetexan Mar 2020 #7

I think the idea is that people in states who haven't voted yet should have the right to cast their totodeinhere Mar 2020 #13

When its this obvious theres really no need onetexan Mar 2020 #14

No, there is a need. Everyone should have a chance to vote. totodeinhere Mar 2020 #15

No one is preventing anyone from voting. No one is guaranteed their candidate will ehrnst Mar 2020 #29

they can vote for whomever they want stopdiggin Mar 2020 #16

I didn't like that the party leaders said it it looked like Biden was losing steam, Meadowoak Mar 2020 #8

It was and they did. nt sheshe2 Mar 2020 #9

just so. (nt) stopdiggin Mar 2020 #17

The major factors in determining voter turnout levels are age, income, and level of education. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #21

So you don't think that the voters actually chose Biden, but that the party leaders "steered" them ehrnst Mar 2020 #33

I might agree if there was no prior history. boston bean Mar 2020 #10

I just hope in our desire to wrap things up TDale313 Mar 2020 #11

Joe was the frontrunner for long time before voting began. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #22

He might have said it out of concern about the impact of Blue_true Mar 2020 #12

Agreed ibegurpard Mar 2020 #18

I read BS was going to suspend his campaign.. so Cha Mar 2020 #19

I think this is when the campaign's should focus on uniting and winning in November. herding cats Mar 2020 #20

Yep ibegurpard Mar 2020 #23

Yes it is time, but you know that as long as the primary goes on the attacks will continue. Squinch Mar 2020 #27

I sure have mixed feelings about this. But you comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #24

I agree with Clyburn Sunsky Mar 2020 #25

We have one job to do in this election. All of us. Together. We all Squinch Mar 2020 #26

Carville Needs to Shut the F up. Indykatie Mar 2020 #28

I think that sort of messaging pinkstarburst Mar 2020 #30

Give Sanders a little time. Heck, he was the 'frontrunner' just 11 days ago and pampango Mar 2020 #31

At it's worst, it's merely irrelevant for the fundamental reason it won't happen. LanternWaste Mar 2020 #32