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Democratic Primaries

onetexan

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14. When its this obvious theres really no need

Reply to totodeinhere (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 10:54 PM

Mar 2020

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