Democratic Primaries

R B Garr

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32. Actually, I can't even articulate here why I didn't vote for Bernie because of "rules"

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 01:01 PM

Mar 2020

The fact of the matter is that I didn't, along with the majority of actual voters who decide these things. He doesn't get to usurp and browbeat people and force his contrived talking points on people after they reject him via the election process that is in place.

His comments were extremely insulting to black voters and just downright disturbing. We haven't even gotten into the choice they have to vote for Obama's VP, for instance, as yet one more reason they are rejecting Bernie. He completely dissed them by saying his contrived talking points are more important than their efforts to pick a candidate. That is supremely arrogant.

His forced issues and talking points do not supersede actual votes. It's really disturbing at this point.

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

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OMG, he is scolding voters and saying their votes are wrong [View all] R B Garr Mar 2020 OP

Directed right at black voters who have sunk his campaign. HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #1

Yes! He tried to hide that behind "older voters," but we know that AA R B Garr Mar 2020 #4

It really does ring wrong when an "Independent" criticizes the most dedicated of Democrats dawg day Mar 2020 #26

And he didn't win younger black voters by much. He's ignoring reality. brush Mar 2020 #29

Like Trump he fed his base, and indulged his own beliefs, Hortensis Mar 2020 #80

Venn Diagram Aquaria Mar 2020 #113

People vs powerful... and yet they go for Trump and GOP dawg day Mar 2020 #121

Boy, did you say it! Leaders of almost any ideology, Hortensis Mar 2020 #123

WOW! I've missed alot the past few hours and need to watch the replay of his presser onetexan Mar 2020 #69

and at women, and at people over age 40, who consistently support spooky3 Mar 2020 #43

Yep HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #45

It will be interesting to see what happens after next Tuesday. nt spooky3 Mar 2020 #47

Yet he's the one that says Joe doesn't connect...sure Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #64

I bet they're impressed.. I know Cha Mar 2020 #79

A stunt for free airtime. NYC Liberal Mar 2020 #2

He's going full revolution Todd79 Mar 2020 #3

sanders needs a welfare check to see if he has all his marbles, he sounds nuts, more than usual beachbumbob Mar 2020 #5

Ah don't go there, Bob. We were all giving out about the Berners throwing that crap at Joe. OnDoutside Mar 2020 #12

if you didn't know who sanders was, and listen to 10 minuted of his whining, what do you think beachbumbob Mar 2020 #13

He probably wrote that himself, which means it was badly put together. The same old touch points OnDoutside Mar 2020 #17

He often falters when speaking extemporaneously Orrex Mar 2020 #53

There was some Sirota in there. ehrnst Mar 2020 #122

Oh, he was probably whining like that when he was 40. When he was 20. dawg day Mar 2020 #27

That is really disturbing PatSeg Mar 2020 #6

He's beginning to sound like another delusional trump. CatMor Mar 2020 #7

I have been calling him Trump light for quite a while. He is living up to the name. katmondoo Mar 2020 #11

I just posted this question on another thread leftieNanner Mar 2020 #39

It would not surprise me at all johnnyfins Mar 2020 #44

I have always thought there was kompromat. murielm99 Mar 2020 #61

The "honeymoon" in the USSR JackSabbath Mar 2020 #112

You know what doesn't get people to vote for you? Scolding them about not voting for you. RockRaven Mar 2020 #8

Maybe He Ought To Scold His Young "Revolutionaries"... smb Mar 2020 #28

Or heaven forbid, wait in line for something, anything. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #31

To say that Bernie is a sore loser seems a bit of an understatement. :) nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #9

Oh, wait, so is Bernie moderating the debate on Sunday? SKKY Mar 2020 #10

+100000 Pachamama Mar 2020 #16

Why does he think he's such a great debator? All he's gonna do is rattle off stump speech lines... brush Mar 2020 #24

Bernie has lost it. The race, that is. Now he's attacking Blacks and Women? wiley Mar 2020 #41

NOW he's attacking them? Aquaria Mar 2020 #114

What?! Cha Mar 2020 #90

Bernie ended his tirade this morning with... SKKY Mar 2020 #94

Great question! Biden needs to Go Full on GE Cha Mar 2020 #95

Absolutely! Just stay above the fray and don't get sucked in... SKKY Mar 2020 #96

Whining and complaining about Coters voting wrong Pachamama Mar 2020 #14

"Joe, what're you gonna do about...?" sop Mar 2020 #15

Yes, 'cause he's not winning the nomination. It's getting sad that he can't accept that it's over. brush Mar 2020 #25

I wonder does he have a similar view to Dotard that treestar Mar 2020 #82

Especially given how little he's managed to accomplish in the Senate himself Aquaria Mar 2020 #115

What? Sunsky Mar 2020 #18

Now who is it that might have mental decline issues?? honest.abe Mar 2020 #19

Did we watch the same press conference? democrattotheend Mar 2020 #20

No he wasn't and he should be primaryed in 2024...he risks re-electing Trump...unforgiveable. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #22

Dumb question: How do you "primary" an Independent? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #65

He is allowed to run as a Democrat...and then switches back to indie...don't allow it. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #75

That's a strange dance, but if the people of Vermont keep voting for him, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #77

He is allowed to run in the Democratic primary ...don't let him. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #87

Don't allow Bernie? Do allow Bloomberg? MasonDreams Mar 2020 #84

He was dictating his unilateral interpretations of why people voted against R B Garr Mar 2020 #23

I feel like my vote is under attack every day here at DU democrattotheend Mar 2020 #30

Actually, I can't even articulate here why I didn't vote for Bernie because of "rules" R B Garr Mar 2020 #32

I didn't take his comments that way at all democrattotheend Mar 2020 #33

Yes, but it was pretty clear he was manipulating data as an excuse R B Garr Mar 2020 #34

Who EVER said that you "don't have a right to cast your vote and have it matter?" ehrnst Mar 2020 #55

This!! Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #68

those posts are ridiculous - there was one demanding treestar Mar 2020 #83

And I said something similar to Bernie supporters who were saying that after Nevada democrattotheend Mar 2020 #89

Lots of us don't get to cast our vote Codeine Mar 2020 #86

And he still lost badly. You all should have picked a better candidate...if the message won than Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #98

Even if I had been his supporter that there would have turned me to Biden. Doreen Mar 2020 #21

What good will posts like this do? Sucha NastyWoman Mar 2020 #35

HA, that's funny. I should direct you to James Carville's comments R B Garr Mar 2020 #36

Why do I care what Carville says? Sucha NastyWoman Mar 2020 #46

"James Carville is a Roy Cohn wannabe" bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #60

That is a stretch!! Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #70

+1 bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #73

People pay attention to elections, which is what we are R B Garr Mar 2020 #88

Love me some Carville! redstateblues Mar 2020 #110

I appreciate her OP.. there's no reason to Cha Mar 2020 #81

Time to pass the torch and graciously step aside. 33taw Mar 2020 #37

The OPs interpretation Buzz cook Mar 2020 #38

That's why he's not viable in Mississippi William769 Mar 2020 #40

Yes, Populists are afraid of democracy breaking out where people think for themselves bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #42

The Simpsons has a meme for this Jose Garcia Mar 2020 #48

Sounds like something tRump would say R Merm Mar 2020 #49

+1 Cha Mar 2020 #97

Damn, at first I thought you were talking about trump lillypaddle Mar 2020 #50

It's not whether you win or lose, it's how comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #51

As a nonwhite progressive people like Sanders offend me. Lanius Mar 2020 #52

THIS. So much THIS. Aquaria Mar 2020 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #54

"Self vetting!" Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #74

I have to wonder if his staff made sure that he didn't speak last night ehrnst Mar 2020 #56

Leahy and Schumer need to get this guys head screwed on straight Submariner Mar 2020 #57

++++++ NYMinute Mar 2020 #105

Reality emiami Mar 2020 #58

Do you think we don't know this? dansolo Mar 2020 #85

Maybe you're unaware that you're on a board full of Democrats. ehrnst Mar 2020 #119

Don't know why this is a mystery. betsuni Mar 2020 #120

And THIS is why he's losing. THIS is why people reject him. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #59

Bernie believes moderates are really leftists just voting for electability. radius777 Mar 2020 #62

Reality emiami Mar 2020 #63

Irony is dead. HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #66

As a doornail. Cha Mar 2020 #99

The only cult that's showing it's hand and against democracy is the sanders group Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #76

Well, since you know what Democracy is and we don't, perhaps you can explain it to us. NNadir Mar 2020 #91

We not only understand what democracy is, we understand math too LongtimeAZDem Mar 2020 #93

Thank you! Cha Mar 2020 #102

You win the award for silliest post on DU. tritsofme Mar 2020 #100

This site has become hateful to anyone that doesn't agree with them. Meadowoak Mar 2020 #101

Dishonest whining gets you nowhere Aquaria Mar 2020 #117

Kindly enlighten us what democracy is PJMcK Mar 2020 #104

He is finished NYMinute Mar 2020 #106

I look forward to many years of your positive contributions on DU Orrex Mar 2020 #108

IS Bernie our trump? mwb970 Mar 2020 #67

Isn't it a classic example of a rhetorical question? NYMinute Mar 2020 #107

Doesn't matter. Sanders lost. DIVINEprividence Mar 2020 #71

Bernie ain't dropping out yet BidenBacker Mar 2020 #78

More like he has more campaign cash to rake in Aquaria Mar 2020 #118

A free online course; Shark jumping 101 NT fleabiscuit Mar 2020 #92

The dangers of living in an echo chamber NYMinute Mar 2020 #103

The best thing for Climate Change and to Cha Mar 2020 #109

Democracy is Bernie. Anything not Bernie is not democracy. In fact anything not Bernie is Fake News dalton99a Mar 2020 #111