Democratic Primaries

The Magistrate

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36. A Man With Principles, Sir, Would Vote 'No' If He was Opposed

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 10:30 PM

Mar 2020

"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."

"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

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

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Bernie Sanders is finally number 1! [View all] Galraedia Mar 2020 OP

You and others must be pretty scared shitless of Bernie to keep posting smack about him! zonkers Mar 2020 #1

Why have you chosen Biden as your preferred candidate? George II Mar 2020 #2

I think he can unite this country. It doesn't stop me from being in Bernie's corner. zonkers Mar 2020 #8

Would that be the corner Bernie has painted himself into ? Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #23

+1 sheshe2 Mar 2020 #25

self deleted (responded to wrong post) zonkers Mar 2020 #44

Pretty sure you responded to the wrong poster. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #45

Ohhhh, andto think I missed out on this opportunity to be lectured to . . . . Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #73

Hey Haggis. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #74

Hey, sheshe2 Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #75

Yep. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #76

Thank you! Cha Mar 2020 #48

Irrelevant of your "gotcha" moment or whether or not that may or maynot be true, and I don't think zonkers Mar 2020 #49

hmmm sheshe2 Mar 2020 #50

Hey, pal. No one is saying Joe is not the presumptive nomineee! Why the dis- zonkers Mar 2020 #58

Com'on :) Complaining that Biden choosing not to raise a bunch of Hortensis Mar 2020 #62

Frame it any way you want after the fact. Joe did not know he was going to soar. He gambled. It zonkers Mar 2020 #63

I actually don't understand your point. qwlauren35 Mar 2020 #66

Oh, let's talk about BEFORE the fact then. Joe was 50 points ahead Hortensis Mar 2020 #67

Do I ever agree with you that we need to be in a strong position. And agree with zonkers Mar 2020 #70

So agree that polls of people who say they'd vote for Hortensis Mar 2020 #72

As I read your post, I am hunkered down in a tiny, furnished Manhattan sublet zonkers Mar 2020 #77

Such a shame to have to hunker inside in Manhattan, Hortensis Mar 2020 #78

... mcar Mar 2020 #3

Please change Rebl2 Mar 2020 #4

Edit.. sorry! Cha Mar 2020 #5

Please mind your own business. or not. Why does it bother you so much? zonkers Mar 2020 #9

Wolf in sheep's clothing. BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #15

I see, its your pre requisite for liking Joe is to hate Bernie. Rilgin Mar 2020 #31

Your mind reading act needs work. BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #34

Not mind reading. Just read your conclusion that he is a wolf in sheep clothing. Rilgin Mar 2020 #35

Sorry.. I thought you were posting to the OP. Cha Mar 2020 #47

I blocked him like the other Bernie Bros. More peaceful here now. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #56

How is it talking smack to point out a voting record? yardwork Mar 2020 #27

100%!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #39

BS Missing 61.3% of the Votes is talking "smack"? BS LOST Cha Mar 2020 #46

Scared shitless of what? treestar Mar 2020 #60

Bernie Sanders is finally number 1 Rollin Mar 2020 #6

I suggest you do that again. George II Mar 2020 #11

So you agree BS shouldn't have missed so many votes? Cha Mar 2020 #12

. George II Mar 2020 #14

I may be wrong, but DUers here likely feel he isn't qualified for CaptYossarian Mar 2020 #16

Welcome to DU, Rollin. calimary Mar 2020 #19

Apropos of nothing, but Rollin appears to have been on DU for 10 years... trc Mar 2020 #32

Yes, 10 years and less than one post per year. Interesting. George II Mar 2020 #33

I only go by post count. In this case it was nine posts. calimary Mar 2020 #68

Happy to see introspection about feelings towards others Rilgin Mar 2020 #37

The Problem, Sir, Is The Attacks On Mrs. Clinton Were Trumped Up Lies The Magistrate Mar 2020 #65

. calimary Mar 2020 #69

I'd go over the TOS again friend. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #28

Seriously... imagine this had been said about any other Democratic nominee!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #40

I see you still don't know the difference between a "nominee" and a "candidate". That's just... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #41

+1000 ehrnst Apr 2020 #82

no llashram Mar 2020 #59

Nominee? That doesn't happen until one gets the delegates needed.... ehrnst Apr 2020 #81

Are you aware of the negative ads, FB and twitter posts bernie keeps posting about Biden? Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #42

Are you suggesting the data is incorrect? Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #71

To be specific, here are the statistics: George II Mar 2020 #7

Bernie Sanders is finally number 1 Rollin Mar 2020 #10

He didn't vote on all those "issues" because he wasn't in Washington at the time.... George II Mar 2020 #13

❌ False! Wrong! ❎ NurseJackie Mar 2020 #17

Interesting how little some know about the workings of the Senate. George II Mar 2020 #18

Civics should be taught in American schools again. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #21

Or their candidate. nt sheshe2 Mar 2020 #51

Nope. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #26

Politics is hard. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #29

THIS sheshe2 Mar 2020 #52

A Man With Principles, Sir, Would Vote 'No' If He was Opposed The Magistrate Mar 2020 #36

When one wants to make a statement, one doesn't skip voting, one votes "present." ehrnst Apr 2020 #80

pffft yaesu Mar 2020 #20

Post removed Post removed Mar 2020 #22

What's your point? George II Mar 2020 #30

No, but he did vote for appropriations for that war. Got anything else? Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #43

He voted against the Brady Bill x 2. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #53

x5 actually... ehrnst Mar 2020 #64

Bernie pushed Sierra Blanca, made $$ off it, and voted for Iraq military intervention twice... ehrnst Mar 2020 #61

Priorities... dlk Mar 2020 #24

I can't think of a single job i've ever held thucythucy Mar 2020 #38

Biden wasn't my first choice but I don't get Sanders at all amuse bouche Mar 2020 #54

Well... Mike Nelson Mar 2020 #55

... NurseJackie Mar 2020 #57

... Scurrilous Mar 2020 #79