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Jakes Progress

(11,123 posts)
8. I know.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 02:19 AM
Sep 2019

Your post proves my point completely.

You call bashing what others call criticism. They call bashing what you call criticism.

I'm not the one posting that only one candidate's supporters are completely fair, while all of the others have these awful bashers.

Biden is fine with me. I think Elizabeth has the better qualifications and direction and is more electable. What qualms I have about candidates, I keep to myself. (Except I have been known to disparage BS's commitment to support the eventual candidate. And I think that opinion is based on facts and reason. So, I'm guilty too. Hence my OP that we are hurting ourselves with this primary process.)

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
I am SO with you there.. solara Sep 2019 #1
Yep! ChubbyStar Sep 2019 #2
I don't see any Biden people Cha Sep 2019 #3
When this stuff goes on Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #6
Perhaps.. but I really don't Cha Sep 2019 #7
I know. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #8
Still don't see any constant Cha Sep 2019 #9
I know you don't. I know. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #20
Most of this is just noise, I'm sure. We wouldn't be dumb enough to repeat past mistakes so soon. :D NCLefty Sep 2019 #4
"We will get through this." Cha Sep 2019 #5
I'm guessing 20 helped, actually zaj Sep 2019 #10
I respectfully disagree. Mike Niendorff Sep 2019 #11
Good point. And it especially exposes Trump as a weak candidate when polls show more than one highplainsdem Sep 2019 #18
the nomination isn't until next summer eShirl Sep 2019 #12
I agree 100 percent!!!!!!!! secondwind Sep 2019 #13
What really pisses me off is when anyone LIES and smears and denigrates the Democratic party. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #14
I agree...in 16 that sort of thing hurts us from the top of the ticket all the way down the ticket. Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #17
"Trash" my candidate all you want... brooklynite Sep 2019 #15
I agree with you but save for one hasty article posted about KH after the first debate, Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #16
Nobody is "running them" -- they are all choosing to run themselves... Hekate Sep 2019 #19
I know that no one is running them. It would be nice Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #21
The good news in that front is as follows... Hekate Sep 2019 #22
Last time there weren't enough candidates, this time there are too many. betsuni Sep 2019 #23
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