Democratic Primaries

Doremus

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42. So much truth, so little appreciation for it

Mon Feb 10, 2020, 10:34 AM

Feb 2020

Have we listened to so many lies that we've become unable to discern the truth?

Do the loyal democrats on DU know that Bloomberg was a huge supporter of George w Bush and the Iraq war, the bane of all of us on this very forum not so long ago?

Are they aware that Bloomberg is a large part of the reason we are strapped with a lifetime of Brett Kavanaugh?

Apparently not because as a loyal democrat I think these are deal breakers. Bloomberg is buying his way into the race to preserve the status quo of the 1% and I hope the majority of us see it before it’s too late.

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

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DU Poll: Bloomberg or Sanders? [View all] thesquanderer Feb 2020 OP

I would have to let said recipe simmer. dchill Feb 2020 #1

bernie is fair on policy but zero on person, bloomberg is repub lite but better on person nt msongs Feb 2020 #2

Progressive taxation, reproductive rights, gun control, environmental protection... brooklynite Feb 2020 #21

Republican lite means not a socialist. comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #62

DEMOCRATIC Socialist... brooklynite Feb 2020 #63

I'm pretty sure I know what a social democrat is but I am not so comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #64

He's pretty liberal for a former Republican. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #27

So, death by spoon or fork question, eh? nt Quackers Feb 2020 #3

Neither of them! (I voted other.) n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #4

Last Sunday's poll, with about 400 responses: highplainsdem Feb 2020 #5

Oh wow.. I did vote in that poll.. Thanks Cha Feb 2020 #12

Ah, I'd missed that. Though it seems more conceivable this week than last! n/t thesquanderer Feb 2020 #31

Yes, it does. And Sanders is doing better in this poll because, judging by comments I saw, some highplainsdem Feb 2020 #40

Bloomberg in a heartbeat. tritsofme Feb 2020 #6

I find this opinion article on Bloomberg concerning - does he like the dictators? womanofthehills Feb 2020 #67

Ask yourself a question. Which of these 2 candidates would democratisphere Feb 2020 #7

re:"Ask yourself which of these 2 candidates would appeal to the greatest number of eligible voters? thesquanderer Feb 2020 #66

He definitely won't be appealing to any younger voters womanofthehills Feb 2020 #69

Sanders. Bloomberg used to be a zentrum Feb 2020 #8

You really should learn more about Bloomberg, since you don't understand his political highplainsdem Feb 2020 #11

Might as well draft Romney MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #13

re: "wouldn't it be great to do so as enthusiastically as we did for Barack Obama?" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #32

So much truth, so little appreciation for it Doremus Feb 2020 #42

+1. JudyM Feb 2020 #75

Didn't Warren "used to be a Republican"? Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #23

Much longer ago, and never actively working to defeat Dems, AFAIK, so... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #35

Well alrighty then.... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #43

I never set any goal posts here, so I couldn't have moved them. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #60

lol Elizabeth Warren used to be a Republican ! stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #51

So was Warren. And it was political. He had the best chance too win this Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #53

So, Bloomberg was originally a Dem and switched to being a Republican in 2001 womanofthehills Feb 2020 #68

So much Bernie hate on this forum. OliverQ Feb 2020 #9

where? I dont think he is fit to be a president but that dont mean I hate him nt msongs Feb 2020 #10

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #15

Not wanting him to be the nominee isn't the same thing as hate. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #50

He earned it. He should have been there for Clinton during the general in 16. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #55

you get a heart !!!!!!! trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #14

:-) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #36

God, that's just depressing enough that it probably will be the final choice Recursion Feb 2020 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Feb 2020 #17

I migrated to Klobuchar over the past week or so without really noticing Recursion Feb 2020 #18

No MFM008 Feb 2020 #19

Which one is the Socialist? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #20

Ugh. Codeine Feb 2020 #22

Bloomberg because he'll beat Trump gollygee Feb 2020 #24

I think Bloomberg's biggest advantage is cash, but since he's promised... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #37

Considering Bloomberg HockeyMom Feb 2020 #25

Bloomberg's more likely to beat Trump than Sanders. Don't make the perfect the enemy of the good. chia Feb 2020 #26

I'm not sure who's stronger against Trump, especially if we have Bloomberg's money either way. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #65

Very curious to see how it goes here in California too! chia Feb 2020 #70

Bernie... myohmy2 Feb 2020 #28

Bloomberg is my absolute last choice Amishman Feb 2020 #29

I want to say something about Mike, where he grew up, I hope it is informative. clippership Feb 2020 #30

... Fix The Stupid Feb 2020 #34

I also find the poll humorous as hell. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2020 #44

no question Nikki28 Feb 2020 #33

Sanders is un electable Gothmog Feb 2020 #38

So was Trump. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2020 #74

Socialism will kill both sanders and down ballot candidates Gothmog Feb 2020 #76

Most of the people in the poll who say they would never vote for a socialist... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #78

trump reall wants to run against a weak and unelectable candidate like sanders Gothmog Feb 2020 #81

Never Bloomberg for me n/t Devil Child Feb 2020 #39

But Gabbard's ok? Squinch Feb 2020 #79

Hell yeah! Devil Child Feb 2020 #80

Unless it's Sanders v Gabbard... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #41

I'd have to wait for a debate before deciding. musicblind Feb 2020 #45

Poll: Americans Won't Vote for a Socialist Gothmog Feb 2020 #46

Read the fine print. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #47

socialism" is a red flag for Republicans and Republican-leaners Gothmog Feb 2020 #49

Here we are, 2 polls, 500? responses, over 5000 views. Somehow . . . ? empedocles Feb 2020 #52

Ok, but a Sanders candidacy would not be designed to appeal to... thesquanderer Feb 2020 #58

That actually makes it worse. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #56

re: "The fact that 24% of Democrats wouldn't consider voting for a socialist is not good" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #59

Any other year, Sanders. This year, Bloomberg Azathoth Feb 2020 #48

Not surprised by this at all. honest.abe Feb 2020 #54

Bloomberg Movbez4 Feb 2020 #57

K & R Duppers Feb 2020 #61

The winner. (n/t) Iggo Feb 2020 #71

I don't think that DU is representative of the Democratic Party. totodeinhere Feb 2020 #72

LOL PDittie Feb 2020 #83

Yea, I guess that's pretty obvious but I felt like mentioning it anyway. n/t totodeinhere Feb 2020 #84

Not a fan of Bloomberg, but.... Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #73

I'm guessing the residual dislike of what Sanders did to the Party in 2016 stopbush Feb 2020 #77

I think so to. Kaleva Feb 2020 #82

I would simply abstain from voting in the primary and vote for whoever the nominee was in November. Midwestern Democrat Feb 2020 #85