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BlueFlorida

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8. His/her ego will prevent him/her

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 12:26 PM

Apr 2019

from running 3rd party and going down in history as a traitor to his/her own cause.

He/she will sit back and let his/her minions vote for some stooge like Stein and then he/she will write an "I told you so" book. There is money in books you know?

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

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Prediction, go ahead and bookmark this and revisit it when the time is right. [View all] Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 OP

You mean Starbucks Schultz or someone else? Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #1

Stay tuned Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #2

You are a tease. Lol. Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #3

Any chance of Weld unseating Rump for the R nomination? MH1 Apr 2019 #4

Interesting question. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #5

Maybe... sacto95834 Apr 2019 #19

zero dsc Apr 2019 #48

It's unbelievable that zero wasn't the first reply Awsi Dooger Apr 2019 #60

There's a third party candidate in every Presidential election. jalan48 Apr 2019 #6

More than one usually, but the one I am talking about wont have 2% support like Stein Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #7

Yes. I don't see it happening this time around but maybe in the future. jalan48 Apr 2019 #10

Thanks for the reminder. I haven't said ... 11 Bravo Apr 2019 #27

His/her ego will prevent him/her BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #8

Not this time. stay tuned Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #9

Depends. murielm99 Apr 2019 #11

I did NOT know that. If that is the case then my prediction may not come true. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #12

I think this covers it: murielm99 Apr 2019 #17

Only the states of Connecticut, Iowa, New York, and Vermont have neither a sore-loser law nor Celerity Apr 2019 #22

I don't trust Wikipedia on this. murielm99 Apr 2019 #64

re-read, most all of the states have simultaneous primary/general registration dates Celerity Apr 2019 #65

Post removed Post removed Apr 2019 #32

I'm not sure but radical noodle Apr 2019 #61

I think the simultaneous registration murielm99 Apr 2019 #63

Sanders didn't run as a third party in 2016 JonLP24 Apr 2019 #13

Who? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #14

You didn't say who to post #8 JonLP24 Apr 2019 #15

LOL murielm99 Apr 2019 #18

He's less likely to win the nomination. W_HAMILTON Apr 2019 #16

There are a lot more candidates splitting the vote JonLP24 Apr 2019 #20

Why would Bernie run third party when he's running under the Dem banner as a Democrat Autumn Apr 2019 #21

The question is BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #23

Very much looking forward to finding out. NurseJackie Apr 2019 #24

He'll do the same thing he did last time. Campaign for the nominee. EOM Autumn Apr 2019 #28

I must have missed that BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #31

He campaigned for Hillary and yes they appeared together. Maybe you were busy and missed it Autumn Apr 2019 #36

That was just days before Election Day. The Convention closed July 28..... George II Apr 2019 #51

Delayed. Grudgingly. It lacked vigor, energy and sincerity... NurseJackie Apr 2019 #33

That was my impression as well BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #37

As reported in the Washington Post (pay site, sorry): George II Apr 2019 #46

Yeah... that's how I remember it. It was LATE and UNENTHUSIASTIC... NurseJackie Apr 2019 #52

On Steph Miller today poll says 20% of BS followers will NOT vote for ANY dem in general Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #58

Among angry and bitter malcontents, it's likely to be higher... NurseJackie Apr 2019 #59

We knew it and all his remaining, zealous supporters knew it. Hortensis Apr 2019 #53

Last time he didn't make an appearance until Labor Day, which was almost six weeks.... George II Apr 2019 #45

If Bernie wins our nomination, I will predict Schultz and Bloomberg both jump in Celerity Apr 2019 #25

Bloomberg may end up winning BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #26

They will do what they will do. If Liz or Pete win what's to stop them from doing the same? Autumn Apr 2019 #29

Warren maybe, Pete is not nearly as far far left as Sanders, that is why (and the fact he is taking Celerity Apr 2019 #30

Wow. I belong to a couple of closed Sanders FB groups and they don't Autumn Apr 2019 #34

Closed FB groups BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #38

Yeah, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. They are closed to avoid trolls and bots. Autumn Apr 2019 #39

That would be one reason nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #40

I take it you will read the link proving Bernie campaigned with and for Hillary later? Autumn Apr 2019 #41

Just one joint appearance is not enough in my book BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #42

I have discovered that for some nothing Bernie will ever do is enough. A hundred joint Autumn Apr 2019 #43

I can't speak for "some" BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #47

Pls. see post #46 George II Apr 2019 #49

That explains a lot. George II Apr 2019 #50

"Warren and Sanders have a lot in common"? NO. Hortensis Apr 2019 #54

You want to find a post where I have bad mouthed Warren? Go for it, you won't find one. nt Autumn Apr 2019 #55

No, and I'm not going to search and grab various Hortensis Apr 2019 #56

Whatever. Like I said you won't find one. nt Autumn Apr 2019 #57

Look...Warren is in my top three, but there's no way she was the "original progressive... TCJ70 Apr 2019 #66

She created the can-do excitement in this century Hortensis Apr 2019 #67

Ross Perot and Ralph Nader keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #35

There are always multiple parties. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #44

If we lose it will be due to incumbency, and not a third party Awsi Dooger Apr 2019 #62

WRONG Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #68