▲ 267 ▼ Biden campaign speech on abortion rights disrupted 14 times by pro-Palestinian protesters (abcnews.go.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 195 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] acceptable_pumpkin@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Or the “Bernie or bust” crowd. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bernie voters were actually voters of Hillary Clinton. It's the moderates that went to Trump in the states that mattered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] acceptable_pumpkin@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I’m talking about the ones who were going on about “if Bernie doesn’t win, I’m voting for Trump”. Heck, I wanted Bernie to win, but no way in hell was I going to vote for Trump. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago I know that's the cohort you refer to. The bigger factor are moderates within swing states. Look, I'm not saying progressive votes don't matter. I'm a strong Bernie supporter and progressives as well myself. Clearly their votes do matter, and increasingly to the point where candidates can't ignore them. But, at the time, it's not them being the most influential factor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] admiralteal@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago What was Bernie's Israel stance again? Uh-oh. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bernie voters were actually voters of Hillary Clinton. It's the moderates that went to Trump in the states that mattered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] acceptable_pumpkin@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I’m talking about the ones who were going on about “if Bernie doesn’t win, I’m voting for Trump”. Heck, I wanted Bernie to win, but no way in hell was I going to vote for Trump. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago I know that's the cohort you refer to. The bigger factor are moderates within swing states. Look, I'm not saying progressive votes don't matter. I'm a strong Bernie supporter and progressives as well myself. Clearly their votes do matter, and increasingly to the point where candidates can't ignore them. But, at the time, it's not them being the most influential factor. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] acceptable_pumpkin@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I’m talking about the ones who were going on about “if Bernie doesn’t win, I’m voting for Trump”. Heck, I wanted Bernie to win, but no way in hell was I going to vote for Trump. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago I know that's the cohort you refer to. The bigger factor are moderates within swing states. Look, I'm not saying progressive votes don't matter. I'm a strong Bernie supporter and progressives as well myself. Clearly their votes do matter, and increasingly to the point where candidates can't ignore them. But, at the time, it's not them being the most influential factor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago I know that's the cohort you refer to. The bigger factor are moderates within swing states. Look, I'm not saying progressive votes don't matter. I'm a strong Bernie supporter and progressives as well myself. Clearly their votes do matter, and increasingly to the point where candidates can't ignore them. But, at the time, it's not them being the most influential factor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago What was Bernie's Israel stance again? Uh-oh. permalink fedilink source parent