(07-17-2020 06:58 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(07-17-2020 12:44 PM)mrbig Wrote:  

(07-16-2020 08:29 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  That's what bugs me about so many automatic straight ticket democrats ... is that they will gladly let the socialists lead this country down the soviet path, even though they don't favor that.

Yes why the straight-ticket democrats nominated **checks notes** Joe Biden over Bernie Sanders as the Democratic nominee. Nice story.

Kind of runs contrary to why Biden has co-opted the majority of .... *checks notes* ....Sanders' positions as his positions.

If the above hadnt happened your statement above might be on point.

It makes perfect sense to me...

They don't like the idea and the experience that republicans have had, having an 'outsider' to the party elite win the nomination and direct the party for the next 4 to 8 years... so you nominate a party insider who then does his best 'outsider' impression to try and bring in those voters.

Neither Bernie nor Biden supporters are likely to prefer Trump to either other option. Of course I could see Bernie voters stay home or go 3rd party... but I really can't see party Democrats (straight line Democrats) not supporting Bernie if he won the party nomination. That's essentially how Trump won last time.