Democratic Primaries

thesquanderer

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5. Yes, this was relatively civil. Almost all the venom ended up...

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:11 AM

Apr 2020

...directed to either Sanders or Gabbard. Gabbard was never a major player. So really, just Sanders. (I'm not saying there was none toward Biden, but it was much less.) In 2016, it went more equally both ways, it was terribly harsh on Sanders AND terribly harsh on Hillary. And in 2008, it was tough on both Obama and Hillary, which I think also reflected that the 2008 campaign itself was rougher than the 2016 or 2020 campaigns, I believe in part because of the racial undertones.

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

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Good primary, everyone. [View all] bearsfootball516 Apr 2020 OP

IMO 2016 was much nastier than 2008, with the bernie bros and russian bots and all. brush Apr 2020 #1

I thought 2008 was nastier democrattotheend Apr 2020 #7

2016 MFM008 Apr 2020 #2

I can...this primary was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better. Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #3

2016 and its results have been a grim learning experience Hortensis Apr 2020 #4

Yes, this was relatively civil. Almost all the venom ended up... thesquanderer Apr 2020 #5

Exactly. 2020 was very one-sided here. democrattotheend Apr 2020 #8

2016 was hell. The changes implemented after that made DU so much better Politicub Apr 2020 #6