At a Bernie rally in Birmingham, AL

Imperfected · May 19, 2019

I'm at home getting ready for the GoT finale. Not gonna lie, the turnout is pretty dire. We had twenty for the season opener and a huge feast, but it's going to be three of us and delivery pizza for the grand finale. Not sure if Dany's going to make it onto the Democratic ticket.

gcwy · May 19, 2019

mysocksarepink said:
Why everyone being so rude :(

Era hates Bernie.

RailWays · May 19, 2019

I attended a Florida rally for Bernie back in 2016. Pretty engaging stuff. I like his speeches even more this cycle, but everything is live streamed pretty well these days so I'm not missing much.

Deleted member 21411 · May 19, 2019

I'm at rally's getting wings

kambaybolongo · May 19, 2019

gcwy said:
Era hates Bernie.

a very small vocal group of posters on Era hate bernie

neon/drifter · May 19, 2019

Tamanon said:
Jesus we have a lot of Triangle-ERA

Yeah I'm kinda surprised. Triangle ERA represent! Lol

thesoapster · May 19, 2019

Psychoward said:
How is that being realistic? Who in this thread is planning on not voting for the dem candidate and is also not in a solid blue state lol

Guess what? This thread is not America. If Sanders wins the nom, I'm obviously going for him over Trump.

dehydratedbabies said:
lol who do you think is going to win?

Who even knows? I will say Sanders is not a big pick for me. And I supported him in 2016...

LordByron28 said:
You mean like the over 90% of people that voted for Bernie in the primary and then Hillary in the GE? More Bernie supporters voted for Hillary than Hillary supporters for Obama.

Anyone can play the numbers game. Hillary lost in battleground states by very small numbers. I can't necessarily blame Bernie Bros for it, but I'm certainly no fan of them.

Afrikan said:
says the true fucker.

Says the greatest wordsmith.

I like a lot of Bernie's policy ideas. That said, I really can't bring myself to back him as a presidential candidate.

Afrikan · May 19, 2019

thesoapster said:
Says the greatest wordsmith.

I like a lot of Bernie's policy ideas. That said, I really can't bring myself to back him as a presidential candidate.

that's all fine and dandy. But there's no need to call all those Bernie supporters who are hoping for a better future, "fuckers".

Braaier · May 19, 2019

Are you feeling the bern?

dehydratedbabies · May 19, 2019

thesoapster said:
Who even knows? I will say Sanders is not a big pick for me. And I supported him in 2016...

I like a lot of Bernie's policy ideas. That said, I really can't bring myself to back him as a presidential candidate.

The information on all of the candidates if out there, I'm surprised that you're clearly done with Bernie already but don't have another choice lined up. Would love to know what switched for you from 2016 to now, why was Bernie your choice then but not today? He hasn't changed, so I'm assuming you have in some way?

LordByron28 · May 19, 2019

thesoapster said:
Anyone can play the numbers game. Hillary lost in battleground states by very small numbers. I can't necessarily blame Bernie Bros for it, but I'm certainly no fan of them.

Huh? You mean the facts game? I guess anyone can present facts but it doesnt matter if I stick my head in the sand. If more Bernie supporters voted for Hillary than Hillary supporters did for Obama but she still lost. It shows she was unsuccesful in appealing to certain demographs. Certainly not a detriment towards Bernie. Even though I do think Bernie was a bit of a sore loser in 2016.

meowdi gras · May 19, 2019

thesoapster said:
If/when he doesn't become the nominee, these fuckers better get on board to defeat Trump.

Or else you'll...what?

peyrin · May 19, 2019

kambaybolongo said:
a very small vocal group of posters on Era hate bernie

online politics in a nutshell

Camjo-Z · May 19, 2019

meanwhile i get a trump rally happening 20 minutes away from me tomorrow

unfair, not funfair

TheMango55 · May 19, 2019

srsly? said:
Or else you'll...what?

Lose a bunch of rights? Get set back another several decades?

I don't think that was a threat to those specific people (Bernie or busters) as much as a reminder of the already existing threat to everyone if Trump wins again.

BubbaKrumpz · May 19, 2019

I'm at the shitter in my house
Pretty good turnout. Farting a lot right now. Very loud and hearty farts. Getting me hyped.

Sunster · May 19, 2019

Soapbox Killer Returns said:
I was in Birmingham for a week staying at a hotel that was holding a Luther Strange rally. As a black man from Philly the looks they gave me...

They didn't call it "Bombingham" in the civil rights era for nothing.

dudefriend · May 19, 2019

srsly? said:
Or else you'll...what?

be salty on the internet

Woody · May 19, 2019

Hold up, you left China for ALABAMA? Damn dude.

BladeoftheImmortal · May 20, 2019

Braaier said:
Are you feeling the bern?

yes, actually. i'd love him to be president about 1000x more than who we got.

BladeoftheImmortal · May 20, 2019

Woody said:
Hold up, you left China for ALABAMA? Damn dude.

this is where my mom lives. trying to get out of here asap.

Prodigal Son · May 20, 2019

i am at home, lying on my side. smiling that fellas be at bernie rallies

AnotherDayAnotherDollar · May 20, 2019

BladeoftheImmortal said:
Pretty good turn out. Preacher's daughter talking now. She's very good at public speaking. Getting me hyped.

Am I the only who thought that was Holly Holm?

davepoobond · May 20, 2019

Oh so he thinks the south is worth campaigning in this time around?

Woody · May 20, 2019

BladeoftheImmortal said:
this is where my mom lives. trying to get out of here asap.

Genuinely sorry man, good luck.

Armadilo · May 20, 2019

I tend to make threads with more substance instead of one note thoughts , don't we get in trouble in most cases like this ?

Vern · May 20, 2019

Armadilo said:
I tend to make threads with more substance instead of one note thoughts , don't we get in trouble in most cases like this ?

Pretty sure he's been banned and also had his thread posting privs taken multiple times. But way to be a narc, brosef.

Deleted member 10551 · May 20, 2019

neon/drifter said:
Yeah I'm kinda surprised. Triangle ERA represent! Lol

I wonder if I'm the only Triad person here.

thesoapster · May 20, 2019

dehydratedbabies said:
The information on all of the candidates if out there, I'm surprised that you're clearly done with Bernie already but don't have another choice lined up. Would love to know what switched for you from 2016 to now, why was Bernie your choice then but not today? He hasn't changed, so I'm assuming you have in some way?

I like a number of them, and I'm convinced that just about everyone running would be a better President than our current one. I don't think I can truly pick one until I see them debate. I want to vote for the person who will of course have a solid vision (policy plans help), but also one that I am confident can beat Trump. I don't know that we have that complete picture yet.

LordByron28 said:
Huh? You mean the facts game? I guess anyone can present facts but it doesnt matter if I stick my head in the sand. If more Bernie supporters voted for Hillary than Hillary supporters did for Obama but she still lost. It shows she was unsuccesful in appealing to certain demographs. Certainly not a detriment towards Bernie. Even though I do think Bernie was a bit of a sore loser in 2016.

Kinda, yeah. And that's partially my gripe. It's perhaps unfair of me to pick on disgruntled Sanders voters from 2016, as I'm more concerned this cycle about the same "effect" happening with other candidates. I am hoping by the end of the primary we're not left with a block of people who feel "cheated" or some bullshit and then end up staying home.

Deleted member 10551 · May 20, 2019

I wonder if that's causing Biden to get so much support- people just want a huge winner so no one thinks they were cheated.

BabyMurloc · May 20, 2019

Bernie's too old to be president but he's still pounding some sense into America. Good on him.

Reverse Giraffe · May 20, 2019

I really don't understand the extreme rudeness in this thread.
If there's anywhere that needs progressive gatherings, its Alabama.
Thanks for posting, OP!

Rassilon · May 20, 2019

I am eating a sandwich

BowieZ · May 20, 2019

davepoobond said:
Oh so he thinks the south is worth campaigning in this time around?

I thought he campaigned in the south last time.

Also, no, it's not really worth campaigning in the south, frankly.

Ac30 · May 20, 2019

BowieZ said:
I thought he campaigned in the south last time.

Also, no, it's not really worth campaigning in the south, frankly.

Huh? He still needs to win the nom, it's absolutely worth it.

Now if he starts campaigning in WV during the general... lol

Ichthyosaurus · May 20, 2019

BowieZ said:
I thought he campaigned in the south last time.

Also, no, it's not really worth campaigning in the south, frankly.

Nope, he didn't bother trying.

BowieZ · May 20, 2019

Ac30 said:
Huh? He still needs to win the nom, it's absolutely worth it.

Now if he starts campaigning in WV during the general... lol

I'm pretty sure Bernie is gonna be shit on no matter what he does in the South. Just let Biden take those delegates and move on.

makingmusic476 · May 20, 2019

thesoapster said:
If/when he doesn't become the nominee, these fuckers better get on board to defeat Trump.

Is there some significant contingent of Era that wouldn't?

It seems like this point becomes a huge presence in every thread about Bernie, but crossover voters are a tiny group that are present in every Presidential election for one reason or another.

Any non-Bernie Democratic voter will likely have crossover voters too, and those voters will be just as guilty of re-electing Trump as the millions that have already decided to vote for Trump.

This discussion always comes off as disingenuous, and nothing more than an attempt to attach Bernie's candidacy to Trump's victory. If Bernie had won the nom in 2016, would everyone have blamed Hillary>Trump voters if Trump had won? I doubt it.

Ichthyosaurus · May 20, 2019

makingmusic476 said:
Is there some significant contingent of Era that wouldn't?

It seems like this point becomes a huge presence in every thread about Bernie, but crossover voters are a tiny group that are present in every Presidential election for one reason or another.

Any non-Bernie Democratic voter will likely have crossover voters too, and those voters will be just as guilty of re-electing Trump as the millions that have already decided to vote for Trump.

This discussion always comes off as disingenuous, and nothing more than an attempt to attach Bernie's candidacy to Trump's victory. If Bernie had won the nom in 2016, would everyone have blamed Hillary>Trump voters if Trump had won? I doubt it.

For people who should be ok with this many leftists here sure like to posture that they'll bail when it's not Bernie with that nomination. And it's not just a few posters either.

Ac30 · May 20, 2019

BowieZ said:
I'm pretty sure Bernie is gonna be shit on no matter what he does in the South. Just let Biden take those delegates and move on.

Then he has no path to victory. Harris will sweep the east coast, Penn will vote for Biden. The rust belt won't win him the nom.

thesoapster · May 20, 2019

makingmusic476 said:
Is there some significant contingent of Era that wouldn't?

It seems like this point becomes a huge presence in every thread about Bernie, but crossover voters are a tiny group that are present in every Presidential election for one reason or another.

Any non-Bernie Democratic voter will likely have crossover voters too, and those voters will be just as guilty of re-electing Trump as the millions that have already decided to vote for Trump.

This discussion always comes off as disingenuous, and nothing more than an attempt to attach Bernie's candidacy to Trump's victory. If Bernie had won the nom in 2016, would everyone have blamed Hillary>Trump voters if Trump had won? I doubt it.

I don't entirely blame Bernie or his base for 2016 by any means. But as I mentioned above...

"It's perhaps unfair of me to pick on disgruntled Sanders voters from 2016, as I'm more concerned this cycle about the same "effect" happening with other candidates. I am hoping by the end of the primary we're not left with a block of people who feel "cheated" or some bullshit and then end up staying home."

I'm not worried about people here staying home if their favorite candidate doesn't make it. It's other people. Blue turnout suffered in 2016 (for any number of reasons we could analyze to death). I hope 2018 is a predictor of the scale of turnout we can expect in 2020.

Finale Fireworker · May 20, 2019

Since this OP doesn't really include enough information to sustain discussion, and the even is now long over, this topic is closed.

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