Official 2020 US Election: Democratic Party Discussion

[DarthMetalliCube]

uran10 said:

Vinther1991 said:
So Warren drops out but Tulsi Gabbard is still in the race. What exactly is the point for Gabbard to stay in the race other than taking votes from Bernie?

I don't know, but I don't mind in all honesty. I've got my own theory and I'm just sitting back and seeing how things unfold, especially since I can tell you for a fact a lot of Tulsi supporters who are 100% with Tulsi now will stay home otherwise. That subset may not be that large in general but I feel like those left with her now just happens to be that set and they consist more of Independents who are watching things like assange more than anything. Let's just say I've seen some interactions and Bernie's mild pushing of Russia gate, refusing to call out certain people's corruption because they're his friend have turned a lot of them off of him and Tulsi has gained respect with them. So yea, I think those Tulsi supporters who have bernie as their 2nd choice who want a progressive win have already switched more or less.

The reasoning is probably largely just to stick it to the establishment at this point, but it's also I feel important that her voice is heard, as she's saying some things that even Bernie isn't touching on when it comes to her anti-war/interventionalist stances and things like the (what I feel to be unjust) Assange imprisonment.

I'd say she should just join in supporting Bernie but again, I'd like to at least see how her inevitable increase in exposure hashes out first, now that she's occupying a far less crowded field of only 3 candidates (and might actually even make a debate). But yeah, I wouldn't worry too much about Tulsi holding back a significant portion of voters from Bernie. While they're definitely adjacent, her supporters are probably the most diverse in political factions - from Democrat to libertarian, independent, even some republicans and right-leaning folks who aren't too keen on Trump. This, coupled with the fact that we're a pretty small faction of voters anyway, probably doesn't mean much for Bernie whether she stays in or decides to back him. So yeah, many would probably either stay at home or write someone in anyway if she exits.

Last edited by DarthMetalliCube - on 06 March 2020