Democratic Primaries

irisblue

(37,926 posts) Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:17 PM Jun 2019

Hickenloopet People, help me out

Annie Linskey (@AnnieLinskey) Tweeted:
Hickenlooper: "You don't do big things with big government."

Link to tweet

Um, was this said today in Iowa? I can't get the Des Moines Register to load so I can listen to the speech?

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

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Hickenloopet People, help me out (Original Post) irisblue Jun 2019 OP

he has no chance of being the nominee JI7 Jun 2019 #1

Very Soxfan58 Jun 2019 #2

Tell that to FDR CanonRay Jun 2019 #3

At 3:00 dalton99a Jun 2019 #4

Sounds like he's bought into Reagan-era framing. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #5

Hickenlooper is the only 'big name' Senate turn-down I am actually happy about Celerity Jun 2019 #6

He was iffy for me b/c of his tightness w/ John Kasich irisblue Jun 2019 #7

JI7

(93,906 posts)

1. he has no chance of being the nominee

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:18 PM

Jun 2019

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

Soxfan58

(3,537 posts)

2. Very

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:46 PM

Jun 2019

Reaganesque

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

CanonRay

(16,273 posts)

3. Tell that to FDR

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:51 PM

Jun 2019

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

dalton99a

(95,298 posts)

4. At 3:00

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 07:57 PM

Jun 2019

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/media/cinematic/video/1403713001/full-speech-john-hickenlooper-at-the-iowa-democrats-hall-of-fame-event/
Full speech: John Hickenlooper at the Iowa Democrat's Hall of Fame event

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

Turin_C3PO

(16,385 posts)

5. Sounds like he's bought into Reagan-era framing.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 08:01 PM

Jun 2019

I like him okay but he demonizes government way too often.

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

Celerity

(54,884 posts)

6. Hickenlooper is the only 'big name' Senate turn-down I am actually happy about

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 08:06 PM

Jun 2019

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

irisblue

(37,926 posts)

7. He was iffy for me b/c of his tightness w/ John Kasich

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 08:36 PM

Jun 2019

But missing the WW1, the NewDeal, rural electrification, interstate highways, beating the Nazis, the internet, space exploration, social security, medicare, the civil rights act, voting rights acts, US Marshalls in Little Rock.
Wow that isn't just Reganesque, that is trump level ingorance of our history and people.

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

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