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Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts) Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:14 PM Mar 2019

Beto O'Rourke Supported The Death Penalty As Recently As 2 Years Ago

This is great news. Glad to see Beto embracing progressive views and moving left. It definitely makes him a stronger candidates in the eyes of the base.

[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beto-orourke-death-penalty-police-officer-bill_n_5c92ee33e4b08c4fec342783|]

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

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Beto O'Rourke Supported The Death Penalty As Recently As 2 Years Ago (Original Post) Power 2 the People Mar 2019 OP

I greatly respect people who evolve on issues. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #1

Me too. Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #11

+1000 Peacetrain Mar 2019 #13

what kind of weather vane is this guy? Blues Heron Mar 2019 #2

A majority of people haven't figured it out. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #8

better late than never Blues Heron Mar 2019 #12

As a young punk I supported the death penalty. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #14

Yeah, well anyone making DP a litmus test... MH1 Mar 2019 #3

Ann Richards oversaw 50 executions as Texas governor dalton99a Mar 2019 #4

I sure do miss Ann Richards. She was brilliant. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #10

He also wanted to demolish a poor neighborhood to build a Walmart. Tipperary Mar 2019 #5

So did I. People grow up. Views change. What's the big deal? SKKY Mar 2019 #6

How many innocent people have been killed by assault rifles in the U.S.? dalton99a Mar 2019 #7

A the moment Beto is my number two pick. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #9

What's his stance now and is there any reason to not believe his current stance? Sapient Donkey Mar 2019 #15

WeekiWater

(3,259 posts)

1. I greatly respect people who evolve on issues.

Reply to Power 2 the People (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:17 PM

Mar 2019

I know I have over the years.

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

Power 2 the People

(2,437 posts)

11. Me too.

Reply to WeekiWater (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:37 PM

Mar 2019

Well said.

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

Peacetrain

(22,870 posts)

13. +1000

Reply to WeekiWater (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:45 PM

Mar 2019

Could not agree more... when people stop and re-examine positions and turn for the better way...they have my greatest respect..

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

Blues Heron

(5,926 posts)

2. what kind of weather vane is this guy?

Reply to Power 2 the People (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:18 PM

Mar 2019

how could you not have that figured out at an early age.

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

WeekiWater

(3,259 posts)

8. A majority of people haven't figured it out.

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:26 PM

Mar 2019

Seems Beto has.

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

Blues Heron

(5,926 posts)

12. better late than never

Reply to WeekiWater (Reply #8)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:42 PM

Mar 2019

You're right about the majority

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

WeekiWater

(3,259 posts)

14. As a young punk I supported the death penalty.

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #12)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:46 PM

Mar 2019

I am now strongly opposed to it. In every single case. I don't care about certainty of guilt or anything else. I regret that I ever supported it.

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

MH1

(17,573 posts)

3. Yeah, well anyone making DP a litmus test...

Reply to Power 2 the People (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:18 PM

Mar 2019

... IMO is out of touch with the electorate.

I am opposed to the DP on principle but learned a long time ago not to base my vote on it.

I am happy if Beto has moved on this but just wait for the Willie Horton ad. (That one worked, remember?)

It is annoying that the rest of the electorate doesn't hold the progressive views that I do. But it's even more annoying to have Trump as President.

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

dalton99a

(81,371 posts)

4. Ann Richards oversaw 50 executions as Texas governor

Reply to Power 2 the People (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:18 PM

Mar 2019

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

comradebillyboy

(10,128 posts)

10. I sure do miss Ann Richards. She was brilliant.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:28 PM

Mar 2019

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

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

5. He also wanted to demolish a poor neighborhood to build a Walmart.

Reply to Power 2 the People (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:19 PM

Mar 2019

Thanks to the recession, it never happened, but he was all for it.

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

SKKY

(11,790 posts)

6. So did I. People grow up. Views change. What's the big deal?

Reply to Power 2 the People (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:20 PM

Mar 2019

We used to bash Bush for, as Colbert put it, "...believing the same thing on Wednesday that he did on Monday, no matter what happened on Tuesday." Are we now bashing Progressives/Liberals for NOT being like that?

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