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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
"The Prevent Defense" is often not "the safe bet" that people make it out to be
And there is real risk present when a political party enshrines caution and throws boldness to the winds.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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"The Prevent Defense" is often not "the safe bet" that people make it out to be (Original Post)
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2020
OP
Exactly - three times in the last twenty years the "safe" candidate has lost
Blues Heron
Feb 2020
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Blues Heron
(5,898 posts)1. Exactly - three times in the last twenty years the "safe" candidate has lost
Gore, Kerry, and Clinton. Let's not make that mistake again.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LeftTurn3623
(628 posts)3. and Biden would be the weakest of those 3 mention
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
hedda_foil
(16,368 posts)2. Absolutely!
Positively. Absolutely positively irrefutably true.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,096 posts)4. K&R nt
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
redqueen
(115,096 posts)5. Saw this on Twitter, thought I'd share it here.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Tom Rinaldo
(22,911 posts)6. We live in restless times, each year more so.
Obama represented change, the others much less so. I think Joe Biden is a good man and if he gets the nomination I will fight like hell for him. But I fear he is to our side this year what Jeb Bush was for Republicans in 2016; the well groomed"safe choice".
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden