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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Veterans Group Issues Joint Endorsement Of Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders
The progressive group Common Defense pointed to the presidential hopefuls’ support for ending the “forever war.”https://www.huffpost.com/entry/common-defense-veterans-elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-2020_n_5e41cadcc5b6bb0ffc16eb5a
Somewhat perplexing endorsement, IMO, but in accordance with their reasoning.
What too many refuse to acknowledge is that Warren and Klobuchar are actually closer to each other than Warren is to Sanders and than Klobuchar is to Biden.
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The group cited the two senators’ decision to sign its pledge to “end the Forever War.” The pledge calls for Congress to re-assert its authority over U.S. foreign policy and take measures to bring the country’s open-ended conflicts to a close, particularly in the Middle East. The group said the other major contenders in the Democratic presidential primary ― former Vice President Joe Biden; former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) ― have not signed the pledge or met with the group’s activists to discuss it.
“Both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have campaigned extensively and unapologetically on bringing our fellow troops home, and have stood up for the majority of veterans despite the skepticism and smears of the hawkish foreign policy establishment and the political media who have too often been uncritical cheerleaders of these failed wars we were sent to fight,” the group said in a statement.
Common Defense also said it was looking for presidential candidates who have a plan to enact “Medicare for All” and a Green New Deal.
Common Defense is distinct from other Democratic Party-aligned veterans groups, like VoteVets, in that it unabashedly supports the party’s progressive wing. VoteVets has endorsed Buttigieg and is blanketing the airwaves in early states with ads promoting his candidacy. ...
The group cited the two senators’ decision to sign its pledge to “end the Forever War.” The pledge calls for Congress to re-assert its authority over U.S. foreign policy and take measures to bring the country’s open-ended conflicts to a close, particularly in the Middle East. The group said the other major contenders in the Democratic presidential primary ― former Vice President Joe Biden; former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) ― have not signed the pledge or met with the group’s activists to discuss it.
“Both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have campaigned extensively and unapologetically on bringing our fellow troops home, and have stood up for the majority of veterans despite the skepticism and smears of the hawkish foreign policy establishment and the political media who have too often been uncritical cheerleaders of these failed wars we were sent to fight,” the group said in a statement.
Common Defense also said it was looking for presidential candidates who have a plan to enact “Medicare for All” and a Green New Deal.
Common Defense is distinct from other Democratic Party-aligned veterans groups, like VoteVets, in that it unabashedly supports the party’s progressive wing. VoteVets has endorsed Buttigieg and is blanketing the airwaves in early states with ads promoting his candidacy. ...
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I personally have trust issues wrt Sanders, and I do NOT like his surrogates at all. Then there are his health issues, which ARE REAL concerns, despite those who remain in denial about them.
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
