Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumHenry Louis Gates Jr. On Mike Bloomberg
"But, I mean, Im going to vote for whatever Democrat emerges. I want to say this right, because I havent said this to anybody: Among all the candidates, the person who I believe could stand toe-to-toe, strongest and longest with Donald Trump is Mike Bloomberg."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/03/magazine/henry-louis-gates-jr-interview.html
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Movbez4
(34 posts)Bloomberg is the best option, especially if he selects a person of color or a female as his running mate.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
honest.abe
(8,585 posts)Either of those would be formidable.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)I love Kamala Harris but I worry about taking her out of the senate.
But that's also brilliant.
So many choices and possibilities.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
honest.abe
(8,585 posts)plus the gender/race bonus. Could be a big winner.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)I know they are bombarded with ideas and suggestions, but maybe other people are thinking like you are. It couldn't hurt.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
honest.abe
(8,585 posts)Which they might leak out to help calm the fears some might have with a potential Bloomberg Presidency.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)IMO you are hitting it out of the park.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tblue37
(65,128 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
honest.abe
(8,585 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tblue37
(65,128 posts)didn't notice what it had done to Abrams.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)That's pure genius.
Don't know if she'd do it, though.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
denem
(11,045 posts)Michelle (no doubt) has had more than enough of the White House, but so much of IQ45's presidency has been about earning the Obama legacy, she might just go for it. 2024 is a twofer - first black woman president.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,096 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Malmsy
(297 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Malmsy
(297 posts)in the media.
He's promoting Bloomberg.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Jedi Guy
(3,173 posts)He didn't weigh in on anything related to social justice. His comment was purely, "Of all the candidates, I think Bloomberg is best equipped to slug it out with Trump." That speaks more to how Bloomberg would handle Trump's lies, slanders, and bullying than anything about the issues.
Remember how Trump hovered behind Hillary at the debate? He deliberately put himself in her space as a power move. That's just who he is and what he does. Gates believes Bloomberg is a better counter-puncher, that's all. And given Bloomberg's go-for-the-jugular ads against Trump, it's hard to disagree with Gates' assessment.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Malmsy
(297 posts)That's why I'm disappointed, and that's my opinion.
Namaste.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Jedi Guy
(3,173 posts)In any political race, there'll be a fair bit of mudslinging and more than a few negative ads. Trump takes it all to the lowest level it can go, just like everything else with him. He doesn't sling mud, he slings shit. His ads aren't just negative, they're riddled with bullshit. Trump also has a tremendous war chest, which is another consideration.
Bloomberg has largely already taken the fight to Dolt 45, and can match him dollar-for-dollar in campaign spending, all without a penny from a donor. That sort of ability is not to be despised. Is he my preferred candidate? Nope. Is this a normal election cycle? Also nope.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Zolorp
(1,115 posts)He's right. If we truly want to win, Bloomberg is the right nominee.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(50,867 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Mike isn't in the primaries yet....
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
redqueen
(115,096 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
lunasun
(21,646 posts)None of the suspects' DNA matched the DNA collected from the crime scene (two semen samples that both belonged to one unidentified man)
No substantive physical evidence connected any of the five teenagers to the crime and years later a person serving a life sentence for rape matched the DNA and confessed he did it alone was my understanding . The biggest evidence was forced confessions
Saying well if the courts ruled that way we have to accept it ?
And go read about it yourself is not a good answer imo
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided