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March 2, 2020

YES. What you said, she!

March 2, 2020

Yeah! He'll be able to add to his resume. And rather impressively, too, I'll bet.

I see a HUGE talent pool among the Democratic candidates we've had, all season. A Cabinet full of talent, if ya really wanna know.

March 2, 2020

And I couldn't be happier! He ran a VERY impressive first-timer campaign.

He acquitted himself with class, intelligence, and lots of thoughtful responses to the many questions that came his way.

He made a spectacular debut. I hope he'll be back. He'll be the leader, next time.

March 2, 2020

Welcome to DU, SiliconValley_Dem!

Thank you for that! I plan to kick in a little bit more, also.

Every little bit helps!

March 2, 2020

I did too.

And I'm feeling more encouraged right now.

March 2, 2020

Welcome to DU, zak247!

I hope it helps Biden, frankly.

I think if we're going to woo the other parts of the country than just the bright blue ones, we're gonna have to steer a little more to the middle than out farther left.

I lean farther left myself, but I'm also practical. And we have to be practical to win this. I can still remember McGovern, and all the young people with sky-high ideals and stars in their eyes who felt ignited by George McGovern. They fell in love. Hard. And he took them and all the rest of us Dems straight off a cliff. McGovern lost 49 states. FORTY-NINE! Didn't even carry his own state. It was Massachusetts plus the District of Columbia, and that was all. And no combination of those two got anywhere near 270 electoral votes.

I never fall in love with a politician. I don't think one is supposed to do that.

This is harsh reality, not romance.

And love fades.

March 2, 2020

He'll be back.

The best thing he has going for him, among MANY good things, is TIME. He’s still young. He’s got a long runway ahead of him.

He’s also got plenty of time to connect in a meaningful way with black voters. And by the time he considers another run, the other thing that may make some voters hesitate, “the gay,” will have faded even more than it already has, and even people who might be bothered by that will be even smaller than the level to which it’s already fallen.

He’s not over, by any stretch of the imagination. We’ll hear him again. And I look forward to that.

He ran a campaign as decent as he himself is. That was noticed and deeply appreciated. And he’ll be a party leader, and a future leader of/for ALL America.

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About calimary

Female. Retired. Wife-Mom-Grandma. Approx. 30 years in broadcasting, at least 20 of those in news biz. Taurus. Loves chocolate - preferably without nuts or cocoanut. Animal lover. Rock-hound from pre-school age. Proud Democrat for life. Ardent environmentalist and pro-choicer. Hoping to use my skills set for the greater good. Still married to the same guy for 40+ years. Probably because he's a proud Democrat, too. Penmanship absolutely stinks, so I'm glad I'm a fast typist! I will always love Hillary and she will always be my President.
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