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In reply to the discussion: May I acknowledge a DUer [View all]
emulatorloo
(46,155 posts)from legitimate criticism. I am going to advise you as I have advised others. Develop a thicker skin and understand that this certain politician you are so overprotective of is out of free passes.
He will be vetted just as every candidate who runs in the 2020 primary will be vetted.
There are questions that will need to be answered if he decides to pursue a 2020 run. They won’t just be coming from DU’ers.
He will be vetted by the press, he will be vetted by the primary candidates who run against him.
He will have to answer difficult questions about his hot takes about the “economic anxiety” of Trump voters. As you know, the Democrat won voters who were most concerned about the economy. While voters most concerned about “immigration” and “terrorism” voted for Trump.
He will have to answer to his inability to produce concrete ways to implement his policy goals.
He will have to answer to his dismissal of the importance of civil rights which he falsely labels “identity politics.”
He will have to answer to his gaffes and other stupid shit he says, like blaming HRC for not stopping Russian Bots and his constantly shifting explainations of when he knew Putin’s crowd was promoting him.
He will need to explain his vote against the Magnitsky Act and Russian Sanctions in a more coherent way than “because reasons”
He will need to explain his sketchy voting record on gun control without dog whistles of
“Vermont vs Chicago.”
He will have to explain why Our Revolution was set up in such a way that there is zero transparency about the donors.
He will need to explain the poor track record of Our Revolutions endorsements.
He will need to explain why Nina Turner wants to endorse Republicans, and why Jeff Weaver dismissed Mueller’s indictment of Russian trolls.
He will need to explain why he used our donations to pay Levi, Jane, and Carolina’s salaries to work on his 2016 campaign.
He will need to explain how much money in kickbacks Jane made through her media buying company.
He will need to explain his relationship to Old Towne Media.
He will need to release his tax returns.
He will need to explain why he did not denounce the support he received in 2026 from Karl Rove’s superpac, American Crossroads.
I have only scratched the surface.
In my humble opinion it is better for you to start coming up with reasonable answers to those questions, rather than smearing Effie and her family.
Of course your mileage may vary.
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