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FSogol

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16. There is an entire (too long) process to help us choose our next leader.

Reply to Bucky (Reply #14)

Sat Dec 15, 2018, 09:59 AM

Dec 2018

Deciding who it should be 2 years in advance is folly. Wait and see how people campaign, how their campaigns take off, and what they say about issues and events. Finding your one true love this early is ridiculous. True leaders and good candidates will rise. Personality cults and "only he/she can save us" thinking corrupts the process.

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Emerson Dem primary poll a bit different from CNN [View all] Yosemito Dec 2018 OP

i would fall into the Someone Else category Sherman A1 Dec 2018 #1

ADAM SCHIFF is my some one else for POTUS. democratisphere Dec 2018 #2

I like Schiff, but he has not indicated an interest. nt tblue37 Dec 2018 #4

ADAM SCHIFF is busy trying to rid our country of the scourge that is drumpf. democratisphere Dec 2018 #5

Mine too! Schiff is so great -- eloquent and calm. ananda Dec 2018 #15

At this stage it is just name recognition and media coverage. Remember Joementum? tblue37 Dec 2018 #3

Exactly. These polls aren't worth the energy to type them out. n/t FSogol Dec 2018 #7

The Emerson poll only included those six options oberliner Dec 2018 #6

Maths! There are 7 options. FSogol Dec 2018 #8

"On the Democratic side, six candidates were presented to likely primary voters..." oberliner Dec 2018 #10

Since "other" is listed, there are 7. Hilarious that you are arguing that 7 is really 6. FSogol Dec 2018 #12

There were six options listed in the poll. oberliner Dec 2018 #18

I'm a someone else JustAnotherGen Dec 2018 #9

I HATE polls Crazyleftie Dec 2018 #11

These polls exist to divide the Democrats. They are best ignored. FSogol Dec 2018 #13

People are concerned about the future and want a real leader. Nothing wrong with polls Bucky Dec 2018 #14

There is an entire (too long) process to help us choose our next leader. FSogol Dec 2018 #16

I agree waiting for a savior is bad Bucky Dec 2018 #17