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Bradshaw3

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137. Again, can you link to one thread where people said that?

Sun Dec 16, 2018, 03:48 PM

Dec 2018

I would recommend you reread her post here. It calls people out for saying we have to run a "white, young male, etc." Right there on the page. Who has said that, or even implied that? I wait for examples of what you say is "quite a few people" who said we have to run a white man - not that they like someone (who happens to be white), but that it has to be a white person.

I never said we can't talk about race. What we can't do is accuse people of things they aren't saying. I believe the talk of Beto is directly related to the impression he made while running for Senate, not because he's white or young or male. I saw Obama speak when he ran for Senate in the primary and had the same feeling of inspiration from him that I got from Beto.

I don't know if he is the right candidate for 2020, but most of the things being used against him also apply to others, but they get a pass for some reason. Some of us look at the various candidates and have pros and cons about all of them, but apparently some of those candidates won't even get a chance. Again for some reason that hasn't been explained.

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I'm completely sick of "Beto for president" threads. [View all] GaYellowDawg Dec 2018 OP

Use the auto trash by keyword function Kaleva Dec 2018 #1

+1 I have never opened a thread that had "Seth Myers" or "SNL" in the title. But that doesn't mean I violetpastille Dec 2018 #18

If you trash a thread everyone but you can see it. former9thward Dec 2018 #43

I don't block any threads, because inside all of them there are little nuggets of wealth to extract. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #49

I love your attitude. violetpastille Dec 2018 #69

I agree with you both, I never trash threads. dewsgirl Dec 2018 #128

I would have to be here all day every day in order to mine all those nuggets of wealth Kaleva Dec 2018 #96

Yes I understand. violetpastille Dec 2018 #74

... TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #90

Love that song! smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #93

I like the Auto trash feature Kaleva Dec 2018 #97

+1 crazycatlady Dec 2018 #112

I have Franken and several others on my list Kaleva Dec 2018 #117

My list is "HUGH" SoCalDem Dec 2018 #133

+1 apcalc Dec 2018 #2

I like both Beto and Harris. applegrove Dec 2018 #3

It is my opinion that neither Beto or Harris will win in 20. I don't know Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #106

It's December 2018 and you're already sick of threads for particular candidates? manor321 Dec 2018 #4

Yes, because it's a stupid idea. GaYellowDawg Dec 2018 #5

She should have reacted quicker to her staffer. dem4decades Dec 2018 #6

I want to see one. GaYellowDawg Dec 2018 #7

None of the above. And... it is Klobuchar. question everything Dec 2018 #50

Twenty years really? Guppy Dec 2018 #8

Agree and Disagree. I think they are both bright and qualified. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #15

UC Hastings is not a middling Law school Guppy Dec 2018 #16

UC Hastings is ranked #58 amoung law schools. former9thward Dec 2018 #44

You do know Guppy Dec 2018 #47

Kamala's skills wouldn't be wasted? sheshe2 Dec 2018 #29

Beto is a dynamic campaigner. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #33

Harris will have to explain her stand on Civil forfeiture that she promoted while the CA AG question everything Dec 2018 #54

Nobody cares about that outside the libertarian fever swamp BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #131

Guppy, since you have been mentioning it violetpastille Dec 2018 #21

I am chinese Guppy Dec 2018 #32

Thank you for sharing your story. violetpastille Dec 2018 #71

I'm sorry but what are you saying here about Howard University? oberliner Dec 2018 #22

It's nothing special. metroins Dec 2018 #80

Howard has an excellent law school EffieBlack Dec 2018 #28

She went to Berkeley law school which is a very good school Guppy Dec 2018 #36

No, dear - I get it ... EffieBlack Dec 2018 #37

Okay. Guppy Dec 2018 #40

you know , I almost responded seriously.. JHan Dec 2018 #42

Who is she? NewJeffCT Dec 2018 #46

She was Attorney General for CA. Who the hell cares where her law degree came from? pnwmom Dec 2018 #61

Yes, it should be more about Kamala's record than her education. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #107

Which law school did you go to? Autumn Dec 2018 #151

I'm a white male Texan - and I damn well believe we need an black woman on the harumph Dec 2018 #39

Whether you want to admit it Guppy Dec 2018 #41

He's better than most (today) harumph Dec 2018 #53

And that's why we'd need someone who could surpass him in debating skills. pnwmom Dec 2018 #57

Bingo. harumph Dec 2018 #58

sure you don't need an Ivy League school on your resume NewJeffCT Dec 2018 #48

I believe their influence will wane - and rightly so. harumph Dec 2018 #55

Harris was the Attorney General of the largest state in the country. pnwmom Dec 2018 #59

Do you have something against a black woman? MrsCoffee Dec 2018 #30

You don't get it Guppy Dec 2018 #38

Purely anecdotal baloney. MrsCoffee Dec 2018 #51

Obama was on the Law Review at Harvard Law, not Columbia. pnwmom Dec 2018 #56

You keep making the bogus claim that it's not hard to get elected in California... brush Dec 2018 #67

He is an outgoing House member Polybius Dec 2018 #120

Let the primaries run their course. May best candidate win. Sneederbunk Dec 2018 #9

Brown/Klobucher Horizens Dec 2018 #10

This. BlueWI Dec 2018 #23

But Beto has more experience in the federal government than Kamala...? W_HAMILTON Dec 2018 #11

yes six vs two Guppy Dec 2018 #17

Yes, there is EffieBlack Dec 2018 #76

So lets play reality Guppy Dec 2018 #94

"I'm Chinese and I know my race would have zero chance in a national election." BumRushDaShow Dec 2018 #124

Kamala has won multiple state wide elections. As AG and Senator. Beto has won 0 statewide elections TeamPooka Dec 2018 #123

I would say that a Democrat getting within 2% of winning a statewide race in Texas... W_HAMILTON Dec 2018 #125

Your accusation that Senator Harris doesn't do press and interviews is a falsehood. TeamPooka Dec 2018 #139

Your characterization of my "accusation" is the falsehood. W_HAMILTON Dec 2018 #145

please. history is full of people telling black women they're doing it wrong. Whatever it is. TeamPooka Dec 2018 #147

First, if our candidates have to be as smart as Barack Obama, that's a high bar. mahina Dec 2018 #12

I'm completely sick of complaint threads about candidates not preferred by the OP Devil Child Dec 2018 #13

+1000 nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #20

Agreed! True Dough Dec 2018 #34

Years ago there was GD Presidential crazycatlady Dec 2018 #113

The AA vote saved the Dems and we're going to repay them by running a young white guy who lost to NightWatcher Dec 2018 #136

I'm sorry, I must have missed the part where O'Rourke was selected as our nominee Devil Child Dec 2018 #140

We're going to run whoever wins the primary, regardless of color or sex. Chemisse Dec 2018 #144

Another for Team Harris here NightWatcher Dec 2018 #14

That's a good point. Glamrock Dec 2018 #126

Then don't read them. Easy. Nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #19

"I'm sick of the same old "new bright shiny white guy" for president stuff." 912gdm Dec 2018 #24

Meh... Lithos Dec 2018 #25

If it makes you sick then don't read them still_one Dec 2018 #26

i would like to see a chillfactor Dec 2018 #27

He should've mopped the floor with Cruz in the Texas debates - harumph Dec 2018 #31

Debates have very little effect Guppy Dec 2018 #45

Debates have the effect of narrowing the field during the primary harumph Dec 2018 #66

yup, Debates took out Rick Perry, Rubio, and Paul Ryan(in vp debate) JI7 Dec 2018 #75

Texas is still red as hell. Thats absurd. phleshdef Dec 2018 #70

Do you live in Texas? I do - and the cities are mostly blue. harumph Dec 2018 #81

My sister and best friend do. Trump won Texas big in 2016. phleshdef Dec 2018 #85

Stacey Abrams came even closer than Beto to winning her statewide race EffieBlack Dec 2018 #86

No one is stopping you from making those threads. phleshdef Dec 2018 #89

I'm hoping stacey abrams jumps in. great pol and great person Kurt V. Dec 2018 #103

Cruz's number 1 talent is his debating skills Polybius Dec 2018 #121

I have the luxury of time to absorb the capabilities of the prospective candidates Jarqui Dec 2018 #35

You can always not read them. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #52

Beto is my choice so far Jake Stern Dec 2018 #60

her stance on that case was immoral questionseverything Dec 2018 #156

Glad we have a deep bench. zentrum Dec 2018 #62

Well, just hang on. If others agree with you, Beto threads will gradually disappear . . . Journeyman Dec 2018 #63

Kinda early to be eating our own....maybe? Chakaconcarne Dec 2018 #64

Eating our own is a democratic tradition. harumph Dec 2018 #68

If you are going strictly by resume it is Cory Boiker DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #65

Let's Look a Little Further: DoctorJoJo Dec 2018 #72

Well you are gonna be in for a rough year or so. phleshdef Dec 2018 #73

If you don't like him as a presidential candidate camelfan Dec 2018 #77

these discussions are irrelevant as long as dems keep ignoring talk radio certainot Dec 2018 #78

That's a good point. harumph Dec 2018 #84

I'm sick of all the 2020 threads Trumpocalypse Dec 2018 #79

I like Beto well enough. But I plan on supporting Tom Steyer. (eom) StevieM Dec 2018 #82

In 2008 and 2016 proponents of our candidates became exceedingly hostile toward other candidates and Prof.Higgins Dec 2018 #83

Weren't we told it had to be Oprah? left-of-center2012 Dec 2018 #87

Agree TheFarseer Dec 2018 #88

They can all fight it out in the debates, and the winner, as declared by me, will have my vote. earthshine Dec 2018 #91

Kamala Harris is not in Beto's league Awsi Dooger Dec 2018 #92

"Beto has already been through a mini-presidential race and handled it exceptionally well" oberliner Dec 2018 #95

Of course, she's not ... EffieBlack Dec 2018 #100

I'm keeping an open mind, but my initial gut feeling is that nominating Kamala Harris could Midwestern Democrat Dec 2018 #118

IMHO you are a bit too bearish on her chances. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2018 #142

Same here, and not for the same reason you are. GoCubsGo Dec 2018 #98

same here. demmiblue Dec 2018 #102

I don't care if we end up with the child of a Martian who raised a family at Area 51. Vinca Dec 2018 #99

I'm not sick of the "Beto for president" threads ... EffieBlack Dec 2018 #101

Can you link to one of those threads? Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #129

There have been quite few people who have said violetpastille Dec 2018 #132

Again, can you link to one thread where people said that? Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #137

Didn't you say that Effieblack was calling us racists? violetpastille Dec 2018 #138

No I didn't say that but mischaracterizing is what some people do Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #153

Brad violetpastille Dec 2018 #154

Asking people to defend what they write is not "going after them" Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #158

Actually I have seen people say that our candidate would be more likely to win if it's a white male. Chemisse Dec 2018 #148

I would agree with most of that Bradshaw3 Dec 2018 #152

I think our pool for 2016 was limited because of Clinton's perceived inevitability. Chemisse Dec 2018 #155

i agree.. i think its unfair to him all this prez talk. I cant see him go toe to toe with.. samnsara Dec 2018 #104

Whether Beto is the right choice for president or not, watoos Dec 2018 #105

A lot of Texans voted for him , that says something. Lets hear him out. pwb Dec 2018 #108

Are you suggesting the Democratic presidential primary should be democratic?! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #109

That would be nice. pwb Dec 2018 #110

Absolutely, people should decide who our candidate will be, not organizations, corporations, PACs InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2018 #114

It's way too early to settle on a nominee. Like putting up Xmas decorations in August. n/t elocs Dec 2018 #111

Let them run, and let them fight. dalton99a Dec 2018 #115

People are going to speculate and have preferences Bettie Dec 2018 #116

I hear ya! I try to ignore them. They're all motivated by extreme disappointment... NurseJackie Dec 2018 #119

Click the X. Iggo Dec 2018 #122

If you're already tired of them, you're REALLY gonna be miserable for the next year. bearsfootball516 Dec 2018 #127

Womp womp BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #130

Beto 2020. ;) Adrahil Dec 2018 #134

Harris puts on a good show. roody Dec 2018 #135

My 2 bits: northoftheborder Dec 2018 #141

Pretty sick of reading threads that MrGrieves Dec 2018 #143

Oh, the irony ... EffieBlack Dec 2018 #146

I like Beto but it is early Gothmog Dec 2018 #149

Wait until the debates before making up your mind... cynatnite Dec 2018 #150

Oh, it's straight ticket Democratic candidates for me. GaYellowDawg Dec 2018 #157