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KY_EnviroGuy

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91. CTyankee, good luck with your research and please keep us posted.

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 05:00 PM

Jan 2019

I've been on Sen. Harris' email list for a long time and appreciate her efforts to help Democrats get elected in the mid-terms and I also like her openness. She seems to be very intelligent and a good orator willing to face the hardest of challengers. I'm just delighted we have her along with several others with these important characteristics!

One of my hopes for the 2020 election is that we don't get distracted by every detail of a candidate's past record serving in local and state offices. Right-wing media will try to bait us with a barrage of those items, along with any crazy little thing they did in their youth.

People serving in any public office have an obligation to carry forward their constituent's desires for their government, and those of us that are several states away should not criticize them being faithful to that obligation.

I hope all our candidates issue policy papers outlining their views on a wide variety of issues so we can make rational decisions going forward.

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I've been reading up on Kamala Harris.... [View all] CTyankee Jan 2019 OP

I'm putting all of my activities on hold until we hear from you again bigtree Jan 2019 #1

You do that... CTyankee Jan 2019 #4

Ah, I see it's time to start eating our own! bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #2

This is what primaries are about question everything Jan 2019 #64

Not pure enough? BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #3

I didn't say that... CTyankee Jan 2019 #7

Well let us know what you find out. BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #11

Why don't you quietly find out more athena Jan 2019 #17

Oh, come on! It's fair to do some research because we have so many people running or about CTyankee Jan 2019 #24

Do your research quietly. athena Jan 2019 #30

well, obviously if we run primaries we have to weigh what it is we like about our candidates and CTyankee Jan 2019 #47

But you haven't posted any facts! athena Jan 2019 #50

Does that rule apply to everyone here? Bradshaw3 Jan 2019 #57

It does. athena Jan 2019 #67

I can tell you are not here 24/7. Polly Hennessey Jan 2019 #79

+1 question everything Jan 2019 #103

Gee wiz, why would someone discuss a political topic on a political discussion forum. progressoid Jan 2019 #115

Yep...if this was my place this shit would be stopped THIS INSTANT Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #101

It ain't so you will have to deal with discussion. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2019 #112

Shh. That only applies to certain people Heddi Jan 2019 #118

I like her Dem2 Jan 2019 #5

That was totally predictable. athena Jan 2019 #6

I'm not attacking her. CTyankee Jan 2019 #10

Sure. People didn't attack HRC, either. athena Jan 2019 #14

Well, I didn't. The moment she won in the primaries and became our candidate I was in full support CTyankee Jan 2019 #32

Do you remember how fiercely she was attacked here during the primaries? athena Jan 2019 #34

I have one very practical reason for reading up on her: we can be prepared for what the Trump CTyankee Jan 2019 #41

oh fuck I thought it was all the Russians' fault, or Jill Stein. shanny Jan 2019 #55

It would be convenient if the Perpetually Pouting Purity Brigade could absolve themselves Maru Kitteh Jan 2019 #69

You rock !! n/t Apollyonus Jan 2019 #90

+1 Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #78

They had very clever, tempered ways of attacking her to make it seem like not outright Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #102

Enjoy Trumps second term.. HipChick Jan 2019 #16

Correct .. sadly n/t Apollyonus Jan 2019 #99

That's a fair point PatSeg Jan 2019 #28

What exactly is wrong with Harris? athena Jan 2019 #38

Oh, I have nothing against her PatSeg Jan 2019 #100

Stop bashing Senator Harris trueblue2007 Jan 2019 #66

We learned the lesson of 2016, the 2016 Senate that is Amishman Jan 2019 #46

It can be disappointing to find out everyone is human. LanternWaste Jan 2019 #8

She was a prosecutor Bettie Jan 2019 #9

Of course. I always do. CTyankee Jan 2019 #12

It's just so important this time! Bettie Jan 2019 #18

I know how you feel. CTyankee Jan 2019 #20

This... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #13

We need what the Brits have. Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2019 #15

Everyone is so sick of Trump we can't wait to see him gone... CTyankee Jan 2019 #19

I think their general election campaigns are just 10 weeks BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #22

What is their population and land mass WeekiWater Jan 2019 #29

Makes zero difference BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #37

Face to face is huge. WeekiWater Jan 2019 #49

LOL BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #52

I get that being offensive is your primary goal. WeekiWater Jan 2019 #73

Face to face is meaningless in a GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN. BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #75

Your offensive tone is having limited impact. WeekiWater Jan 2019 #77

Wow, you should really work on a campaign BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #82

You know, I actually totally agree with the Codeine Jan 2019 #116

Yes...this. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #35

What is the problem? yardwork Jan 2019 #21

Good point. It was a very complimentary article. athena Jan 2019 #25

I was wondering the same thing NastyRiffraff Jan 2019 #31

I might have read it elsewhere and linked to the LAT article by mistake... CTyankee Jan 2019 #36

What did you read that made you have doubts? athena Jan 2019 #39

I'm sorry...I really think I got confused and posted the wrong article... CTyankee Jan 2019 #44

Maybe it was this NYT opinion piece? BeyondGeography Jan 2019 #53

That might be the one but I've already thrown out that day's paper... CTyankee Jan 2019 #60

I think the NYT article was what you were looking for DFW Jan 2019 #80

Thanks, DFW, that sounds like the one I read.... CTyankee Jan 2019 #93

If we don't confront things like this now, the Republicans and the Russians will reminds us later DFW Jan 2019 #97

Now that I've seen the NYT editorial, I have some concerns. yardwork Jan 2019 #113

Aha! This was what my son was referencing. yardwork Jan 2019 #111

I agree. I don't see the problem with the article. geardaddy Jan 2019 #40

I'm big on Harris. WeekiWater Jan 2019 #23

Or if Biden were female. athena Jan 2019 #27

I'm on HOLD! elleng Jan 2019 #26

Nothing wrong with that at all BannonsLiver Jan 2019 #33

I'm with you. Scruffy1 Jan 2019 #43

Some peeps in Socal and particularly in the San Diego area miyazaki Jan 2019 #42

I don't recall that name coming up in the article I read. CTyankee Jan 2019 #45

Oh, ffs. athena Jan 2019 #48

If we judged all of our candidates on one thing we didn't agree with in his/her career.... George II Jan 2019 #72

IMO, you better get used to her... FrankBooth Jan 2019 #51

I honestly don't know why you are so upset with me. CTyankee Jan 2019 #54

Upset? FrankBooth Jan 2019 #58

There are some ugly attacks on you in this thread. demmiblue Jan 2019 #59

thanks demmi. We dems can't bury our heads in the sand. I know we're all upset with Trump CTyankee Jan 2019 #65

This tweet by Lawrence O'Donnell from this a.m. is food for thought (for any candidate): demmiblue Jan 2019 #76

because of the way your worded your post. You should delete this whole thread. trueblue2007 Jan 2019 #63

Surprised they did not mention her support of Civil forfeiture question everything Jan 2019 #56

She's human? Cary Jan 2019 #61

the way your post is worded .... sounds like my sister who is a GOP. trueblue2007 Jan 2019 #62

No, I WANT a woman president in my lifetime. CTyankee Jan 2019 #71

Concern Noted! jcgoldie Jan 2019 #68

I remember the lab employee WhiteTara Jan 2019 #70

I think we should all wait until we see who is going to wind up deciding to be a candidate.... George II Jan 2019 #74

Yikes! How about supporting one's preferred candidate, or explaining why they are the better choice? Freethinker65 Jan 2019 #81

i think that is a good idea. CTyankee Jan 2019 #83

I have hinky feelings Faux pas Jan 2019 #84

Stay the course, CT Yankee. Polly Hennessey Jan 2019 #85

DU was enormously pissed off at Gillibrand after the Franken thing and perhaps rightly so. CTyankee Jan 2019 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author apcalc Jan 2019 #86

I am sooooo concerned Apollyonus Jan 2019 #88

The more I read my support for her grows stronger apcalc Jan 2019 #89

CTyankee, good luck with your research and please keep us posted. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #91

The same people saying "Don't bash Harris or Dems" are the loudest against Gabbard. Decoy of Fenris Jan 2019 #92

I didn't know she's from Oakland wryter2000 Jan 2019 #94

Disappointing Post ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #95

Smear season started earlier than I thought it would... Blue_Tires Jan 2019 #96

How is what I posted a "smear"? I thought we were now evaluating the relative merits of our CTyankee Jan 2019 #106

Way to go listing out your reservations!!!!! tenderfoot Jan 2019 #98

Your advice is excellent. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #104

I never thought I would have to justify my research into the Dem.candidates before the primaries CTyankee Jan 2019 #105

If we cannot openly discuss issues on a DISCUSSION BOARD, guillaumeb Jan 2019 #107

im sure there is plenty of info out there MFM008 Jan 2019 #108

LA Times is pay walled KWR65 Jan 2019 #109

Sorry, it wasn't what I meant to post anyway...it was a NYT article, but that is probably CTyankee Jan 2019 #110

I would read some of the comments on the NYT article, specifically the ones posted by other lawyers octoberlib Jan 2019 #117

There's no one as pure as Obama is, the rest are all going to hell!!! /sarcasm uponit7771 Jan 2019 #114