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

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Tue Jan 22, 2019, 07:49 PM

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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