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calguy

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41. Let her run. Let 'em ALL run.

Sun Feb 3, 2019, 02:58 PM

Feb 2019

With California moving its primary up this time, most of the vanity candidates and also rans will be long gone. After California only the heavyweights will be left. Then it gets serious.

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Dem. Presidential Candidate Calls for $100B in Slavery Reparations [View all] G_j Feb 2019 OP

Ignoring this issue for the moment, this woman is an incredible flake. One must wonder who hlthe2b Feb 2019 #1

What makes her an incredible flake? I've never heard of her till now but she sounded intelligent Autumn Feb 2019 #2

Where is she getting her money for a campaign? Is it denominated in rubles? PSPS Feb 2019 #4

What money? brooklynite Feb 2019 #7

She is a very, very successful author and motivational speaker obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #24

I never heard of her but, really? "I'm a nice person, my mother loves me, make me president!!!11!" PSPS Feb 2019 #27

We have the largest and most diverse pool of Democrats G_j Feb 2019 #5

We are in an arms race for attention. Zoonart Feb 2019 #32

LOL. Gee! What sterling credentials govern a country!!11!! PSPS Feb 2019 #3

Apparently, you and I are the only ones posting who know anything about her. Oh, boy... hlthe2b Feb 2019 #6

Since she's running as a Democrat maybe the rest of us will learn what you already know. Autumn Feb 2019 #11

It's an easy lesson: "President is not an entry level position." PSPS Feb 2019 #12

Exactly... n/t hlthe2b Feb 2019 #14

I think that career politicians are one of our many problems we have. Autumn Feb 2019 #15

Gee, that's what the Trump supporters said, too. No qualifications, relevent experience needed. hlthe2b Feb 2019 #16

Well that just adds so much to the fucking conversation. Autumn Feb 2019 #17

Since you like the word "fucking", I want a FUCKING COMPETENT PRESIDENT, not a new age spiritualist hlthe2b Feb 2019 #22

+ struggle4progress Feb 2019 #34

Stay tuned, you are gonna continue to hear this NONSENSE. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #26

LOL. Yes, we'll surely look back at this period as truly halcyon times!!11!! PSPS Feb 2019 #18

You might. The rest of us won't. nt Autumn Feb 2019 #19

Then why promote repeating the same mistake of elevating an unqualified candidate? PSPS Feb 2019 #21

Because that what a primary is for. And I don't know that she's an unqualified candidate Autumn Feb 2019 #23

No prior governing experience equals unqualified to be president. The end. PSPS Feb 2019 #25

The career politicians at least have a functional capacity to understand how the system works Trenzalore Feb 2019 #42

Yeah it's all worked out so well. She has no chance of winning but I'm not afraid of hearing what Autumn Feb 2019 #46

She ran for Congress in 2014, in the district Rep. Ted Lieu serves currently RHMerriman Feb 2019 #30

+1000 happybird Feb 2019 #45

Laughable. DavidDvorkin Feb 2019 #9

Reparations are long overdue, but Williamson is pretty nutty. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #8

And it is not nearly enough and it has to include NA and JA. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #28

never going to happen. Mosby Feb 2019 #33

Of course not...Patriots will probably win too, life is not fair. HATE calling them patriots Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #40

There is definitely a serious discussion about reparations this country should have. Centering this WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #10

She seems to support a lot of progressive ideas MyNameGoesHere Feb 2019 #13

I think she just supports selling her books. After all, she's a "best-selling author." PSPS Feb 2019 #20

You're right MyNameGoesHere Feb 2019 #36

It'll be interesting if any of the Dem candidates have their teams do oppo research on her. octoberlib Feb 2019 #39

I doubt she polls above 1% Trenzalore Feb 2019 #43

Anyone fighting for "free" this or that... WeekiWater Feb 2019 #29

Many Americans take no responsibility for systemic racism. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #31

"Since I've decided to become a politician, I thought being President would be a good start" struggle4progress Feb 2019 #35

It's really arrogant. What are her views on foreign policy, everybody holding hands octoberlib Feb 2019 #37

Well that's controversial, to say the least... BN1914 Feb 2019 #38

Let her run. Let 'em ALL run. calguy Feb 2019 #41

WTF? She has zero chance. MineralMan Feb 2019 #44

Is she still affiliated with this group? lapucelle Feb 2019 #47