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herding cats

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15. We had so many candidates.
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 09:21 PM
Jun 2020

Just my opinion. My first, second and third dream choices going in were obviously not going to be the top pick. Which I'm fine with in the end of this cycle. I may have slipped them some cash, but even I knew they'd end up fading before my eyes. We had a massive field of amazing talent this round.

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Personally, his stand against Al Franken eliminated him for me from the beginning. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #1
why didn't anyone do better in the primaries Skittles Jun 2020 #2
This, right heee. n/t ms liberty Jun 2020 #7
That's right nt Adelante Jun 2020 #9
Yeah, we only need one candidate.. that's Democracy for ya. Cha Jun 2020 #12
yes Skittles Jun 2020 #13
Especially when the magats do everything possible to Suppress Votes. Cha Jun 2020 #18
and Russia helps them Skittles Jun 2020 #19
vegan handmade34 Jun 2020 #3
Seems like he miscalculated in some of his attacks. nt R B Garr Jun 2020 #4
Dunno, waiting to see what DUers say; elleng Jun 2020 #5
Same reason Harris, Beto, Buttigieg, and many others didn't do well JI7 Jun 2020 #6
I think the race would have been different with covid Skittles Jun 2020 #8
His campaign was the only one I gave money to...... a kennedy Jun 2020 #10
No one reason. Xolodno Jun 2020 #11
The establishment seems to pick who they want before it starts. KentuckyWoman Jun 2020 #14
We had so many candidates. herding cats Jun 2020 #15
He was just another candidate who didn't really distinquish himself from the rest. brush Jun 2020 #16
Good point... No one really distinguished themselves because Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #25
uh, no Skittles Jun 2020 #29
Agree with last sentence, but not sure I understand Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #30
"Amazes me that people don't just say, "I am 100% for X, Hortensis Jun 2020 #32
That might be where we need a super strong DNC chair? Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #34
Agree. End amap these media-provided debates. Can't force Hortensis Jun 2020 #35
You made me think. Perhaps the term "debate" doesnt Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #36
If we lose this one, it may have been our last Hortensis Jun 2020 #38
It would certainly root out those who lack passion. I really Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #39
Yup. 1980-90s for "liberal," who around then forgets the attacks? Hortensis Jun 2020 #40
Hope it does! Here's a good example. Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #41
:) Blue Dog Tim Ryan doing a great job demonstrating Hortensis Jun 2020 #42
His horrible Spanish!!! LeftInTX Jun 2020 #17
Everybody's jealous that he's dating Rosario Dawson! TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #20
Saw him three times here in Iowa Strelnikov_ Jun 2020 #21
After 3 1/2 of riding with daily DUIs everyone went for the designated driver. grantcart Jun 2020 #22
Really? 50 points ahead long before he announced, Hortensis Jun 2020 #37
He jumped in too early Sewa Jun 2020 #23
And Beto too late. Looking back, the debates were a joke Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #26
Totally surface but important to woo people initially Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #24
There is a bias in most of the country toward most pols from New York, New Jersey and Chicago pecosbob Jun 2020 #27
I was rooting for him initially, but his message was way too nice ecstatic Jun 2020 #28
Booker's star was on the rise in 2017 NewJeffCT Jun 2020 #31
In a crowded field one needs to stand out. Codeine Jun 2020 #33
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