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In reply to the discussion: AOC: We must govern with integrity and accountability. Laquan McDonald's life mattered. [View all]melman
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AOC: We must govern with integrity and accountability. Laquan McDonald's life mattered. [View all]
melman
Nov 2020
OP
As disappointing as her dismissal of the Democratic Party as expressed in Heather Cherone's tweet?
George II
Nov 2020
#4
There was an article going around pointing out that she expressed that sentiment without using....
George II
Nov 2020
#15
You mean the Mike Bloomberg that cost us a Senate seat in 2016 and 3 seats on the Supreme
liskddksil
Nov 2020
#46
Didn't Michael Bloomberg speak at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, support Clinton....
George II
Nov 2020
#86
How do you feel about her dismissal of the Democratic Party (as noted in Heather Cherone's tweet)?
George II
Nov 2020
#31
And if you read responses to you you'd see that the question was irrelevant. It was answered....
George II
Nov 2020
#76
At one time the best President of our lifetimes, Barack Obama, was against same sex marriage....
George II
Nov 2020
#80
For the record, I really like her. But I don't think using twitter to try to drive policy
58Sunliner
Nov 2020
#22
Since when was Speaker Pelosi been responsible for doing the job of the DCCC chair?
ehrnst
Nov 2020
#82
Well then I guess it wasn't such a "poor election cycle" after all since we lost only 8 seats....
George II
Nov 2020
#94
I said on track, there are un-called races in CA we will likely lose when all is said and done nt
liskddksil
Nov 2020
#99
Well I guess we'll have to see if and when it becomes a "poor election cycle". Right now it's not.
George II
Nov 2020
#103
No one is suppressing anyone's speech, or trying to. And "freedom of speech" concerns
ehrnst
Nov 2020
#81
The "freedom of speech" defense is a clear indication that someone has a weak argument and...
NurseJackie
Nov 2020
#87
Democrats lost 8 House seats of more than 230, all red districts. Democrats gained 3 House seats...
George II
Nov 2020
#10
Yes. As a Senator he's directly involved in the process. Maybe he's sensibly waiting for Biden....
George II
Nov 2020
#33
I know here our "ground game" was virtually zero, but both our candidates won anyway....
George II
Nov 2020
#26
Don't know. I didn't see who she made the offer to. Would be interesting, especially compared...
George II
Nov 2020
#44
Rahm Emanuel is completely out of touch with working Americans, as represented by his comments
liskddksil
Nov 2020
#12
We lost ground with both white and non-white working class. Particularly in down-ballot races. nt
liskddksil
Nov 2020
#29
I don't think so. And considering there are still several million votes to be counted....
George II
Nov 2020
#36
Considering we lost numerous races we should have won and that Moscow Mitch will likely be in charge
liskddksil
Nov 2020
#41
What races did we lose that we should have won? In the House we lost only 8 seats...
George II
Nov 2020
#47
A net gain in the Senate and small loss in the House - all in seats we unexpectedly picked up....
George II
Nov 2020
#53
Or Sec of State Hillary Clinton, or Speaker Pelosi, or Senator Claire McCaskill...
Budi
Nov 2020
#25
Imagine someone going after Biden's choices for cabinet even before he's made them.
George II
Nov 2020
#27
Even before there's a reason to do so? That certainly doesn't promote party unity.
George II
Nov 2020
#30
Names get floated and shot down all the time in these situations, and the party marches on.
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2020
#35
So in other words it's okay to start bashing prospects even they may or may not be chosen?
George II
Nov 2020
#57
I don't see telling the truth about Emanuel's response to the murder of Laquan McDonald as
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2020
#58
It's true, AOC tweeting the words "Laquan McDonald's life mattered" while quote-tweeting an
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2020
#66
Or at least win a Senate seat so she can be directly involved in the process.
George II
Nov 2020
#38
There are plenty of factions circulating names, hoping their faves will bubble up to someone who
WhiskeyGrinder
Nov 2020
#48
It's hard not to notice none of the objections here deal with the actual substance
melman
Nov 2020
#61
Because they have no actual substantive argument. They are just AOC haters pure and simple nt
liskddksil
Nov 2020
#101
Sorry, she is smart and talented but she is in a safe blue blue seat so her advice is not
Demsrule86
Nov 2020
#65