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38. She was in the Senate as well and missed a ton of votes

Reply to yardwork (Reply #30)

Sun Feb 4, 2024, 11:57 AM

Feb 2024

she was treated unfairly but this isn't an example of that.

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Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips is under criminal investigation by state police in Indiana [View all] applegrove Feb 2024 OP

What happened to him? Buns_of_Fire Feb 2024 #1

Too much time looking in the wrong mirror? Hubris of the disaffected? Too many people whispering in his ear? Ford_Prefect Feb 2024 #2

Maybe he got an offer ($$$) he couldn't refuse. tanyev Feb 2024 #10

I've often believed a somewhat intelligent, and unscrupulous person RandomNumbers Feb 2024 #13

The lede is misleading. Scruffy1 Feb 2024 #3

I'm not sure many people resent him. More it's just he's a pointless joke who has atrracted a bad crowd LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #6

I do resent him dsc Feb 2024 #8

Oh, I didn't see that. What did he say? LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #21

It is his entire campaign dsc Feb 2024 #33

It is not pointless. This guy trashed Biden on the Weekend today. Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #17

Yes. I don't know if Phillips is intending to hurt Biden or is just being used by people who want to damage Biden LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #20

He knows what he is doing. Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #27

He is my congressman. I resent him. edisdead Feb 2024 #35

"Wild that Dean Phillips has essentially quit being a congressman and.." Cha Feb 2024 #48

He has missed 89% of the votes. Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #49

OK! I stand corrected! Probably did not have enough coffee in me when I made my post! LymphocyteLover Feb 2024 #53

Or he is being paid by the right to trash Biden. W Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #14

It doesn't matter if it was contractors; he's still responsible. yardwork Feb 2024 #22

Just because he can doesn't mean he should. comradebillyboy Feb 2024 #34

I doubt 'coronation' and 'wide popular support' are the same thing Torchlight Feb 2024 #50

anyone who cant get the number of sigs required isnt fit for office. mopinko Feb 2024 #4

My sentiments too! PortTack Feb 2024 #7

pretty widely held by anyone who's ever walked the walk. mopinko Feb 2024 #9

And they got rejected by the loyalest of loyal Democrats. yardwork Feb 2024 #25

I do too. Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #28

It is not that difficult in Indiana to get 500 valid signatures. LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #41

yeah, the number made me gag. mopinko Feb 2024 #42

dont mess with Joe! samnsara Feb 2024 #5

What does that mean? former9thward Feb 2024 #11

I think it means look at last nights results. edisdead Feb 2024 #36

I don't think so. former9thward Feb 2024 #44

Huh edisdead Feb 2024 #54

The headline is clickbait BS. former9thward Feb 2024 #12

19 out of 530 were good. (according to the OP) RandomNumbers Feb 2024 #15

Many of these signature gathering companies are very shady. former9thward Feb 2024 #18

I'm pretty sure our county party and/or major candidates do their own review RandomNumbers Feb 2024 #19

See mopinko's post above. Getting enough valid signatures is step one. yardwork Feb 2024 #23

I believe in democracy. former9thward Feb 2024 #26

I don't have an informed opinion on that. yardwork Feb 2024 #31

this isn't a particularly high one dsc Feb 2024 #37

Have you ever tried to get signatures in the middle of a Midwest winter? former9thward Feb 2024 #45

He could have, and frankly should have dsc Feb 2024 #51

Not the way it has been handled in Indiana. LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #43

No, the county party is not going to give data bases to Phillips. former9thward Feb 2024 #46

Having access does not mean they are in possession of the voter database. LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #47

Dean phillips has no reason to stay on the ballot. I saw him on the Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #16

He's not showing up to vote?! yardwork Feb 2024 #24

Obama missed 80% of the votes in the Senate when he was running. former9thward Feb 2024 #29

Thank you for this reminder of how unfairly Hillary Clinton was treated. yardwork Feb 2024 #30

She was in the Senate as well and missed a ton of votes dsc Feb 2024 #38

That's not what I was referencing. yardwork Feb 2024 #39

Clickbait sucks, but false headlines are fucked up. Beakybird Feb 2024 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2024 #40

They might as well; they aren't stopping speeders. Captain Zero Feb 2024 #52