Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Tell me how you feel about a Bernie O'Malley Hook Up for President/VP [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)who is very popular with the African-American/POC Wing of the Dem Party. Wouldn't she be enough if she picked one of the Castro Brothers as her VP?
But, I would have a difficult time voting for her no matter who she picked as VP. And, with her, everything is Pandering...while I think Bernie is focusing on America here at Home trying to help us ALL. Yet he gets trashed for that. I think looking at the Message rather than Color or Gender issues is something we should focus on as we drill down on candidate's Resume's. I think of Margaret Thatcher's Rule in GB as the first White Female Head of Parliament and I look at Ben Carson as a Candidate on the Repub Side, these days, who is riding high in the polls and it makes me skeptical of POC as the only alternative for CHANGE.
Think of Clinton/Obama. I'm very glad we chose Obama over Clinton given her Now record as SOS and her Hawkish Message in today's speech before the "Council on Foreign Relations." But, many want a Woman who is Hillary...not thinking about what that Woman's performance has been in her role as SOS or her Husband's past record who will serve with her in the White House if she is elected..
We can get beyond ourselves carving up people as Lib/Dems according to Gender/Race/Sexual Orientation and all the things we want to promote getting in the way of POLICY and PAST POLICY?
I want our Dem Candidates to be held accountable to All... So....there's that.