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Democratic Primaries

MineralMan

(150,911 posts)

10. Would you like it to? It sure looks like it.

Reply to mtnsnake (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2019, 11:22 AM

May 2019

I mean, you brought it up, after all.

Like many other things, that was something from a different time. We're looking at it differently these days, and so is Joe Biden.

But, you can go back in time as far as you wish. Most people will vote based on today, not 30 years ago, or even 20.

But, the answer to your question is NO. It's not going to affect things very much at all, as much as you might want it to.

We can sense your concern, though.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Will the disastrous War on Drugs come back to haunt Joe Biden in the General Election? [View all] mtnsnake May 2019 OP

No. George II May 2019 #1

The 1980s and 90s were a different time OKNancy May 2019 #2

True, but if that's the case, then why does Joe still hold so many of the same views about pot today mtnsnake May 2019 #4

Yes it will melman May 2019 #3

No. It. Won't. Cha May 2019 #20

No NYMinute May 2019 #5

No. No more than it hurt Hillary Clinton with black voters when she won the popular vote in 2016. highplainsdem May 2019 #6

Black voters in swing states hurt her in 2016 KayF May 2019 #13

Well, since Biden is polling waaaay ahead of Sanders and the other Democrats with black voters, highplainsdem May 2019 #14

i'm glad to see that n/t KayF May 2019 #19

It will hurt him duforsure May 2019 #7

It is some what concerning Wellstone ruled May 2019 #8

No. LakeArenal May 2019 #9

Would you like it to? It sure looks like it. MineralMan May 2019 #10

You're wrong about that, so please keep your words & implications out of my mouth, thank you mtnsnake May 2019 #15

It certainly should PDittie May 2019 #11

Mass incarceration was foreseeable when it was voted on loyalsister May 2019 #16

Why? EffieBlack May 2019 #24

You think the Republicans will hammer him on it in the general? WeekiWater May 2019 #12

Probably not, because the voters he needs to get in the GE tend to be more "law and order" types. MH1 May 2019 #17

Yes. He pushed for harsh drug war policies rollin74 May 2019 #18

Black people aren't stupid EffieBlack May 2019 #23

Black folks in the 1980s and 90s were begging the government to do something EffieBlack May 2019 #21

That seems like a terribly sad case of... tonedevil May 2019 #22