Democratic Primaries

George II

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4. Yes, there always seems to be some sort of smear of candidates who come from populated states....

Wed May 22, 2019, 09:11 AM

May 2019

New York candidates get the "Wall Street" and "Financial Industry" smear since many banks have their headquarters in NYC
New Jersey candidates get the "Big Pharma" smear since many pharmaceutical companies have plants in NJ
Texas candidates get the "Big Oil" and "Fossil Fuel" smear since there are so many oil fields and oil refineries are in Texas
California candidates get the "Tech Industry" smear since there are high tech companies in California

But when one comes from a state with only 625,000 people and virtually no major industries, there are no "smears" to be used.

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

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