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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Do we want to elect someone who will push the party to the left or someone who will get things done. [View all]Voltaire2
(13,109 posts)40. "Work with the Republicans" Lulzd.
Good luck with that.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Do we want to elect someone who will push the party to the left or someone who will get things done. [View all]
Eko
Mar 2019
OP
So Joe Manchin ...I am no fan but one way to make it blue is elect and REELECT any democrat
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2019
#26
How (specifically) does a divided government allow for one or the other, yet not both?
LanternWaste
Mar 2019
#57
Because lots of people who live on the coasts think the entire country thinks and votes like they do
redstatebluegirl
Mar 2019
#52
The latter. Even more, we need someone who can corral the broadest public support.
WheelWalker
Mar 2019
#5
Nominate people that have bold visions and push your friends to vote for them.
denverbill
Mar 2019
#34
I want to elect someone who will fight for liberalism. Not someone who will push our party away from
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#8
Well, there are some ways I can think of, but I can't promise they will work
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#24
When you find the law that says the President can't create a thing called "a plan"
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#75
Biden is the best qualified with the most experience in national and global diplomacy.
LakeArenal
Mar 2019
#30
Yuuup! And also to defend the Obama record that trump lies about constantly. nt
Kahuna7
Mar 2019
#87
Totally with you! Without a candidate squarely and knowledgeably behind climate change, any
ancianita
Mar 2019
#74
The most important consideration for me in the upcoming election is transforming our nation and
walkingman
Mar 2019
#81
I'm worried about the rightward lurch to fascism making this question moot
Starry Messenger
Mar 2019
#43
The CA GOP is nearly dead, but we are electing great liberal Democrats to office not leftists.
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#62
Both. And we have plenty of candidates who can do this already ... Harris, Booker, Warren, Sanders,
KPN
Mar 2019
#58
The only thing we seem to work with Republicans on is big Defense Budgets. Interesting eh?
jalan48
Mar 2019
#64
All signs are that the party is naturally shifting towards the left right now.
jcmaine72
Mar 2019
#73
Unless we take back the Senate and hold the house as well as winning the White House,
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#88