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R B Garr

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29. I recall the justification for the bankruptcy bill is that

Reply to gateley (Reply #11)

Wed Mar 6, 2019, 12:36 PM

Mar 2019

child support payments could not be discharged. Every Senator usually votes to help their own states, too, with employment.

Sanders gun votes for his home state hunters come to mind as helping his state but not being “progressive”. He also wanted to attract military industry to his state, although that’s a no/no for other Senators.

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

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CNN focus group rejects Biden [View all] workinclasszero Mar 2019 OP

"a panel of six Democrats" - chosen by who and how? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2019 #1

Why, CNN of course. namahage Mar 2019 #4

But these one's are just expressing opinions; the ones at the town hall were asking QUESTIONS! LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #8

Reminds me of a FOX panel headed by Frank Luntz after a Republican debate. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #6

Scroll down and watch the video. They were Clinton voters. Autumn Mar 2019 #14

And you think CNN couldn't find six Clinton voters namahage Mar 2019 #16

Scroll and watch the video or don't. I just offered the information. I don't know how people Autumn Mar 2019 #17

What is CNN's nefarious plan, do you think? Mr. Smith Mar 2019 #20

Didn't say they had one, did I? namahage Mar 2019 #22

Oh yeah, LOL! That was just a couple weeks ago, too. R B Garr Mar 2019 #23

If I was on the panel, Biden would be fine! at140 Mar 2019 #27

Exactly! duforsure Mar 2019 #28

Good to know that Sanders' supporters are happy with CNN's Democratic voter picks THIS week LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #2

Lmao... Docreed2003 Mar 2019 #9

If you scroll down and watch the video it says they were Clinton voters. nt Autumn Mar 2019 #13

Do they even realize Biden was rated far left of Obama? gateley Mar 2019 #3

Biden's votes were not to the left of Obama for the period both were in the Senate karynnj Mar 2019 #7

I have no justification for the bankruptcy bill gateley Mar 2019 #11

I like Biden - in spite of knowing that he was never among the most liberal in DC karynnj Mar 2019 #24

I recall the justification for the bankruptcy bill is that R B Garr Mar 2019 #29

Wasn't a provision in the bankruptcy bill about child support R B Garr Mar 2019 #26

Focus groups can easily be swayed by one or more articulate person karynnj Mar 2019 #5

There's video of the discussion in the link. Autumn Mar 2019 #15

The voting public has moved left... why Bernie's the odds on favorite. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #10

In 2016 I met so many radical right-wingers who were excited gateley Mar 2019 #12

Nobody is remotely close to an odds-on favorite Awsi Dooger Mar 2019 #18

Would they have gotten their names in the news if they hadn't? ucrdem Mar 2019 #19

You think the members of the focus group are publicity hounds... Mr. Smith Mar 2019 #21

Yet it was a plot against Sanders when CNN had Democrats R B Garr Mar 2019 #31

6-person group without a Biden supporter in it Gatoloco Mar 2019 #25

Joe Concha is a trumper. He is not our friend. EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #30

Just because people worked with Obama... Stellar Mar 2019 #32