Democratic Primaries

MarvinGardens

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39. I understand your concern.

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 10:46 PM

Jul 2019

But women have been elected as leaders around the world, even in places supposedly less "advanced" than we are. I think we should not worry too much about the gender of the candidate, whomever it is, that we decide is our best candidate. However, it does take charisma and "that special something", something that is difficult to quantify, to win more that a narrow victory.

Hillary was more than qualified to be president. And she won a narrow victory, but given our Electoral College that was not enough. But she did not lose because she was a woman, she lost because she did not have that special something. During the debates, I made a list of the candidates who had it. Kamala is on that list, near the top.

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

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We are on the verge of having a new national Democratic primary front runner [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 OP

a distant third on DU's poll nt msongs Jul 2019 #1

I'm referring to opinion polls and predictions markets DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #3

DU polls usually don't reflect actual results or else we would have had kucinich JI7 Jul 2019 #6

Or Dean in 2004. He was pretty popular here. Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #7

Ha! I'm here to tell ya, too! nt babylonsister Jul 2019 #8

LOL. I remember the Kucinich supporters. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #31

Lol tymorial Jul 2019 #36

Yessssss shenmue Jul 2019 #2

I waver between her and E Warren. we can do it Jul 2019 #4

I'm with 'ya! MyOwnPeace Jul 2019 #11

Why not both?! Politicub Jul 2019 #17

That would be fine with me! we can do it Jul 2019 #18

Me too rusty quoin Jul 2019 #55

They would both be great. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #27

I wish she could move into the White House tomorrow True Dough Jul 2019 #5

Nice thought...and nice photo of Kamala. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2019 #9

As of today she clearly has momentum. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #10

can't wait till next debate AlexSFCA Jul 2019 #12

Plus the field will have narrowed by then. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #29

I would vote for her in the general - OhZone Jul 2019 #13

Well, the target's on her back now. customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #14

Looking forward to the state polls. Iowa just came out and Biden has the same lead as last month, Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #15

Well, that explains the sudden flood of anti-Harris threads here, including a sudden spike in EffieBlack Jul 2019 #16

I believe just one week ago, we had gone through several months of anti-Biden nonsense. Midwestocrat Jul 2019 #20

These developments seem to upset a lot of people. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #28

Which is a very good indicator. They're not gldstwmn Jul 2019 #30

That is not correct. Midwestocrat Jul 2019 #19

"Please research first." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #22

You cited two online polls while conveniently ignoring DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #26

Yup. She's at 20% in that one. If you gldstwmn Jul 2019 #33

She is clearly ascending while Joe is descending. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #37

Oh I like most of them. She is who resonates most gldstwmn Jul 2019 #38

I don't dislike most of them. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #40

Where's the Quinnapiac just released today? gldstwmn Jul 2019 #32

It doesn't fit into his narrative. BTW didn't he or she tell me I didn't do my research? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #42

I know. I just had to ask. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #43

That was rude to tell me I didn't do my research. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #48

If people are willing to put money on it... gldstwmn Jul 2019 #49

She did really well in the Quinn, CNN, and Suffolk USA Today IA polls. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #50

The NBC News headline pretty much gldstwmn Jul 2019 #54

I think she'd be great as our candidate. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #21

I would luv to have a woman prez...sadly I don't think she would be elected in the general. Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #23

I understand your concern. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #39

Good points!! I hope you are right Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #41

Thanks! MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #45

Still way too early mcar Jul 2019 #24

What is she going to do to Trump, call him racist? Galraedia Jul 2019 #25

Something tells me she's all ready for Donnie. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #35

That being the case, will Trump debate anyone? What's he to gain? oasis Jul 2019 #44

I have long considered his skipping out, a very real possibility. Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #46

Would he miss the opportunity to blow hard gldstwmn Jul 2019 #47

He ducked out of a nationally televised debate during oasis Jul 2019 #51

You do realize that he's not under oath in a debate right? Galraedia Jul 2019 #52

He will never debate again grantcart Jul 2019 #53

Good. Our candidates can wreck him without rebuttal for the next year and a half. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #63

K & R SunSeeker Jul 2019 #34

Harris is a tough cookie IcyPeas Jul 2019 #56

She might pull ahead in the polls for a time, but the primaries are a long way off. ucrdem Jul 2019 #57

She will build the same coalition in the primaries Barack Obama did. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #58

Suburban voters aren't going to go for busing or losing their health plan. ucrdem Jul 2019 #60

Nobody cares about busing. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2019 #61

They will if it comes knocking on their door. ucrdem Jul 2019 #62

Awhhh a voice of reason!! Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #59

Is Joe resilient enough to bounce back and not comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #64