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Democratic Primaries

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7. They all spent their careers getting things done that help Americans.

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 02:13 AM

Jul 2019

Progressives who get things done. Talk is cheap.

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

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I did not watch the debate and I read here that Bernie [View all] wasupaloopa Jul 2019 OP

We already know what a public option is. We almost wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #3

Yeah. We almost had it but pragmatic centrists like Joe Lieberman killed it. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #14

I don't think one could describe Lieberman as a centrist... ehrnst Jul 2019 #15

Lol. Ok. He's only a founding member of The New Democrat Senate Coalition Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #16

Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #20

Nice try... ehrnst Jul 2019 #24

TL;DR Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #25

Sadly, that's true. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #2

It looks like you said what I said with more words. wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #4

LOL, I've always been a bit verbose! PatrickforO Jul 2019 #5

Yeah, pragmatism worked out really well with progressoid Jul 2019 #6

But did it get them elected president? progressoid Jul 2019 #8

I don't know what "status quo" means. betsuni Jul 2019 #9

You should learn what it means, it gets used a lot around here. aidbo Jul 2019 #13

Thank you for pointing it out. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #17

No. betsuni Jul 2019 #19

Money in politics is the existing state of affairs. Is it not? aidbo Jul 2019 #27

+1 betsuni Jul 2019 #11

They did well in the opinions of their supporters. MineralMan Jul 2019 #12

I think Warren was pretty effective, Bernie not so much. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #22

You think she should smile more? tkmorris Jul 2019 #28

I think all politicians should smile more. Bernie doesn't smile. MineralMan Jul 2019 #29