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still_one

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4. Good. That is enough candidates
Wed Aug 28, 2019, 09:25 PM
Aug 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Garbage. El Supremo Aug 2019 #1
What is garbage about it? bitterross Aug 2019 #2
It doesn't really make sense to me that Michael Bennet should be out, pnwmom Aug 2019 #3
He met the criteria Trenzalore Aug 2019 #5
He's rich enough that he could spend money for lots of online ads to get the dollar donors. pnwmom Aug 2019 #6
Tom Steyer isn't on the debate stage and he is certainly richer Trenzalore Aug 2019 #7
Steyer started MUCH later (July 2019) than Yang (Nov. 2017) pnwmom Aug 2019 #8
Everyone has a strength and a weakness Trenzalore Aug 2019 #9
Yang doesn't spend much on ads; his "gang" makes memes for free Recursion Aug 2019 #17
Bingo. Everyone KNEW the rules coming in. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #10
Right. But the current rules advantage rich people with no proven ability in government pnwmom Aug 2019 #11
Campaigns are pulling money from all over the country. Blue_true Aug 2019 #12
Yeah, who cares that we have ten years to prevent the cascade of events toward pnwmom Aug 2019 #13
Climate change and it's outcomes is not obvious to some people, Blue_true Aug 2019 #14
This is a good idea and I am not for Yang...no way given political realities that we will be able Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #22
I am not saying we can fix it in 10 years. We have to make a major turn in 10 years that will pnwmom Aug 2019 #25
You can't make a huge effort if the political will isn't there...all you do is elect Republicans who Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #27
Great leaders LEAD. They don't just follow public opinion polls. pnwmom Aug 2019 #28
I can tell you what Yang is running on. I can't tell you what Bennett is running on Recursion Aug 2019 #18
That's also because Yang has been running since November 2017. pnwmom Aug 2019 #20
What's the alternative? DrToast Aug 2019 #24
Good. That is enough candidates still_one Aug 2019 #4
Can a Candidate qualify for a later debate if they do not qualify for the September Debate? n/t MarcA Aug 2019 #15
I think I heard that they could, and that the standard for October was the same as September. n/t pnwmom Aug 2019 #16
Thank you for the answer. n/t MarcA Aug 2019 #29
Yes Recursion Aug 2019 #19
Wow. This could make for all kinds of bizarre scenarios. n/t MarcA Aug 2019 #30
If you are not in the top three...than you should leave the race. We don't need so many candidates. Demsrule86 Aug 2019 #23
It's good to have the field getting winnowed down nt bloom Aug 2019 #21
two old white dudes evertonfc Aug 2019 #26
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