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BeyondGeography

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21. Not seeing the relevance

Reply to JI7 (Reply #13)

Fri Sep 20, 2019, 02:52 PM

Sep 2019

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

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Young Black Voters to Their Biden-Supporting Parents: 'Is This Your King?' [View all] BeyondGeography Sep 2019 OP

Fine. Take your eyes off the main goal & you'll get nowhere. oldsoftie Sep 2019 #1

This is actually not a great way to look at activism. Electoral politics is one tool to cause WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2019 #2

But it's a true statement Clash City Rocker Sep 2019 #3

Precisely why Bernie is the obvious choice!! InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2019 #30

But we want someone who can actually win. nt oldsoftie Sep 2019 #44

That's the thing. Many of us don't believe Biden would win the election. hedda_foil Sep 2019 #6

This. cwydro Sep 2019 #16

And many of us believe Biden has the best chance of beating Trump, and polls back us up. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #22

I remember when the polls said the same about Kerry and Clinton. Gore1FL Sep 2019 #35

Of all the top tier candidates, if nominated, Joe would have the WORST chance of defeating InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2019 #32

bwahahahahahahahahahaha BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #56

And I see this for Warren. SergeStorms Sep 2019 #43

Of course they'll come for Warren, but she's much more nimble and future oriented. hedda_foil Sep 2019 #50

And you know this.... SergeStorms Sep 2019 #53

A whole damn lot of experience. hedda_foil Sep 2019 #57

Me what? SergeStorms Sep 2019 #61

If he shows signs of weakness mentally that concerns me, I'll change. oldsoftie Sep 2019 #46

I don't think there are enough fence-sitting Trump voters to matter caraher Sep 2019 #51

Could be, but '16 showed a few things. oldsoftie Sep 2019 #70

My goal is to win back the White House Boomer Sep 2019 #17

Right now Warren is tied with Trump in WI. Joe is up 9 redstateblues Sep 2019 #27

General election polls this far out are virtually worthless Bradshaw3 Sep 2019 #29

Policy promises don't win elections. redstateblues Sep 2019 #78

And we have a year left to go Boomer Sep 2019 #47

Not everyone thinks Biden will be the strongest in the general, pnwmom Sep 2019 #24

...high popularity... tirebiter Sep 2019 #58

Not really. Just as with Hillary, he isn't as popular a candidate for President pnwmom Sep 2019 #59

+1000 blue-wave Sep 2019 #41

Some things are safe and inevitable, until they aren't Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #4

Well how about AOC as VP...do you think that would energize the youth vote? Anon-C Sep 2019 #28

It would, when she's old enough nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #34

... Anon-C Sep 2019 #42

She is too young to be Vice President whopis01 Sep 2019 #37

It would certainly energize the RIGHT, even if she was old enough to run. oldsoftie Sep 2019 #45

Yes, would LOVE it... but AOC's not eligible to be VP. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2019 #48

the status quo is not a winnable platform HeartlandProgressive Sep 2019 #5

Trump and Mitch McConnell are the "status quo" now emulatorloo Sep 2019 #19

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Hi there BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #8

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Actually I was a DeBlasio guy until this morning BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #10

Ha! That was a good one Bradshaw3 Sep 2019 #31

good let's go Joe ! stonecutter357 Sep 2019 #11

I guess there are some things you have to live long enough on this earth to know Dream Girl Sep 2019 #12

+1,000,000 oasis Sep 2019 #33

Thx for sharing personal experience.. so much more than just an opinion! Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #36

Younger voters have longer to.live in the world older folks created. BlueWI Sep 2019 #63

Off course we do. We need to listen to each other. Dream Girl Sep 2019 #75

majority of white people support trump JI7 Sep 2019 #13

Not seeing the relevance BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #21

it's very relevant. JI7 Sep 2019 #23

Gawd forbid old folks vote how they want to. Lol BootinUp Sep 2019 #14

Killmonger dies in the end of Black Panther Jose Garcia Sep 2019 #15

Exactly. It might be smartass, but really isn't smart, to echo the villain. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #25

It is only the author of the article who uses that phrase. whopis01 Sep 2019 #38

The line seems to be getting a lot of applause from Biden critics on Twitter. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #40

That may be - I just meant in context of the article. whopis01 Sep 2019 #77

I doubt bombarding one's relatives with clips of Castro's meltdown will change minds. emulatorloo Sep 2019 #18

lol right? What kind of strategy is that DrToast Sep 2019 #20

Except he was right wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #64

This is disqualifying Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #26

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No it isn't. George II Sep 2019 #54

Depends upon the definition PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #55

They must be getting divisive propaganda to discourage them from voting at all. Because they ancianita Sep 2019 #39

I sure wouldn't extrapolate anything from the NY Times after the crap they pulled in 2016, and their still_one Sep 2019 #52

I hear you. But I despise Jeff Bezos for lots of non-news-related reasons. ancianita Sep 2019 #60

I believe all young voters have a poor turnout rate. NCLefty Sep 2019 #62

I wonder why...? wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #65

because young people are far more focused on other things . young people of every generation JI7 Sep 2019 #66

Or they are not inspired wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #67

no, they are just not focused on politics. they are newly independent in the world JI7 Sep 2019 #68

Millennials are almost as large as boomers and half of them voted in 2016 BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #69

Bill Clinton The First Black President, Biden The Third By Proxy DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #71

Some young black voters probably have this mentality. LincolnRossiter Sep 2019 #72

I just can't with my millennial AA grandson... Kahuna7 Sep 2019 #73

I really don't get the antipathy toward Biden. He isn't even a conservative Democrat. LincolnRossiter Sep 2019 #74

This may be a fissure Russia can exploit Dream Girl Sep 2019 #76