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corbettkroehler

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3. For The Sake Of The Nation, I Hope That She Has - Gender Discrimination Is Balderdash

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2019, 05:32 PM

Oct 2019

I long for a political system in which we judge candidates based on their qualifications, period. I have an opinion about all of the contenders for the democratic nomination. Gender is not a metric I ever employ. In fact, I go out of my way to avoid it.

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

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Has Elizabeth Warren broken the electability ceiling? [View all] brooklynite Oct 2019 OP

"electability is often just a trailing indicator of primary support anyway" bluewater Oct 2019 #1

Obama wasn't electable either pattyloutwo Oct 2019 #2

You're Right And That's Why Iowa Remains The Bellweather corbettkroehler Oct 2019 #4

IA is rural, very white and mostly republican... you think that's a bellwether for half the nation? Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #7

It isn't, but supporters will take it as does the media. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #11

"Half The Electorate" Might Be More Closer corbettkroehler Oct 2019 #15

They Warn Biden's 2020 May Look Like Clinton 2008 DrFunkenstein Oct 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #8

But he was Obama and the public had not met him yet. emmaverybo Oct 2019 #9

For The Sake Of The Nation, I Hope That She Has - Gender Discrimination Is Balderdash corbettkroehler Oct 2019 #3

A New Fox Poll Has Her Beating Trump By 10 Points DrFunkenstein Oct 2019 #6

The media makes much of the enthusiasm gap. But nothing of the AA electorate gap. She has not emmaverybo Oct 2019 #10

Just Released Morning Consult Poll Has Biden still Way Ahead ritapria Oct 2019 #13

None whatsoever. Harris-Hill shows Warren behind both Sanders and Biden,who has a 16 point lead over emmaverybo Oct 2019 #14

Some people won't tell pollsters the truth. Funtatlaguy Oct 2019 #12

The Republicans/Russia are holding off most attacks on her, Hortensis Oct 2019 #16