Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

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53. I think you meant "pull the rug out" (not "rung"). And FWIW, judging by the latest

Mon Nov 18, 2019, 09:17 AM

Nov 2019

Battleground Tracker poll (showing Warren losing 140 delegates in the last month) and the Des Moines Register poll, Warren pulled the rug out from under her own campaign.

I was sure she'd been hurt by last month's debate, and I didn't think her attempts to make up for that since then, attempts which looked rather desperate, had helped her.

And now Obama has made it clear the party shouldn't go too far left, and Pelosi and HRC have issued similar warnings.

IMO a lot of Warren supporters (and possibly Warren herself) have assumed she could pick up a lot of Sanders supporters from the left wing of the party without being perceived as being too far left herself, despite espousing similar policy ideas.

The political instincts of anyone who believed that are off.

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

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Buttigieg campaign calls Warren's new health care plan a "transparently political attempt [View all] highplainsdem Nov 2019 OP

Oh Gee crazytown Nov 2019 #1

Warren dropped one of her promises left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #2

Her original approach was bad. That really surprised me. Blue_true Nov 2019 #39

Sounds like a transparent attempt to cast political shade on Warren. Nitram Nov 2019 #3

You can read about it here DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #4

+100000 Celerity Nov 2019 #5

Yep. He seemed to forget that Twitter is forever. kcr Nov 2019 #24

Maybe so but Warren was smart to do it. She needs to be on firmer ground. comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #6

Yeah, this is a long way from Cha Nov 2019 #9

I approve of evolution... comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #10

So do I.. if you want something to be Cha Nov 2019 #11

Gee. She evolved to Biden's plan as a transition. Good move. He sure is in the right emmaverybo Nov 2019 #26

Yeah, has anybody freaking noticed that besides Cha Nov 2019 #28

I noticed and I'm with you! The Valley Below Nov 2019 #35

Thank you, TVB.. and Cha Nov 2019 #36

No kidding! The Valley Below Nov 2019 #37

lol.. Cha Nov 2019 #38

She really painted herself into a corner by her full embrace of Bernie's unworkable plan. Blue_true Nov 2019 #41

It is stunning to me that she was where she was on that issue. Blue_true Nov 2019 #40

It has been her only serious mistake so far. I think she will recover... comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #44

Warren has a new health plan? question everything Nov 2019 #7

she is trying to back off full blown MFA Celerity Nov 2019 #8

On again off again... no wait.... Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #12

Is similar to Harris' issues with healthcare. It is a third rail now. Celerity Nov 2019 #13

No she isn't. Blue_true Nov 2019 #43

The disruption is still there. dansolo Nov 2019 #45

To reduce premiums for everyone and improve health results, everyone must end up in a Blue_true Nov 2019 #47

no, as we all know MFA will never pass Celerity Nov 2019 #48

I agree that she realize that she needed to take a step back. Blue_true Nov 2019 #49

Right?? Didn't see that coming did we? AncientGeezer Nov 2019 #22

No. She has just proposed a tweak to the speed of implementation of MFA. Blue_true Nov 2019 #42

Maybe Mayor Pete should stop worrying about her MFA plan and focus on his African American problem.n helpisontheway Nov 2019 #14

This. BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #15

FFS! BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #16

It's a legitimate post. crazytown Nov 2019 #17

It's certainly a legitimate BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #18

HPD is a fierce advocate for Joe Biden crazytown Nov 2019 #19

Well, there is that. BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #20

Oh please. This is not "any weakness." Warren made M4All almost all she was running on for emmaverybo Nov 2019 #29

"M4All almost all she was running on" crazytown Nov 2019 #31

She does have over thirty other plans. But she pushed M4All as the piece de resistance of her emmaverybo Nov 2019 #32

Warren is running against corruption. crazytown Nov 2019 #33

Forced to? She said long ago she was with Bernie on healthcare. Fine, she can spend more time emmaverybo Nov 2019 #34

Sure Pete BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #21

People's policy positions "evolve", just as Senator Warren seems to have evolved to a public option. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2019 #23

In fairness, Mayo Pete is an expert on transparently political actions. nt aidbo Nov 2019 #25

Pete was for single payer not too long ago. He evolved. blm Nov 2019 #30

Mayor Pete is absolutely right n/t PhoenixDem Nov 2019 #27

Nobody should under estimate Mayor Pete. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2019 #46

Is that all there is in the message? Sapient Donkey Nov 2019 #50

That's quite alright. one has a plan. one has plans Kurt V. Nov 2019 #51

LOL, I chuckle at BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #52

I think you meant "pull the rug out" (not "rung"). And FWIW, judging by the latest highplainsdem Nov 2019 #53

You are correct. BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #54