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emmaverybo

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100. The research was into bankruptcies. She pulled cases from court and pored through them. That

Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:14 PM

Nov 2019

was how she got stories from “average Americans.”

What does that research have to do with familiarity with and exposure to AA communities?

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

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Elizabeth Warren: "What do we do with this?" [View all] Skya Rhen Nov 2019 OP

I love Elizabeth, but she shouldn't need help with this. redstatebluegirl Nov 2019 #1

If you are talking about parents who live in urban areas with shitty public schools...the charter Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #18

Would this be a gaffe? LakeArenal Nov 2019 #2

In the bubble Unclephil Nov 2019 #3

cf. Biden: 'You should vote for trump' crazytown Nov 2019 #5

where am I inaccurate Unclephil Nov 2019 #8

All that real politik experience VP Biden has crazytown Nov 2019 #9

Didn't Warren say Maybe Biden Unclephil Nov 2019 #12

No Warren did NOT say Biden was in the wrong presidential primary. Ever. crazytown Nov 2019 #15

She did say that without naming him specifically and has never retracted this statement. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #20

NY Times Unclephil Nov 2019 #22

They do not like Sen. Warren in my area...and Cleveland is pretty blue. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #24

She has limited appeal in my opinion Unclephil Nov 2019 #28

Yes, I think so to... Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #90

Warren said this crazytown Nov 2019 #29

It was a not so subtle swipe Unclephil Nov 2019 #36

Medicare for All was never Warren's issue - that would be corruption. crazytown Nov 2019 #44

end employer sponsored healthcare Unclephil Nov 2019 #53

+1000 at140 Nov 2019 #57

She also said this. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #93

Does this somehow undo Warren's handling or her situation? nini Nov 2019 #10

Biden was unable to manage his situation crazytown Nov 2019 #11

That's not what the OP is about nini Nov 2019 #14

The tweet was about Warren being unable to handle a protest. crazytown Nov 2019 #17

AGAIN how does this change what warren did? nini Nov 2019 #21

She did better than Biden crazytown Nov 2019 #37

Matter of opinion. He was being trolled. They obviously don't care about Trump's terrible policies emmaverybo Nov 2019 #85

Agreed. crazytown Nov 2019 #86

He didn't have to ask someone else to handle it. Read the twitters for how bad this looked. As bad emmaverybo Nov 2019 #87

Telling someone to vote for trump is as bad as it gets crazytown Nov 2019 #89

Read the twitters. They can go to heck, that group confronting him on Obama policy when they emmaverybo Nov 2019 #92

Warren is targeted from two sides crazytown Nov 2019 #94

Well who takes him literally? And yes, I see her dilemma. But I am telling you, her reaction was emmaverybo Nov 2019 #96

Warren, like everyone else has to make their own case. crazytown Nov 2019 #99

I saw the video...he did fine...and these protesters were the same ones that went after Diane Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #75

I have no idea what you are talking about ...who said 'vote for Trump'? Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #19

Good. He got snappy with heckler trolls who insulted Obama administration, which developed a emmaverybo Nov 2019 #83

Warren's background wasn't elite -- It was lower middle class. As she's said whathehell Nov 2019 #38

It is the image Unclephil Nov 2019 #42

No, that "image" is belied, not only by her personal story, which she whathehell Nov 2019 #52

Because YOU WANT it to be the image, you push it. blm Nov 2019 #82

Yes, you are wrong and your ignorance about Warren could be remedied Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #45

Like I said I wasn't sure of her high school Unclephil Nov 2019 #48

Her own web site is factual Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #54

I don't dispute she taught at any of those schools Unclephil Nov 2019 #56

Still looking for that one African American Unclephil Nov 2019 #68

Are you fvcking kidding? Do you even KNOW what her longtime research work blm Nov 2019 #78

The research was into bankruptcies. She pulled cases from court and pored through them. That emmaverybo Nov 2019 #100

Middle,working class, working poor family bankruptcies. blm Nov 2019 #101

Yes.She went through the cases. Do you know what that means? Case files. She read pages. emmaverybo Nov 2019 #108

ugh .... blm Nov 2019 #111

They are. I am sure she encountered stories from black people, though they were not her focus emmaverybo Nov 2019 #113

White candidates need to be willing to admit to not knowing loyalsister Nov 2019 #4

Biden could have handled it: crazytown Nov 2019 #6

Whataboutism. He gave em what for, She went white as a sheet and stood behind a black emmaverybo Nov 2019 #88

Not just "white candidates", all candidates whathehell Nov 2019 #46

True loyalsister Nov 2019 #64

I'm not sure what you mean whathehell Nov 2019 #66

White people can easily live lives of great success and loyalsister Nov 2019 #69

Men of all colors do that every day whathehell Nov 2019 #70

Exactly loyalsister Nov 2019 #71

✔️ blm Nov 2019 #103

LOL! We think alike on this... The empressof all Nov 2019 #63

+1000. nt ecstatic Nov 2019 #98

Tommy Christopher is an anti-Warren shit stirrer BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #7

Thanks for the sane perspective on an attempted smear Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #47

She obviously didn't have a plan for this. Panicking in the midst of AAs won't win her the Skya Rhen Nov 2019 #13

The protesters ended up cheering her BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #16

It doesn't mean they will vote for her...people in our area who send their kids to Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #23

It does mean she handled the situation BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #25

Warren handled the situation? So we are really going there by giving her undue credit owed to an AA Skya Rhen Nov 2019 #31

So you're complimenting Warren now on the quality of her surrogates...good. BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #32

If Warren's "surrogate" didn't come to her rescue, she would have passed out. She owes much credit Skya Rhen Nov 2019 #39

Pressley was named co-chair of her campaign today. BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #41

OK found it...googled your quote...he told an anti-deportation group that they should be Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #40

This made me smile. TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #79

As I said before, I have no idea what you are talking about...I googled it...didn't see anything. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #33

He has our black vote, which will win him the nomination - all that really matters to me. Skya Rhen Nov 2019 #26

Yup whathehell Nov 2019 #65

K&R Thanks skya. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #27

Dear Biden Supporters: I'd love to see our candidates debate. Funtatlaguy Nov 2019 #30

Ok...and what would that prove exactly? Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #34

It would prove these things: Funtatlaguy Nov 2019 #43

I disagree... I don't think EW is smarter ...she doesn't have a stammer so I guess that would mean Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #50

We both love our candidates. That's a good thing. Funtatlaguy Nov 2019 #51

That is very true...and believe it or not I love Warren...I think she is a great Senator and a good Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #55

All of our candidates are (except TG, I just can't deal with her anyway). Funtatlaguy Nov 2019 #60

Biden speaks heart to heart. He also is conversant on many issues. Warren has a wheelhouse, but emmaverybo Nov 2019 #91

How is she smarter? Being a bankruptcy attorney hardly proves Kahuna7 Nov 2019 #72

Warren's a fast talker - I'd give her that one. Skya Rhen Nov 2019 #73

She talks like a teacher/professor. That's what she is. I've known many Kahuna7 Nov 2019 #77

Exactly! Skya Rhen Nov 2019 #81

I am not a Tulsi fan either. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #76

Warren gave an amazing speech BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #35

Too bad Joe doesn't have a surrogate for the debates Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #49

I thought Joe did fine and he is up in the after debate polls...that was just mean. Biden gave Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #59

You say that no matter how he did Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #61

No I wouldn't. I would say nothing. And those giving Biden poor grades are against him all the time Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #74

How come you never commented on Unclephil Nov 2019 #84

she is great! LeftTurn3623 Nov 2019 #58

Asking for help and not pretending you know it all is a sign of a great leader. The empressof all Nov 2019 #62

"She wanted to learn and asked for help" loyalsister Nov 2019 #67

✔️✔️✔️ blm Nov 2019 #80

That is not what I am looking for in a president...has she never interacted with people of color? Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #95

She likely has interacted with many people of color. Blue_true Nov 2019 #109

I respect your choice. But I just dont find her impressive. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #114

Trump knows it all. Look what we have. Blue_true Nov 2019 #105

She has long had a strong outreach. blm Nov 2019 #110

This wasn't the typical disruption. ecstatic Nov 2019 #97

+1 testify SterlingPound Nov 2019 #102

The hatred for Warren from certain camps is so overthetop, so reaching. blm Nov 2019 #104

Yep.... The empressof all Nov 2019 #107

She did meet with the (Walton-funded) protesters after the rally. Beartracks Nov 2019 #106

For me, it is a major plus that she met with the protestors. Blue_true Nov 2019 #112