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Democratic Primaries

marylandblue

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5. Absolutely, we never know, here's a list of "unelectable" candidates.

Reply to crazytown (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 02:31 AM

Mar 2019

Or at least, were thought to be unelectable at some point.

Kennedy - A Catholic?!
Nixon - Lost in 1960 and wasn't coming back.
Carter - Jimmy who?
Reagan -Too conservative and a stupid actor, for God's sake!
Bill Clinton - Gave a boring speech in the 1988 Convention and of course he could never recover from that.
Bush Jr. - Can he tie his shoes without Dick Cheney's help?
Obama - Inexperienced and this country is still too racist.
And of course, gold-plated Satan himself.

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

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The Atlantic: Nobody Knows Anything About 'Electability' [View all] crazytown Mar 2019 OP

+1000. We must know what most OTHERS want, not just what Hortensis Mar 2019 #1

Yes ismnotwasm Mar 2019 #2

Agreed Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #3

... crazytown Mar 2019 #4

Absolutely, we never know, here's a list of "unelectable" candidates. marylandblue Mar 2019 #5