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Demsrule86

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70. I don't think do...the Dem heavy hitters are lining up because Biden is the likely nominee...and is

Thu Dec 5, 2019, 02:28 PM

Dec 2019

electable. It will help with Iowa and maybe New Hampshire...but with two are from that area...don't think New Hampshire really matters...as for Iowa...Buttigeig and Warren need a win there. I think anyone else can weather a loss.

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

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John Kerry has endorsed Biden!!!!! [View all] George II Dec 2019 OP

Seems to be growing momentum. cilla4progress Dec 2019 #1

During these times, if people need their hands to be held then they are the ones with a problem. Skya Rhen Dec 2019 #4

Frick, they aren't asking to have their cilla4progress Dec 2019 #17

Biden will be president for all...the only reason some (not saying you) are all excited about the Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #27

This is what I'm talking about. cilla4progress Dec 2019 #32

We are a big tent party...they will like everyone else have to vote for the nominee or not. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #64

Are they dumb enough to think he won't? treestar Dec 2019 #87

That's the winning campaign message IronLionZion Dec 2019 #28

I am sure there will be outreach to everyone...but I am sick of the blackmail...if I don't get my Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #65

Just so you know, I like Liz a lot. TruckFump Dec 2019 #6

Guess that explains his 'We're enlisted' ad for climate change floppyboo Dec 2019 #11

?? You think Kerry was "pandering" with an ad about climate change? MH1 Dec 2019 #97

Unfortunately, Kerry isn't running, and more unfortunately for the legitimacy of his WW0 floppyboo Dec 2019 #100

How is Trump going to energize young/new voters? honest.abe Dec 2019 #13

He's not. The repugs plans have always been to restrict as many voters as possible..... usaf-vet Dec 2019 #61

Moot. The young voters stay home like they did w/ Clinton. Auggie Dec 2019 #74

Yeah, they were convinced that Hillary was no better than Trump. honest.abe Dec 2019 #78

That's why if Joe is our nominee he must choose a dynamic, progressive a running mate Auggie Dec 2019 #84

Yes, a dynamic progressive and less than 70 years old like Kamala Harris. honest.abe Dec 2019 #85

Would work for me Auggie Dec 2019 #86

Seems to insult them that they do this to us treestar Dec 2019 #88

Doesn't seem like an insult to me. And it really happened. Auggie Dec 2019 #89

18-30: - 52-53% (2008-Obama) 18-24: 18% (2016 - Clinton) 31% (2018 - new registered voters) floppyboo Dec 2019 #101

regression to the mean janterry Dec 2019 #39

If they are saying they will never vote for Biden in the primary, that's fine. However, if they still_one Dec 2019 #43

I know janterry Dec 2019 #50

I know, and it is what it is. I guess I would ask, how did that work out for them in 2016, because still_one Dec 2019 #54

Time for your friends to treat voting as a civic duty: protect the most vulnerable among us emulatorloo Dec 2019 #56

Yeah, they were not progressive in my opinion or they would have voted for say Feingold... Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #68

Problem is Warren is tumbling in the polls BannonsLiver Dec 2019 #77

Exactly. Biden would have to choose the right running mate Auggie Dec 2019 #73

It's Awesome that SOS John Kerry is Endorsing VP Joe Biden! Cha Dec 2019 #109

I think John Kerry is a great guy! TruckFump Dec 2019 #2

Wow, big get! tritsofme Dec 2019 #3

Yes, he has! Arkansas Granny Dec 2019 #5

That's what I said about Kerry's endorsement down thread.. Cha Dec 2019 #81

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #7

Okay. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #12

Bernie was not a Senator during the Iraq invasion...I doubt Kerry gave a damn what Bernie thought as Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #22

Exactly. That is not the reason Kerry didn't endorse Bernie. still_one Dec 2019 #45

Nope...I can think of one big one...the 2016 general. Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #69

+++ still_one Dec 2019 #75

lol, I'm sure that was at the very bottom of the list of reasons he would never endorse Sanders! tritsofme Dec 2019 #23

I doubt such a thing has anything to do with Kerry's endorsement. MineralMan Dec 2019 #25

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #26

My favorite statesman. By far. NT TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #8

I like Kerry very much...I was a Deaniac...adored him and still do...but I was proud to support Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #24

That is a much better endorsement than a Sarandon one still_one Dec 2019 #9

Now THAT is a substantive and meaningful endorsement! NurseJackie Dec 2019 #10

Cheers! I think this is the biggest endorsement yet. honest.abe Dec 2019 #14

Well, he's no Mark Ruffalo, but I guess it'll have to do. NurseJackie Dec 2019 #15

..... George II Dec 2019 #18

oh my handmade34 Dec 2019 #55

LOL! honest.abe Dec 2019 #34

George II Sloumeau Dec 2019 #16

To quote a wise man: "This is a BFD." DrToast Dec 2019 #19

Bazinga! George II Dec 2019 #21

But how many Twitter followers does John Kerry have? The Valley Below Dec 2019 #20

How the heck did Kerry lose to Bush2? Was the shadow of 9/11 still clouding our... aikoaiko Dec 2019 #29

... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #33

ya nailed it, though a large amount of it was due to the swift boaters, and the still_one Dec 2019 #46

He lost Ohio by only 120,000 votes. Had he won there he would have had 271 electoral votes. George II Dec 2019 #52

It really does come down to the mid-west (rust belt) for us. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #63

Not to mention, the Republicans suppressed the vote by placing fewer voting machines in cities karynnj Dec 2019 #102

I remember all of that nightmare, just as bad as the 2000 election. George II Dec 2019 #103

This is a major endorsement Gothmog Dec 2019 #30

I'll take Grass Roots Organizing Every day of the Week ritapria Dec 2019 #31

In Iowa and NH this will be a BFD! honest.abe Dec 2019 #35

Your faith-based prophecies are, as always, bemusing. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #37

+++ still_one Dec 2019 #47

... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #49

Looks like the Kerry endorsement has perturbed many around here... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #40

I don't think do...the Dem heavy hitters are lining up because Biden is the likely nominee...and is Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #70

"Biden is the likely nominee...and is electable." NurseJackie Dec 2019 #71

I do too...I just saw a snip of Booker and Castro attacking the Party...that is a damn shame...and Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #79

I can do all that and still support Biden if he is the nominee. murielm99 Dec 2019 #44

The stars are aligning peggysue2 Dec 2019 #36

Nice! R B Garr Dec 2019 #38

Joe Biden is the only choice that makes sense in these times. democratisphere Dec 2019 #41

I expected eventually, although there was speculation Hortensis Dec 2019 #42

Actually, I am not sure what the frack Bloomberg is doing still_one Dec 2019 #48

That makes sense PatSeg Dec 2019 #51

Yes, and he was Obama's second Secretary of State when Biden was VP. If she endorses.... George II Dec 2019 #53

That's very possible PatSeg Dec 2019 #57

I doubt that Hillary will endorse anyone before the primaries are over. StevieM Dec 2019 #59

Glad to hear that! world wide wally Dec 2019 #58

In other Biden news, I was grocery shopping in southern Vermont this morning and Vinca Dec 2019 #60

Wow, who would have guessed? LiberalLovinLug Dec 2019 #62

That is a little piece of heaven!!! Peacetrain Dec 2019 #66

My vote goes to the obvious threat. Apparently the only threat worth risking impeachment. n/t TheFourthMind Dec 2019 #67

BRAVO Secretary Kerry!! onetexan Dec 2019 #72

Well okay! calimary Dec 2019 #76

This speaks really well for Joe Biden from John Kerry who Cha Dec 2019 #80

They served together in the Senate for many years, as well. Arkansas Granny Dec 2019 #82

That's right.. thanks for the reminder, AG! Cha Dec 2019 #83

That should clinch it ... K&R nt NYMinute Dec 2019 #90

clinch what? jcgoldie Dec 2019 #91

Clinch the nomination NYMinute Dec 2019 #92

ok jcgoldie Dec 2019 #93

I like Biden, but let's not get ahead of ourselves maximusveritas Dec 2019 #99

K&R! highplainsdem Dec 2019 #94

K&R Scurrilous Dec 2019 #95

K&R Tarheel_Dem Dec 2019 #96

Kerry-Joe Biden can put the world back together Gothmog Dec 2019 #98

Kicking! Cha Dec 2019 #104

A reminder! Cha Dec 2019 #105

A most excellent reminder Cha Peacetrain Dec 2019 #106

Hey Good Morning, Peacetrain! Cha Dec 2019 #107

John Kerry is a patriot who has dedicated his life to serving our country. Gothmog Dec 2019 #108

"But none of them, not one of them has a resume that infinitesimally comes close to what Joe Biden Gothmog Jan 2020 #110

"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" betsuni Jan 2020 #111