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Democratic Primaries

Politicub

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17. Pragmatism and moderation are the most radical ideas of all

Reply to lambchopp59 (Reply #13)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 02:18 PM

Feb 2020

And they take the most magical thinking to imagine them working.

Trump has taken a wrecking ball to our system. Americans are sharply divided ideologically. The idea that there is a person who is a moderate savior is as difficult for me to imagine as it is to get Medicare for all passed.

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

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Wait, Not THAT Emerging Democratic Majority! [View all] JudyM Feb 2020 OP

Populism is, by definition, popular lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #1

Populist ideas become mainstream, then people forget they were Populist ideas. bluewater Feb 2020 #2

Racism, anti-semitism, isolationism, nativism, militarism... mathematic Feb 2020 #8

Those all sound like establishment vices bluewater Feb 2020 #9

They went mainstream so we should just forget that they're populist? mathematic Feb 2020 #12

A strange pivot, of yours, indeed! Lets talk about Militarism and SLAVERY in the US, shall we? bluewater Feb 2020 #15

You're now moving the goalposts... rather quickly too. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #16

Oh my, non-specific non sequiturs! bluewater Feb 2020 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueTillIDie Feb 2020 #3

I'll go with "not at all" HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #4

I'm afraid you're right PatSeg Feb 2020 #6

You think he's going to be in too bad of health to last 8 years? ehrnst Feb 2020 #7

Populism is a rhetorical tool Politicub Feb 2020 #14

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #5

K&R! redqueen Feb 2020 #10

Ah, it sure does! JudyM Feb 2020 #11

Days when we all knew exactly what 'establishment' meant. redqueen Feb 2020 #18

. JudyM Feb 2020 #20

Emerge, emerge... lambchopp59 Feb 2020 #13

Pragmatism and moderation are the most radical ideas of all Politicub Feb 2020 #17