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samir.g

(835 posts)
90. #DropOutWarren and #PrimaryWarren are totally uncalled for
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 02:30 PM
Mar 2020

Especially the latter.

Not cool, "bros".

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
You have to face political realities...and make the best choice you can when your candidate will not Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #1
Did you vote for Howard Dean? Tweedy Mar 2020 #87
And furthermore, only a very small fraction of the country has already voted. groundloop Mar 2020 #96
4 states....2 of them lily white. (Iowa, NH, Nevada, SC) BComplex Mar 2020 #106
Only if we decide to do so Tweedy Mar 2020 #120
She has no path to the nomination. squirecam Mar 2020 #2
Exactly! IluvPitties Mar 2020 #7
Of course she does. thesquanderer Mar 2020 #33
So the "path" squirecam Mar 2020 #43
It's even possible that someone with no delegates at all gets the nomination. thesquanderer Mar 2020 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Mar 2020 #55
Not necessarily. squirecam Mar 2020 #57
No it is not possible. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #58
So why are you still supporting Amy? Just curious Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #69
I voted in Nevada. squirecam Mar 2020 #108
Agree. But if Biden catches up and Bernie grows too Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #113
Does Being Realistic Mean Giving Up Your Dreams? McKim Mar 2020 #73
I had to be realistic about getting a job Shermann Mar 2020 #103
That kind of thing is personal treestar Mar 2020 #132
With respect Curtis Mar 2020 #72
Even with a bump from SC, a considerable percentage of Super Tuesday votes are already baked nbsmom Mar 2020 #94
She does have a path. She's not mathematically eliminated. Nor is Klobuchar... paleotn Mar 2020 #104
I'm not abandoning her xmas74 Mar 2020 #3
Apparently, people think that only old white men Bettie Mar 2020 #4
I really wish it could be her xmas74 Mar 2020 #5
It can if people like you and me vote for her loyalsister Mar 2020 #41
me, too, loyalsister. I see no reason to abandon her now. Our primary isn't until late April, CTyankee Mar 2020 #49
I don't see Bernie or Biden winning against Trump loyalsister Mar 2020 #52
But in the context of Trump, that changes everything. Folks weren't scared shitless of Trump then CTyankee Mar 2020 #54
If she makes a strong comeback, I'll support her... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #53
I'm voting for her xmas74 Mar 2020 #64
Another candidate I am exited about loyalsister Mar 2020 #67
Yinka is fantastic. xmas74 Mar 2020 #68
I've communicated with her via email loyalsister Mar 2020 #77
I don't see that as the case. xmas74 Mar 2020 #93
That is not it. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #10
How was that a non-issue? PTWB Mar 2020 #14
It was a non issue. Joe is an ally of black people. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #19
President Obama helped Joe a lot more than Joe helped President Obama. PTWB Mar 2020 #24
Sorry, but that's not what the bulk of his work shows. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #31
You honestly think Joe helped President Obama as much as Joe was helped by him? PTWB Mar 2020 #37
Yes actually, I worked the campaign...Obama was weak in the mid west. Biden handed him Ohio...he is Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #60
Obama picked Joe because of experience treestar Mar 2020 #99
Joe is forgiven for stuff Kamala was punished for loyalsister Mar 2020 #48
FFS then no white man can ever win again treestar Mar 2020 #100
Only when they deny their role in it loyalsister Mar 2020 #131
Ironic how gendered your language is in this post. loyalsister Mar 2020 #46
Gendered language? IluvPitties Mar 2020 #66
"soft vs. strong" is stereotypical gendered language loyalsister Mar 2020 #74
women just don't get that second look after a hiccup. men do. Kurt V. Mar 2020 #95
Joe and Pete went hard on Warren all fall and laid off Bernie completely. blm Mar 2020 #127
"Apparently, people think that only old white men are the only capable ones" left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #15
I agree. This is maddening. LisaM Mar 2020 #25
Elizabeth Warren bdamomma Mar 2020 #30
That is where we're at. Very disappointing that we're "five gears in reverse." E. Costello Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #88
Bettie. I did not think about dicks even once Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #70
What of the past two nominees? treestar Mar 2020 #98
That's the way primaries work. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #6
I'm dense. This makes no sense to me. Either she is highly qualified or not. "Thinking" she Ninga Mar 2020 #11
She's highly qualified. Codeine Mar 2020 #18
At this point Chainfire Mar 2020 #92
Of course she's highly qualified. That's not the problem. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #20
Not qualified enough. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #26
Bc she won't be able to win. I love her and hope she runs in 2024. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #8
My first choice was a woman Codeine Mar 2020 #9
Exactly! IluvPitties Mar 2020 #12
Unfortunately the country gets the President we deserve grantcart Mar 2020 #13
I'm a veteran of political campaigns...but to watch former professed supporters capriciously Ninga Mar 2020 #17
I don't think they are being capricious. They are making a rational choice. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #22
Believing in any politician Codeine Mar 2020 #23
Every candidate has a hard core group of supporters and the rest are fluid. Kaleva Mar 2020 #78
She is the most capable to bring necessary structural changes. blm Mar 2020 #16
That's just opinion. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #27
She's one of the few people who has done it in the past 5 decades. blm Mar 2020 #38
Bullpucky on that second paragraph. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #42
Wrong. The economic infrastructure that needs to be addressed has only ONE candidate blm Mar 2020 #110
Again, bullshit. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #119
Ok. What agency did Biden conceive, plan, fight for, and build that addressed blm Mar 2020 #125
Give it a rest. I don't care about what you think. LakeArenal Mar 2020 #128
Just calling bullshit on the bullshit. blm Mar 2020 #129
Says you. OMG what a pile this whole conversation is LakeArenal Mar 2020 #130
And it's also true that the nominee squirecam Mar 2020 #28
She has my vote duforsure Mar 2020 #21
She's not scaring anyone at this point LakeArenal Mar 2020 #29
She would make a great president but it doesn't seem it's her time. brush Mar 2020 #32
I'm very surprised, too. aikoaiko Mar 2020 #34
"supporters are abandoning their vote for her" left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 #35
They can't all win Progressive dog Mar 2020 #36
I'm not loyalsister Mar 2020 #39
I'm sure she'd make the best President Goodheart Mar 2020 #40
Sanders supporters are upset with Warren Gothmog Mar 2020 #44
The quality of our top two choices is rather sad actually BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #45
Very good analysis. MarcA Mar 2020 #114
Same here exactly mahina Mar 2020 #47
What state will Warren win on Super Tuesday. squirecam Mar 2020 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Mar 2020 #121
You don't have to. squirecam Mar 2020 #122
I don't know and you don't either mahina Mar 2020 #123
I think she is the best, but... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #50
I'm staying with Warren pattyloutwo Mar 2020 #56
I love her. But if she drops out now, zonkers Mar 2020 #62
Self Fulfilling Prophecy. Exactly. n/t MarcA Mar 2020 #115
Warren would be the most effective executive, as opposed to traditional male posturing dlk Mar 2020 #59
Lots! loyalsister Mar 2020 #65
Congress still has to pass the bills treestar Mar 2020 #133
This is why Warren would be the most effective dlk Mar 2020 #135
She is the most qualified and smartest tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #63
A Am All In for Her! McKim Mar 2020 #71
it's about who can better beat trump AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #75
She is eaily the best choice Buzz cook Mar 2020 #76
I'm still with her for now IronLionZion Mar 2020 #79
Your Right Woodycall Mar 2020 #80
Vote your own mind Tweedy Mar 2020 #81
She should drop out and free her delagates. A contested MRDAWG Mar 2020 #82
Fair weather friends jalan48 Mar 2020 #83
Nothing is settled yet cp Mar 2020 #84
I love Elizabeth MFM008 Mar 2020 #85
Reality today does not convert to reality tomorrow. Can not predict. Ninga Mar 2020 #89
If we have a brokered convention... caraher Mar 2020 #86
+1,000 n/t MarcA Mar 2020 #116
#DropOutWarren and #PrimaryWarren are totally uncalled for samir.g Mar 2020 #90
I just sent my Bernie vote in but I like & admire Warren. I believe she is more than capable yaesu Mar 2020 #91
i do and i won't. if she's not our nominee i won't care one bit who the president is. Kurt V. Mar 2020 #97
Yes, I think she would be a wonderful POTUS. warmfeet Mar 2020 #101
I believe she's the most capable... paleotn Mar 2020 #102
I have never believed she is the most qualified, experienced, or job-specific knowledgeable. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #105
Like all your arguments. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #107
There are no "reasonable republicans" these days. I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #118
No. It isn't as simple as that. I believe she is the most capable. I also believe she cannot Squinch Mar 2020 #109
Every one agrees. However. Not one person KNOWs she can't win. I will not stick my Ninga Mar 2020 #111
OK. And I don't KNOW that summer will be hot, but I'm pretty comfortable saying it will be. Squinch Mar 2020 #112
She is an ideal public servant BlueWI Mar 2020 #117
I'm not a fair weather fan hangaleft Mar 2020 #124
thank you LaurenOlimina Mar 2020 #126
Her Big Problem colsohlibgal Mar 2020 #134
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