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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I think the lesson of Elizabeth Warren is not about sexism. It's about economic populism [View all]blm
(113,059 posts)14. She didn't change her message, Joe-Pete-Bernie camps EXAGGERATED
in their political claims against her.
One side insisted she backtracked and that her numbers didnt add up, then pointed to lazyminded articles making that claim, ignoring Krugman and other economists saying her numbers DID add up.
The other side claimed she is a liar who never really supported Med4All.
The truth was that she is all for Med4All and added a reasonable timeline that other campaigns distorted into a political opportunity for themselves.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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I think the lesson of Elizabeth Warren is not about sexism. It's about economic populism [View all]
ProfessorPlum
Mar 2020
OP
I agree that the lack of differentiation with Sanders was a tactical error.
TwilightZone
Mar 2020
#41
"The bad news is that a lot of people seem to be mistaking her loss in the polls with sexism."
Cary
Mar 2020
#6
Of course we all just love getting screwed by the Corporate Elite - nah, it is clearly sexism.
walkingman
Mar 2020
#27
Bernie is getting his clocked cleaned now for his so-called economic populism.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2020
#28
Appeal and charisma away from the college educated, would be my guess a factor
empedocles
Mar 2020
#31
Nope - it was a sexist media narrative about the "electability" of a woman
Fiendish Thingy
Mar 2020
#33