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Awsi Dooger

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3. When I take the ideology tests I always score as very liberal
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 05:49 PM
Mar 2020

But I never support the very liberal candidates. Maybe that's partially because I've lived in Nevada and Florida where I know that type will be rejected especially during midterm years. Mostly it's because I wager every day and have since 1984. Bettors can't kid themselves with flowery imagery of a world that doesn't exist. Otherwise I'd be wagering on my favorite teams every game and to win the championship every season.

In an ideal country yes I'd vote for a Sanders or Warren with 65+ senators and 350+ House members awaiting to rubber stamp anything they proclaim. I have no idea how anybody can support that type under current conditions.

If Trump still had 35-38% approval like late 2017 and with no logical uptick in that number, then we could gamble with a more liberal nominee. However, if we managed to get that person elected then we'd have to accept that the following midterm would be an all-time bloodbath, one that would make 1994, 2010 or 2014 look like a split decision.

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

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