Democratic Primaries

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36. Respectfully, I think you're looking at this wrong.

Thu Apr 25, 2019, 11:52 AM

Apr 2019

They already have the possibility of helping themselves instead of hurting and hating others. They choose incorrectly.

The correct response to shitbags being shitbags is not to try to make it easier for them to not be shitbags, it's to make it harder for them to be. And that means addressing head-on the fact that they are, demonstrably, shitbags, and making clear that we as a society demand better of people, no matter the struggles they face.

I'm all for a livable minimum wage and universal healthcare, but the problems they solve are quite simply not the underlying cause of white supremacy. They're excuses for it.

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

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I rather rebuild the Obama coalition with any combination of Biden, Harris, Booker, Pete or Beto.* [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 OP

agree, those are all great candidates . would be happy to support either one of them JI7 Apr 2019 #1

Thank you. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #22

Yeah, Build on that! Cha Apr 2019 #2

I agree. nt brer cat Apr 2019 #3

Agree. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #4

Harris/Buttigieg feels like a winning ticket that builds on the Obama coalition and speaks to a TeamPooka Apr 2019 #5

I love both Kamala and Pete so I would love that ticket. I wonder who Kamala would jezebel321 Apr 2019 #6

I was not impressed with Harris cnn townhall tbh AlexSFCA Apr 2019 #11

Young people aren't reliable voters. You can't rely on that demographic to win. SweetieD Apr 2019 #17

No but he's a symbolic player as a VP. TeamPooka Apr 2019 #23

That's a promising ticket. nt Codeine Apr 2019 #25

and it's the exact opposite of Trump. We need to offer voters a distinct difference. TeamPooka Apr 2019 #32

You left out WARREN! bobbieinok Apr 2019 #7

She's included. She even got to be in bold. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #16

Did you leave out the first potential Jewish president Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #8

Did you hear his response to the question today about how to address pnwmom Apr 2019 #9

He is Jewish Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #10

The 20-30% of the population that loves authoritarianism and having a scapegoat pnwmom Apr 2019 #12

it will make pushing for it less of a priority Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #13

Bernie did very badly among African American voters in 2016, and his performance pnwmom Apr 2019 #14

That was 2016. He is already doing much better in 2020 Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #37

Where is your evidence that he is doing much better with minority voters? pnwmom Apr 2019 #38

Anecdotal evidence is hardly reliable Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #39

His performance at She: The People is something anyone can watch. If you had, pnwmom Apr 2019 #41

Joy Reid has said far more offensive stuff than Bernie saying he marched with Dr. King JonLP24 Apr 2019 #43

You think it's good for Bernie that the crowd reacted to him and TULSI in the same way? pnwmom Apr 2019 #45

The felony disenfranchisement debate got more attention JonLP24 Apr 2019 #46

There are MILLIONS of WOC progressives. And the vast majority voted for Hillary, pnwmom Apr 2019 #47

We are not in 2016. It is a different election. Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #49

There's no reason to think the millions of African Americans who decisively chose Hillary pnwmom Apr 2019 #51

Actually we will likely have a good idea after SC. Tiggeroshii Apr 2019 #52

Well played. Duppers Apr 2019 #15

Respectfully, I think you're looking at this wrong. better Apr 2019 #36

None of our candidates are chasing white nationalist votes. Why single out those six? (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2019 #18

The candidates I listed are my favorites and imho the rightful heirs to Barack Obama. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #19

Mine too. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #20

It seems some posters want to tell us who are favorites should be. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #21

Yes, but we get to choose for ourselves Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #24

Thank Goodness DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #26

Right lets keep it that way..dump Trump. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #27

Biden-Harris has a nice ring. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #28

It does have a nice ring. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #34

my prediciton is Biden/Harris beachbum bob Apr 2019 #29

I don't want to get overconfident. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #30

The only elections I have been over confident was 2008 and 2012 and I had good reasons, same beachbum bob Apr 2019 #31

It does....... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2019 #33

If Biden wrests the nomination I would bet the house he picks KH as his veep. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #35

Yeah, because status-quo centrism did sooo well in 2016. m-lekktor Apr 2019 #40

Hillary isn't a centrist. She ran on a very progressive platform and won the popular vote by 2.9 mil pnwmom Apr 2019 #42

President Obama DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2019 #48

Strategically, he will probably need to pick someone from the south or midwest. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #44

Right on bro! NewsCenter28 Apr 2019 #50

Doesn't have to be a ticket with another primary candidate... boomer_wv Apr 2019 #53