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egbertowillies

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Fri Apr 26, 2019, 01:49 AM Apr 2019

Will it be Joe Biden economic status quo or Elizabeth Warren middle-class centric ideas [View all]

Now that Joe Biden has jumped into the race, Democrats will have two paths. The status quo of #JoeBiden & #AmyKlobuchar or the Progressive middle-class centric path provided by #ElizabethWarren & #BernieSanders. #KamalaHarris seems to be moving left, but it is not yet clear.

To make a sensible vote, we must understand however what ails the economy. More importantly, we must be brave, take our blinders off and realize that our economic system, capitalism, isn't divine but here to serve us. We must assert our worth and revamp as necessary.

IMHO, absent bold ideas, Trump wins again. The status quo only serves the Plutocracy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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Whoever can beat Trump is the name of the game this time. They're all Democrats. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #1
I agree. I contend however that the status quo cannot win against Trump. egbertowillies Apr 2019 #3
I know what you're saying. I was waiting for Obama 2.0, too. But he didn't appear. Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #20
I think it likely Trump will not be the Republican candidate in 2020 delisen Apr 2019 #2
Tell me more. Predictions. You should call into my show with your thoughts. egbertowillies Apr 2019 #4
only way I see that is if he gets ill and dies Celerity Apr 2019 #5
There seem to be fault lines developing in Republican Party delisen Apr 2019 #6
Evidence of that claim? At the end of the day, the Rethugs will never turn on the orange bloat Celerity Apr 2019 #7
Let's be informed on this subject a bit. Hortensis Apr 2019 #8
meh Celerity Apr 2019 #9
Sigh. (!) You know that "union-busting lawyer" is hostile spine Hortensis Apr 2019 #10
I am well aware of his history of support for unions (and their support for him) Celerity Apr 2019 #11
Mahalo, Hortensis, for telling Cha Apr 2019 #12
:) Yes, very promising. Not just for him, but for all Hortensis Apr 2019 #15
I would think so! Cha Apr 2019 #16
I was actually looking to see if there were Hortensis Apr 2019 #18
I consider four more years of Trump to be the status quo. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #13
Exactly, Weeki.. they've Cha Apr 2019 #14
... LexVegas Apr 2019 #17
It is never a binary choice BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #19
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