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marlakay

(13,114 posts)
62. I am reading everywhere he is not for it
Fri Apr 26, 2019, 06:56 PM
Apr 2019

Said so last week. If he was for it would help him win in the general after others youth wanted are out.

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

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... BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #1
R U thinking we should just skip over issues and just go straight to anointment? jalan48 Apr 2019 #2
Because we know how well anointment works out. Merlot Apr 2019 #6
Yep. jalan48 Apr 2019 #10
All issues should be properly vetted, as part of the primary process. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #12
I agree, duforsure Apr 2019 #19
Yes, as long as the issue is ACCURATELY represented... there should nothin to fear!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #20
How about some essays from the 70's? nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #44
EVERYTHING should be on the table... bring it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #49
You must be talking about... tonedevil Apr 2019 #50
Guess so. InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #9
Don't forget DownriverDem Apr 2019 #25
I'm sorry to tell you this, but the system Biden knew is dead. marylandblue Apr 2019 #35
It is just trying to find one minor issue after another BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #43
I'm not sure what you mean by "panic in some quarters". Marijuana legalization is a real issue, jalan48 Apr 2019 #73
POTUS cannot legalize marijuana BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #74
The President is allowed to take stands on certain issues. Are you suggesting the President should jalan48 Apr 2019 #75
will it help him win in general election? AlexSFCA Apr 2019 #84
I think the legalization of marijuana will help Democrats win, yes. jalan48 Apr 2019 #87
That remark probably stings True Dough Apr 2019 #65
So you think pot smokers should be locked up, then? ZZenith Apr 2019 #3
Cue the crickets... chirp! chirp! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #13
I don't get that from the post Leith Apr 2019 #29
It's not his personal beliefs on pot that concern me. ZZenith Apr 2019 #41
lol BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #45
I will add this to the list of reasons Leith Apr 2019 #92
As you wish. ZZenith Apr 2019 #94
What do you think vetting looks like? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2019 #7
Seems to me vetting should apply to ALL candidates... why should Joe get a pass? InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #14
It's not going to go away! cannabis_flower Apr 2019 #16
Nor should it!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #18
So you think if you pounced on Biden and weakened him BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #47
No one thinks that. Biden is out of touch on this subject compared to all other candidates. Autumn Apr 2019 #77
lmao BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #81
How odd that you find truth to be laughable. Autumn Apr 2019 #82
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #4
No one has been able to explain to me what they mean by "status quo" ehrnst Apr 2019 #32
Status quo BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #48
You know, that totally fits all the times i've heard the term deployed. ehrnst Apr 2019 #54
Yes, when Bernie is elected everything will change from the "status quo" NYMinute Apr 2019 #58
The cost to society for the drug war on MJ is horrendous Merlot Apr 2019 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author happybird Apr 2019 #33
Wow. So sorry you are going through this. marylandblue Apr 2019 #37
Oh, thank you. happybird Apr 2019 #55
Biden on enforcement. Cattledog Apr 2019 #78
Joe has been wrong on several issues in 30 years leftofcool Apr 2019 #8
True, but IMHO, other Democratic candidates, who've been wrong on issues far less frequently... InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #17
+1 Go Vols Apr 2019 #23
+1. JudyM Apr 2019 #24
Wrong less frequently... ehrnst Apr 2019 #34
ANd I thought Bernie was nEvEr wRoNg NYMinute Apr 2019 #61
True, but.... paleotn Apr 2019 #51
Gifys of H. Wood, Celebs everywhere lately. Long season ahead appalachiablue Apr 2019 #11
yes, me too. barbtries Apr 2019 #15
So sorry for all that pain, barbtries. JudyM Apr 2019 #26
Exactly. His long history of support for mass incarceration and rollin74 Apr 2019 #21
Sen sanders voted for the crime bill and ran on it in Vermont in 2006. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #36
If Biden announces a change of heart and supports rollin74 Apr 2019 #59
Joe Biden is a progressive....so that is untrue. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #38
He's always been a moderate, that is a big part of his appeal. marylandblue Apr 2019 #69
It can be statistically proven that Mr.Bill Apr 2019 #22
Heard recently that the zentrum Apr 2019 #27
K&R Kurt V. Apr 2019 #28
Once again Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time Otto Lidenbrock Apr 2019 #30
Still my fav. garybeck Apr 2019 #93
We need a real progressive candidate in the GE or we will get 4 more years of tRump yaesu Apr 2019 #31
Exactly the opposite. We need a candidate who can attract moderates. We won the Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #39
Joe has his work cut out for him with young people. crazytown Apr 2019 #85
An ultra left candidate will be destroyed by Trump NYMinute Apr 2019 #64
He'll come around on this issue or he won't. Ain't gonna change my pot smoking not one damn UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #40
It would bother me if he was on the wrong side of the issue... NNadir Apr 2019 #42
If it is illegal... tonedevil Apr 2019 #56
It is illegal to drive 95 miles down the freeway. It has a real potential to harm people. NNadir Apr 2019 #67
I'm sorry to hear your Nephew... tonedevil Apr 2019 #83
The experience of being a designated driver at a wild party has some relevance here. NNadir Apr 2019 #97
Again my sincerest sympathy... tonedevil Apr 2019 #98
Do you wish alcohol was also not legal? nt USALiberal Apr 2019 #86
Do you wish that alcohol was more widely used? Tobacco? Guns? NNadir Apr 2019 #95
heavy handed drug laws and enforcement have... rollin74 Apr 2019 #63
This is true, no question. NNadir Apr 2019 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author NYMinute Apr 2019 #66
You may have misplaced this answer, since I agree with Biden. NNadir Apr 2019 #70
Yes, I did. Thank you. NYMinute Apr 2019 #71
Alcohol is theeeeee, I said theeeeee warmfeet Apr 2019 #46
Purity I tell you. Purity is the only way! tymorial Apr 2019 #52
That quote is from 2010. Cattledog Apr 2019 #53
Subsequent quotes indicate his position remains the same. DesertRat Apr 2019 #76
Saw Joe Biden last summer on the UW Madsion GOTV rally LakeArenal Apr 2019 #57
I am reading everywhere he is not for it marlakay Apr 2019 #62
Well I was there. I heard it. I didn't read it. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #80
Needs to get out then marlakay Apr 2019 #88
A few thousand people here do. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #89
His WI visits are all YouTube FreeState Apr 2019 #91
I agree with you on this issue, but it is SO far down my list. MH1 Apr 2019 #60
Exactly. honest.abe Apr 2019 #90
Biden has qualities that many people don't appreciate NYMinute Apr 2019 #72
Honestly, watching a clip of him cheerleading his crime bill.... doompatrol39 Apr 2019 #79
Joe has evolved in 42 years... A lot. IluvPitties Apr 2019 #96
Biden did not say that Marijuana is a gateway drug Gothmog Nov 2019 #99
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