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64. An ultra left candidate will be destroyed by Trump

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 07:00 PM

Apr 2019

and won't be able to attract center-left Democrats -- there are millions of those in the Midwest and purple states.

In the 2018 blue wave, almost all of the seats that were flipped were flipped by centrist Democrats.

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

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Dear Joe Biden: Marijuana is not a gateway drug and it should be legalized. [View all] garybeck Apr 2019 OP

... 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