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I have been a solid Beto fan but - (Original Post) JanetLovesObama Mar 2019 OP
I think that Beto has taken some conservative positions Beakybird Mar 2019 #1
Yes, I agree. JanetLovesObama Mar 2019 #2
I thought I heard him say it shouldn't be decided by a bunch of men. patricia92243 Mar 2019 #3
I was not a Beto fan, but when I read that he wanted to demolish a poor neighborhood to build Tipperary Mar 2019 #4
I'm sold on Pete! I just got his book and my god the man can write! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #5
 

Beakybird

(3,330 posts)
1. I think that Beto has taken some conservative positions
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 02:40 PM
Mar 2019

to stay pertinent in Texas. But pro death penalty doesn't fly here in Illinois. I heard he was pro capital punishment two years ago.

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

JanetLovesObama

(548 posts)
2. Yes, I agree.
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 02:43 PM
Mar 2019

He would not state emphatically his feeling about abortion either. That disturbs me.

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

patricia92243

(12,592 posts)
3. I thought I heard him say it shouldn't be decided by a bunch of men.
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 02:47 PM
Mar 2019

I assume the decision would be made by the woman involved.

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

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
4. I was not a Beto fan, but when I read that he wanted to demolish a poor neighborhood to build
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 03:17 PM
Mar 2019

a Walmart - that sealed it even more for me. I learned that in the Vanity Fair cover story about him. The only reason the deal did not go through was because the recession hit that year. Very interesting reading.

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,528 posts)
5. I'm sold on Pete! I just got his book and my god the man can write!
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 10:37 PM
Mar 2019

I haven't seen or heard anything yet that has made me change my mind.

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