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judeling

(1,086 posts)
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 04:26 AM Feb 2020

Amy has done what nobody else has, incorporated the HOW.

After watching the CNN town halls, it has become very clear to me I made the right choice in who I am supporting.

It is very clear she has thought the whole thing out not just the what but how to get it done and the how that meshes with the other. If that did work then we do this that leads to that the gives us what we wanted,

It is a beautiful web that is not composed of a peoples army or logical persuasion or moral persuasion or some return to a golden past of cooperation. Just normal self-interest. The real world in other words. Basically she is offering to be LBJ without the war.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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Amy has done what nobody else has, incorporated the HOW. (Original Post) judeling Feb 2020 OP
Amy is a tough opponent for anyone running. democrank Feb 2020 #1
but is she offering to be LBJ? material_highlighter Feb 2020 #2
We simply do not have time on so many issues for a re-set presidency or Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #3
agreed, material_highlighter Feb 2020 #4
 

democrank

(11,104 posts)
1. Amy is a tough opponent for anyone running.
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 05:24 AM
Feb 2020

She seems really clear on her vision for our country. I like her a lot.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 
2. but is she offering to be LBJ?
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 06:08 AM
Feb 2020

Back during the Kavanaugh hearings I knew Amy Klobuchar was who I wanted to be President, but...

In 2016, I did not vote. As you can see I'm for either Sanders or Warren now. A centrist candidate who is unable to deliver to the blue collar working class in America will result in a surge of right-wing populism more so then what we are seeing now.

I encourage all DUers to consider history, both recent and past. Now is not the time for the status quo. Look at Macron in France or the failed Syriza Government in Greece. Even Obama voters who voted for Trump in 2016 should be a case study as to the dangers of not protecting work class Americans.

We will have another economic downturn, this is just the way our economy is structured. If the left doesn't put up a candidate who will enact progressive policys that protect Joe and Jane six-pack during the next down turn, we will truly see fascist in the streets.

so my question is, what policies is Amy offering to protect Main Street and not just Wall Street?

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

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
3. We simply do not have time on so many issues for a re-set presidency or
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 06:32 AM
Feb 2020

a return to "normal". We need big ideas to move forward and at light speed which is why I support Andrew Yang.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 
4. agreed,
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:19 AM
Feb 2020

I like Yang also and apologize to the Yang Gang for not adding him to the list. of the three (Sanders; Warren; & Yang) I think Yang's solutions to many of our issue are accessible to a wide range of voters. He isn't as "toxic" as say Sanders or Warren concerning the dirty S word....

that is my point too, that voting in a center candidate will be a disaster on many fronts.

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