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In reply to the discussion: Yang not asked to speak.. And no Beto??? [View all]BannonsLiver
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I guess the question is, was it expected that every primary candidate would be offered to speak?
still_one
Aug 2020
#4
You can not be cheated out of something you were not entitled to in the first place
karynnj
Aug 2020
#40
I get that, but with, I think, 16 people running, it would take up too much of the convention
karynnj
Aug 2020
#120
Thank you. Everyone with voters to bring should be given a few minutes to address the Nation.
Budi
Aug 2020
#68
Whoa! Wait a minute...just a couple days ago, the whinning from AOC's base was evident...
Budi
Aug 2020
#60
Of course she eventually HAD TO. But when she wasn't even registering #'s, she still hung in there
Vivienne235729
Aug 2020
#121
It should have been only 3. Yang was a far more viable candidate than tulsi.
Vivienne235729
Aug 2020
#123
The only way they can be heard is for Yang to speak in primetime at the Democratic convention?
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#92
The only he can get that 42% of his voters to support Biden is to give a speech at the convention?
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#45
So he'll have a chance to speak and to be heard, but he wants a primetime slot?
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#94
You think you'll be able to bring yourself to vote for Biden despite this perceived injustice?
BannonsLiver
Aug 2020
#43
You need to hear Yang speak at the Democratic convention in order to vote for Biden?
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#46
His ideas are pretty irrelevant at the Democratic convention. Only Biden's ideas matter that week
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#97
But the convention isn't designed to let you hear everyone's ideas. It's about Biden and HIS ideas
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#108
Have you appointed yourself the person here to tell me or others here what the
Meowmee
Aug 2020
#119
These are the prime time speakers -there's only so much time and so many slots
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#91