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In reply to the discussion: Might America actually elect another black president in 2020? [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)73. HA ha ha ha ha ha. Can you name a Dem you've liked since then?
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I suspect she can be very likeable under many circumstances, and her experience is super, but
elleng
Aug 2017
#4
Her heritage? I'm not worrying about swaying racist scum. I want liberal voters to come back.
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#6
Kamala Devi Harris (/ˈkɑːmələ/, KAH-m-luh;[8]) was born on October 20, 1964 in Oakland,
elleng
Aug 2017
#29
I like him but I feel like he's always aware he needs to temper his anger before an audience?
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#12
i thought people like Sanders because he's a scold and appeals to the cynical? Maybe that's just my
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#91
I haven't seen Harris on the stump, but she's certainly smart and takes no shit.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#47
No too polished, rehearsed - there is a huge difference, but thanks for the bullshit dog whistle!
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#68
interesting how you chose to introduce that dog whistle and pretend I did. So easily it tripped
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#72
No one agreed with you, and it's creepy as hell to use dog whistles and pretend others did. It's
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#94
When I think about it, I'm sure it was designed to discourage talk about ANY of these candidates via
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#81
Kamala. We need to have a woman. It's getting ridiculous. Most men suck as presidents/leaders.
kerry-is-my-prez
Aug 2017
#60
Okay, I've only heard about the creating a socially responsible investment fund for Baine part....
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#85
No. It isn't that she is black. It is that she is a woman. There is NO WAY she wins
adigal
Aug 2017
#83
You're seriously saying Dems should forget running a woman? That's sexist. GTFO w that.
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#84
I think the backlash against non-establishment is here. The incompetence is too much.
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#7
LOL. The "change" they want is to turn away from the bigotry and hatred to women and POC.
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#9
He was not seen as the outsider populist yet was incredibly popular and successful... so that rips
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#32
Are you kidding? We have Harris Booker and Patrick all saddled with "establishment"
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#51
Seriously going back to FDR is suppose to warrant some kind of an answer? Or just filler? nt
DoodAbides
Aug 2017
#52
Hillary did NOT get the same numbers as Obama. Turnout was way down among PoC and Democrats overall.
YoungDemCA
Aug 2017
#35
Rural Trump supporters coming out of the woodwork ie the collapse of the rural Democratic vote.
YoungDemCA
Aug 2017
#37
Trump is deeply unpopular and faced unprecedented resistance, is racking up failures.
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#34
Bobby Jindal: But only if he posses as a black man and trashes Affirmative action.....
johhnydrama
Aug 2017
#69