Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Biden's record - video from C-span - Anyone think this is a good thing? [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)I think that moderate Democratics are probably in favor of stricter crime punishment than the far left wing, though not as strict as centrist (between middle-Repub and middle-Democratic people).
I'm a center left Democratic. A fairly standard liberal, I think. Definitely not a centrist. I am a liberal. But definitely not far left. I am in favor of strict crime punishment laws, and not against the death penalty, when used sparingly and when there is a certain kind of evidence. The Democratic Party Platform, I think, is against the death penalty now, but I would bet that it was not in 1991.
All the candidates are Democrats. They all are generally on the same side of the issues.
I don't support Biden. But this election is not about issues. It's about ousting Trump. So posts about particular issues won't have that much effect, short of exposing a felony or something like that.
Hearings and videos of 20 or 30 years ago are silly things to use against a candidate, IMO, because it reminds people how long he's been grappling with the tough issues and on the national scene.
When Cortez and Buttegieg were babies or in elementary school, Biden was grappling with tough issues. To put it in perspective.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided