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13. Circular firing squad?

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2019, 08:08 PM

May 2019

Rather than Dems taking shots at other Dems,
I want Dems to tell us why we should vote for each of them.

"So-and-so is a nasty skunk!"

OK, but tell me why I should vote for you.

"Because so-and-so is a nasty skunk!"

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

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Cory Booker Shoots Down Joe Biden's Claims On Crime Bill And Mass Incarceration [View all] marble falls May 2019 OP

Really Corey? Your city, and my former city is the 15th deadliest city in the country... Kahuna7 May 2019 #1

First off cannabis_flower May 2019 #2

Go somewhere with that news. There is no excuse for Kahuna7 May 2019 #3

You are right.. cannabis_flower May 2019 #5

You do know that was part of the crime bill, right??? How did that Kahuna7 May 2019 #9

I completely agree - coddling criminals is absurd! Skya Rhen May 2019 #12

MOST kids don't become gang bangers and are able to do things with their life JI7 May 2019 #16

I know folks in Camden, NJ who were happy about the Crime Bill. They didn't know at the time sarabelle May 2019 #15

Of course. I bet you people in Newark are STILL happy about it... Kahuna7 May 2019 #17

I see this as positive primary campaigning. SouthernProgressive May 2019 #4

The crime bill, incarceration rates among minorities and the privatization of prisons are all issues NoMoreRepugs May 2019 #6

You're exactly right. It was well received at the time and no one envisioned how it would turn out. George II May 2019 #8

Almost everyone has admitted that parts of the law went too far, INCLUDING Biden a number of times.. George II May 2019 #7

I remember people saying at the time that it was hard to see too many additional people actually StevieM May 2019 #10

Yes, the first one executed since 1963 was Timothy McVeigh in 2001. Juan Garza.... George II May 2019 #11

Circular firing squad? left-of-center2012 May 2019 #13

What happens when the election starts more than a year ahead of time ... marble falls May 2019 #14