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Hortensis

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4. I see what you're doing here. Nevertheless, when it comes to
Sun Jun 9, 2019, 09:30 AM
Jun 2019

the electorate and what most people will vote for there's real truth in it. The electorate has always been heavily mainstream in this nation, and everyone born here grew up with the heritage of 250 years of the political compromise intrinsic to democracy. It's in our blood, so to speak.

Btw, that crime bill was very popular in its time. In fact, I got my head handed to me by a pair of black female coworkers for saying I opposed it. It was very much a social justice/black lives matter issue for them, and they supported the Republicans in this.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
"We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately." TreasonousBastard Jun 2019 #1
Of course. TDale313 Jun 2019 #2
👆👆👆👆👆 this. So much this irisblue Jun 2019 #3
I see what you're doing here. Nevertheless, when it comes to Hortensis Jun 2019 #4
The only thing that I'm doing is stating my opinion Trumpocalypse Jun 2019 #5
:) Virtually 100% these days. Hortensis Jun 2019 #7
A simple yes or no Trumpocalypse Jun 2019 #15
This. cwydro Jun 2019 #17
Absolutely yes Zambero Jun 2019 #9
Thanks for getting it Trumpocalypse Jun 2019 #13
Zel while not pervect gave Grorgia pre-k and the hope scholarship. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #20
At that time, the crack epidemic spurred violent crime in Black neighborhoods where law abiding emmaverybo Jun 2019 #12
Yes. Both toleration of high crime rates in some neighborhoods Hortensis Jun 2019 #22
Three Democrats in the race voted for it: Biden, Inslee and Sanders. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #18
Hm. Sanders we knew, but I didn't realize Inslee. Hortensis Jun 2019 #21
There will be fighting, it's fine. DrToast Jun 2019 #6
The time to call for party loyalty & unity is after we have our nominee. Demit Jun 2019 #8
first win greenman3610 Jun 2019 #10
All Democrats WILL be getting behind our nominee in 2020 uawchild Jun 2019 #11
agreed gopiscrap Jun 2019 #14
Yes, of course. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #16
Agree. Great post. K&R. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #19
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