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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Pete: "Normalcy" got us where we are today. [View all]Celerity
(43,734 posts)59. lol, so weak
And your petty personal attacks on Buttigieg are still a FAIL.
Cheers
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I don't think anyone is saying that they want to go back to the 90s, and the 2016 election....
George II
Jun 2019
#9
He does look silly when he brings up a straw-man argument to make a point.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
#49
Sorry, I expect a lot more from a President that just not being an asshole.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#76
Obama ran eight years after the last Democratic president during an economic crisis.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
#80
I really doubt Obama would have run as a return to normalcy under any circumstances.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#81
Obama's whole reelection campaign was about continuing the normalcy of his administration.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
#115
I'm NOT suggesting not to hint at the past. This is about what you think our biggest problem.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#125
You are really missing the point. The point is not about what specific tactics work against Trump.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#128
No, you don't understand it. You think it's a "strategy." It's not. It's a goal.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#130
No, the challenges today are not the same today, nor are the opportunities.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#48
I am not the OP, and Pete was not attacking other Dems, just stating a philosophical truism.
Celerity
Jun 2019
#44
I may end up voting for Warren, she is quickly separating herself as my main 2nd choice
Celerity
Jun 2019
#64
My take too. Biden's critics have made this charge consistently, that Biden wants to take us back to
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#86
We have almost always built on the past and moved ahead. The Iran deal is one example. A decades
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#118
This thread started with a clever attempt to manipulate Buttigieg's words
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#120
Good stuff, as always Cha. The Rusher thing not normal. Good links! Thanks! nt
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#90
Thanks for that quote from EW. That means that she and Buttigieg are now on the same list with BS..
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2019
#96
Some of us have long memories. Bashing the party, especially Obama/Biden is a definite line....
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2019
#101
Nothing to do with age, it's about Biden's campaign theme of "return to normalcy."
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#82
Well it captures my feelings well. I don't think we should "return" to anything
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#109
Who is looking to the past? I am 73 and I look forward to a Dem government.
wasupaloopa
Jun 2019
#31
he did not just mention the 1990's, he said the 2000's too and was simply making a point
Celerity
Jun 2019
#45
Insecure people always push back against well meaning, constructive criticism.
mobeau69
Jun 2019
#47
People are going to take any chance they get at sniping if they see an opening to
Celerity
Jun 2019
#54
why WOULDN'T problems of one decade be different than the problems of another decade
Skittles
Jun 2019
#75
This took guts if nothing else. Marianne Williamson shared interesting observations on the subject.
mobeau69
Jun 2019
#46
I think that is part of his point. It's not something that can be defined.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#111
People are dumb. They are easily misled. They don't know how easily they can be misled,
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#124