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DemocracyMouse

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44. Thank you, Buttigieg supporter! Your marine is probably quite popular in the rust belt too!
Thu Jun 20, 2019, 02:26 AM
Jun 2019

Given that Mayor Pete was "part of a unit assigned to identify and disrupt terrorist finance networks" he'd be great at going after Republicans.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
She could win the nomination but she would be very vulnerable in the General. redstateblues Jun 2019 #1
I think she could win those states because of her economic populism. marylandblue Jun 2019 #4
Thank you, Buttigieg supporter! Your marine is probably quite popular in the rust belt too! DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #44
I don't know that the majority of those voters will welcome all the proposals she is making. I emmaverybo Jun 2019 #58
You are right about the price tag and surely she will be called on it. marylandblue Jun 2019 #62
Actually I think her economic message shanny Jun 2019 #7
Exactly. They are the angry because they live in shit places with shit jobs. marylandblue Jun 2019 #13
Tar and feathers. shanny Jun 2019 #20
you moderates! rampartc Jun 2019 #36
Ha! Sanders was the battering ram that opened the doors... DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #46
Call me an old softie - but I say: send'em to re-education camps sandensea Jun 2019 #53
i have often thought we need reeducation camps for these deplorables rampartc Jun 2019 #55
I know what you mean sandensea Jun 2019 #56
Riding Trump True Blue American Jun 2019 #61
it might have to be sufficient rampartc Jun 2019 #64
I think Warren will handle it better than you think. If not her, probably Pete will win. marylandblue Jun 2019 #2
I think it was Chris Matthews who said Pete might be the best choice because he's so ecstatic Jun 2019 #3
Yes, a short record is best, but also he is very media savvy, so he knows how to fight back. marylandblue Jun 2019 #8
They already tried it Perseus Jun 2019 #51
She'll still face the "Harvard professor" title and just being a woman... CTyankee Jun 2019 #52
Pete has a diversity problem that will knock him out on Super Tuesday redstateblues Jun 2019 #5
You might be right about, but if Biden falls, the AA vote has to go somewhere. marylandblue Jun 2019 #9
We'll start to hear whispers about her "republican past"' BannonsLiver Jun 2019 #6
Did Joe vote for Reagan a while back? redstateblues Jun 2019 #15
I agree BannonsLiver Jun 2019 #25
My ham handed attempt at being facetious! redstateblues Jun 2019 #66
She wasn't in politics when she was a Republican. pnwmom Jun 2019 #27
Wouldn't the swing staters find comfort in Warren's Republican past? DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #47
Or maybe her years living and working in places like Oklahoma and Texas. pnwmom Jun 2019 #48
Hey! Jefferson was an East Coast liberal! Franklin was such a liberal! DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #68
That's the first unwritten rule of the game customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #10
um. mopinko Jun 2019 #11
To be fair, I was critical of her with the DNA thing, too tishaLA Jun 2019 #16
she played it just fine. mopinko Jun 2019 #19
If this is all the desperadoes have to throw at Joe Biden, he will democratisphere Jun 2019 #12
Biden's support isn't going to collapse because of attacks. Or, at all. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2019 #14
Tonight, Booker was on CNN insinuating that Biden used the word "boy" ecstatic Jun 2019 #18
I guess we'll see... Still In Wisconsin Jun 2019 #22
Nah Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #28
I saw him and didn't feel that he was insinuating that about Biden. pnwmom Jun 2019 #49
Biden's support will not collapse. It may soften, but it won't collapse. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #57
Here is what I think... Indygram Jun 2019 #17
Perhaps. I'm glad he's flying under the radar for now. ecstatic Jun 2019 #21
lol Indygram Jun 2019 #37
I agree with your assessment of Beto essadaw Jun 2019 #23
It wouldn't be if it were just allowed to play out to find the best candidate Indygram Jun 2019 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #24
OK. I really hope so! nt ecstatic Jun 2019 #30
She won't win the general Green Line Jun 2019 #26
Keep in mind, her opponent will be a criminal, mob thug/dictator wannabe ecstatic Jun 2019 #29
Nope not her Green Line Jun 2019 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #31
No Green Line Jun 2019 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #34
Lol Green Line Jun 2019 #35
Hard to argue when someone from Mass makes that kind of statement....seriously Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #40
Sez U /nt tonedevil Jun 2019 #54
Jack from Mass won, and his brother Robert would have. MasonDreams Jun 2019 #45
They will Dukakis/Kerry her to death...it won't be pretty Bhkylib Jun 2019 #60
"If it didn't work for Hillary, why Warren?" betsuni Jun 2019 #63
Biden isn't being attacked in the media. Buzz cook Jun 2019 #39
Both Biden and Warren are tough. I expect many of these attacks are going to backfire. emulatorloo Jun 2019 #41
That seems to be true for both candidates so far. Let's hope it continues Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #42
So every front runner gets vilified by the supporters of 20+ other candidates. Beartracks Jun 2019 #43
I don't think it has anything to do with who is leading Perseus Jun 2019 #50
She's suit to the task and tough as a barrel of iron nails JackInGreen Jun 2019 #59
What's the worst they have on her? That she believed her family when they told her about their past? TCJ70 Jun 2019 #65
The nominee will be the last one standing. That's how it works. It's called vetting Autumn Jun 2019 #67
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