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Act_of_Reparation

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18. It's not our attention span that's the problem here.
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 11:43 AM
Jun 2019

There are too many candidates, full stop. Hopefully that will change before the primaries start. A smaller debate between front runners of more varying positions would be more useful.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
Yes-- Lulu KC Jun 2019 #1
Yes. I work closely with a man who recently give a TED talk. MineralMan Jun 2019 #4
What was his subject? trev Jun 2019 #52
When one particular candidate, a very seasoned one, True Dough Jun 2019 #2
Yes.. Biden "stumbles".. heard it all.. Cha Jun 2019 #5
I think Biden is gonna be just fine. Tipperary Jun 2019 #9
That's not what CNN thinks on their website front page Lulu KC Jun 2019 #22
Pay them no mind. Tipperary Jun 2019 #37
We need to pay attention. He is not a good candidate. gldstwmn Jun 2019 #51
Who says that! Butterflylady Jun 2019 #56
Lots of people are saying it. gldstwmn Jun 2019 #57
+1 Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #49
Possibly Biden already had that endorsement & this debate triggered a decision delisen Jun 2019 #24
Yeah.. keep parsing that ol endorsement Cha Jun 2019 #26
Have no idea why my comment should evoke your response delisen Jun 2019 #33
More from Mayor Keisha Bottoms.. Cha Jun 2019 #35
Thank you. Tipperary Jun 2019 #38
Thank You, Tipperary! Cha Jun 2019 #47
Still don't see how this relates to my comment. Possibly delisen Jun 2019 #46
+1,000 n/t MarcA Jun 2019 #48
With so much talent, it's a tough choice Backseat Driver Jun 2019 #3
Yes, it is a tough choice. MineralMan Jun 2019 #13
I imagine the tough prosecutor who plays to win crazytown Jun 2019 #16
Back when Kamala Harris launched her campaign, as the very first MineralMan Jun 2019 #19
I've looked at that t-shirt. It doesn't appear pre-planned to me. crazytown Jun 2019 #29
Campaign team tweeted this picture out her out during debate. Whole thing set to go. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #32
As was the endorsement today by Atlanta Mayor Krisha Bottoms. Buzz cook Jun 2019 #60
An endorsement is not a graphic to accompany a scripted, rehearsed, and brilliantly acted out emmaverybo Jun 2019 #62
Biden doesn't need these excuses. BlueWI Jun 2019 #65
He's back in the game now. Every one can learn Harris too. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #66
Agreed that Harris can learn too. BlueWI Jun 2019 #67
Yeah, I agree. Strategic merchandise planning is not Kind of Blue Jun 2019 #68
Biden lost most Tiggeroshii Jun 2019 #6
Meh Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #11
Not really. You're looking at it from a strongly biased position. MineralMan Jun 2019 #14
Bias doesnt necessarily mean "wrong." Tiggeroshii Jun 2019 #64
I didn't say it did mean wrong. MineralMan Jun 2019 #69
Agreed. A lot of folks gldstwmn Jun 2019 #54
In your dreams. democratisphere Jun 2019 #58
No shit. Tipperary Jun 2019 #7
It's better this morning. I'm hearing about many more responses. nolabear Jun 2019 #8
Thanks for that report, nolabear.. there's this, too.. Cha Jun 2019 #12
That's important. I do want Joe to get out there and talk policy. nolabear Jun 2019 #17
Yes, very long! peggysue2 Jun 2019 #39
Controversy aside mcar Jun 2019 #10
Yes. As I said, we have a lot of talent up there running in MineralMan Jun 2019 #15
I'd be happy to vote, and campaign for, mcar Jun 2019 #43
Yes. My primary goal is defeating Trump, MineralMan Jun 2019 #44
+1 Lulu KC Jun 2019 #23
True. True Dough Jun 2019 #40
It's not our attention span that's the problem here. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #18
I agree that there are too many candidates. MineralMan Jun 2019 #20
History shows that short exchanges or one liners can have major effects. Kaleva Jun 2019 #21
Yes, they can. I have not seen anything like that, though. MineralMan Jun 2019 #27
I'll add that the media loves them some instant 42bambi Jun 2019 #25
That's true, of course. MineralMan Jun 2019 #28
When one person makes herself the center of attention, she "upstages" the whole cast. Kamala emmaverybo Jun 2019 #30
Well, you won't find me dissing Kamala Harris. MineralMan Jun 2019 #34
I'm not asking you to. I can do fine all by myself. I admired her greatly. I think a VP does have emmaverybo Jun 2019 #41
OH gawd.. Andrea, But Her Emails, Mitchell Cha Jun 2019 #36
Made me chuckle. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #42
...over an issue very few care about wyldwolf Jun 2019 #31
Well, when someone never has anything good to say about the leading MineralMan Jun 2019 #45
Yup, so much for this being an election about the future. R B Garr Jun 2019 #61
Your guy lost. He stumbled badly. gldstwmn Jun 2019 #50
It's odd to me that such an experienced candidate would expect... JoeOtterbein Jun 2019 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #55
I care about policies and ideas not personal charisma happyaccident Jun 2019 #59
Not sorta funny. Sorta sad. cbelle1039 Jun 2019 #63
A black woman talked about race StarfishSaver Jun 2019 #70
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