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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Kamala's attack on Biden was months in the making [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)19. To your points:
FWIW, the Berkeley public schools were NOT de jure segregated by race, as well;
attendance was organized by residential neighborhoods, which meant de facto by wealth, but unless you're going to say housing prices are something to be regulated by the federal government, it's a moot point.
attendance was organized by residential neighborhoods, which meant de facto by wealth, but unless you're going to say housing prices are something to be regulated by the federal government, it's a moot point.
In a country where wealth is racially unequal, this de facto segregation by wealth was the result of earlier de jure segregation by race.
And that segregation has never been eliminated.
Yes, Harris did not grow up in a slum, but she and her parents knew how they were regarded by many white Americans.
And Harris did not say she was underprivileged, she said she was treated unequally.
As to the two candidates, and their support, Biden has enormous name recognition stretching for decades versus Harris being largely unknown outside of California.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Harris was bused in a program her local school board voted for unanimously. She was not bused
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#22
Her story was about a little girl whose attending a better school would have been prevented by
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#28
She does not have to add that she was bused under a local program, not through federally mandated
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#40
I guess you don't understand "imply." But she did. She understood exactly what she was implying. And
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#42
The meaning in text or speech depends on context, situation, what is said and not said, how said,
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#45
He was not prepared well enough. And she misled and used manipulative tactics to attack her
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#49
Right, he respected the mutual civility he and those of opposing viewpoints used to "get the job
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#51
you are either deliberately misrepresenting her potition in her anecdote or it went over
TeamPooka
Jun 2019
#65
You reminded me. Our small donations do say "with you Joe" and they add up! NT
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#46
I don't think anyone "feels" bad for Biden. He was just being himself..a gentleman and a scholar
Thekaspervote
Jun 2019
#12
One's reputation and trustworthiness goes beyond polls. Win or lose, those who practice "stunts."
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#48
If she does, she will have to earn it honestly in future to sustain it. She can not continue to
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#30
True that...and the long knives will now be out...I hate to see a circular firing squad forming...we
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#32
I agree. Don't know why I thought this might be different. Well, maybe a learning curve.
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#33
Harris was bused under a program her local school board voted for, not by Federal mandate. Biden
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#24
The entire thing was fake and looked contrived as more info comes out...my guess is she takes
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#27
If it was months in the making, then Biden had plenty of time to prepare for it.
Paladin
Jun 2019
#26
prepare for a question about a 50 year old failed policy? Sorry she looked bad...only a matter of
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#29
She has done hit piece after hit piece...lets see what happens...the media is doing their best to
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#36