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Voltaire2

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56. So we just give up on desegregation?
Wed Jul 3, 2019, 04:10 PM
Jul 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
It's so early. rusty quoin Jul 2019 #1
Sure is. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #2
A few days ago I was thinking Biden would coast to the nomination. honest.abe Jul 2019 #3
Here's the thing. Biden is a good guy. gldstwmn Jul 2019 #4
There's no coasting in this primary. InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2019 #26
Early this year I was hoping we'd hear from more progressive Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #6
hmm. shanny Jul 2019 #8
Well said. BlueWI Jul 2019 #9
The sad irony about the busing issue is that he drew attention to it himself. Demit Jul 2019 #31
+1 shanny Jul 2019 #46
I don't know how you could think that when that didn't even happen in 2016. nt UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #10
Actually I think Biden is toast. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2019 #27
He will speak at the convention no matter what. marylandblue Jul 2019 #33
I think he will win as he is the best candidate to take the states we need... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #77
TBH a margin of error of +/-5 is ginormous. shanny Jul 2019 #5
Well, you could take it with a grain of salt. I like following trends Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #7
Even Booker got a bounce from this hacksaw racial attack against Biden. nt UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #11
The OP is not about Booker but good for him. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #14
'hacksaw racial attack against Biden' Celerity Jul 2019 #74
Biden's insistence on bragging about 'getting along' with vile racist shitheads Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #12
Yeah, what gets me is exactly that. Instead of offering fresh ideas as a young Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #23
And running on a failed 21st century sort of thing like busing is madness. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #32
Nobody is running on busing, it's a non-issue now. marylandblue Jul 2019 #37
She said she believes busing should be reinstated after the debate. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author marylandblue Jul 2019 #43
Well, Harris is right. And if they're having a field day then more info will reveal that Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #49
Senator Harris says she supports bringing back busing. emulatorloo Jul 2019 #51
I know that. But is she now going to go around the country saying she will do forced busing? marylandblue Jul 2019 #52
I don't know what her actual strategy will be. I wish she would focus on her strengths emulatorloo Jul 2019 #53
what is biden's plan to desegregate our schools? Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #41
There is no plan because it is a bad idea to run on...a better plan is what is Biden's idea Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #42
So we just give up on desegregation? Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #56
We gave up on it 40 or 50 years ago...what we can and should go for is equality. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #59
Late 70's. Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #73
It didn't work. Carter was in office then...we were about to be treated to two terms of Reagan and Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #76
If he had a plan it was overwhelmed by "his vigorous Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #50
It is odd to me that some are trying to protect Trump's very real racism on Biden emulatorloo Jul 2019 #55
That's obviously your function to protect 45 by trying to shut down Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #58
Scorched-earth dishonest character assasination is not "vetting" emulatorloo Jul 2019 #64
Yup. We call as we see it, don't we? Unfortunately for you nothing is stopping that. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #66
I'm not going to tear down our Dem nominees in 2020. It may not matter but it's what I emulatorloo Jul 2019 #68
It's good to agree to disagree on policy differences. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #71
Beautiful performances! Thanks! emulatorloo Jul 2019 #78
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there," Rumi Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #79
Yeah. But I've decided to try to boost all our candidates up, and stay away from personal attacks emulatorloo Jul 2019 #70
Biden was against busing...which was a failed program period. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #60
Unfortunately your emphatic period changes nothing. Period. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #62
He wants to provide more money to Title I schools and fully fund special ed. marylandblue Jul 2019 #54
So separate but equal? Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #57
So you think forced busing will work in the 21st century...we have school choice now Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #61
You're trying too hard. emulatorloo Jul 2019 #67
I knew you would say something like that. We have separate but unequal now. marylandblue Jul 2019 #69
And yet there it is, separate but equal. Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #72
Not sure what your point is. Yes the party retreated. And we aren't going to try that again. marylandblue Jul 2019 #75
I never even hear or see Beto mentioned anymore. cwydro Jul 2019 #13
Yeah, I think feisty Castro targeting him during the debate Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #19
Fresh ABC/WAPO Poll: African Americans: Biden - 41%, Harris - 11% n/t wyldwolf Jul 2019 #15
Debate performance bounces are usually temporary ... ucrdem Jul 2019 #16
Perfectly stated! Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #17
Someone mentioned that she would do a great job debating Pence ucrdem Jul 2019 #18
Or you could look at it this way, "Support for Biden among blacks cut in half Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #22
Yes, that's a data point. But: ucrdem Jul 2019 #28
I'm not into but-but-buts and whataboutisms now. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #36
I didn't say I didn't enjoy following trends, just that tomorrow's polls will be different. ucrdem Jul 2019 #38
I didn't say you didn't enjoy trends in responding to your Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #39
Or you could look at it this way, "Support for Biden among blacks cut in half Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #21
"a lot.more to remember," is more curse than blessing. marylandblue Jul 2019 #30
Yes, those positions are problems in primary debates, but they will be assets in November 2020. ucrdem Jul 2019 #34
We haven't even gotten to his involvement in the Bankruptcy Act. Demit Jul 2019 #35
Or you could look at it this way, "Support for Biden among blacks cut in half Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #20
New polls do not show that. In fact Sanders who is polling below Biden is considerably Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #24
I wish you'd link to the new polls. This Quinnipiac poll conducted June 28 to July 1. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #25
They have been posted...and are brand new today. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #29
This tells you the other two polls in same post as first one but...here it is. Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #45
Oh, I see. As per the title, the OP is really about black support for Biden. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #47
I happened to see one...so here goes... Demsrule86 Jul 2019 #44
Please don't bother yourself with that if it's not about the main point of the OP. For clarity sake, Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #48
I don't trust polls this early NastyRiffraff Jul 2019 #63
I agree and enjoy following trends as well. Kind of Blue Jul 2019 #65
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