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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Ezra Klein: Buttigieg had most important answer at Democratic debate [View all]watoos
(7,142 posts)1. Excellent analysis, spot on.
Democrats don't have radical ideas, their ideas are quite sane. The system to get Democratic proposals enacted into law is what is radical.
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Ezra Klein: Buttigieg had most important answer at Democratic debate [View all]
femmedem
Jul 2019
OP
Exactly. SCOTUS. The Senate. The filibuster. These are what we need to focus on.
sharedvalues
Jul 2019
#2
Like Medicare For All, Pete's ideas depend on Democrats controlling both House & Senate
Princetonian
Jul 2019
#3
I disagree, I understood exactly what her plan was if they stopped interrupting long enough to hear
flying_wahini
Jul 2019
#6
as do Biden's and every single other one of our candidates' plans and policies. Nothing of import
Celerity
Jul 2019
#31
"This country is full of people who think women are inferior to men..." I'd add to that basket of
deurbano
Jul 2019
#30
Repeating this over an over reinforces a homophobic veiw point that does not have any merit.
FreeState
Jul 2019
#37
'What they don't have is a political system in which they can pass and implement those plans.'
pecosbob
Jul 2019
#29
"any decisions that are based on assumption of good faith by Republicans in the Senate will be dead"
volstork
Jul 2019
#38
Buttigieg and Klein are right. And more Democrats should be demanding structural reform.
Garrett78
Aug 2019
#44