Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Harris, Sanders, Booker campaigned at Vegas church led by pastor who calls being gay a sin [View all]2020Junker
(99 posts)For example, on the marijuana issue, I've seen many Biden supporters say, "Why are you attacking?!" But it's not an attack, it's a criticism. Each candidate is going to have some good policies and some bad policies. Just personal experience, but I find people who are very devoted to a candidate tend to perceive most criticism as unconscionable attacks. Or "bashing."
It isn't very useful, because it shuts down debate of vital issues that will affect the election and ultimately us should we (universe willing) elect that person.
I have criticisms for every candidate in my top three. Harris is one of them. I think her record as a prosecutor and AG are absolutely fair game. In fact, on criminal justice matters, there is a lot there that I have questions about that I think she needs to answer.
It's just too early to be this sensitive. Lurking around, I've noticed Sanders gets absolutely hammered here. I don't even open Sanders threads. They're always bile-filled. It's a thousand times worse than what Biden receives. But no one complains about that much. No matter how frivolous or gratuitous the slamming, it's always called "vetting." When Biden gets "vetted" in a similar manner, suddenly it's bashing.
I like Biden. He's not in my top three, but I think he's a thoroughly decent man who was one of the better VPs we've had in our history. He and Obama complemented each other extremely well.
I just get a sense he's always playing catch up with the times, always a step or two behind where we need to be as a party and a country, so I'm not with him in this cycle. That's ok. And I won't gratuitously criticize just to criticize. But as the frontrunner and the current standard bearer for the moderate wing of the party when progressives are on the rise, he's going to get a lot of incoming fire. It's simply the political reality we live in. We have a long way to go yet. It's too early for sensitive devotion.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided