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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: NYT ltte: Run a governor, not a Senator, for president in 2020 [View all]dalton99a
(81,435 posts)4. And Gov. Bush made a great president
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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He may have gotten elected due to his past governorship of Texas but he effed up royally
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#6
It's not an absolute, but since Carter, governors have done better than Senators.
marylandblue
Mar 2019
#5
Who knows? I'm sure the author of this piece would say the the Republicans would then stand a
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#8
While I'm disappointed that ONCE AGAIN we have to say to women "Sorry, not your turn yet...
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#24
I think we have to be clear: just because I want to vote for a woman for president doesn't
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#30
i, for one, could not fathom why Trump won. I went to bed on that election night thinking HRC
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#25
So discard experience because things change and experience might not always give us the answer.
Squinch
Mar 2019
#35
Maybe this LTTE will be discussed further in the NYT over the weekend and, hopefully, here
CTyankee
Mar 2019
#26
Would love to see a political analysis about why this is true, but it is true.
McCamy Taylor
Mar 2019
#32