Democratic Primaries

Pachamama

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27. In my opinion, both Booker and Castro were already at the end of their campaign - tonight ended them

Fri Sep 13, 2019, 01:48 AM

Sep 2019

Democrats need to be united and can get their message across without attacking each other. They can also highlight and differentiate themselves without attacking each other. Neither Booker or Castro seem to understand that and in a desperate attempt to say "Look at me" and think that they would magically leap ahead by attacking Biden, they will quickly learn that it has the opposite effect.

Ironically both should have been focused on how they might have a shot at the 2nd position - for VP or in the cabinet of the next Democratic President. But then again maybe they both realize they have other ambitions (such as Booker keeping his Senate seat or Castro running for a Texas office) and so their message was with that in mind.

(Amy Klobuchar in my opinion showed how it is done with class and as a strong democrat and I like her more and more...)

Who knows what was in the minds of Booker and Castro, I can only say "bye bye"....

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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After calling for unity onstage, Booker sided with Castro's nasty attack on Biden offstage [View all] highplainsdem Sep 2019 OP

During the last debate, when CNN was really driving the candidates to go at each other question everything Sep 2019 #1

and ewarren crazytown Sep 2019 #12

Pete has not personally attacked either. Klobuchar, Warren and Pete have been above the fray for the Celerity Sep 2019 #31

Booker seems not to have learned from his mistakes either. I USED to like him Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #2

I used to like him as well PatSeg Sep 2019 #4

Just jumping on the Castro bandwagon Cha Sep 2019 #7

Good. kcr Sep 2019 #3

No, they're not. Castro was wrong -- Biden was right. It was Csstro's memory that was off. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #6

I don't agree that buying in is the same kcr Sep 2019 #9

"The attacks on Castro.. " Castro brought this Cha Sep 2019 #8

Which Dems are calling him out? kcr Sep 2019 #10

Senator Amy Klobuchar agrees with the Dems here.. Cha Sep 2019 #14

Oh, well kcr Sep 2019 #17

It's not a matter of opinion. Castro was pathetic and dessperate wiley Sep 2019 #29

Thank you, wiley.. Cha Sep 2019 #33

Booker's not as Woke as he thinks he is.. Cha Sep 2019 #5

Thanks for posting this Cha. oasis Sep 2019 #18

More form Philly Inquirer.. Mahalo, Oasis! Cha Sep 2019 #20

That's one way to send your campaign into a death spiral... Bradical79 Sep 2019 #23

So Bizarre! Cha Sep 2019 #32

So, instead of . . . peggysue2 Sep 2019 #41

Yes, Peggysue.. it was like Cha Sep 2019 #42

LOL!! peggysue2 Sep 2019 #43

I didn't believe Booker for a second tonight when he did his high-minded unity call. What a crock. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #11

omg.. it's like two different people! Cha Sep 2019 #34

He did the same thing at the last debate. thesquanderer Sep 2019 #38

Good point. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #40

My oldest son cannot stand Cory Booker peggysue2 Sep 2019 #44

I've Been looking for the words to describe what is making me uncomfortable about Booker. Thank emmaverybo Sep 2019 #45

Thanks for that from Cha Sep 2019 #46

Yea - Booker's moral compass has a bad case of the schizophrenic. MFGsunny Sep 2019 #47

Castro had a valid point, but was way over the top. Jirel Sep 2019 #13

What he was harping on was not a gaffe and Biden had not forgotten. Biden was right. Castro was emmaverybo Sep 2019 #26

No he didn't.. Castro was Wrong. Biden was right. Cha Sep 2019 #37

Mitch Landrieu called Booker's backing of Castro's attack "insidious". oasis Sep 2019 #15

I agree, too. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #21

Good to know! Because this is getting Cha Sep 2019 #36

Booker and Castro are on the way out BlueIdaho Sep 2019 #16

Agree Green Line Sep 2019 #19

Is this the one that a fact check showed Biden was right? Bradical79 Sep 2019 #22

Yes. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #24

I think less and less of Booker each time I see him. Maru Kitteh Sep 2019 #25

In my opinion, both Booker and Castro were already at the end of their campaign - tonight ended them Pachamama Sep 2019 #27

The only good thing about Democratic Presidential debates is we can discover democratisphere Sep 2019 #28

It seems to me, however, that mapol Sep 2019 #30

This is why every time I warm to Booker, he inevitably does something so "two-faced" that hlthe2b Sep 2019 #35

I like Booker less and less pinkstarburst Sep 2019 #39