Democratic Primaries

AverageJoe

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28. Warren would be a great President

Reply to BlueMTexpat (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 11:30 AM

Feb 2020

I hope she persists to the end. The primaries are a marathon, not a sprint.

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

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The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues [View all] BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 OP

Yep. Haven't heard this all week: Mike 03 Feb 2020 #1

It's interesting how much our BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #4

Plus there's the ageism/sexism dynamic going on. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2020 #23

Bernie said she can't win. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #36

That got her more media coverage than her performance in Iowa by far. She KPN Feb 2020 #45

In that case, I do suppose theres no reason to keep voting... Volaris Feb 2020 #51

This article is crap squirecam Feb 2020 #14

Amy killed it in the satellite caucuses I heard play out on CNN. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #24

if she wants to spike things up she could lead some protests at the 87 universities that certainot Feb 2020 #41

I wonder how much Wall St bankers have to do with the big chill. Doremus Feb 2020 #64

Warren is setup to campaign hard thru Super Tuesday. bluewater Feb 2020 #2

+1 The funding matters at this point. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #81

Elizabeth Warren deserves better than she is getting. democrank Feb 2020 #3

She will certainly persist. eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #5

Of course she will Bettie Feb 2020 #47

Nevertheless ;) nt mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #53

I don't get it. no_hypocrisy Feb 2020 #6

I'm not sure that I've BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #7

The piling on Warren is a political strategem bluewater Feb 2020 #13

The debate last night seemed to exclude her. Alex4Martinez Feb 2020 #84

Four years ago it was a 2 person race for all practical purposes. bluewater Feb 2020 #10

misogyny, bernie, and shining new thing combined explain it Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #11

Clinton carried much more political clout going in. warren has to gain it bit by bit. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #25

HRC was going to keep on keeping the rich people rich FiveGoodMen Feb 2020 #29

bingo questionseverything Feb 2020 #71

She is a Candidate of Substance and Truth McKim Feb 2020 #8

Well put. BlueWI Feb 2020 #73

Persist she will, Dream big! Fight hard! I love her enthusiasm Baclava Feb 2020 #9

The media consistently disappoints, chia Feb 2020 #12

I agree plus MSM will give tRump 2,3,4 times the airtime than any of our candidates. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #15

No surprise there. He's the president. Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #17

But Obama's "presidential" speeches weren't 100% campaign rhetoric & lies. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #19

No. But any time a president gives a speech in an election year, it's pretty much a campaign speech. Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #21

Agreed that this Iowa vote should mean very little in the long run. Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #16

Indeed. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2020 #18

It should be an outrage. She is wonderful!!! 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #20

As progressives, Liz and Bernie will receive the cold shoulder from the moderate DNC. Magoo48 Feb 2020 #22

I would love to see Warren and Sanders as the ticket AverageJoe Feb 2020 #31

Same here Magoo48 Feb 2020 #32

Same here. JudyM Feb 2020 #42

I'd be fine with it either way woundedkarma Feb 2020 #44

+1 OneCrazyDiamond Feb 2020 #57

I doubt it... druidity33 Feb 2020 #70

I'm all for that. May it be so! Magoo48 Feb 2020 #78

The media has decided that because America overwhelmingly voted for Hillary edhopper Feb 2020 #26

Its still a boys club at the top. the only way to break that glass ceiling is to be first lady Kurt V. Feb 2020 #27

I don't really think about it woundedkarma Feb 2020 #46

Warren would be a great President AverageJoe Feb 2020 #28

BS and Mayor Pete have the MSM spotlight and attention. democratisphere Feb 2020 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Feb 2020 #55

Politics is a zero-sum game... brooklynite Feb 2020 #33

I do believe there is a deliberate attempt to "cull the herd" going on. patphil Feb 2020 #34

Well if we listen to the media, it's only Bernie and Buttigieg. I call BS. Only 1 of 50 states has iluvtennis Feb 2020 #35

Just to review... brooklynite Feb 2020 #37

Lawrence O'Donnell had Liz on on Wednesday after the Senate vote. And Amy. He'll have them again. ancianita Feb 2020 #38

They did the same thing to John Edwards a few years ago -- Liberty Belle Feb 2020 #39

Yes, and his polling bounce was ignored unc70 Feb 2020 #48

I remember suspecting that Rove was having the Enquirer follow him sandensea Feb 2020 #49

I am not surprised ismnotwasm Feb 2020 #40

Good. Let the GOP and media continue to focus on Biden and their manufactured dirt on him Mr. Ected Feb 2020 #43

So give Trump and Republicans Biden--for the good of Dems? No. Fight their propaganda about emmaverybo Feb 2020 #56

K & R SunSeeker Feb 2020 #50

I know. It's baffling. LisaM Feb 2020 #52

They are both losing...one more than the other. That's the headline..and also dumps plan worked. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #54

Stevie Smith had it right (1962). B Stieg Feb 2020 #58

Thanks for posting that. BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #62

It's a great, sadly true poem. B Stieg Feb 2020 #65

I think that is the case BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #67

Great poem. JudyM Feb 2020 #74

I think the book link I've listed below... B Stieg Feb 2020 #75

Thanks. Here's that poem... it's called "Away, Melancholy." JudyM Feb 2020 #80

Thanks for sharing this! B Stieg Feb 2020 #82

Seeing the attacks on Warren yesterday, being used as a weapon, disgusted me. krissey Feb 2020 #59

Damned when she does; BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #63

Excellent point! maybe issues matter... KSNY Feb 2020 #60

I'm for Pete, but this is absolutely correct Steven Maurer Feb 2020 #61

My sentiments exactly Blue Owl Feb 2020 #69

I think she will persist... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #66

I think that BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #68

Everything is great about Elizabeth Warren except national electability in 2020 Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #72

This article is so spot on! She is awesome, and they are ignoring her. Scotch-Irish Feb 2020 #76

K&R! n/t PandoraAwakened Feb 2020 #77

This is sad. Warren is one of the good ones. Lucky Luciano Feb 2020 #79

"Erasure?" Sounds more like a nonsense excuse for campaign disappointment. tritsofme Feb 2020 #83