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ismnotwasm

(42,473 posts)
40. I am not surprised
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 12:14 PM
Feb 2020

She is articulate, well organized and practical. She is funny. She is a progressive in the newer sense of the term. She should be right up there

She is a woman.

I absolutely despise it when people claim gender has no impact on biases.

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