Biden's poll numbers have skyrocketed since his announcement

calirepub · 2019-05-05T17:49:12.956Z

WuWei:

SeaManatee:

Why is okay for trump to be old but not his opponent?

Republicans were the Old White Guy party, remember?

That accurately describes the majority of the GOP voters?

WuWei · 2019-05-05T17:50:16.418Z

7ranz:

Being a Democrat isn’t an accomplishment.

Love it.

WuWei · 2019-05-05T17:50:38.499Z

biggestal99:

thinkingman:

just like democrats and the left to settle on an old vain white non-gay establishment male

so progressive

Lots of laughs. The Democratic shall choose the person who they believe is best. Trumpist want to pick trumps opponent. Sorry.

Allan

Irony.

WuWei · 2019-05-05T17:54:41.705Z

calirepub:

WuWei:

SeaManatee:

Why is okay for trump to be old but not his opponent?

Republicans were the Old White Guy party, remember?

That accurately describes the majority of the GOP voters?

Candidates. Dems are supposed to be the party of women of color.

calirepub · 2019-05-05T17:56:17.860Z

WuWei:

calirepub:

WuWei:

SeaManatee:

Why is okay for trump to be old but not his opponent?

Republicans were the Old White Guy party, remember?

That accurately describes the majority of the GOP voters?

Candidates. Dems are supposed to be the party of women of color.

https://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fact-sheets-women-color

Of the 1,875 women state legislators serving nationwide, 456 or 24.3% are women of color. They include 112 senators and 344 representatives; 429 are Democrats, 26 are Republicans and 1 is Progressive. Women of color constitute 6.2% of the total 7,383 state legislators (as of 12/31/18).

SeaManatee · 2019-05-05T17:56:36.774Z

We can have some.

I’m slowly coming to the opinion that it shouldn’t be Biden. I was watching Maher’s show Friday and the point was made that Biden is the comfortable pair of broken in shoes, but those candidates don’t win. I’m not excited to vote for Biden, same as Hillary. I don’t want a third Obama term. I don’t have a candidate, i don’t really like any of these people. Last time I complained the primary was between Hillary and Bernie now it’s Biden and Bernie and a bunch of people I still don’t care about. This will be a fun election.

WuWei · 2019-05-05T17:57:03.842Z

calirepub:

WuWei:

calirepub:

WuWei:

SeaManatee:

Why is okay for trump to be old but not his opponent?

Republicans were the Old White Guy party, remember?

That accurately describes the majority of the GOP voters?

Candidates. Dems are supposed to be the party of women of color.

Women Officeholders by Race and Ethnicity

Of the 1,875 women state legislators serving nationwide, 456 or 24.3% are women of color. They include 112 senators and 344 representatives; 429 are Democrats, 26 are Republicans and 1 is Progressive. Women of color constitute 6.2% of the total 7,383 state legislators (as of 12/31/18).

See? Now put one in the House of Color.

thinkingman · 2019-05-05T17:57:51.789Z

the enemy of the democrat party is prosperity

this is going to be an interesting race

WuWei · 2019-05-05T17:58:22.293Z

SeaManatee:

We can have some.

I’m slowly coming to the opinion that it shouldn’t be Biden. I was watching Maher’s show Friday and the point was made that Biden is the comfortable pair of broken in shoes, but those candidates don’t win. I’m not excited to vote for Biden, same as Hillary. I don’t want a third Obama term. I don’t have a candidate, i don’t really like any of these people. Last time I complained the primary was between Hillary and Bernie now it’s Biden and Bernie and a bunch of people I still don’t care about. This will be a fun election.

It won’t matter if you keep giving the car keys to Old White Guys. Let a woman drive.

thinkingman · 2019-05-05T17:59:12.423Z

SeaManatee:

We can have some.

I’m slowly coming to the opinion that it shouldn’t be Biden. I was watching Maher’s show Friday and the point was made that Biden is the comfortable pair of broken in shoes, but those candidates don’t win. I’m not excited to vote for Biden, same as Hillary. I don’t want a third Obama term. I don’t have a candidate, i don’t really like any of these people. Last time I complained the primary was between Hillary and Bernie now it’s Biden and Bernie and a bunch of people I still don’t care about. This will be a fun election.

no candidate is ever ideal

but you have a good point

thinkingman · 2019-05-05T18:01:26.763Z

age, race, religion, gender, and sexual partner gender preference do not add value to any candidate.

calirepub · 2019-05-05T18:03:25.454Z

thinkingman:

age, race, religion, gender, and sexual partner gender preference do not add value to any candidate.

That hasn’t always been the case.

Actually, I don’t think it is right now.

I don’t think a Muslim would have a chance to get the nomination on either ticket right now. It’s questionable whether a homosexual has a chance. Someone that is Trans? No way.

In my opinion.

thinkingman · 2019-05-05T18:12:21.651Z

calirepub:

thinkingman:

age, race, religion, gender, and sexual partner gender preference do not add value to any candidate.

That hasn’t always been the case.

Actually, I don’t think it is right now.

I don’t think a Muslim would have a chance to get the nomination on either ticket right now. It’s questionable whether a homosexual has a chance. Someone that is Trans? No way.

In my opinion.

well muslims are getting elected to congress. only a matter of time

same for gay, and eventually trans. not to rule out buttigeg or whatever already

the left and dems however, by far, value these identities. at least, they did until they started learning biden might be their best chance

hell hillary outright said back in 2015 that she differentiates herself from obama by being a woman

calirepub · 2019-05-05T18:17:09.675Z

thinkingman:

well muslims are getting elected to congress. only a matter of time

same for gay, and eventually trans. not to rule out buttigeg or whatever already

Yes, but these aren’t national elections. I think Buttigieg is great. I love the way he can talk genuinely about his Christian religion. I’m not sure the nation is ready for that yet though. It will come eventually though. You’re right about that. Trans, among other things, is probably further off in my estimation.

thinkingman:

the left and dems however, by far, value these identities.

You’re right. It seems the right and Republicans don’t value these identities. This is probably why they overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.

I think it’s too early to predict who the Democratic nominee is. It’s going to be an exciting horse race though.

Samson_Corwell · 2019-05-10T07:06:05.299Z

7ranz:

SottoVoce:

7ranz:

What are his extreme views?

Extreme in the sense of a centrist and especially from the view of those on the other side of the aisle.

-Top tax bracket up to 90%
-Federal minimum wage to $15
-Expansion of welfare programs
-Approves of Obama era Iran relations. Less sanctions, more diplomacy.
-Two state Israel solution. Critical at times of Israel and has been called out by the ADL.
-Free public universities.
-Single payer universal healthcare
-Very pro-choice
-12 mandate 12 weeks maternity/paternity leave
-Ban assault rifles, universal background checks
-Strong LGBT advocate
-Against death penalty
-Favors DACA, new citizenship pathways
-Marijuana legalization

I’m not saying any of these are unique or that other candidates have similar stances. It is his political views in total.

None of those things are bad. If anything they are long overdue.

Hell, your post can be an ad for him.

And looking at polling none of those positions are “extreme.”

National background checks and an AWB?

7ranz · 2019-05-11T15:42:47.015Z

Samson_Corwell:

7ranz:

SottoVoce:

7ranz:

What are his extreme views?

Extreme in the sense of a centrist and especially from the view of those on the other side of the aisle.

-Top tax bracket up to 90%
-Federal minimum wage to $15
-Expansion of welfare programs
-Approves of Obama era Iran relations. Less sanctions, more diplomacy.
-Two state Israel solution. Critical at times of Israel and has been called out by the ADL.
-Free public universities.
-Single payer universal healthcare
-Very pro-choice
-12 mandate 12 weeks maternity/paternity leave
-Ban assault rifles, universal background checks
-Strong LGBT advocate
-Against death penalty
-Favors DACA, new citizenship pathways
-Marijuana legalization

I’m not saying any of these are unique or that other candidates have similar stances. It is his political views in total.

None of those things are bad. If anything they are long overdue.

Hell, your post can be an ad for him.

And looking at polling none of those positions are “extreme.”

National background checks and an AWB?

I don’t think those are “extreme” positions (not that extreme positions are bad). I doubt that those positions will even come up in the election. After all, the Clinton camp was trying to paint Sanders as some how responsible for Orlando because of his gun control history.

Off topic: What’s with this board’s reply system? I found this post by scrolling through the thread. I didn’t get a notification about it. Maybe it’s my settings. Is there something I have to do enable for me to know about any replies I get?

LucyLou · 2019-05-11T15:47:12.125Z

@7ranz you want to go into your user settings under notifications and make sure you have enabled the kind of notifications that you want.

7ranz · 2019-05-11T15:50:38.696Z

LucyLou:

@7ranz you want to go into your user settings under notifications and make sure you have enabled the kind of notifications that you want.

Thanks!

10 Char

Samson_Corwell · 2019-05-11T21:26:00.289Z

7ranz:

Samson_Corwell:

7ranz:

SottoVoce:

7ranz:

What are his extreme views?

Extreme in the sense of a centrist and especially from the view of those on the other side of the aisle.

-Top tax bracket up to 90%
-Federal minimum wage to $15
-Expansion of welfare programs
-Approves of Obama era Iran relations. Less sanctions, more diplomacy.
-Two state Israel solution. Critical at times of Israel and has been called out by the ADL.
-Free public universities.
-Single payer universal healthcare
-Very pro-choice
-12 mandate 12 weeks maternity/paternity leave
-Ban assault rifles, universal background checks
-Strong LGBT advocate
-Against death penalty
-Favors DACA, new citizenship pathways
-Marijuana legalization

I’m not saying any of these are unique or that other candidates have similar stances. It is his political views in total.

None of those things are bad. If anything they are long overdue.

Hell, your post can be an ad for him.

And looking at polling none of those positions are “extreme.”

National background checks and an AWB?

I don’t think those are “extreme” positions (not that extreme positions are bad). I doubt that those positions will even come up in the election. After all, the Clinton camp was trying to paint Sanders as some how responsible for Orlando because of his gun control history.

Off topic: What’s with this board’s reply system? I found this post by scrolling through the thread. I didn’t get a notification about it. Maybe it’s my settings. Is there something I have to do enable for me to know about any replies I get?

I thought you were against the gun control positions that most progressives have.

7ranz · 2019-05-12T00:00:25.499Z

Samson_Corwell:

7ranz:

Samson_Corwell:

7ranz:

SottoVoce:

7ranz:

What are his extreme views?

Extreme in the sense of a centrist and especially from the view of those on the other side of the aisle.

-Top tax bracket up to 90%
-Federal minimum wage to $15
-Expansion of welfare programs
-Approves of Obama era Iran relations. Less sanctions, more diplomacy.
-Two state Israel solution. Critical at times of Israel and has been called out by the ADL.
-Free public universities.
-Single payer universal healthcare
-Very pro-choice
-12 mandate 12 weeks maternity/paternity leave
-Ban assault rifles, universal background checks
-Strong LGBT advocate
-Against death penalty
-Favors DACA, new citizenship pathways
-Marijuana legalization

I’m not saying any of these are unique or that other candidates have similar stances. It is his political views in total.

None of those things are bad. If anything they are long overdue.

Hell, your post can be an ad for him.

And looking at polling none of those positions are “extreme.”

National background checks and an AWB?

I don’t think those are “extreme” positions (not that extreme positions are bad). I doubt that those positions will even come up in the election. After all, the Clinton camp was trying to paint Sanders as some how responsible for Orlando because of his gun control history.

Off topic: What’s with this board’s reply system? I found this post by scrolling through the thread. I didn’t get a notification about it. Maybe it’s my settings. Is there something I have to do enable for me to know about any replies I get?

I thought you were against the gun control positions that most progressives have.

I am. The issue wasn’t about me though.