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miffelplix

(53 posts)
100. Biden said when campaigning that he would be the most progressive president in history.
Wed Nov 25, 2020, 08:11 PM
Nov 2020

To accomplish that, I would assume he would need to appoint some progressives.

Agree leftieNanner Nov 2020 #1
Yes, 80 plus million people voted for Joe Biden and .. CatMor Nov 2020 #2
They do not care about giving you a break Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #3
Yup Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #5
you mean I don't really need Trulicity? mdbl Nov 2020 #89
Beschloss just spoke for you and me..... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #4
I heard him as I was typing the op.. Peacetrain Nov 2020 #7
NO! JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #18
Sorry Joe....you fight the war today. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #21
No problem! JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Nov 2020 #31
Dealing with climate change is no longer just a progressive issue lunatica Nov 2020 #88
+ I agree with Beschloss. I enjoy Joy Reid and Jason Johnson, but they were off base tonight. nt iluvtennis Nov 2020 #36
Jason doesn't want the conditions that led to Trump radius777 Nov 2020 #111
TY for that.. I didn't hear it so I Cha Nov 2020 #54
thank you. efhmc Nov 2020 #6
Indeed. treestar Nov 2020 #8
Right. mzmolly Nov 2020 #9
Well.... spicysista Nov 2020 #10
Well... Peacetrain Nov 2020 #12
Consider listening to the segment minus the screaming. Really listening. spicysista Nov 2020 #15
FWIW, I'm 56 y.o. and white, and totally understand what you're saying! I really don't bullwinkle428 Nov 2020 #20
The MAGA army is relentless. spicysista Nov 2020 #23
MAGA is a swarm of termites who want to destroy the house. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2020 #94
So, several days ago I sent the video to Rice4VP Nov 2020 #61
Agree completely with Jason, who is not some anti-Dem leftist, radius777 Nov 2020 #108
"listening to various voices means also listening to the voices of the Dem base." spicysista Nov 2020 #110
Good thing he wasn't/isn't one of those. Good Democrats, but trump would have likely beaten them. Hoyt Nov 2020 #11
There's no time for comfort and complacency JGladstone Nov 2020 #13
This! spicysista Nov 2020 #14
Fist bump deserves a hattip in kind then JGladstone Nov 2020 #26
Yep! JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #17
Thanks Joe JGladstone Nov 2020 #25
Hi Joe! mvd Nov 2020 #33
if the majority had wanted that, they wouldn't have reverted to the same old Skittles Nov 2020 #19
Define majority JGladstone Nov 2020 #24
Thank You!!!! McKim Nov 2020 #34
I wouldn't exactly call it a "conspiracy" but this kind of paints that picture JGladstone Nov 2020 #42
honestly Skittles Nov 2020 #35
Opinions on that vary JGladstone Nov 2020 #39
oh WHATEVER Skittles Nov 2020 #40
lol, Brown kids in cages and they decide not to vote as a form of protest . How fucked up are they ? JI7 Nov 2020 #44
US Imperialism has been blowing up and killing brown people and kids for decades JGladstone Nov 2020 #46
I am a brown person whose ancestors were colonized by the British and I love the British PEople JI7 Nov 2020 #48
You're building little straw scarecrows that have no legs :) JGladstone Nov 2020 #50
You are the one making excuses by bringing up shitty things that happened before as an excuse for JI7 Nov 2020 #52
Post removed Post removed Nov 2020 #58
LOL , Who said anything about being owed votes ? If people are going to behave in Shitty WAys they JI7 Nov 2020 #60
You wrote "failures of the Democratic Party" twice R B Garr Nov 2020 #62
It's a majority of people who voted yes JGladstone Nov 2020 #66
Yes, the largest turnout in history is not a failure. R B Garr Nov 2020 #68
Ok...organizing then is a better term :) JGladstone Nov 2020 #73
Welcome to DU Hekate Nov 2020 #80
Tick-tock. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #91
Indeed Hekate Nov 2020 #92
Ding! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #96
How bitter! treestar Nov 2020 #107
"non voting" is Lazy & Self Centered.. letting everyone Cha Nov 2020 #56
Post removed Post removed Nov 2020 #63
It's been warming up to Fascism for the Cha Nov 2020 #64
Hey...I'm not sorry to see the asshole and his clan go by any stretch JGladstone Nov 2020 #70
most populism is bigotry against other groups. That's why you dismiss my comments on immigration JI7 Nov 2020 #65
I'm willing to guess my stance on immigration is to the left of you and most Democrats JGladstone Nov 2020 #67
Racism Happens in Non Capitalist Societies also. The problem is Racism JI7 Nov 2020 #69
Sounds like we differ on the origins of racism quite a bit I think JGladstone Nov 2020 #71
It's not a matter opinion. There is racism is non capitalist societies also . Racism is a problem in JI7 Nov 2020 #72
... lapucelle Nov 2020 #95
Ineffective protest treestar Nov 2020 #106
That's simply not true. In 2016, 2012, 2008, etc. a higher % of people didn't vote and they... George II Nov 2020 #87
More than half of those who voted did so for Biden. THAT is a majority! George II Nov 2020 #90
Provide evidence BainsBane Nov 2020 #104
We've had a pizza delivery BainsBane Nov 2020 #109
I agree with this and the OP ecstatic Nov 2020 #38
Electoral politics is only part of the picture though JGladstone Nov 2020 #41
They are actually nothing more than Slogans these days used mostly by wannabe REvolutionaries JI7 Nov 2020 #49
Ah...I see JGladstone Nov 2020 #53
What Class Struggle ? Non College White People Cheering on bigotry is because of class struggle ? JI7 Nov 2020 #55
What does that have to do BainsBane Nov 2020 #105
I'm shocked, absolutely shocked, that politics are happening here! JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #16
Agreed. The reason Democrats have lost FAR more elections than they should have is because of TrollBuster9090 Nov 2020 #27
+1000! crimycarny Nov 2020 #30
Also 3: Polybius Nov 2020 #32
Yep IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #45
Well said Dem2 Nov 2020 #47
"Oh, I don't think this is what so-and-so would have done." BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #28
Peacetrain, a couple of hours ago I almost started screaming at my computer for the same reason... Hekate Nov 2020 #29
You are not alone dear Hekate.. Peacetrain Nov 2020 #75
Question Doremus Nov 2020 #85
K&R betsuni Nov 2020 #37
LOL IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #43
Ha ha ha. Next you'll quote Will Rogers. Ha ha. Ha. But you know what? This is why we LOSE. Hekate Nov 2020 #79
TY Peactrain! Biden has a Huge Coalition Cha Nov 2020 #51
Cha I have just seen this play before! Peacetrain Nov 2020 #74
Yeah, I saw it, too.. & left Cha Nov 2020 #97
I hope it'll be better Hekate Nov 2020 #99
Exactly, Hekate.. I came back Cha Nov 2020 #102
Well, throw the Bernie/AOC supporters a bone, if you still want them in your coalition TristanIsolde Nov 2020 #78
They ran for president as Democrats. They lost. They did what was right & supported the winner.... Hekate Nov 2020 #93
Yeah, this refrain made me turn off the news today and Rice4VP Nov 2020 #57
Amen! I've been noticing that flawed logic, as well. R B Garr Nov 2020 #59
This will not be a "Bernie-light" or a "Warren-light" administration. The voters chose Joe over all... NurseJackie Nov 2020 #81
Exactly, this rehashing of completely defeated talking points just to maintain R B Garr Nov 2020 #82
Well Said, RB! Cha Nov 2020 #103
Thanks Cha! R B Garr Nov 2020 #112
Thanks.. I hope you did, too! Cha Nov 2020 #113
It's all psychological warfare. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #76
It's all psychological warfare. Baitball Blogger Nov 2020 #77
Yeah, pundits got to pundit. Joinfortmill Nov 2020 #83
KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2020 #84
Joe is just what our country needs right now. warmfeet Nov 2020 #86
Total Agreement marieo1 Nov 2020 #98
Biden said when campaigning that he would be the most progressive president in history. miffelplix Nov 2020 #100
You're wrong TheFarseer Nov 2020 #101
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