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In reply to the discussion: Democratic ex-Va. Sen. Jim Webb announces presidential bid [View all]peacebird
(14,195 posts)22. Disliked him when he was my Senator, don't think I trust him anywhere near the presidency.
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Oh oh.. he certainly does.. Jim Webb: Democrats Need "White, Working People," Can't Rely On Black
Cha
Jul 2015
#89
Exactly.. the Black Community has been voting Democractic longer before President Obama came along.
Cha
Jul 2015
#108
Good to have someone who served in the military step up. He's got an interesting background.
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#6
That is troubling information, new to me. Has he shown respect & support to our current SOS?
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#100
He'll be an interesting voice to add to the debates, and as former Secretary of the Navy....
Hekate
Jul 2015
#15
He was the better candidate in the Macaca mess. Not best, but what choice did we have?
MADem
Jul 2015
#88
Yeah, Webb .. wouldn't want to be the person that the Black community would vote for, too.
Cha
Jul 2015
#95
If a candidate espouses views that are in consonance with 96 % of the Black, or Latino, or
MADem
Jul 2015
#96
I believe he said it was a complex issue when the union had slave-owning officers from States like
24601
Jul 2015
#63
Disliked him when he was my Senator, don't think I trust him anywhere near the presidency.
peacebird
Jul 2015
#22
I doubt it. Hillary Clinton wouldn't pick a fellow oldster, first off, and secondly he is not the
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#29
I doubt that as well. Nobody would go through this for a cabinet position.
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#37
I think all the people you mentioned were/are hoping to be President. And if not, then VP.
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#40
I think Fiorina would gladly take any cabinet gig, as would most of the GOP Klown Kar.
MADem
Jul 2015
#41
I think the main reason why George HW Bush got the VP nod is because he parlayed
StevieM
Jul 2015
#46
He is deluded. Defender of confederate flag..... Repuke who ran as Dem and voted with R whenever it
peacebird
Jul 2015
#51
"remember that their principal obligations are to protect our national interests abroad "
YOHABLO
Jul 2015
#61
Yes--by contrast, Webb has nothing to prove in that regard and no demonstrated eagerness
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#67
They're all piling on to help Hillary to dilute Bernie's numbers. I don't trust Webb after the death
TheNutcracker
Jul 2015
#76