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In reply to the discussion: Democratic ex-Va. Sen. Jim Webb announces presidential bid [View all]Cha
(296,848 posts)97. Me neither.. and, I think Hillary is out there earning her votes, all inclusive.
"You can't count on the Black man, got to have those 'reliable' whites to close the deal" meme just doesn't sit too well with me."
Rather dumb, imo.
Rather dumb, imo.
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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