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6. I wasn't big on Bass before her Cuba snafu.

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Mon Aug 3, 2020, 08:59 PM

Aug 2020

Compared to Harris, Rice, or Demmings she seems like a lightweight.

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'I'm not a communist': Potential Biden running mate Rep. Bass reassures Cuban American voters [View all] brooklynite Aug 2020 OP

Unless Biden picks Palin as a running mate, I will support his choice MiniMe Aug 2020 #1

Sorry Ms. Bass, you've already lost me onetexan Aug 2020 #2

Reminds me of what that "witchy woman" from Delaware once said Zambero Aug 2020 #3

Paid for by the coven to elect Christine O'Donnell. (eom) StevieM Aug 2020 #5

Can Florida's Cuban voters assure us they aren't Nazis? Captain Zero Aug 2020 #4

I wasn't big on Bass before her Cuba snafu. nycbos Aug 2020 #6

Arguing that she seems like a "lightweight" is at least not using republican distorted talking point still_one Aug 2020 #15

They didn't get to pick our candidate, let's not let them pick our VP The Mouth Aug 2020 #18

Exactly still_one Aug 2020 #20

+1000. They hate Pelosi, after all, and would love for her to be replaced with someone less shrewd ehrnst Aug 2020 #42

We need to get Florida early so the election can be called 11/3. oasis Aug 2020 #7

not the battle to choose - she must withdraw, simple as that - she can't unring the bell bringthePaine Aug 2020 #8

It's like Richard Nixon saying, "I am not a crook". patphil Aug 2020 #9

With that logic, I guess President Obama should not have said he wasn't a Muslim, but a Christian. still_one Aug 2020 #14

I understand what you are saying, and I fully agree. patphil Aug 2020 #27

In my view Rep. Bass is not going to be Biden's VP selection. This is either a bored media, or still_one Aug 2020 #29

Please just say you are NOT in the running for VP. PLEASE!!! Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #10

Is she also not a witch? tinrobot Aug 2020 #11

Whether Rep. Bass is the best choice or not isn't the point. Why does it seem that a good number still_one Aug 2020 #16

It took me two seconds to come up with that. She's making herself an easy target. tinrobot Aug 2020 #28

This is just a divisive distraction to get Democrats fighting among themselves in my view. I do not still_one Aug 2020 #30

Obama won't lead with "I'm not a communist" tinrobot Aug 2020 #33

Obama refrained from speaking at mosques during his campaign because of the ehrnst Aug 2020 #41

+1000. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #37

Yep. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #24

Don't care about Castro Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #12

Some of consider it no goofier than any other sky-fairy paradigm The Mouth Aug 2020 #19

I will certainly agree with you there Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #35

How is that a difference, though? :-) The Mouth Aug 2020 #39

Would she be getting a pass if she were a Republican? Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #43

Democrats fall in love. Republicans fall in line The Mouth Aug 2020 #46

But my question Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #47

Two words: The Mouth Aug 2020 #48

You assume I will not vote for the ticket because of Bass Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #49

I don't care for either, very much The Mouth Aug 2020 #50

Um no. She did not "endorse Scientology." She praised their specific public work and stated creed. ehrnst Aug 2020 #25

There is NOTHING praiseworthy Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #34

Praised him for the creed.... ehrnst Aug 2020 #36

No worse than any other scam artist who founded a religion The Mouth Aug 2020 #40

You "don't care" about Castro's human rights record? Seriously? ehrnst Aug 2020 #38

Using the OPs logic, "I am not..." means you've lost the argument, does not address the point still_one Aug 2020 #13

The problem was that Bass WAS NOT falsely accused... brooklynite Aug 2020 #17

She walked that back, not unlike Obama walking back Wright, and had to explain Ayers still_one Aug 2020 #22

So did Bernie. But that wasn't a dealbreaker for being a POTUS candidate. ehrnst Aug 2020 #23

His whole political philosophy is based on his reaction to JFK and Nixon debate betsuni Aug 2020 #26

He very much defines himself by what he is "not"(nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #32

Bernie's statements were deal-breakers for a lot of people. nt Codeine Aug 2020 #44

Yes, apparently but not enough to eliminate him from being a Democratic POTUS candidate. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #45

You mean like when Bernie said, "I am not a Democrat" and FDR said "I am not a socialist?" ehrnst Aug 2020 #21

LOL. Excellent point still_one Aug 2020 #31

I am interested in who they are *not* attacking. scipan Aug 2020 #51