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LonePirate

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3. Yes, those are winning issues but they are DOA without a Democratic majority in the Senate.
Thu May 2, 2019, 11:26 AM
May 2019

Priority #1 - Winning the presidency
Priority #2 - Winning the Senate and maintaining the House
Priority #3 - Passing and enacting legislation

Nothing will be achieved without the Senate but the candidates never seem to talk about that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
Joe Biden was one of the first Senators to put forward legislation directed at climate. WeekiWater May 2019 #1
It is good news. guillaumeb May 2019 #2
Bernie Sanders has legislation before the senate right now for Medicare for all onit2day May 2019 #10
The Green New Deal has the possibility of being the New Deal, guillaumeb May 2019 #15
Its a big nothing Nuggets May 2019 #21
Welcome to DU. guillaumeb May 2019 #22
Yes, those are winning issues but they are DOA without a Democratic majority in the Senate. LonePirate May 2019 #3
Correct. guillaumeb May 2019 #4
Maybe not on Health care since it's nonpartisan and hugely popular with the public onit2day May 2019 #14
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2019 #5
I prefer Medicare for America Indygram May 2019 #6
yes. Me too. robbedvoter May 2019 #8
There isn't one dem candidate who is not targeting those issues robbedvoter May 2019 #7
The right to VOTE ought to be guaranteed for No. 3, because without that we have nothing. Doitnow May 2019 #9
Exactly. Then we need to delete Citizens United (in reality-Corporations United) onit2day May 2019 #12
I'd like to see the details DownriverDem May 2019 #11
The medicare for all bill in the senate has the details and if all covered, covers dental & vision onit2day May 2019 #13
The Medicare "gaps" in coverage were designed in. guillaumeb May 2019 #16
lol common(pipe)dreams is chasing unicorns again. nt NYMinute May 2019 #17
The fact that most industrialize democracies guillaumeb May 2019 #19
The questions the poll asked are vague. rogue emissary May 2019 #18
And given that specific legislation is not currently being considered, guillaumeb May 2019 #20
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