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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Opinion: Democrats might need Biden more than they know [View all]R B Garr
(16,920 posts)9. Dont listen to those bellyaching about "establishment" .
Look what all the pie-in-the-sky, all or nothing has gotten usRepublicans! Thats the reality. It happened with Gore when the same phony lies about Democrats were trotted out. Like this author says, not one single person is covered on Medicare for All, but Obama managed to cover millions.
An above post fails to take into account the absolute power these movements have handed over to the Republicans. What a waste of time to talk about Iraq votes. There never would have been an Iraq war if Gore was President. That is the power handed over to Republicans, and for what. Dont blame purity standards and ego-driven protest votes on the rest of us who know that Republicans are the problem. Not Democrats.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Expect a lot of posters to use the ecological fallacy to criticize Rubin.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2019
#4
I would hate for our party to have to defend it being a socialist party.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2019
#12
Our governor is very liberal* but he has the good sense not to call himself a socialist.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2019
#14
What a crock! "seize the party by the scruff of the neck and pull it back from the brink"
workinclasszero
Mar 2019
#21