Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Booker is apparently trying to put sole blame on Biden for the 1994 crime bill. Big mistake. [View all]matt819
(10,749 posts)But FFS can we stop reliving 30-year old votes and positions on school busing and reparations?
Everyone who's held elective office or served in government in some way is going to have made decisions and taken positions that others will see as wrong in some way. It's just the way it is. Not to minimize the issue, but I'm pretty sure that one possible response to such criticisms is, well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. And for any number of reasons - budget, compromise, commitments for future votes, etc.
We are confronting an existential threat to the country. Make no mistake about that. Even some conservatives are coming around to the belief that it will take generations to undo the damage that is being caused daily in so many ways. Might I suggest that, to the extent candidates want to piss all over each other, that they focus on current issues and their plans to win the election.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden