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Moostache

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26. I personally find hyper-partisan supporters ALL to be distasteful...
Mon Nov 11, 2019, 03:23 PM
Nov 2019

I am all for a robust exchange of ideas and debates on WHY a policy or position or plan is a better solution to a problem...but the attacks on other Democratic candidates is so tiresome and petty that it makes me want to vomit half the time.

If candidates slide into constant sniping at each other for temporary gains (only to later see themselves as stars in the GOP attack ads against our eventual nominee) they lose a ton of my respect and desire to support them.

I have said all along that my vote is already cast - I am voting for the party nominee in 2020 and there is NO DOUBT about that. Pete would still be my first choice, but I will vote for Joe, Liz, Bernie or anyone else that might come through the primaries.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
It's insane isn't it? HerbChestnut Nov 2019 #1
Here is some hope. I heard about the correction first. berni_mccoy Nov 2019 #2
I wouldn't have been done with him had the original quote been accurate. TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #3
Ditto. And to be clear, Obama was absolutely the best President in my lifetime. KPN Nov 2019 #14
Well said n/t Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #27
Agree about "demanded apologies".. especially when they're Cha Nov 2019 #55
The anti-Buttigieg posts have stopped, but I have yet to see the apologies here DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #4
This one deserves more than an apology: demmiblue Nov 2019 #18
I agree MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #40
Neither do I Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #28
Here's two (from me) MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #30
Thank you for those posts. DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #35
You're welcome MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #38
Beaut MerryBlooms Nov 2019 #39
Thank you MerryBlooms MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #42
It just didn't sound right, and I'm so happy the reporter came clean. MerryBlooms Nov 2019 #45
Pete's run a pretty good campaign so far so that false quote gave me a nasty jolt MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #52
Did the people who read the article here know it was fake news when they "came down" on him? Autumn Nov 2019 #5
some doubled down and tried to still spin it as an attack on Obama Celerity Nov 2019 #19
there are the genuinely stupid stopdiggin Nov 2019 #29
Bingo. Tipperary Nov 2019 #59
Probably the same ones whining whistler162 Nov 2019 #51
I saw the correction before I read what the reporter had transcribed. Autumn Nov 2019 #58
Why does anyone believe negativity of a primary candidate on first notice. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #34
Happens all the time. But I knew Pete would never have said something like that. Autumn Nov 2019 #57
The ONLY one I am or have been "done with" is Tulsi Gabbard. The rest are doing just fine, IMO hlthe2b Nov 2019 #6
I agree that the reporter had a preconceived notion. Maybe he saw this old clip which is going viral Skya Rhen Nov 2019 #7
Wow -- an actual anti-apology! KPN Nov 2019 #15
The page you linked the tweet in scardycat Nov 2019 #41
Fixed it. Skya Rhen Nov 2019 #49
I've seen that clip, he's made other statements as well about "not going back." Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #56
So he says there's no going back to Obama or Clinton, the American political world since he was born betsuni Nov 2019 #60
Julian Castro jumped on that reporter error to make a snarky dig and has now deleted it Otto Lidenbrock Nov 2019 #8
good heavens what next...hes not my first choice but i know he would do a damned good job.. samnsara Nov 2019 #9
Good luck with that. demmiblue Nov 2019 #10
Bingo! KPN Nov 2019 #16
Thanks for posting this customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #11
Thought so. elleng Nov 2019 #12
Yes, apologies are in order. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #13
Where's all the chirpers? KPN Nov 2019 #17
already try to shoot a new angle with yet another spun-up pull quote attack Celerity Nov 2019 #20
Obama was the best President in my lifetime -- no question. KPN Nov 2019 #43
not that Pete said it, but yes Celerity Nov 2019 #46
Rec! cwydro Nov 2019 #21
For some, it's more than the misquoted Obama comment. dlk Nov 2019 #22
then critique him on that point please stopdiggin Nov 2019 #31
Correct dlk Nov 2019 #50
For some it's enough kacekwl Nov 2019 #47
Be cautious in everything we read. 33taw Nov 2019 #23
The ultimate irony - Barack Obama himself spoke out against this bullwinkle428 Nov 2019 #24
Some are too willing to believe bad things ... left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #25
I personally find hyper-partisan supporters ALL to be distasteful... Moostache Nov 2019 #26
When we are under attack like this - I don't want ANY statements placing blame EveHammond13 Nov 2019 #32
How about false accusations? Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #36
I only saw one from the original thread do anything like an apology Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #33
I noticed that also. nt Tipperary Nov 2019 #68
I agree with you. Just goes to show how fake news can dominate a news cycle. nt Ferrets are Cool Nov 2019 #37
Yes, and it has completetely distracted from a veterans plan that Pete put forth today. femmedem Nov 2019 #44
Yes it has and that's a shame MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #53
I knew something wasn't right which is why BootinUp Nov 2019 #48
Omg.. People were reacting to what the reporter quoted.. Cha Nov 2019 #54
After the updated post showing the correction and MerryBlooms Nov 2019 #62
The primary blame belongs to the reporter, no question about it MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #64
Even if he did make a mistake he is human and his heart is good. I would never be done with him! nt UniteFightBack Nov 2019 #61
I'll hazard a guess that 99.9% of Democratic voters have heard nothing about this story... brooklynite Nov 2019 #63
didn't change my mind nini Nov 2019 #65
Agree, not going to be a popular stance. MerryBlooms Nov 2019 #66
That wasn't an attack. nini Nov 2019 #67
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