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Indykatie

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8. Starting Our Primaries in IA and NH is Responsible For Some Of This

Tue Dec 3, 2019, 02:36 PM

Dec 2019

It's unfair to the base of the party to continue with the current primary calendar which starts in 2 states that are 90% White.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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This is not, in any way, a good thing [View all] mcar Dec 2019 OP

harris was not included in dec. debate? nt msongs Dec 2019 #1

She qualified, but she's dropped out. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #3

Yeah I'm pissed ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #2

I am angry, ism mcar Dec 2019 #5

I feel you ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #10

You said it! So disappointed and ticked off. MerryBlooms Dec 2019 #14

I hear ya, mcar. sheshe2 Dec 2019 #81

it's sad... myohmy2 Dec 2019 #112

why did Kamala Harris drop out ? stonecutter357 Dec 2019 #4

Not enough funding ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #6

Here's her notice on medium - money, of course mcar Dec 2019 #11

She was not going to win the nomination so why continue...others should follow her Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #12

Exactly. The race is, in reality, down to 4. IluvPitties Dec 2019 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author redqueen Dec 2019 #7

Starting Our Primaries in IA and NH is Responsible For Some Of This Indykatie Dec 2019 #8

This is true mcar Dec 2019 #13

She was performing poorly everywhere else though madville Dec 2019 #50

And an old white man is pulling over 50% with African American voters RhodeIslandOne Dec 2019 #66

Yes squirecam Dec 2019 #90

Heh, and I'm really wishing it was already narrowed down to 1 person.. Amimnoch Dec 2019 #9

Ok squirecam Dec 2019 #91

Booker's not in it? Retrograde Dec 2019 #15

His polls don't make the cut DrToast Dec 2019 #18

There are four candidates who theoretically could win...Biden, Sanders, Warren Demsrule86 Dec 2019 #19

Yang and Gabbard will qualify DrToast Dec 2019 #17

HRC speaks mcar Dec 2019 #20

Excellent inspiring tweet from Hillary! Cha Dec 2019 #77

Thanks Cha mcar Dec 2019 #78

I know.. and I know how it feels.. Cha Dec 2019 #80

Only if you think there HAS to be a person of color on the stage. TCJ70 Dec 2019 #21

... mcar Dec 2019 #22

Who cares? Whoa.. ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #23

Yes...who cares? What matters more: how someone looks or their ideas? n/t TCJ70 Dec 2019 #24

Sweet Jesus ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #30

Obviously. n/t TCJ70 Dec 2019 #32

Oh my. ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #42

I could...but given your response to them below... TCJ70 Dec 2019 #49

Always depends on the source and context ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #61

I don't think we've reached that point as a society... TCJ70 Dec 2019 #63

That's how life works for you huh? ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #67

I'm sorry squirecam Dec 2019 #92

This is funny. SaschaHM Dec 2019 #35

Maybe it's not THAT foreign an idea ... I would submit that mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #36

Honey, don't use quotes from a murdered black man to try and erase racism ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #40

+1000 tishaLA Dec 2019 #45

Oh, so Kamala is no longer in the race because 'racism' and no other explanation is possible? mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #48

Not what I said. ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #62

Boom! mcar Dec 2019 #54

+! crazytown Dec 2019 #82

I am the whitest guy on the forum Codeine Dec 2019 #33

The majority of presidential elections I've been eligible to vote for... TCJ70 Dec 2019 #34

Agree ... eyes on the prize here ... mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #53

Dude I mean... ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #70

Seems you want to take everything I say in the worst possible way ... mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #100

Good lord. No shit. cwydro Dec 2019 #115

Are you seriously suggesting that only the white people have good ideas? mcar Dec 2019 #52

No. That wouldn't make sense as we've already nominated and elected Obama twice. n/t TCJ70 Dec 2019 #56

Huh? mcar Dec 2019 #59

"Good ideas" is a relative term... TCJ70 Dec 2019 #64

I don't think you mean to convey... spicysista Dec 2019 #75

Harris dropped out due to insufficient campaign finances. Also, I think people are getting... TCJ70 Dec 2019 #109

There are systemic issues at play also. not just merit. That's why I'm not happy about this. Kurt V. Dec 2019 #83

Well THAT was kind of abrupt and insensitive. blm Dec 2019 #101

I care loyalsister Dec 2019 #103

Harris being out "reverting to white supremacy"? OK. n/t TCJ70 Dec 2019 #110

I'm glad that the preferred choice of the majority of AAs is still standing and that our voices Skya Rhen Dec 2019 #25

There is that ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #43

Thank you Skya. Everyone keeps pointing to Obama in IA, and how black people came around... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2019 #107

there wasn't last time though treestar Dec 2019 #26

Agreed ... last thing we need is a day of hand-wringing across the media ... mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #47

Agreed. We shouldn't feed the media driven Democratic party bashing narrative Salviati Dec 2019 #65

Not shocked .... LenaBaby61 Dec 2019 #27

deval patrick just got in... no chance to qualify, but he is in the race..... nt getagrip_already Dec 2019 #28

He will not be on the December debate stage mcar Dec 2019 #29

yup, just pointing out he is in the race... getagrip_already Dec 2019 #31

Kamala qualified for the debate. Why drop out now? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2019 #41

... mcar Dec 2019 #55

The voters have decided to whittle the race to a Final Four ritapria Dec 2019 #37

Thus far there have been no voters for 2020 tishaLA Dec 2019 #46

I understand but here's the thing as Monk would say underthematrix Dec 2019 #38

So what exactly is the ask here, tokenism? tritsofme Dec 2019 #39

Harris should be forced to participate! DrToast Dec 2019 #51

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #44

Lots to blame mcar Dec 2019 #58

And which of those things is the fault of the party, as Pierce insinuates? BannonsLiver Dec 2019 #84

When did voting start? mcar Dec 2019 #86

So Yang isn't a person of color, or is he not in the debate? Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2019 #57

He has not yet qualified for the December debate mcar Dec 2019 #60

Thanks. Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2019 #68

He still has a bit of time to do so, IIRC mcar Dec 2019 #73

There were real people of colour in the RepubliCON debates? Not cardboard cutouts? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2019 #69

There was Ben Carson, Mr.Bill Dec 2019 #72

There are some fucked up comments on this thread. That is all. n/t demmiblue Dec 2019 #71

It's discouraging mcar Dec 2019 #87

We're taking a major perspective hit. This was one of the best moments in all of the debates IMO BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #74

She is brilliant, and a fighter, and had great ideas and plans mcar Dec 2019 #76

old and white. evertonfc Dec 2019 #79

"Our last the nominees that won a GE were under 54" Polybius Dec 2019 #104

To Charles Pierce: Like it or not, it's not, as of the moment, in any way a bad thing, either. ancianita Dec 2019 #85

I disagree mcar Dec 2019 #88

I hear you, I do. Everything you say makes sense. But we here need to make clearer sense of the ancianita Dec 2019 #94

This thread is depressing on so many levels flibbitygiblets Dec 2019 #89

Um... squirecam Dec 2019 #93

Hillary Clinton is a minority? killaphill Dec 2019 #108

Yes squirecam Dec 2019 #113

Jews are also a minority killaphill Dec 2019 #114

Correct squirecam Dec 2019 #116

What might those changes be. Who in the party is supposed to make them. That can be the party ancianita Dec 2019 #95

It's only because of tradition. totodeinhere Dec 2019 #98

she had very low support among black voters KayF Dec 2019 #96

Seriously, pigmentation should be the deciding factor? obliviously Dec 2019 #97

I'm bummed to see Kamala drop out. Hopefully she will come back strong in 2024. jalan48 Dec 2019 #99

Hopefully we will have an incumbant in 2024. nt dflprincess Dec 2019 #102

Good point. Make that 2028 jalan48 Dec 2019 #105

the optics are not good. but why is the party at fault? stopdiggin Dec 2019 #106

Oh, has voting started? mcar Dec 2019 #111

there has been non-stop polling for close to a year stopdiggin Dec 2019 #117

Fourteen people have dropped out of the Democratic race; all but two are white, all but two are men LongtimeAZDem Dec 2019 #118

Would it be a bad thing if she dropped out after being in the last four? The last two? brooklynite Dec 2019 #119