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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: I think I might like Tom Steyer. Is there something wrong with me? [View all]Algernon Moncrieff
(5,780 posts)67. I take your point. That said.
Barack Obama had < 1 Senate term. Federal experience, to be sure - but not a lot.
Mayor Pete is an executive of a medium sized US town. Not exactly screaming "next stop: White House!" Nevertheless, if elected, I'm confident he'd figure it out.
Steyer does not strike me as Trump-like; he would seek out qualified advisors to help advise him on how to be President. His advisors won't run screaming, I suspect.
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He's a decent guy; I just don't want another billionaire with no government experience.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2020
#1
You know who else was really wealthy and talked about making huge jobs programs to deal with
coti
Jan 2020
#46
That president had more than 20 years of prior government experience.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2020
#56
yeah, i would like to see him defend that. nancy pelosi, teddy kennedy, so many more.
mopinko
Jan 2020
#8
I guess someone told him that the Constitution would have to be amended, which it would
Hestia
Jan 2020
#23
You have billionaireitis. Eat a spoon of caviar and wash it down with a glass of
Blue_true
Jan 2020
#7
your point being that billionaires won't lift a finger to help you? take the hint folks.
TeamPooka
Jan 2020
#39
There's no danger of him getting elected. I'm glad he's getting the message out.
nolabear
Jan 2020
#15
Dump ass trump is not a billionaire. FDR would be a billionaire in today's dollars...
brush
Jan 2020
#49
I have to strongly disagree with your comparison, there is no one on this planet quite like Trump.
secondwind
Jan 2020
#51
Nope. He's a great dude. One of the few consistently talking about Climate change
onecaliberal
Jan 2020
#28
I look at Tom and see a guy who would play the president in a hollywood thriller movie
Otto Lidenbrock
Jan 2020
#38
I find him appealing, but was he known to be a Democrat before he ran?
Sucha NastyWoman
Jan 2020
#47
He put his money where his mouth was to run ads to support impeachment
Algernon Moncrieff
Jan 2020
#68