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Algernon Moncrieff

(5,780 posts)
67. I take your point. That said.
Wed Jan 15, 2020, 03:14 AM
Jan 2020

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.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
He's a decent guy; I just don't want another billionaire with no government experience. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #1
me too bdamomma Jan 2020 #35
You know who else was really wealthy and talked about making huge jobs programs to deal with coti Jan 2020 #46
Interesting to read on the New Deal Coalition coti Jan 2020 #50
That president had more than 20 years of prior government experience. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #56
I take your point. That said. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #67
no. evertonfc Jan 2020 #2
I like him also. AJT Jan 2020 #3
Not crazy at all. MH1 Jan 2020 #4
not at all.... dhill926 Jan 2020 #5
No. I think he has improved his campaign and speaking skills with practice spooky3 Jan 2020 #6
yeah, i would like to see him defend that. nancy pelosi, teddy kennedy, so many more. mopinko Jan 2020 #8
Term limits would lead to Wabbajack_ Jan 2020 #22
Term Limits.. LovingA2andMI Jan 2020 #61
I guess someone told him that the Constitution would have to be amended, which it would Hestia Jan 2020 #23
Maybe someone clued him in that term limits would require TexasBushwhacker Jan 2020 #25
You have billionaireitis. Eat a spoon of caviar and wash it down with a glass of Blue_true Jan 2020 #7
I'd need a sponsor to afford me said luxury. herding cats Jan 2020 #12
Where are the great patron families when we need them? nt Blue_true Jan 2020 #20
Right? herding cats Jan 2020 #24
your point being that billionaires won't lift a finger to help you? take the hint folks. TeamPooka Jan 2020 #39
Fucking interjecting climate into the trade debate jcgoldie Jan 2020 #9
Got a little applause from the audience, too MH1 Jan 2020 #17
I like him too Beringia Jan 2020 #10
No, nothing wrong with you, elleng Jan 2020 #11
Sometimes, Tom Steyer can sound good on TV. Sloumeau Jan 2020 #13
There's no danger of him getting elected. I'm glad he's getting the message out. nolabear Jan 2020 #15
+1 backtoblue Jan 2020 #32
Dump ass trump is not a billionaire. FDR would be a billionaire in today's dollars... brush Jan 2020 #49
FDR's net worth would be $60 million in 2010 dollars. Sloumeau Jan 2020 #57
This message was self-deleted by its author brush Jan 2020 #63
You're missing the point, his networth in porportion to the average joe then... brush Jan 2020 #65
I have to strongly disagree with your comparison, there is no one on this planet quite like Trump. secondwind Jan 2020 #51
As I just wrote in the following comment... Sloumeau Jan 2020 #58
A seemingly nice guy snowybirdie Jan 2020 #14
He's impressing me tonight... VarryOn Jan 2020 #16
He's leaps and bounds above Trump. herding cats Jan 2020 #18
I like him fine boomer_wv Jan 2020 #19
Candidates should be required to campaign with bags over their heads. Hortensis Jan 2020 #21
I love how at the end of each round cilla4progress Jan 2020 #26
The thing is Ohiogal Jan 2020 #27
Nope. He's a great dude. One of the few consistently talking about Climate change onecaliberal Jan 2020 #28
I like him He's a good guy. Dream Girl Jan 2020 #29
I like him, too mvd Jan 2020 #30
He is a decent and likable guy Bettie Jan 2020 #31
+100000 bdamomma Jan 2020 #37
He seems like he's a people organizer too, though. nt coti Jan 2020 #48
No, you are discerning! FrankfurtCat Jan 2020 #33
I like him... and for a while toyed with going to work for him for peanuts lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #34
I just listened to him three times, because of this thread, Hortensis Jan 2020 #41
We need bdamomma Jan 2020 #36
I look at Tom and see a guy who would play the president in a hollywood thriller movie Otto Lidenbrock Jan 2020 #38
He isn't going to win the states we need. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #40
Steyer and Amy K. Are my backup candidates. nt oasis Jan 2020 #42
I do too. nt Tipperary Jan 2020 #43
He's fantastic. And has been rocking it tonight. Politicub Jan 2020 #44
Steyer had a lot of good responses. He is passionate and comes across as riversedge Jan 2020 #45
I find him appealing, but was he known to be a Democrat before he ran? Sucha NastyWoman Jan 2020 #47
I like him. I think he's sincere and that is an blm Jan 2020 #52
No, he'd probably make a great president. Too bad his Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2020 #53
He's calm and reassuring Generic Brad Jan 2020 #54
No, there's nothing wrote with you. highplainsdem Jan 2020 #55
Amy's my choice but I like him too Raine Jan 2020 #59
I like Steyer Bayard Jan 2020 #60
If he ended up winning I marlakay Jan 2020 #62
Hey, he might not win, but he's running anti-Trump ads in red states. moriah Jan 2020 #64
He put his money where his mouth was to run ads to support impeachment Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #68
Nothing wrong as long as you don't get your hopes up. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #66
his goals are good MFM008 Jan 2020 #69
No; he's a good guy Recursion Jan 2020 #70
I like him too. I thought he did well last night Tom Rinaldo Jan 2020 #71
Not IMO. I like him too. In fact, I like him a lot. MoonRiver Jan 2020 #72
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