I don't agree that she's very moderate, and Biden was considered a moderate before the DNC reprogrammed him. Harris/Haley would be a great debate, probably much better than Biden/Trump.
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I don't agree that she's very moderate, and Biden was considered a moderate before the DNC reprogrammed him. Harris/Haley would be a great debate, probably much better than Biden/Trump.
Well, I take the opposite view point. I say don’t cater to the Bernie Bros. They have loud voices but are a very small minority of the party. Most of the party is moderates and it is more important to get independents. She is not going to offend independent voters. Wall St is happy with her. While Val Demmings was someone worth looking at in a state that was important, but again this is a big stage and this could have been too big for her. I am sure there was some thorough vetting.
Don't know about equal, but a lot of the support to add Hayley to the 2020 that I have seen mentions her heritage as something that would be attractive to add.
Progressives think they are too far to the right and republicans think they are too far to the left. She and Biden are both moderate.
Yes, much more so than a member of congress. As governor, decisions have to be made, departments run, etc. None of that applies to members of congress.
Was Tim Kaine qualified when you voted for Hilary?
I didn't mean to say that his term as governor wasn't long enough, I just would have thought 30 some years as a senator and 8 years as Vice President would have been enough to qualify someone.
I think Pence would make a fine president, but he'd need to moderate on some issues, specifically gay rights.
The senator experience is fairly useless, senators don't know how to run anything. 8 years as vice president could/should be helpful but you don't run anything. And in Biden's case, it's meaningless as he has just lost it, he's demented now.
Trump? Thru the virus? He has been an unmitigated disaster....on his best day. Otherwise, he has been an outright tale-teller, liar, and misleading....causing much more harm than good. Much more.
Wasnt it our little Prez who said back in February...that "we have this under control. Its only a little flu. It will disappear like magic."
Or. "hey, why don't we drink bleach....that should kill the virus, right?"
and there are many, many more.....
a disaster......
Some say it was safe and others not so much.
I tend to side with the not safe crowd. Yes she is safe when compared to Warren. I think Klobuchar or Gabbard would have been a safer choice. I say safer, but not good. Neither of them shine in the sniff test as a successor. I think that test was the most important box to check.
She was rejected as a presidential candidate. I believe the concerns about Biden being able to complete a term are valid. I don't see the American public willing to have her as their president.
She had low support from African Americans.
Other than California and New York, she has low appeal. Those states would go with Biden regardless. I can't see Ohio, Michigan, or Florida, accepting her as a possible president.
If Carol Moseley Braun were a few years younger, she would have been a better choice.
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Bleach?
In February the vast majority of doctors in this country were saying it was just the flu
he’s handled this like we expected. Some like it, some don’t.
and states took control too. Coumo for example. No blame there?
Never trumpers will never give trump a fair shake or debate an issue. But will fight for mail in ballots lol
just beat trump on the merits and with a reasonable platform, which hypothetically can be done if dems stop pandering to the loudest people who are in the minority. Give me that candidate and I vote left
give me Biden 10 years ago, I’m good
Hmm, I guess Obama, LBJ, JFK, and the best President since 1900 - Harry Truman Would say something different.
btw, Biden has slowed for sure and he is not as sharp as he once was. But how is that a criticism when compared to Trump who makes all sorts of mistakes and says the dumbest things.
A smart person doesn't take everything Trump says as literal. Much of it is bluster. You have to read between the lines and look at what he actually does, rather than says.
LBJ, JFK, and the best President since 1900 - Harry Truman are old history, not relevant at all anymore.
Obama makes my point, terrible president, didn't know how to run anything, so much was corrupt.
Not meant to support Trump with that assertion, this election is The Maniac vs. The Demented. And both of those nicknames apply to both candidates.
I dislike trump but this is true. I think people are stupid and believe it or try to twist it to crap on him. Those who hate him should just focus on his shit policies like SALT, or a wall or FEMA. But then you’d have to defeat his good policies like addressing family leave, criminal justice, China trade, NATO, etc. I really co sided myself middle of the road but the loud left scare me at times.
We reading between the lines on that one as well? Absolutely despicable from a US president.
Do you live in a town impacted by affordable housing? It’s not about race. It’s about $
Yes, but this is 100% playing at making white women scared of brown "invaders".
Right or wrong: they are scared (at least a fair # are). Taxes go up, schools get bigger, more crime is committed.
I'm not sure if any of that is actually true... Boogeyman works apparently.
Trump saw a poll where he was losing suburban white women and is trying to win them back by saying they won't have to live near brown people if they support him.
It's disgusting.
No she didn't, more silliness from the lamestream media.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sarah-palin-russia-house/
You're better than this.
That is truly laugh out loud funny:
https://progressivepunch.org/scores.htm?house=senate
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/report-cards/2019/senate/ideology
IMO, the debates loom even larger this cycle because the conventions will be abbreviated with no crowds. Likely there will be little or no bounce. Also, debates will have no audience (probably plays advantage to Trump/Pence). It comes down to Joe's dementia and how much Trump turns off independent voters in swing states. VP debates normally don't mean much, but if Biden looks shaky, voters are going to be analyzing Harris for sure.
Of course, you see everything through a racial lens. It has nothing to do with living near "brown people." Plenty of black and brown people live in those communities. What he said was he wouldn't bring low income housing to those neighborhoods, which is the right policy. It would raise their taxes, lower home values and increase crime.
If you live in a $700K home in Maplewood, do you want low income housing down the street? Nobody in their right mind would.
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I see racism when people say racist things.
This is not a coincidence that Trump is pushing this after some bad polling of suburban white women. A group he will need support from in order to win.
In their heads, sure. In realty that is not true.
Maplewood is probably not the best town to poll. Super liberal and they would probably say yes.
In any case. He should debate the merits of the program. That's fine, but he shouldn't call people trying to help their families by moving into a nicer area "invaders" ... he is their president too.
I am glad to educate you then.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w22204.pdf
"Finally, LIHTC development causes declines in both violent and property crime within low income areas, but not does not increase crime in high income areas."
You can argue whether what Trump said about low income housing is racist or not, but how is it any different than a politician saying that police are bad & they support defunding police to a group of urban youth or they are in favor of reparations to descendants of former slaves at a rally.
Right or wrong, isn't it just political pandering to your base or people you hope to align with you and your message?
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How about peoole live where they can afford? Your study is fake news, we have a low income house in our neighborhood and the cops have been there more times than I can count.
Give me examples and I will give you my opinion.
Telling white women to be afraid of the poor invaders is WAY over the line from the president of the united states.
Sad that reasonable people here don't see that,
Your unwillingness to see things outside your scope of view is on brand.
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Your study was cited by Vox, maybe the fakest of fake news sources. Can you find me.a study that Vox doesn't promote?
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