Democrat presidential debate official thread

L L wrote:

At the moment, I favor a 70 year old to be the nominee.

But I am concerned about maybe having an 80 year old president.

The important thing is getting the President who has the best backing and policies, i.e. Bernie Sanders and the Green New Deal.

Once those policies have been started, and they already have been, he could retire if he wanted to, and his VP would take over - continuing with the same type of Green New Deal policies.

This is already happening. It has to happen, and the sooner the better.

People don't vote for president with the intentions of the VP taking over shortly after.

But there's always a first. Like electing a non politician or military person as president.

I'm not feeling the Bern, myself.

Dems ticket is going to be Biden/Harris. There is NO WAY they run an all white ticket given their racial rhetoric.

Warren is an even more shrill and unlikeable Hillary. The rest are clowns vying for a cabinet seat if the Dem is able to bounce out a very beatable and unlikeable Don Trump.

NotPC wrote:

Dems ticket is going to be Biden/Harris. There is NO WAY they run an all white ticket given their racial rhetoric.

Warren is an even more shrill and unlikeable Hillary. The rest are clowns vying for a cabinet seat if the Dem is able to bounce out a very beatable and unlikeable Don Trump.

Biden/Harris may happen.

Hillary/Kaine was all white. I see a Biden/Beto bromance brewing.

Warren is a lot more likable than Hillary. Maybe she will run with Booker to get the racial diversity you speak of.

Hatred for Trump is way beyond dislike for Hillary was.

People didn't like Trump in 2016 but he wasn't supposed to win, so people were not as fired up to vote against him.

The sheer urge for people to vote out Trump next year will be epic, regardless of the Dem nominee.

Trump's base is fired up but not large in numbers.

I also expect to see liberal leaning third party candidates stay out of this in 2020.

Trump is going to have to hack the voting machines to win this.

Democrats lose again!!!!

Democrats lose again!!!!

That's a good article.

It shows all of the complex layers of the immigration issues and how people are dealing with it.

In this case, minors are being sent to a rural area where the system can't handle the influx and there is growing resentment for it.

A couple of things have lead to this.

For one, these areas like the cheap labor of hiring undocumented workers.

And there is an asylum crisis exacerbated by an administration that has cut funding to the countries people are fleeing from, causing even more to flee.

These kids come in and get sent towards relatives in different parts of the US.

The Republican plan is build a wall and deport them all.

That doesn't help the people fleeing bad areas nor does it help with industries relying on the cheap labor.

Provide assistance to the struggling countries.

Look at employers who are hiring these people, not just the immigrants being hired.

Provide legal documentation for workers that have employment opportunities. Withhold some payroll tax from them.

I really do feel bad for these towns going though sudden and quick changes.

We need to do some nation building. Invest in Central America and it will help the US.

The America first ideal is short-sighted and hurts Americans in the long run.

Warren/Booker could happen, but and could win- honestly you shouldn't have to do much other than not be a crazy person to beat Donny boy. That's why I think Biden puts more cross over voters at ease than Warren, so he'd be a better choice. Toss in Harris for the woman and minority vote and you waltz in to the WH.

Donny has proven himself to be a complete whack job, and totally unstable. The Republicans used to win by portraying themselves as the "adult in the room" and the Dems were the liberal whackos- with Donny T they went for the nut job and he's going to take them down with him in his clown car of an administration.

Democrats lose again wrote:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/immigrant-kids-fill-this-towns-schools-their-bus-driver-resents-the-system-that-brought-them-here/2019/09/22/861c0fb4-d321-11e9-9610-fb56c5522e1c_story.html

Democrats lose again!!!!

You need to let go of the idea that this is a loss for democrats, it’s a story about an old dying out and been replaced by many younger brown skinned immigrants.

BTW Trump would give these immigrants a job in a heartbeat if they’re cheaper than American labor.

L L wrote:

I'm not feeling the Bern, myself.

Well then, it doesn't matter who else you vote for.

L L wrote:

People didn't like Trump in 2016 but he wasn't supposed to win, so people were not as fired up to vote against him.

I knew absolutely that Trump would win, when the DNC blocked out Sanders for their corporate candidate.

Now they're trying to do the same thing again, and gullible people like you are falling for it, once again.

If anyone other than Bernie Sanders is the candidate, the same thing will happen again.

dunes runner wrote:

L L wrote:

People didn't like Trump in 2016 but he wasn't supposed to win, so people were not as fired up to vote against him.

I knew absolutely that Trump would win, when the DNC blocked out Sanders for their corporate candidate.

Now they're trying to do the same thing again, and gullible people like you are falling for it, once again.

If anyone other than Bernie Sanders is the candidate, the same thing will happen again.

Bernie was a passing fad. He can still fill a room but his time was really back in 2016.

Young people want Mayor Pete to be on the ticket. He checks a lot of their boxes.

Bernie got into the Dem primary even though he's not even a Dem. He should be grateful they even let him compete against Hillary.

George Maharis wrote:

Young people want Mayor Pete to be on the ticket. He checks a lot of their boxes.

George Harris is an American actor well known for his appearance as the lead in the hit 60s series, Route 66. He was also the first celebrity to pose naked for the Playgirl magazine issue of July 1973.

The producers of Route 66 found out about George's gay sexuality and were in bad terms with the actor due to it, long before he left the show.

George's gay nature was confirmed in 1974 when he got arrested for indulging in sexual activities with a man named Perfecto Telles in the bathroom of a gas station in LA.

Absolutely not.

Who the hell cares what young people want? They don't vote and youth is wasted on them. Boot-edge-edge needs to show much more than being young, gay and a small town mayor. Not good enough. The fact that he's popular with young people serves as a bright line steering actual voters away from him. Warren, Sanders, maybe Old Joe if he takes some extra B12 every day.

George Maharis wrote:

Bernie was a passing fad. He can still fill a room but his time was really back in 2016.

Young people want Mayor Pete to be on the ticket. He checks a lot of their boxes.

Bernie got into the Dem primary even though he's not even a Dem. He should be grateful they even let him compete against Hillary.

NotPC wrote:

Dems ticket is going to be Biden/Harris. There is NO WAY they run an all white ticket given their racial rhetoric.

Warren is an even more shrill and unlikeable Hillary. The rest are clowns vying for a cabinet seat if the Dem is able to bounce out a very beatable and unlikeable Don Trump.

I used to think that Warren would be a divisive figure, but honestly I don't care about that anymore.

Magic Johnson once said that his Lakers preferred to play a finesse game against Celtics, but were ready for a street fight when they faced Pistons. When the other side is willing to play the thug ball, you don't have a choice. If they hit you hard, you need to hit them back, even harder. Warren is the fighter you need.

Crazy Dunes doesn't have a clue. Warren "blows with the wind and is a capitalist"??

Castro was wrong and everyone now hates that snot nosed politician.

Bernie is yesterdays news and Warren is the progressive of choice. Her popularity is growing.

Dunes don't be afraid of and hate gays, they are just people.

Dunes you are so wrong about everything. Reality is not your friend.

WhyRegisterHere? wrote:

Who the hell cares what young people want? They don't vote and youth is wasted on them. Boot-edge-edge needs to show much more than being young, gay and a small town mayor. Not good enough. The fact that he's popular with young people serves as a bright line steering actual voters away from him.

No one wants Butt-egg except gays, and the corrupt billionaire-run DNC, who are trying to get anyone to be the candidate except Bernie, who would hold them accountable. Young people most definitely don't want him either.

Reality Calling wrote:

Dunes you are so wrong about everything. Reality is not your friend.

Actually, dunes is right.

He isn't stupid like you, and he wouldn't vote for someone just because he pretends he's a woman.

That's the reality that you're missing.