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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,429
    pjhawks said:
    mickeyrat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    my2hands said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Why?
    I'm all for the P or VP being the right person, regardless of gender...but why would a male P need to choose a female running mate?

    The point is that there is no way in hell that they can't find "the right person" in a woman, considering how underrepresented women are by government (and considering that a woman has never held either of the two spots in the history of the nation), combined with the number of amazing women there are to choose from. There is no way in hell that a male running mate would be best over a great woman. Well, the right person for POTUS is a woman too, but America is still too sexist for that probably. 
    Bullshit... America is too sexist for a woman Potus? Typical horseshit broad stereotyping of Americans on the AMT...

    You forgot a woman just got 3 million more votes than her opponent in a national election?

    Guess what, we aslo voted for a black man, twice! 
    HA!! Yeah, against a guy who said grab her by the pussy???? That does say a LOT about how people feel about voting for a female POTUS: that they aren't willing to. I think it is the height of naivety to think that Trump winning didn't have something to do with sexism. To me that is crazy talk. Pure denial. YES, America is too sexist to elect a female, and the polls compared to the quality of the dem candidates right now help prove it.
    interesting point of view. especially given the population is slight majority women.
    yes i'm sure some sexism plays a part but i am still completely baffled by women who voted for  Trump. I know many education and intelligent women who admit to voting for the guy.  I honestly can't fathom how any woman could have voted for the guy over Hillary.

    and to be honest in this election cycle I'm not necessarily interested in voting for the best Dem candidate. I'm interested in voting for the DEM candidate who has the best chance to beat Trump.  I almost don't care about their policies this cycle. It's  ONLY about getting this guy out of office ASAP.  I'll deal with any policy consequences after the fact.
    I get what you're saying, but there is some irony here because I think the other side was saying this when they picked Trump in their quest for anybody but Hillary. I don't think it's comparable, but obviously lots of people probably did.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,385
    tbergs said:
    pjhawks said:
    mickeyrat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    my2hands said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Why?
    I'm all for the P or VP being the right person, regardless of gender...but why would a male P need to choose a female running mate?

    The point is that there is no way in hell that they can't find "the right person" in a woman, considering how underrepresented women are by government (and considering that a woman has never held either of the two spots in the history of the nation), combined with the number of amazing women there are to choose from. There is no way in hell that a male running mate would be best over a great woman. Well, the right person for POTUS is a woman too, but America is still too sexist for that probably. 
    Bullshit... America is too sexist for a woman Potus? Typical horseshit broad stereotyping of Americans on the AMT...

    You forgot a woman just got 3 million more votes than her opponent in a national election?

    Guess what, we aslo voted for a black man, twice! 
    HA!! Yeah, against a guy who said grab her by the pussy???? That does say a LOT about how people feel about voting for a female POTUS: that they aren't willing to. I think it is the height of naivety to think that Trump winning didn't have something to do with sexism. To me that is crazy talk. Pure denial. YES, America is too sexist to elect a female, and the polls compared to the quality of the dem candidates right now help prove it.
    interesting point of view. especially given the population is slight majority women.
    yes i'm sure some sexism plays a part but i am still completely baffled by women who voted for  Trump. I know many education and intelligent women who admit to voting for the guy.  I honestly can't fathom how any woman could have voted for the guy over Hillary.

    and to be honest in this election cycle I'm not necessarily interested in voting for the best Dem candidate. I'm interested in voting for the DEM candidate who has the best chance to beat Trump.  I almost don't care about their policies this cycle. It's  ONLY about getting this guy out of office ASAP.  I'll deal with any policy consequences after the fact.
    I get what you're saying, but there is some irony here because I think the other side was saying this when they picked Trump in their quest for anybody but Hillary. I don't think it's comparable, but obviously lots of people probably did.
    I agree, and while it may not be directly comparable, it’s scary to me that we should be in this position where policy matters less than who’s able to prevent further corruption. Reducing corruption is necessary, but it’s not enough.

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  • F Me In The Brain
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    pjhawks said:
    mickeyrat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    my2hands said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Why?
    I'm all for the P or VP being the right person, regardless of gender...but why would a male P need to choose a female running mate?

    The point is that there is no way in hell that they can't find "the right person" in a woman, considering how underrepresented women are by government (and considering that a woman has never held either of the two spots in the history of the nation), combined with the number of amazing women there are to choose from. There is no way in hell that a male running mate would be best over a great woman. Well, the right person for POTUS is a woman too, but America is still too sexist for that probably. 
    Bullshit... America is too sexist for a woman Potus? Typical horseshit broad stereotyping of Americans on the AMT...

    You forgot a woman just got 3 million more votes than her opponent in a national election?

    Guess what, we aslo voted for a black man, twice! 
    HA!! Yeah, against a guy who said grab her by the pussy???? That does say a LOT about how people feel about voting for a female POTUS: that they aren't willing to. I think it is the height of naivety to think that Trump winning didn't have something to do with sexism. To me that is crazy talk. Pure denial. YES, America is too sexist to elect a female, and the polls compared to the quality of the dem candidates right now help prove it.
    interesting point of view. especially given the population is slight majority women.
    yes i'm sure some sexism plays a part but i am still completely baffled by women who voted for  Trump. I know many education and intelligent women who admit to voting for the guy.  I honestly can't fathom how any woman could have voted for the guy over Hillary.

    and to be honest in this election cycle I'm not necessarily interested in voting for the best Dem candidate. I'm interested in voting for the DEM candidate who has the best chance to beat Trump.  I almost don't care about their policies this cycle. It's  ONLY about getting this guy out of office ASAP.  I'll deal with any policy consequences after the fact.
    I would guess Religion is the top answer on the board


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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,505
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,505
    edited April 2019
    Meghan drains intelligence and life out of me. 

    Biden sounds like an "all words" kind of guy. A lot of talk about fluffy stuff - "this is what America is all about, this is our spirit - to say thank you to one another like we did back when I grew up in the 17th century". 

    But I guess we'll see. Wonder if he's aware that America does a few things backwards compared to e.g. Europe, like Bernie does.
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    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,505
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    Meghan drains intelligence and life out of me. 

    Biden sounds like an "all words" kind of guy. A lot of talk about fluffy stuff - "this is what America is all about, this is our spirit - to say thank you to one another like we did back when I grew up in the 17th century". 

    But I guess we'll see. Wonder if he's aware that America does a few things backwards compared to e.g. Europe, like Bernie does.
    I see that you post MLK articles in support of Sanders and one of the complaints with Biden is the crime bill in the 90's. You do know that Sanders voted YES on that bill, correct? And that he has represented a state that is almost completely white for his entire political career so does not really connect with the black community and really has never made an effort to reach out to that large majority of the Democratic base.

     And Sanders is also pro-gun. 

    And he does not play well with others. I think he would have a very difficult time dealing with Congress and compromising. And he would have the same allegiance to his base as Trump does, IMO. We don't need that again. 

    He would have a difficult time winning a general election because the same Republicans that would never vote for a woman would never vote for a Socialist. One is just seen as not capable of holding such an important office (I heard men, and women, say as much in interviews prior to 2016 - not just HRC, any woman) - and Socialist is a word that just sets off all kinds of red flags to them. 

    Not saying if is right, just saying that it exists. 
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    Meghan drains intelligence and life out of me. 

    Biden sounds like an "all words" kind of guy. A lot of talk about fluffy stuff - "this is what America is all about, this is our spirit - to say thank you to one another like we did back when I grew up in the 17th century". 

    But I guess we'll see. Wonder if he's aware that America does a few things backwards compared to e.g. Europe, like Bernie does.
    Sanders is older than Biden. So did he grow up in the 16th century? The man is in his 70's, he thinks that this country has been pulled apart and we are at each other's throats. This is true. Why do you make fun of him for wanting comity in governing and healing in the country. Biden has his baggage, just like every other candidate, but making fun of him for wanting to heal the country and his age (when the other front runner and the President are both in their 70's also) just looks like nitpicking. I haven't seen you make fun of Sander's age. Gotta be consistent with the pros and cons. 
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    pjhawks said:
    mickeyrat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    my2hands said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Why?
    I'm all for the P or VP being the right person, regardless of gender...but why would a male P need to choose a female running mate?

    The point is that there is no way in hell that they can't find "the right person" in a woman, considering how underrepresented women are by government (and considering that a woman has never held either of the two spots in the history of the nation), combined with the number of amazing women there are to choose from. There is no way in hell that a male running mate would be best over a great woman. Well, the right person for POTUS is a woman too, but America is still too sexist for that probably. 
    Bullshit... America is too sexist for a woman Potus? Typical horseshit broad stereotyping of Americans on the AMT...

    You forgot a woman just got 3 million more votes than her opponent in a national election?

    Guess what, we aslo voted for a black man, twice! 
    HA!! Yeah, against a guy who said grab her by the pussy???? That does say a LOT about how people feel about voting for a female POTUS: that they aren't willing to. I think it is the height of naivety to think that Trump winning didn't have something to do with sexism. To me that is crazy talk. Pure denial. YES, America is too sexist to elect a female, and the polls compared to the quality of the dem candidates right now help prove it.
    interesting point of view. especially given the population is slight majority women.
    yes i'm sure some sexism plays a part but i am still completely baffled by women who voted for  Trump. I know many education and intelligent women who admit to voting for the guy.  I honestly can't fathom how any woman could have voted for the guy over Hillary.

    and to be honest in this election cycle I'm not necessarily interested in voting for the best Dem candidate. I'm interested in voting for the DEM candidate who has the best chance to beat Trump.  I almost don't care about their policies this cycle. It's  ONLY about getting this guy out of office ASAP.  I'll deal with any policy consequences after the fact.
    I would guess Religion is the top answer on the board


    There are some women that will vote against their interests, laugh at jokes that are demeaning to women, put up with unequal treatment at work - it is just how it always has been and it is how it is. Especially if this was the thinking of their parents and is the thinking of their husband and social group. Other women would rather gauge out their eyes before voting for him. 

    Religion being the top answer makes 0 sense in regards to voting for Trump. 
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,505

    GOP Strategist Talks Impact Of Having A Gay, Married 2020 Candidate


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr-zwHNsW1o
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,887
    The guy has tremendous teeth.

    I like that he's making the moral argument, not the policy one.  Time for wonkishness later.  
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,505
    edited April 2019
    njnancy said:
    Meghan drains intelligence and life out of me. 

    Biden sounds like an "all words" kind of guy. A lot of talk about fluffy stuff - "this is what America is all about, this is our spirit - to say thank you to one another like we did back when I grew up in the 17th century". 

    But I guess we'll see. Wonder if he's aware that America does a few things backwards compared to e.g. Europe, like Bernie does.
    Sanders is older than Biden. So did he grow up in the 16th century? The man is in his 70's, he thinks that this country has been pulled apart and we are at each other's throats. This is true. Why do you make fun of him for wanting comity in governing and healing in the country. Biden has his baggage, just like every other candidate, but making fun of him for wanting to heal the country and his age (when the other front runner and the President are both in their 70's also) just looks like nitpicking. I haven't seen you make fun of Sander's age. Gotta be consistent with the pros and cons. 
    Bernie sounds like a young hipster. I bet he's got some Post Malone on his Iphone X. Biden only listens to "the wind carrying the spirit of the country and soaring eagles in the great american sky. A sky like no other country has ever seen. Heil Hydra"

    What's the difference between "heal the country" and "make america great again". When was it ever great? When was it ever healed?
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Hi!
    Hi! Posts: 3,095
    edited April 2019
    Watched a little of The View interview so far, thought it was decent. He does have a good ability to connect on an emotional or personal level.
    I wasn’t very inspired by the kickoff video or campaign rollout, but seeing Trump go on the defensive this morning over his Charlottesville comments is a good start. 

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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,505
    Biden has beautiful smiling eyes.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    njnancy said:
    Meghan drains intelligence and life out of me. 

    Biden sounds like an "all words" kind of guy. A lot of talk about fluffy stuff - "this is what America is all about, this is our spirit - to say thank you to one another like we did back when I grew up in the 17th century". 

    But I guess we'll see. Wonder if he's aware that America does a few things backwards compared to e.g. Europe, like Bernie does.
    Sanders is older than Biden. So did he grow up in the 16th century? The man is in his 70's, he thinks that this country has been pulled apart and we are at each other's throats. This is true. Why do you make fun of him for wanting comity in governing and healing in the country. Biden has his baggage, just like every other candidate, but making fun of him for wanting to heal the country and his age (when the other front runner and the President are both in their 70's also) just looks like nitpicking. I haven't seen you make fun of Sander's age. Gotta be consistent with the pros and cons. 
    Bernie sounds like a young hipster.

    What's the difference between "heal the country" and "make america great again". When was it ever great? When was it ever healed?
    He can sound however he wants, he's still the oldest person running for President. 

    Healing the country is wanting people to stop hating each other, to stop letting white supremacists think that they are 'good people', stop caging children and demeaning  immigrants  and brown people and scary religions and women who don't know their place, ya know, being a decent human being instead of racists angry POS's. I

    Make America Great Again is a desperate cry by white people who see that they will no longer be the majority in the country shortly. It is anti immigrant (even though we are all immigrants), pro white power, racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti progressive ideas.

    They are completely different and MAGA has caused the country to splinter in such a horrendous way that someone needs to heal this country or our democracy will fail. 
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,505
    njnancy said:
    njnancy said:
    Meghan drains intelligence and life out of me. 

    Biden sounds like an "all words" kind of guy. A lot of talk about fluffy stuff - "this is what America is all about, this is our spirit - to say thank you to one another like we did back when I grew up in the 17th century". 

    But I guess we'll see. Wonder if he's aware that America does a few things backwards compared to e.g. Europe, like Bernie does.
    Sanders is older than Biden. So did he grow up in the 16th century? The man is in his 70's, he thinks that this country has been pulled apart and we are at each other's throats. This is true. Why do you make fun of him for wanting comity in governing and healing in the country. Biden has his baggage, just like every other candidate, but making fun of him for wanting to heal the country and his age (when the other front runner and the President are both in their 70's also) just looks like nitpicking. I haven't seen you make fun of Sander's age. Gotta be consistent with the pros and cons. 
    Bernie sounds like a young hipster.

    What's the difference between "heal the country" and "make america great again". When was it ever great? When was it ever healed?
    He can sound however he wants, he's still the oldest person running for President. 
    I'm not arguing about him being the oldest person running for President. No need to age-shame the man.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    And America has always had problems, we are a new democracy and have struggled in being fair to all people. We are still not fair to all people. The atmosphere of the country in the Trump era is one of anger and corruption and acceptance of despicable behavior. That needs to stop and people need to be able to disagree without being disagreeable again. Then we can continue to make changes to make this country equal for all, which will take time, but has been stymied and set back. 

    America is a great country. It's not greatest country in the world, it's simply a great country. And it is based on an idea that this President wants to kill. 
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    edited April 2019
    njnancy said:
    njnancy said:
    Meghan drains intelligence and life out of me. 

    Biden sounds like an "all words" kind of guy. A lot of talk about fluffy stuff - "this is what America is all about, this is our spirit - to say thank you to one another like we did back when I grew up in the 17th century". 

    But I guess we'll see. Wonder if he's aware that America does a few things backwards compared to e.g. Europe, like Bernie does.
    Sanders is older than Biden. So did he grow up in the 16th century? The man is in his 70's, he thinks that this country has been pulled apart and we are at each other's throats. This is true. Why do you make fun of him for wanting comity in governing and healing in the country. Biden has his baggage, just like every other candidate, but making fun of him for wanting to heal the country and his age (when the other front runner and the President are both in their 70's also) just looks like nitpicking. I haven't seen you make fun of Sander's age. Gotta be consistent with the pros and cons. 
    Bernie sounds like a young hipster.

    What's the difference between "heal the country" and "make america great again". When was it ever great? When was it ever healed?
    He can sound however he wants, he's still the oldest person running for President. 
    I'm not arguing about him being the oldest person running for President. No need to age-shame the man.
    What I said is simply a fact and it was in response to you saying this about Biden "this is what America is all about, this is our spirit - to say thank you to one another like we did back when I grew up in the 17th century" - that was age shaming. 
    Post edited by njnancy on
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,835
    njnancy said:
    pjhawks said:
    mickeyrat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    my2hands said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Why?
    I'm all for the P or VP being the right person, regardless of gender...but why would a male P need to choose a female running mate?

    The point is that there is no way in hell that they can't find "the right person" in a woman, considering how underrepresented women are by government (and considering that a woman has never held either of the two spots in the history of the nation), combined with the number of amazing women there are to choose from. There is no way in hell that a male running mate would be best over a great woman. Well, the right person for POTUS is a woman too, but America is still too sexist for that probably. 
    Bullshit... America is too sexist for a woman Potus? Typical horseshit broad stereotyping of Americans on the AMT...

    You forgot a woman just got 3 million more votes than her opponent in a national election?

    Guess what, we aslo voted for a black man, twice! 
    HA!! Yeah, against a guy who said grab her by the pussy???? That does say a LOT about how people feel about voting for a female POTUS: that they aren't willing to. I think it is the height of naivety to think that Trump winning didn't have something to do with sexism. To me that is crazy talk. Pure denial. YES, America is too sexist to elect a female, and the polls compared to the quality of the dem candidates right now help prove it.
    interesting point of view. especially given the population is slight majority women.
    yes i'm sure some sexism plays a part but i am still completely baffled by women who voted for  Trump. I know many education and intelligent women who admit to voting for the guy.  I honestly can't fathom how any woman could have voted for the guy over Hillary.

    and to be honest in this election cycle I'm not necessarily interested in voting for the best Dem candidate. I'm interested in voting for the DEM candidate who has the best chance to beat Trump.  I almost don't care about their policies this cycle. It's  ONLY about getting this guy out of office ASAP.  I'll deal with any policy consequences after the fact.
    I would guess Religion is the top answer on the board


    There are some women that will vote against their interests, laugh at jokes that are demeaning to women, put up with unequal treatment at work - it is just how it always has been and it is how it is. Especially if this was the thinking of their parents and is the thinking of their husband and social group. Other women would rather gauge out their eyes before voting for him. 

    Religion being the top answer makes 0 sense in regards to voting for Trump. 
    My thought process was the Religious Right.
    I know some people who only vote Republican because of their abortion stance.  I also know some people who still think "the gays" go to hell.
    I hold that religion is a top reason a self respecting woman might vote for him.
    My opinion....could be that it is wrong.  :)
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  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    njnancy said:
    pjhawks said:
    mickeyrat said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    my2hands said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    Why?
    I'm all for the P or VP being the right person, regardless of gender...but why would a male P need to choose a female running mate?

    The point is that there is no way in hell that they can't find "the right person" in a woman, considering how underrepresented women are by government (and considering that a woman has never held either of the two spots in the history of the nation), combined with the number of amazing women there are to choose from. There is no way in hell that a male running mate would be best over a great woman. Well, the right person for POTUS is a woman too, but America is still too sexist for that probably. 
    Bullshit... America is too sexist for a woman Potus? Typical horseshit broad stereotyping of Americans on the AMT...

    You forgot a woman just got 3 million more votes than her opponent in a national election?

    Guess what, we aslo voted for a black man, twice! 
    HA!! Yeah, against a guy who said grab her by the pussy???? That does say a LOT about how people feel about voting for a female POTUS: that they aren't willing to. I think it is the height of naivety to think that Trump winning didn't have something to do with sexism. To me that is crazy talk. Pure denial. YES, America is too sexist to elect a female, and the polls compared to the quality of the dem candidates right now help prove it.
    interesting point of view. especially given the population is slight majority women.
    yes i'm sure some sexism plays a part but i am still completely baffled by women who voted for  Trump. I know many education and intelligent women who admit to voting for the guy.  I honestly can't fathom how any woman could have voted for the guy over Hillary.

    and to be honest in this election cycle I'm not necessarily interested in voting for the best Dem candidate. I'm interested in voting for the DEM candidate who has the best chance to beat Trump.  I almost don't care about their policies this cycle. It's  ONLY about getting this guy out of office ASAP.  I'll deal with any policy consequences after the fact.
    I would guess Religion is the top answer on the board


    There are some women that will vote against their interests, laugh at jokes that are demeaning to women, put up with unequal treatment at work - it is just how it always has been and it is how it is. Especially if this was the thinking of their parents and is the thinking of their husband and social group. Other women would rather gauge out their eyes before voting for him. 

    Religion being the top answer makes 0 sense in regards to voting for Trump. 
    My thought process was the Religious Right.
    I know some people who only vote Republican because of their abortion stance.  I also know some people who still think "the gays" go to hell.
    I hold that religion is a top reason a self respecting woman might vote for him.
    My opinion....could be that it is wrong.  :)
    Yeah, the Religious Right seem obsessed with nitpicking parts of the Bible and ignoring the actual things that is attributed to Jesus' teachings like 'love your neighbor', judge not lest ye be judged, let those without sin cast the first stone. It seems to be all about who is bad in their eyes and not about trying to live life as a good person and turning the other cheek. I'm not religious, but I just find the RR to be a bunch of hypocrites. Believe what you wish but don't shove it down my throat. 

    It's amazing how the RR have stood behind Trump (who never held their beliefs until he decided to run as a Republican and probably really doesn't care about these issues except to get support) and when any transgression pops up they ignore it or say it was in the past, move along. Yet they demonize other people. Selective religious outrage. Ugh.
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