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bigtree

(85,998 posts)
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:10 PM Aug 2019

Des Moines Register: "She's smart. She's compassionate... and makes no apologies for being a bulldog

Lily Adams @adamslily
Des Moines Register Editorial Board on Kamala's 1st impression: "She is smart. She is compassionate. She understands complex issues. And she makes no apologies for being a bulldog who earned a reputation for being tough"







watch full Kamala Harris interview w/Des Moines Register editorial board: (1hr 8m)

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Des Moines Register: "She's smart. She's compassionate... and makes no apologies for being a bulldog (Original Post) bigtree Aug 2019 OP
And she bothers white male leftists. nycbos Aug 2019 #1
lol bigtree Aug 2019 #3
"...earned a reputation for being tough" FailureToCommunicate Aug 2019 #2
this is what makes her my #1. mopinko Aug 2019 #4
That's why I like her NastyRiffraff Aug 2019 #6
kick mcar Aug 2019 #5
DUrec...nt SidDithers Aug 2019 #7
 

nycbos

(6,034 posts)
1. And she bothers white male leftists.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:18 PM
Aug 2019

Which is why she is on my possible list.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

bigtree

(85,998 posts)
3. lol
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:38 PM
Aug 2019

...the new 'have a beer with' test:

Lily Adams @adamslily 41m

Continued: "While she’s the last person you’d want to face off against in a courtroom, she’s among the first you'd want to invite to a family dinner."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)
2. "...earned a reputation for being tough"
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:22 PM
Aug 2019

We'll need that in the coming years.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mopinko

(70,135 posts)
4. this is what makes her my #1.
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:51 PM
Aug 2019

i love liz warren, and in any other circumstance, she would be my pick.
but we really need someone to kick ass and take names, and she is it.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
6. That's why I like her
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 01:30 PM
Aug 2019

She has the right mixture of toughness and approachability. And a million dollar smile!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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