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lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 09:32 PM Mar 2019

Wish we could elect E. Warren. Not sold on Beto.

He seems too cute by half. I'll vote dem in the general. But personally, E. Warren is a one woman b.s. deflection machine, and I love that. I trust her completely. I fear she's not a big enough draw in the general. But she's smart and real and heartfelt and I adore her. 😎

Bernie is great, but we need to win.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Wish we could elect E. Warren. Not sold on Beto. (Original Post) lindysalsagal Mar 2019 OP
I'd LOVE to see Beto in the Senate but I'm not yet convinced he's ready for the big chair. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2019 #1
He is 10,000 times more qualified than the idiot we have now. Tiggeroshii Mar 2019 #3
Who isn't? Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2019 #6
Not all the candiates look as promising to win as Beto is. Tiggeroshii Mar 2019 #11
Unless he changes his personality customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #16
I think that appEarance you describe was probably the 2% that lodt him texas Tiggeroshii Mar 2019 #17
Me too! rainy Mar 2019 #2
I like her. Not confident she can win redstateblues Mar 2019 #4
I like a Warren/O'Rourke ticket myself right now. malchickiwick Mar 2019 #5
👍👏 Irishxs Mar 2019 #15
Beto voted for the TPP and opposed Obamacare so he's too conservative for me for sure mucifer Mar 2019 #7
Lets deal in facts and reality, shall we? BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #8
I think The Guardian is a good news source: mucifer Mar 2019 #10
By David Sirato NOPE crazytown Mar 2019 #23
I trust Pres Obama on TPP.. he got the best deal Cha Mar 2019 #13
exactly, we know Obama was right about it JI7 Mar 2019 #18
I would LOVE to see her as POTUS Ferrets are Cool Mar 2019 #9
My new favorite ticket is Inslee-Warren BlueWI Mar 2019 #12
I also like Waren and Inslee katmondoo Mar 2019 #19
I hear you. BlueWI Mar 2019 #22
I love E Warren!! She is the only one that has actually thought out policies. Irishxs Mar 2019 #14
K and r. Tipperary Mar 2019 #20
My problem with Warren... TexasAggieDemocrat12 Mar 2019 #21
 

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,840 posts)
1. I'd LOVE to see Beto in the Senate but I'm not yet convinced he's ready for the big chair.
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 09:39 PM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)
3. He is 10,000 times more qualified than the idiot we have now.
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 09:42 PM
Mar 2019

He will win if he got the nomination and raised 6m in first day. He has promise if he makes into the general.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)
11. Not all the candiates look as promising to win as Beto is.
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:13 PM
Mar 2019

My candidate notwithstanding, Beto is in a good place in almost all the places he needs to be as a winning general election candidate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
16. Unless he changes his personality
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:53 AM
Mar 2019

the debates will prove his undoing.

We need a fighter to go against Trump. Not someone always apologizing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)
17. I think that appEarance you describe was probably the 2% that lodt him texas
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 01:09 AM
Mar 2019

that may change in 2020

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redstateblues

(10,565 posts)
4. I like her. Not confident she can win
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 09:47 PM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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malchickiwick

(1,474 posts)
5. I like a Warren/O'Rourke ticket myself right now.
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 09:58 PM
Mar 2019

With her at the top of the ticket, of course. I think she would draw all of Bernie's supporters, sans baggage.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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mucifer

(23,550 posts)
7. Beto voted for the TPP and opposed Obamacare so he's too conservative for me for sure
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:31 PM
Mar 2019

But, if it's him or a republican I guess blah blah blah I'd have to hold my nose and vote for him.

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BannonsLiver

(16,396 posts)
8. Lets deal in facts and reality, shall we?
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:39 PM
Mar 2019

O’Rourke wasn’t elected to Congress until 2012 so it would have been impossible for him to vote for Obamacare in December 2010.

Also, while the TPP is a big issue with fans of the junior senator from Vermont, it had broad support from Dems including President Obama. I’ll take his judgement over yours any day of the week.

Try harder.

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mucifer

(23,550 posts)
10. I think The Guardian is a good news source:
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:49 PM
Mar 2019

Beto O’Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals


Review of his six-year record in Congress shows Democrat frequently opposed own party, and supported bills that boosted the fossil fuel industry and Trump’s immigration policy


O’Rourke has voted for GOP bills that his fellow Democratic lawmakers said reinforced Republicans’ anti-tax ideology, chipped away at the Affordable Care Act (ACA), weakened Wall Street regulations, boosted the fossil fuel industry and bolstered Donald Trump’s immigration policy.


Consumer, environmental, public health and civil rights organizations have cast legislation backed by O’Rourke as aiding big banks, undermining the fight against climate change and supporting Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. During the previous administration, Barack Obama’s White House issued statements slamming two GOP bills backed by the 46-year-old Democratic legislator.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/20/beto-orourke-congressional-votes-analysis-capital-and-main

There I tried harder
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crazytown

(7,277 posts)
23. By David Sirato NOPE
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 11:24 PM
Mar 2019

Not reliable.

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Cha

(297,304 posts)
13. I trust Pres Obama on TPP.. he got the best deal
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:40 PM
Mar 2019
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JI7

(89,252 posts)
18. exactly, we know Obama was right about it
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 01:13 AM
Mar 2019
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Ferrets are Cool

(21,107 posts)
9. I would LOVE to see her as POTUS
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 10:48 PM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BlueWI

(1,736 posts)
12. My new favorite ticket is Inslee-Warren
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:37 PM
Mar 2019

or Warren-Inslee. Well informed, experienced, and unbought public servants with a long and strong track record. Even with this great field, they stand tall.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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katmondoo

(6,457 posts)
19. I also like Waren and Inslee
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:12 AM
Mar 2019

I wish there were more coverage of Inslee. He inspires confidence and ability to solve a lot of the problems created by the Trumper team.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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BlueWI

(1,736 posts)
22. I hear you.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 07:33 PM
Mar 2019

Inslee does a nice job of bridging the usual divides with clear communication. So does Warren.

I guess we need to keep speaking up for these great candidates!

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Irishxs

(622 posts)
14. I love E Warren!! She is the only one that has actually thought out policies.
Mon Mar 18, 2019, 11:50 PM
Mar 2019

Hope she can garner votes 👍

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Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
20. K and r.
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:23 AM
Mar 2019

Only part of your op I disagree with is that Bernie is great lol.

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21. My problem with Warren...
Tue Mar 19, 2019, 10:27 AM
Mar 2019

is that I'm not at all confident she has what it takes to go up against Trump. I think she would be a great president, but she has to get there first. She went for Trump's bait with the whole "Pocahontas" thing, ended up looking ridiculous, and had to apologize. That whole episode didn't exactly do much to make me believe she's the one that can take it to Trump.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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