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TexasProgresive

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5. I agree with the OP in that a president

Reply to VanillaRhapsody (Reply #1)

Sun May 31, 2015, 10:08 AM

May 2015

must not only be ideologically sound but be able to administrate as well. A president who had executive experience as a governor is more able to work effectively with a legislature to get things done. One president who came from Congress and was effective in landmark legislation was LBJ. I just don't think Sanders or Clinton will be able to carry it off. Clinton will galvanize the pukes to obstruct every thing she pushes just like they did with Obama, Sanders will be vilified for being a socialist and have a hard time getting any kind of coalition behind him.

I will vote for the democratic nominee in the General election as long as it is not Lyndon Larouche.

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My vote probably doesn't matter in the primary [View all] Recursion May 2015 OP

really now? VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #1

My lean right now is towards O'Malley Recursion May 2015 #2

unfortunately HE is to the Right of Barack Obama... VanillaRhapsody May 2015 #6

I agree with the OP in that a president TexasProgresive May 2015 #5

Well, you have an entire year to think about it frazzled May 2015 #3

Fair point (nt) Recursion May 2015 #4

Often it seems our "democracy" is really a Rube-Goldberg machine to insure to smallest group TheKentuckian May 2015 #7

That would be interesting (nt) Recursion May 2015 #8

it gives data to the winner alc May 2015 #9

Congress doesn't decide the primary date for D.C. They have veto power over all D.C. laws and Chathamization May 2015 #10

It passed under the threat of a Congressional overruling Recursion May 2015 #11

Every law in DC has the possibility of Congressional overruling; but that's quite different from Chathamization May 2015 #12

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