Originally posted by BackFire
DDM, do you think AOC would be a good candidate if she were a bit older? She's basically a younger less Jewish female version of Bernie Sanders.
Sorry I missed this.
Not at all. She's not intelligent enough, plays identity politics too much, and is an 8/10 SJW on the SJW scale.
She's a step down from Bernie in almost every single way.
Gabbard is a much better choice.
Originally posted by Eternal Idol
I don't think there's anything wrong with Bernie as he is, and I'm not convinced the political and media establishment--and consequently, the electorate--would be much more receptive to or even honest about him and his policies if he were any younger or able to better convey his ideas. They're too wrapped up in their own bullshit to care, much less be objective about anything not part of their own bullshit.At this point, I'd prefer an electorate that:
*was more empathetic toward the less fortunate, American or not
*actually researched the candidates and objectively weighed the merits of their policies before deciding whom to vote for
*questioned the claims of these candidates and their respective parties, and compared them to past actions, works, associations, and voting records
*didn't get blindly swept up by stupid backwards notions such as party loyalty, identity politics, and appearance/likeability/have-a-beer-with-ability, and
*actually showed up to vote, and not just for the presidential general election, but for every election and primary they were able to participate in.
I really appreciate you succinctly describing me as a voter and if I wasn't so arrogant, I'd probably be blushing. haermm
But, no, seriously, the type of voter you describe constitutes, perhaps, 1 out of 100 voters. Maybe even 1 out of 1000 voters. It doesn't even describe a majority of the people active in politics such as the volunteers.
More about Bernie: he's smart but...just not smart smart. He seems to lack a certain social awareness and charisma that many great leaders have. He is not great at reading people. In order for someone like Bernie to be elected, they need to be more intelligent and have two heaping scoops of charisma.
If this guy touted most of Bernie's policies, I think you'd have a person that could beat Trump (his intelligence, vigor, and charisma):
Originally posted by dadudemon
I really appreciate you succinctly describing me as a voter and if I wasn't so arrogant, I'd probably be blushing. haermmBut, no, seriously, the type of voter you describe constitutes, perhaps, 1 out of 100 voters. Maybe even 1 out of 1000 voters. It doesn't even describe a majority of the people active in politics such as the volunteers.
More about Bernie: he's smart but...just not smart smart. He seems to lack a certain social awareness and charisma that many great leaders have. He is not great at reading people. In order for someone like Bernie to be elected, they need to be more intelligent and have two heaping scoops of charisma.
If this guy touted most of Bernie's policies, I think you'd have a person that could beat Trump (his intelligence, vigor, and charisma):
I think most Americans would only focus on the eyepatch and beard...which, again, is incredibly stupid to fixate on a candidate's appearance as any main criteria to vote for or against.
I know who Crenshaw is, but I'm not familiar with much of what he's said and done since his congressional debut last year.
Did a quick search; I'm not convinced by this article:
Originally posted by Eternal Idol
I think most Americans would only focus on the eyepatch and beard...which, again, is incredibly stupid to fixate on a candidate's appearance as any main criteria to vote for or against.I know who Crenshaw is, but I'm not familiar with much of what he's said and done since his congressional debut last year.
Did a quick search; I'm not convinced by this article:
Crenshaw as a person, personality, and ability to speak to the public. Not his actual positions. His positions are are mix of good and terrible. If he updated his positions, he'd be great.
The Kavanaugh Roasters Hide Biden’s Accuser
At this point the hypocrisy is irrefutable.
Originally posted by Surtur
The Kavanaugh Roasters Hide Biden’s AccuserAt this point the hypocrisy is irrefutable.
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Originally posted by Artol
It's hard to know in how far Sanders would appeal to voters if there was less coordinated meddling by the Democratic establishment and the status-quo loving media.
I'll give you that. That's about 90% of the problem. 10% is the stuff I'm talking about. If he had the support of the MSM and the Democratic Party, Sanders would be president right now, not Trump.
Originally posted by Surtur
The Kavanaugh Roasters Hide Biden’s AccuserAt this point the hypocrisy is irrefutable.
“Women have a right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims,” deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said in a statement. “We encourage them to do so, because these accusations are false.”
Wow. She's a word smith. She managed to almost smoothly virtue signal indirectly about the metoo movement while also rejecting the accusation. Pretty cool.
Originally posted by Eternal Idol
I think most Americans would only focus on the eyepatch and beard...which, again, is incredibly stupid to fixate on a candidate's appearance as any main criteria to vote for or against.I know who Crenshaw is, but I'm not familiar with much of what he's said and done since his congressional debut last year.
Did a quick search; I'm not convinced by this article:
Without that eyepatch, he would not even be ****able.
Originally posted by dadudemon
“Women have a right to tell their story, and reporters have an obligation to rigorously vet those claims,” deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said in a statement. “We encourage them to do so, because these accusations are false.”Wow. She's a word smith. She managed to almost smoothly virtue signal indirectly about the metoo movement while also rejecting the accusation. Pretty cool.
So the Biden campaign is saying she is a liar. I recall Trump getting in trouble for saying stuff about Blasey Ford.
But you know...Orange man.