2020 US Elections | Biden certified as President | Dems control Congress
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Every time I have thought like that in sports bets I end up losing to a Leicester win or Porto win or something
Has to be the dumbest person alive
But Ted Cruz qualifies though. 
Surefire idiot
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-eligibility/
Is he being prosecuted for his attempt to frame meuller... Or was it so amauture that it's not been taken seriously
Bernie's numbers are good.
He is running. With Beto as VP, should be an unbeatable ticket.
btw Trump wont even be in the picture next year.
Anyone in that field can beat Trump in 2020. If indeed that he runs.
Don't be surprised if Beto runs and wins.
What‘s the basis on which Beto takes the win? What‘s his standout feature except for not offending anyone till date with some things he did or said 1/3/5/10 years ago?
- He set the all time fundraising record for his Senate race without taking PAC donations indicating he has broad national appeal.
- He ran Ted Cruz far closer in Texas Senate than anyone thought possible a year ago indicating he can fight the Republicans on their home field.
- He has stated firm support for a public option for universal healthcare giving him appeal to progressive voters while seeming less radical and thus digestible to many centrist Democrat donors.
- While not as natural as Ocasio-Cortez, he has have his own social media style which is necessary to counteract Trump's non-stop twittering.
Thanks, he is very unknown in other countries at the moment except to people who religiously follow US politics.
I hope you know he needs to come to Berlin first before he can attain „Chosen One“ status
Thanks, he is very unknown in other countries at the moment except to people who religiously follow US politics.
I hope you know he needs to come to Berlin first before he can attain „Chosen One“ status
Ha. I do think it might come down to him and Harris or him and Warren rather than the Biden vs Bernie final two everyone has been imagining.
you have a valid point.
Many people have one concern about Bernie.
Age. People think of 8 years.
Otherwise he would be the perfect candidate.
Beto needs to clear up valid questions that have been raised.
Trump's agenda can be summarized as:
- Roll back Obama policies (Withdraw from Paris Climate, TPP, various LGBT and environmental and ethics regulations)
- Tax (bill passed)
- Jobs (Make in America is shouted on, but not sure what is actually being done. Jobs report seems to favour him)
- Mexican Wall / Curtail immigration
- Infrastructure (nothing done yet)
Can anyone summarize the highlights of Democratic agenda (for the coming election perhaps?)
- Roll back Obama policies (Withdraw from Paris Climate, TPP, various LGBT and environmental and ethics regulations)
- Tax (bill passed)
- Jobs (Make in America is shouted on, but not sure what is actually being done. Jobs report seems to favour him)
- Mexican Wall / Curtail immigration
- Infrastructure (nothing done yet)
Can anyone summarize the highlights of Democratic agenda (for the coming election perhaps?)
Thanks, he is very unknown in other countries at the moment except to people who religiously follow US politics.
I hope you know he needs to come to Berlin first before he can attain „Chosen One“ status
He's getting interviewed by Oprah on Feb 11, which if he's running, is when he will announce.
He's also got various groups attempting to draft him into running, some are even creating ads for him.
cool guy.
will be hard to stop.
will be hard to stop.
Seems to be no doubt who the establishment news media would like for President. Already Kamala Harris as a CNN town hall .
Pete Butti..whatever.
A Dem mayor from Indiana....yeah......
next..
A Dem mayor from Indiana....yeah......
next..
CNN are taking a bit of a risk with the Harris town hall. All the other credible candidates will be expecting their own town halls in the coming months.
I can see this becoming a bit of a controversy in the next year or so with accusations of favoritism.
If he really wanted to be taken seriously, he would first run for congress and get some more experience. I suspect the reason he's getting involved is because he wants to boost his name recognition.
Unfortunately he might be the butt of many jokes.
agree.
really hope that sick cow does not come back.
“Openly gay”
I though that phrase had been put to bed in respectable publications.
Would make a solid VP choice....especially for any candidate in their late 70s.
I heard him on the radio today. He doesn't sound half bad actually. Too wordy when he was asked which progressive ideas he believes in but he can work on that. Also found this:
Give it Giegsy for a term.
Buttgig for America!
@Raoul
Here is a great example of someone choosing to take a speaking fee (perfectly legal) but by doing so raises serious questions about where Biden's priorities (and morality) really lie. So sure, people can choose to take every speaking fee that comes their way but they shouldn't expect there to be no consequences because 'they did nothing wrong because its legal'.
Personally I think this story definitely sinks Biden's as a candidate. This type of thing is going to lose the progressive base for sure if it wasn't lost already./
I don't think Biden can do anything to sink his candidacy that he hasn't already done over the years. There are more than enough independents, non-leftist base members, and Trump refugees the other party to get him elected. Ultimately its up to him if he runs, but if he did, he would be hard to derail given his favorability numbers.
You actually think independents and 'Trump refugees' want to vote for Biden in the Democratic primary? What's your evidence of this? I hold to my theory that his early polling is rubbish and he will be quickly exposed if he enters. Harris is already positioning to steal a march on his support network which makes him redundant.
A democrat can't win without the progressives anymore and shunning the progressive base is going to be a losing move for any establishment candidate. Harris seems to realize this. Biden seems to be surrounded by sycophants based on the hubris of his recent statements.
Independents make up a significantly larger voting block than base voters from either party these days, so it stands to reason that a candidate who can get independent support will do very well. Biden has very high favorability numbers in the present, which is generally not possible unless you have a solid base of support among core constituency groups, which in Biden's case could be between base to independents to more centrist Dems who are suspicious of the ability of a progressive candidate to win a general election.
If Biden or any other Centrist succeeds, it will depend very much on how the DNC treats Bernie and other Progressive candidates.
if everything is above board, and a centrist wins, I can see that candidate win in the GE,
if everything is above board, and a centrist wins, I can see that candidate win in the GE,
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