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Andrew Gillum on Elizabeth Warren (Original Post) BeyondGeography Mar 2020 OP
Pure class. Thank you Mr Mayor MaryMagdaline Mar 2020 #1
United we stand. nolabear Mar 2020 #2
THIS! bluestarone Mar 2020 #4
"She was all those things yesterday. She is all those things today." FM123 Mar 2020 #3
#WarrentoBiden trending now on twitter. efhmc Mar 2020 #5
K&R 2naSalit Mar 2020 #6
Kicketty Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2020 #7
He's right. And primaries are about voting for who you want kcr Mar 2020 #8
Me too BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #9
Forever. ancianita Mar 2020 #10
Me, too. wryter2000 Mar 2020 #12
Why isn't he governor? wryter2000 Mar 2020 #11
Because it's Florida RVN VET71 Mar 2020 #13
Because 46% of Floridians deemed Gillum too liberal for the state Awsi Dooger Mar 2020 #19
Ethics issues were probaby his biggest problem Jose Garcia Mar 2020 #18
Interesting wryter2000 Mar 2020 #20
He's a Democrat and he's black NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #23
I wonder if he was going it be her vp? Dream Girl Mar 2020 #14
That was the speculation NewJeffCT Mar 2020 #24
I'm a progressive. Every campaign season my choice in the primary loses. johnthewoodworker Mar 2020 #15
I wonder that myself Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #16
I am right with you. mjvpi Mar 2020 #25
I've about had it Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #26
That is exactly it. Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #17
Nice words. honest.abe Mar 2020 #21
She will continue as a fighter in the Senate...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #22
We have not seen the last of Andrew Gillum. Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2020 #27
What a terrific tribute! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2020 #28
THIS! calimary Mar 2020 #29
 

MaryMagdaline

(6,849 posts)
1. Pure class. Thank you Mr Mayor
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:53 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

FM123

(10,050 posts)
3. "She was all those things yesterday. She is all those things today."
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 12:55 PM
Mar 2020

I am in tears.

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primary today, I would vote for:
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efhmc

(14,709 posts)
5. #WarrentoBiden trending now on twitter.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:04 PM
Mar 2020

And I see no nasty comments which is amazing.

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kcr

(15,300 posts)
8. He's right. And primaries are about voting for who you want
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:18 PM
Mar 2020

If people remembered that, she'd be the front runner right now. Feeling so sad today.

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BeyondGeography

(39,276 posts)
9. Me too
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:21 PM
Mar 2020

Reading this most excellent treatment of sexism and Warren didn't make me feel any better either:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-female-candidate_n_5e606661c5b62d548c9d00dd?k07

There is a lot to process. This candidacy will be remembered.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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wryter2000

(46,016 posts)
12. Me, too.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 02:19 PM
Mar 2020

I imagine she isn't sad. My best guess is she's already looking to what's next

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wryter2000

(46,016 posts)
11. Why isn't he governor?
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 02:17 PM
Mar 2020

Hoping to see him rise in national politics

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RVN VET71

(2,686 posts)
13. Because it's Florida
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 02:29 PM
Mar 2020

and elections have a way of taking shady paths down there.

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Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
19. Because 46% of Floridians deemed Gillum too liberal for the state
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 03:19 PM
Mar 2020

The Bernie Sanders crew was moronic and forced Gillum as nominee about moderate Gwen Graham. There is no question Graham would have defeated Ron DeSantis. Instead Gillum was easily labeled a socialist and that took down Bill Nelson in the senate race in Florida.

There is nothing shady down here, unless you count old people voting and young people staying home. The 18-29 bracket was 10% of the electorate in 2018 while 65+ was 36%.

Florida elections are easy to handicap. It was that Naples shuttle bus where I heard senior citizen white voters discussing Biden and Bloomberg as the only ones they would consider above Trump. The rest were deemed "too far out there." That meant Bernie Sanders and also Elizabeth Warren.

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wryter2000

(46,016 posts)
20. Interesting
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 03:32 PM
Mar 2020

That seems like small potatoes given what goes on in our federal government. I hope he puts it in his past.

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NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
23. He's a Democrat and he's black
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 03:43 PM
Mar 2020

it makes it a major issue far worse than if Trump shot somebody on 5th Avenue.

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Dream Girl

(5,111 posts)
14. I wonder if he was going it be her vp?
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 02:30 PM
Mar 2020
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NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
24. That was the speculation
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 03:44 PM
Mar 2020

I think she most likely would have picked a person a color - Gillum, Booker, Castro, maybe Harris or Abrams

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johnthewoodworker

(694 posts)
15. I'm a progressive. Every campaign season my choice in the primary loses.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 02:43 PM
Mar 2020

So it goes. I always vote for the democratic candidate in the GE. I wonder if, in my lifetime, there will come a day when the conservative democrats are forced to vote for a progressive candidate.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Strelnikov_

(7,772 posts)
16. I wonder that myself
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 03:01 PM
Mar 2020

I will say, though, that I am getting a bit tired of hearing 'now's not the time'.

As of the last week, it has even amplified into a you're not welcome message.

Sorry, hard to be enthusiastic about another old white man, and of whom I have serious questions as to health (I observed him extensively here in Iowa), and has positions that are generally to the right of mine.

But, hey, party unity . . . and where else do you liberals go.

As Biden said, here in Iowa, to a possible constituent, "Hey, don't like it, vote for the other guy (Red Don)". And we saw more than one flash of anger like this from him in Iowa.

Sorry Biden supporters. I'll vote for the guy, but I think the party is making a huge mistake. They are nominating the Biden of 12 years ago, not the Biden that physically exists today.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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mjvpi

(1,384 posts)
25. I am right with you.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 04:19 PM
Mar 2020

The endless search for Reagan lite has landed us right where we are today. I have no confidence in the media to cover anything but the horse race of politics. We are where we are today not because of votes I wanted to cast, but because of votes I had to cast. We always move to the middle against an ideological opponent that doesn’t compromise. Nixon would now be a main stream Democrat and FDR labeled a socialist. I’m feeling really old and am exhausted from saying I told you so. I looked up Biden’s health care plan starting to think about how to convince my smart, idealistic, and really well informed Bernie supporting friends that he is worth biting the bullet for. Ouch. Today, I’m too tired for this.

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Strelnikov_

(7,772 posts)
26. I've about had it
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 09:27 PM
Mar 2020

I believe that one of the mandatory roles of Government is to provide a floor below which one will not fall, regardless.
Food, housing and access to medical care.

I believe that access to medical care is a right, and one of the mandatory roles of Government. Access, that is, that will not result in bankruptcy.

All of said two, above, accomplished without concocting Rube Goldberg-like legislation to maximize profits for the politically connected elite.

Beyond that, free market.

For this, I, and most true liberals, have been accused of being Socialists along the order of Castro, Chavez, and Lenin (Lenin was a Socialist, who knew?) by the 'elite' of the party I have supported, if for no other reason than having no where else to go.

I will vote for whoever the PRI puts up, because they are still better than the Baath candidate, even if the PRI candidate is failing mentally (I live in Iowa, I attended some events, there is definitely has something going on health wise). Then again, I hope he turns out to be our Gladstone, maybe not my cup of tea, but a solid hand, which is what we need right now.

So, I, also, am too tired. I've had it. I'll vote PRI, but if I am not to be represented, I'll be damned if I donate or work.

And, no, I am not a Sanders supporter, but after the last week I am definitely feeling the burn.

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Dem2theMax

(9,594 posts)
17. That is exactly it.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 03:09 PM
Mar 2020

Elizabeth Warren was all those things yesterday.
Elizabeth Warren IS all those things today.
Most importantly, Elizabeth Warren WILL BE all of that, and more, in our future. We are lucky to have her!

She will never stop fighting for our country.
And we will be right there with her!

To Elizabeth Warren!

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Wounded Bear

(58,436 posts)
22. She will continue as a fighter in the Senate...nt
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 03:37 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
27. We have not seen the last of Andrew Gillum.
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:43 PM
Mar 2020

De Satanic is a nightmare governor. But he had trumpie's support.

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BobTheSubgenius

(11,535 posts)
28. What a terrific tribute!
Thu Mar 5, 2020, 11:17 PM
Mar 2020

She really IS all of those things.

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