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Related: About this forumWarren Buffet on Bernie Sanders
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/buffett-wants-to-ask-2020-presidential-candidates-one-question/ar-BBVNN0F?li=BBnbfcL
Buffett wants to ask 2020 presidential candidates one question
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is once again wading into the topic of politics.
Buffett, who supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and has previously weighed in on whether or not executives like Michael Bloomberg or former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz would make good candidates, said in a recent interview that there is one question he would want to ask the field of candidates planning to run for the White House in 2020.
"I want to hear what they tell people who disagree with them," Buffett told Yahoo Finance on Monday. "I would like to ask a candidate: 'What are you for that the majority of your followers are against?'"
That's the best way to be sure that a candidate really believes in a particular issue, according to Buffett. "That's really the test," he says in the interview.
Those comments from Buffett came in response to a question about whether the billionaire would ever ask a candidate what they think about the economy or other issues. Buffett laughs and points out that any candidate would probably just "tell me what I want to hear" to win his support, which is not what the billionaire would want.
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Meanwhile, Buffett identifies Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as one presidential candidate who would not be afraid to answer Buffett's question about unpopular views he holds. Buffett tells Yahoo Finance that Sanders' followers see him as "authentic," adding: "if you asked him you what he was for, that most people might be against, he would tell you."
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)and SO damn popular!!
Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
jalan48
(13,883 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)It's what sets Bernie apart from most politicians and makes him so popular... even if you disagree with him on some issues.
Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,337 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)I prefer Bernie, who would rather stick his finger in the face of the rich and powerful, telling them to go fuck themselves, like those on Wall Street - won't be giving paid speeches to THEM anytime soon! - while representing the common folks on MAIN STREET!!
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Give 'em hell Bernie... til they feel the third-degree Bern!!
Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BlueFlorida
(1,532 posts)and "authentic" apology for his crowds chanting "f**k Hillary?"
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)I have not committed to any candidate at this early stage. I do adore people like you who keep their options open.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)I sincerely hope our primaries will have the effect of bringing Democrats together. We have so many excellent choices. Everyone who stands up to run is taking a big risk, some have big egos, may the best candidate rise to lead US to victory over that monster IT and his Republican enablers.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Buzz cook
(2,474 posts)But I doubt Bernie would be able to articulate what that is.
One of my problems with Bernie is that he isn't prepared to answer questions off the cuff. At Liberty University he struggled with questions about abortion and civil rights. At a town hall last year he wasn't able to articulate a defense of the minimum wage.
So I doubt he'd be able to answer Buffet's question without lots of preparation.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)It's early in the process. Like most Democrats, I want a candidate that can kick the poop out of that monster who occupies our WH. The articles I share are for entertainment purposes.
If I wanted investment advise, Buffet would be the one, for political direction, I "dream the impossible dream".
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided