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If she wins the primary she boosts our numbers. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #1
By replacing aoc? How does replacing a staunch lefty with a dino help us? unblock Jun 2020 #5
Read. Go back and read it again. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #152
*if* she wins the primary *then* she'd be better on the margins than a republican unblock Jun 2020 #155
Some people just don't like AOC's tactics. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #157
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Aoc is pretty popular in a solidly democratic district unblock Jun 2020 #160
I absolutely agree that she is best for us. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #161
A Democrat already hold the seat she is running for. How does a Democrat in name only Autumn Jun 2020 #7
+100000 Celerity Jun 2020 #72
She would be more of a boost to Republicans IMO. nt Autumn Jun 2020 #73
Correct. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #111
No she wouldn't in terms of holding a majority she would not. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #153
Also I want to make it clear. I do NOT support her at all. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #154
AOC is a Democrat. We already hold the majority with AOC remaining in that seat. Autumn Jun 2020 #159
Read what I wrote again. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #151
No, she wouldn't necessarily boost our numbers regarding votes. She could still vote with the GOP. Towlie Jun 2020 #56
I wonder if she'd vote against any sort of Coronavirus Relief Package... NurseJackie Jun 2020 #76
What about voting to abolish Medicare and social security? PTWB Jun 2020 #86
Haaaaa! The whatabout game! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #88
Oh I'm sorry, I took you for someone who was interested in intellectual discussion. PTWB Jun 2020 #97
Unlikely she'd be brave enough to make such a courageous and correct stand melman Jun 2020 #90
Ha! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #91
It was melman Jun 2020 #92
Ha! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #94
Another delightful gif melman Jun 2020 #96
I know. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #99
Oh you just never run out of them melman Jun 2020 #100
I know. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #102
Another gem melman Jun 2020 #103
I love how easily they entertain. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #104
They just get better and better melman Jun 2020 #105
Yes she would. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #150
The seat is already held by a lifelong Dem Bettie Jun 2020 #115
Right. SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #149
She doesn't boost anything but the base count Bettie Jun 2020 #156
And that's true. We have seen that with other Dino's Re: Manchin SlogginThroughIt Jun 2020 #158
If someone switches parties, the question is why. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #2
Sounds like she was hand picked to take marlakay Jun 2020 #3
What's the point of asking that question? If that question were asked of supporters..... George II Jun 2020 #4
Good point. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #9
What concerns me is that many people refer to the incumbent as a "woman of color", as though.... George II Jun 2020 #14
Why does that concern you? JonLP24 Jun 2020 #38
What I said, and will now using different words, is people are using her "WOC" status.... George II Jun 2020 #48
Khan supports Yang's UBI JonLP24 Jun 2020 #49
Isn't white a color, too? demosincebirth Jun 2020 #57
Actually in physics neither black nor white are considered colors. George II Jun 2020 #65
Well, I guess we we got this color crap all wrong. demosincebirth Jun 2020 #79
I think it's different TheFarseer Jun 2020 #64
I'm assuming it is to point out the blatant racism and misogynistic views PTWB Jun 2020 #87
Interesting. The first three are white men, the fourth a WOC. How do "blatant racism and... George II Jun 2020 #89
The fact that you don't see how they come into play should tell you all you need to know. PTWB Jun 2020 #95
No it shouldn't. If anything it is the opposite of blatant racism and misogyny... George II Jun 2020 #106
Answer the questions posed in the OP and we will find out. PTWB Jun 2020 #108
When it becomes a fact yes, you will. This is now at least five threads..... George II Jun 2020 #121
Don't flatter yourself. PTWB Jun 2020 #126
Your last sentence isn't true at all, and isn't even relevant to this. You've been badgering me.... George II Jun 2020 #130
Do you know what thread you're in? PTWB Jun 2020 #131
The question being asked is: "So why are so many supporting her?", not yours. George II Jun 2020 #132
"For anyone else late to the party..." George II Jun 2020 #135
Imagine joining a thread where the premise is PTWB Jun 2020 #136
No sir, or madam, the premise is asking why people support MCC. George II Jun 2020 #137
You read it here first, folks! PTWB Jun 2020 #138
No. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #6
Which local Democratic politician seems as stupid as Trump? JonLP24 Jun 2020 #39
I think AOC is very smart. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #74
You are dead-on. Jirel Jun 2020 #8
There's a local guy running for a state Dem party position. Doremus Jun 2020 #52
Elizabeth Warren was a registered Republican until she was 47, so were many other octoberlib Jun 2020 #10
You are right and Warren was the first I thought of. She is Dem because she believes in Democratic LizBeth Jun 2020 #15
Hell, lets not forget where she moved from. Lancero Jun 2020 #24
This is what this is sounding like. I agree. I have a problem with some of AOC stances, and her LizBeth Jun 2020 #29
Elizabeth Warren switched 20 yrs ago - MCC recently switched womanofthehills Jun 2020 #70
Around here, it's the rule zipplewrath Jun 2020 #11
Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, Charlie Crist... brooklynite Jun 2020 #12
Hillary Clinton was never a registered republican. George II Jun 2020 #16
Whether registered or not, she was a supporter of Barry Goldwater in her youth... brooklynite Jun 2020 #20
You seem to harbor so much animus toward AOC. Blue_true Jun 2020 #116
well you lost that slim hope too. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #166
What hope did I have? brooklynite Jun 2020 #167
As it turns out, none. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #168
What did Caruso-Cabrera say about Medicare, social security, and "less government" in her campaign? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #173
Yes, she was...and the head of the Young Republicans at her college. nt Baltimike Jun 2020 #53
She worked for/with the republican party when she was a teenager (and maybe at 20?) but... George II Jun 2020 #66
People like to use her being a Goldwater Girl against Hillary. Blue_true Jun 2020 #113
People haev got to let the HRC one go. She picked up her father's politics. Once old enough to own LizBeth Jun 2020 #17
But that's my point... brooklynite Jun 2020 #23
And my point is you can hardly claim a child a party when as an adult they choose their party. LizBeth Jun 2020 #28
Clinton was 17 when Goldwater ran; she wasn't a "child". brooklynite Jun 2020 #33
And she was not an adult out of home and its influence. This is a silly argument and you want to LizBeth Jun 2020 #41
Yes, we all had our shit together while still in high school. not_the_one Jun 2020 #45
I could hold my own in a discussion on Watergate with any adult when I was 15.... brooklynite Jun 2020 #58
You mean you didn't have your shit together at 17? Blue_true Jun 2020 #123
She became a Democrat when she was asked to give a speech endorsing the Viet Nam War... Baltimike Jun 2020 #54
I'm not a huge HRC fan but TheFarseer Jun 2020 #67
You are really getting desperate in your argument. Blue_true Jun 2020 #122
This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Jun 2020 #165
I don't believe Hillary or Liz ever advocated privatizing SS and cutting Medicare. Autumn Jun 2020 #71
Your argument is obscene. Blue_true Jun 2020 #118
If someone said "The business model, if you will, of the Democratic Party for the last 15 years betsuni Jun 2020 #13
+1 sheshe2 Jun 2020 #18
Good point. LizBeth Jun 2020 #19
And... NurseJackie Jun 2020 #27
+1,000,000 DenverJared Jun 2020 #31
There it is! It's not complicated. R B Garr Jun 2020 #32
When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie JonLP24 Jun 2020 #44
If those things were stated in reference to us having not been bold enough Blue_true Jun 2020 #125
Yeah, I am with you...I have never felt fully comfy with AOC because it seeems Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #142
AOC is rough around the edges and she intervenes in too many Blue_true Jun 2020 #146
No, doesnt appear MCC is that at all. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2020 #147
For some, it's all about the uniform. jalan48 Jun 2020 #21
I definitely don't support her. marmar Jun 2020 #22
At the end of today, Ruben Diaz, Sr is far more likely to become a Member of Congress... brooklynite Jun 2020 #25
I criticized him too JonLP24 Jun 2020 #46
This post serves no good purpose. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #26
False equivalence DenverJared Jun 2020 #30
Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2020 #34
Nonsensical question. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #35
It's not a nonsensical question melman Jun 2020 #42
The AOC stalker gang. Lol Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2020 #55
Making decision about whether to support a specific person Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #81
Okay melman Jun 2020 #82
A significant portion of my education is directly or indirectly in logic. Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #139
I didn't say you didn't get it melman Jun 2020 #140
Your relevancy problem is including "If you wouldn't support these awful people." Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #141
If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle...nt SidDithers Jun 2020 #36
I don't support crazy people!!! LeftInTX Jun 2020 #37
She is not crazy JonLP24 Jun 2020 #47
Trump is crazy...original post asked if we would support Trump if he switched to Democratic LeftInTX Jun 2020 #69
AOC is very idealistic. Blue_true Jun 2020 #129
Hell no to supporting Trump, Graham, Sessions, and McConnell. They could become registered Dems, Autumn Jun 2020 #40
No melman Jun 2020 #43
No Polybius Jun 2020 #50
Not just NO but HELL!!! NO!!!! yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #51
That's a good question. I think she's a arthritisR_US Jun 2020 #59
I would not support them in a primary but would if they became the nominee. Kaleva Jun 2020 #60
I would just not speak of her on DU Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #62
The contest between the two is irrelevant to me. Kaleva Jun 2020 #68
Because the ones that do have a visceral hate for AOC. Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #61
Am I to understand that the ONLY reason one would vote against AOC is "visceral hate"? brooklynite Jun 2020 #75
The only reason a progressive would vote for a Dino like her, yes, In my opinion. Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #78
Other than being anti-AOC, what are her positions? progressoid Jun 2020 #63
If Bernie Sanders were to become a registered Democrat, would you support him? brooklynite Jun 2020 #77
Kind of seems like you are deliberately missing the point here melman Jun 2020 #80
Yes judge each by their merits Dem4Life1102 Jun 2020 #83
*snort* ismnotwasm Jun 2020 #84
Bernie has never been a Republican, registered or otherwise. Nor has he ever advocated doing away Autumn Jun 2020 #85
Of course he's not a Republican... NurseJackie Jun 2020 #93
Yes he is a socialist. And a damn fine consistent one at that. You will never hear him advocating Autumn Jun 2020 #98
Consistency isn't always a virtue. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #101
It all depends on what one is constant about. nt Autumn Jun 2020 #109
Thank you for agreeing with me. I appreciate your honesty. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #112
That word "agreeing" you accuse me of doing? Autumn Jun 2020 #114
And thanks again for helping to prove my point. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #117
jackie jackie Autumn Jun 2020 #119
Again, I thank you! NurseJackie Jun 2020 #127
Holy shit Did I just read the words "He's a Socialist"???? ismnotwasm Jun 2020 #133
You didn't read it anywhere in the post you're replying to... NurseJackie Jun 2020 #134
Consistency about not cutting Democratic signature programs of SS and Medicare is ALWAYS a virtue. SMC22307 Jun 2020 #148
Consistency... ehrnst Jun 2020 #164
If you call cuts "adjustments..." then it's totally different, I guess. ehrnst Jun 2020 #163
So the Democratic Party is big enough for the most extreme right wing pro-capitalists... Humanist_Activist Jun 2020 #169
Oh, brother. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #170
Bernie calls himself a Socialist but he's at best a milquetoast Social Democrat. Humanist_Activist Jun 2020 #171
Heavy sigh. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #172
Don't have a real say, since I'm not in that district. But there's no fucking way I'd vote Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2020 #107
Some here are letting their problems (valid in most cases) with AOC Blue_true Jun 2020 #110
Assuming they kept all of their same positions? Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2020 #120
Would he pretend Cenyk "makes good points" and is a progressive? LanternWaste Jun 2020 #124
That's a lot of words melman Jun 2020 #128
I have no idea who that woman is. sakabatou Jun 2020 #143
I would really depend on if they can make a convincing case they changed Sapient Donkey Jun 2020 #144
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things: struggle4progress Jun 2020 #145
I don't know Michelle's story, but the other 4 questions were insulting. ecstatic Jun 2020 #162
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