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Hekate

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16. I hope to see all of them speak up in the next few days. If they don't hang together in the face of
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 10:36 PM
Sep 2019

...Trump, they will surely hang separately.

Trump's MO is to pick off opponents one at a time -- that is how he got to be nominee in the first place. No one should delude themselves that Trump will not come for them if they fail to speak out -- all that will happen is that there will be no one left to speak for them.

Senator Harris is just the first one to recognize this in its fullness.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
They should be circling the wagons. Anything can happen and one of them become the next target. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #1
Oh geez. Now you are SEEKING a way to attack other candidates blm Sep 2019 #2
I'd expect Biden to speak up for any other candidates being attacked this way, too. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #4
Baloney. And it may have escaped your notice that this is a GD issue blm Sep 2019 #8
No.. this should be in Democratic Primaries. Cha Sep 2019 #10
No, this was an attempt to squeeze primary strife out of blm Sep 2019 #12
See reply 11. And drop the personal attacks. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #13
It was an accurate description of your post. blm Sep 2019 #15
Some of us feel the other candidates should defend Biden by name. Deal with that. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #17
Personalized attack. "Deal with it," certainly conveys an attitude. Were you attacked? No candidate emmaverybo Sep 2019 #33
No, as democrats, we should care about each other, this is what Iliyah Sep 2019 #14
THIS. These candidates represent our party. It is fair for us to have expectations of them as a emmaverybo Sep 2019 #35
Nope still belongs in Democratic Primaries. Cha Sep 2019 #19
Her OP was insultingly disingenuous in its original form blm Sep 2019 #21
No, it wasn't. And you can tell by the replies here that others understood why I felt it was highplainsdem Sep 2019 #23
What's with the 'by name' goal post? Attacking Trump for what he did blm Sep 2019 #26
I'm surprised you don't understand the importance of defending fellow candidates by name when highplainsdem Sep 2019 #52
Yes, because it involves an alleged attempt to meddle in the primaries by inflicting damage on emmaverybo Sep 2019 #29
Exactly.. Thank you, emmaverybo! Cha Sep 2019 #36
No, it's a primaries issue. I'd like to see our candidates willing to defend one another from highplainsdem Sep 2019 #11
Uh, I agree this is latest news more so than a Dem Primary sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #54
Hope every candidate will follow @SenKamalaHarris's lead. Cha Sep 2019 #64
also Biden doesn't need to be defended as much as trump needs to be called out for what he is doing JI7 Sep 2019 #5
Exactly. But that truth doesn't fit the agenda. blm Sep 2019 #27
No agenda. Asking them to be stand up candidates and follow Harris's gutsy and righteous lead. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #40
I have deleted the last two sentences of my OP. But I do want to know if other candidates are highplainsdem Sep 2019 #6
Thanks for deleting the last two sentences of your post. That changes the whole tone of the post. Bongo Prophet Sep 2019 #55
I think her intent is pretty clear, based on recent history. Bongo Prophet Sep 2019 #7
".. swarming.."? Do tell us more about this Cha Sep 2019 #20
Sure thing Cha! It is not an accusation, but an observation of human behavior Bongo Prophet Sep 2019 #57
LOL at the ludicrous idea that asking if any other candidates (besides Harris) defended Biden by highplainsdem Sep 2019 #22
I had no "outrage" faux or otherwise. Bongo Prophet Sep 2019 #59
They aren't swarmers. They just didn't feel its tone as some of us blm Sep 2019 #24
There were replies here agreeing with me before I edited it. I had not meant to offend anyone here. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #28
It's ok if she wants to be VP too. That's on the way to president. :D NCLefty Sep 2019 #44
Why not address the OP directly? emmaverybo Sep 2019 #30
It is funny, isn't it? Drunken Irishman Sep 2019 #31
Great point! highplainsdem Sep 2019 #34
USA Today article on how the other candidates defended Harris then: highplainsdem Sep 2019 #37
Thanks for the reminder of Biden's Cha Sep 2019 #56
Why wouldn't you want your candidate to show some unity and why, if for whatever reason your emmaverybo Sep 2019 #32
Damn straight! Mme. Defarge Sep 2019 #3
I love my candidate's response BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #9
I hope to see all of them speak up in the next few days. If they don't hang together in the face of Hekate Sep 2019 #16
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Sep 2019 #18
And another +1000 for your wise comment. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #38
Well Done, Hekate! Cha Sep 2019 #47
On the mark! peggysue2 Sep 2019 #66
zzzz jcgoldie Sep 2019 #25
Some of us think this, the need to stand for each other against Trump's unlawful interference and emmaverybo Sep 2019 #39
Beto probably others stood by his statement . Not sure what you want lunasun Sep 2019 #41
Mahalo, lunasun, for Beto's statement! Cha Sep 2019 #48
+1 dalton99a Sep 2019 #49
Biden / Harris world wide wally Sep 2019 #42
Pretend it's Bernie's son. Would you be so loud? JoeOtterbein Sep 2019 #43
If it came straight from Trump begging a foreign nation to criminally intervene, I hope we would ... Hekate Sep 2019 #45
We don't have to "pretend".. trump is Cha Sep 2019 #46
If Trump were doing something like this to Bernie and his son, of course. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #50
By the way, what is Senator Sanders' response? Hekate Sep 2019 #58
Trump has attacked many democratic candidates, including Warren, Sanders, O,Rourke... 33taw Sep 2019 #51
This attack is several orders of magnitude worse than anything else he's done in this election. highplainsdem Sep 2019 #53
We need to defend all of the candidates as soon as the abusive behavior starts. 33taw Sep 2019 #61
Biden should be able to defend himself. Tipperary Sep 2019 #60
Hope every candidate will follow @SenKamalaHarris's lead Cha Sep 2019 #63
Your conclusion does not follow from your premise. LanternWaste Sep 2019 #68
"...no is arguing one way or another." Tipperary Sep 2019 #69
Biden doesn't need defending. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #62
Julian Castro is a class act-see how he defend Biden Gothmog Sep 2019 #65
I'm not sure vigorous Biden defense helps us. thesquanderer Sep 2019 #67
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