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kentuck

(111,106 posts)
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:33 AM Oct 2018

What type of candidate would be the opposite of Donald J Trump?

Someone that would not be so divisive? Someone that could show empathy? Someone that respected our institutions?

What other qualities would you look for in a candidate?

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What type of candidate would be the opposite of Donald J Trump? (Original Post) kentuck Oct 2018 OP
Michelle Obama. n/t rzemanfl Oct 2018 #1
Susan Rice n/t ginnyinWI Oct 2018 #2
Just about anyone without his severe spectrum of Personality Disorders. gordianot Oct 2018 #3
HUMAN! THAT's the opposite of tah-RUMP.... The_REAL_Ecumenist Oct 2018 #4
Hey you stole Faux pas Oct 2018 #9
I think there are a lot of people. madaboutharry Oct 2018 #5
Jesus H Christ. dchill Oct 2018 #6
anyone decent JI7 Oct 2018 #7
Joe Biden Frustratedlady Oct 2018 #8
Beto O'Rouke davekriss Oct 2018 #10
Someone feisty who will not give him an inch. IluvPitties Oct 2018 #11
Duh...Hillary Sedona Oct 2018 #12
Tammy Duckworth. A true hero, someone who has achieved her success on her own and Squinch Oct 2018 #13
Experience delisen Oct 2018 #14
Practically anyone. He's unique in his self-absorbed awfulness. nt LAS14 Oct 2018 #15

gordianot

(15,242 posts)
3. Just about anyone without his severe spectrum of Personality Disorders.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:42 AM
Oct 2018

If Donald Trump were to enter the Whitehouse the Secret Service should escort him out.

madaboutharry

(40,216 posts)
5. I think there are a lot of people.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:42 AM
Oct 2018

Just a few to start:

Sen. Murphy
VP Joe Biden
Sen. Harris
Sen. Klobuchar
Cong. Swalwell

A bunch of other people who possess intellect and an understanding of government, emotional stability, and are not insane.

Squinch

(50,977 posts)
13. Tammy Duckworth. A true hero, someone who has achieved her success on her own and
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 09:10 AM
Oct 2018

with no end of difficulty. A person who has never been coddled, who is not insecure so her actions do not need to be always about hiding her insecurity. A person who has a Thai mother and an anglo father, a woman, a second-generation American soldier (her father was also a soldier), a fighter pilot, a disabled person, a mother, a badass.

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