Democratic Primaries
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Trumps former campaign chairman talks 2020 during a Rome gathering of the right, comparing Hillary Clinton to a vampire.
Barbie Latza Nadeau
03.21.19 1:53 PM ET
ROMEAt first Steve Bannon looked a little out of place sitting at a massive desk inside the antique Angelica Library, a stones throw from Piazza Navona. But when one knows that scenes from Angels and Demons were filmed here, it starts to make a little more sense.
A guest of a conservative Italian group called Lettera 22, the former campaign chairman for Donald Trump, was here to talk about the importance of populism in upcoming European parliamentary elections but was happy to take a question on the 2020 U.S. elections.
Beto on the ticket with Harris is the most dangerous ticket for Trump, he said, referring to ORourke and Kamala Harris, who are running to unseat his boss.
But dont forget, the vampire is still alive: Hillary Clinton, Bannon said. He then mused how someone might drive a stake through her heart.
Bannon, the former executive chairman of Breitbart News, saved his best vitriol for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who happens to be in Rome as well.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Socal31
(2,484 posts)Who is hungry?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)That would be Bannon's dream ticket for Trump to go up against.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)His gauzy centrism which alienates some folks here and I can see why is what would make him a formidable general election candidate. Plus he's charismatic.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)he's all sizzle and no steak. Yes, charismatic, rock star and all that. But he'd be up against a master showman who has already shown how to use personal popularity to do something that no one thought was possible. And now, Trump adds to that all the power of incumbency.
The skateboard and the dental hygiene thing make him look like a bit of a flake. Also, he is not a tough, gritty fighter, so far, and Trump will eat him up on a debate stage. He'll have a much tougher time with debating Sanders, Biden, Warren or Harris.
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I see that your avatar is President Obama. Yes, he had the charisma, too, but he also came across as a serious person, ever mindful of keeping on message. A combination like that only comes around every 20-25 years or so. I would argue that Reagan had it to some extent, too.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)Even brought some back for his family to eat. His hygienist will not be happy!
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)Who knows how many more of these moments to come over the next year?
It's one thing to consume a strange food to express solidarity with another culture, but dirt???
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)I wonder if you have to buy it, or what. That was just the latest article that made me wince. The whole Vanity Fair article made me just think - yikes. Cringeworthy indeed.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueFlorida
(1,532 posts)Sherrod Brown will deliver Ohio and MI and perhaps Indiana and help with PA.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)What makes you think Bannon would ever tell the truth about something like that? Was it the follow up comment comparing Hillary to a vampire?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
SKKY
(11,818 posts)...Please, don't give these jackasses a platform. Least of all here.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)He's not some master mind that ran a winning election. He jumped on board a campaign that was willing to illegally work with foreign government and use their resources. They cheated their way into victory, so he can STFU.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)Is miss guided.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)And part of not being as stupid as he looks is to see if he can cause some misdirection.
Any GOP-leaning person I have in my acquaintance will admit after a few beers that they really fear Biden, who can rebuild the blue wall. And if Biden picks anyone besides a straight white male as VP, that really freaks them out.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Nanjeanne
(4,974 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
namahage
(1,157 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Nanjeanne
(4,974 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
snowybirdie
(5,233 posts)listen to what Bannon says because?????
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OhZone
(3,212 posts)I think he's hoping we'll support Beto.
Although I think he's Oh-k.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
comradebillyboy
(10,174 posts)Although I would prefer a Harris/Beto ticket.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)I think a Harris-O'Rourke ticket would produce record-breaking Democratic turnout.
All this talk about needing to nominate a white male centrist in order to flip Trump voters in PA/MI/WI is utter nonsense. Way too much analysis is being based on a highly unique set of 2016 circumstances. Many factors were at play then that won't be in 2020. And way too many continue to buy into the false narrative about "white working class economic anxiety" leading to Trump's "win."
Turning out the base (particularly POC and young people) in greater numbers than in 2016 will be the key to winning in 2020. The sharp contrast of Harris-O'Rourke vs. Trump-Pence is what we need.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Gothmog
(145,489 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,528 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TheFarseer
(9,323 posts)Who even knows if he's shooting straight, trying to lead us into a trap, trying to stir the pot or just saying something off the cuff. Don't pay him any mind.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RandySF
(59,158 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
shanny
(6,709 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,362 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Autumn
(45,120 posts)Donald Trumps 2 bit Rove.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2008/7/2/545589/-?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)So, when their spokespeople say "That candidate is someone we fear" it is not necessarily a case of Br'er Rabbit and the Briar Patch. Sometimes they are actually cuing their voters "Get out there and vote for someone else in the Dem primary."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MineralMan
(146,325 posts)He's lying. Count on it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(145,489 posts)trump is worried about three possible Democratic nominees https://politicalwire.com/2019/03/24/the-democrats-trump-fears-most/
The three candidates that seem to concern the Trump campaign most are Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Beto ORourke. Thats in no particular order, and youll get a different answer depending on who you talk to.
I think that any of these three could turn Texas blue
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Paladin
(28,271 posts).but Harris/O'Rourke remains my dream team for 2020.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden