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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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"Each side is famously stupid about who is electable" (Original Post) bluewater Feb 2020 OP
Very true. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #1
Yep squirecam Feb 2020 #5
Operation Chaos, LOL. Brilliant! BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #9
"Electability" is largely a red herring...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #2
Very Interesting tiredtoo Feb 2020 #3
Seems "increasingly seeing" is the civil way to say "I make stuff up" LanternWaste Feb 2020 #4
I have always felt the G.O.P picks our candidates. erlewyne Feb 2020 #6
Thought about it Zeus69 Feb 2020 #7
I keep saying ibegurpard Feb 2020 #8
Maybe I'm an oddball, but I want each party to nominate their best and brightest. Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #10
re:"Any one of the other Republican candidates in the 2016 race would have made a better President" thesquanderer Feb 2020 #12
He may have been inept, but he doesn't have the mean, hateful streak that Trump has. Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #13
One thing wrong with that theory. Butterflylady Feb 2020 #11
 

squirecam

(2,706 posts)
5. Yep
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:55 PM
Feb 2020

It was interesting in the early days watching a Hannity support Obama in an effort to damage HRC as much as possible.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BusyBeingBest

(8,054 posts)
9. Operation Chaos, LOL. Brilliant!
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 01:01 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Wounded Bear

(58,666 posts)
2. "Electability" is largely a red herring...nt
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:53 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)
3. Very Interesting
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:54 PM
Feb 2020

Think about this my friends.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
4. Seems "increasingly seeing" is the civil way to say "I make stuff up"
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:55 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

erlewyne

(1,115 posts)
6. I have always felt the G.O.P picks our candidates.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:57 PM
Feb 2020

I am glad they picked Obama.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Zeus69

(391 posts)
7. Thought about it
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:57 PM
Feb 2020

It's baloney

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
8. I keep saying
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 12:58 PM
Feb 2020

voting for your preferred opponent in a primary has a tendency to backfire

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)
10. Maybe I'm an oddball, but I want each party to nominate their best and brightest.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 01:01 PM
Feb 2020

Any one of the other Republican candidates in the 2016 race would have made a better President than Trump. Whether they could have defeated Hillary is another matter altogether, but at least the race would have been between two people who were head and shoulders above Trump as far as intelligence and capability.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

thesquanderer

(11,989 posts)
12. re:"Any one of the other Republican candidates in the 2016 race would have made a better President"
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:37 PM
Feb 2020

Are you sure? Ben Carson?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)
13. He may have been inept, but he doesn't have the mean, hateful streak that Trump has.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 04:18 PM
Feb 2020

He probably would have listened to his advisors, as well.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Butterflylady

(3,544 posts)
11. One thing wrong with that theory.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 01:35 PM
Feb 2020

This isn't a normal GE with a normal incompetent and anyone that sees it that way is just asking for defeat.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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