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In reply to the discussion: I'm completely sick of "Beto for president" threads. [View all]pnwmom
(109,025 posts)59. Harris was the Attorney General of the largest state in the country.
And she is a U.S. Senator from that same state.
No one is going to not vote for her because her law degree came from UC rather than Ivy league.
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+1 I have never opened a thread that had "Seth Myers" or "SNL" in the title. But that doesn't mean I
violetpastille
Dec 2018
#18
I don't block any threads, because inside all of them there are little nuggets of wealth to extract.
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2018
#49
I would have to be here all day every day in order to mine all those nuggets of wealth
Kaleva
Dec 2018
#96
It's December 2018 and you're already sick of threads for particular candidates?
manor321
Dec 2018
#4
Harris will have to explain her stand on Civil forfeiture that she promoted while the CA AG
question everything
Dec 2018
#54
She was Attorney General for CA. Who the hell cares where her law degree came from?
pnwmom
Dec 2018
#61
You keep making the bogus claim that it's not hard to get elected in California...
brush
Dec 2018
#67
"I'm Chinese and I know my race would have zero chance in a national election."
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2018
#124
Kamala has won multiple state wide elections. As AG and Senator. Beto has won 0 statewide elections
TeamPooka
Dec 2018
#123
I would say that a Democrat getting within 2% of winning a statewide race in Texas...
W_HAMILTON
Dec 2018
#125
Your accusation that Senator Harris doesn't do press and interviews is a falsehood.
TeamPooka
Dec 2018
#139
please. history is full of people telling black women they're doing it wrong. Whatever it is.
TeamPooka
Dec 2018
#147
First, if our candidates have to be as smart as Barack Obama, that's a high bar.
mahina
Dec 2018
#12
I'm completely sick of complaint threads about candidates not preferred by the OP
Devil Child
Dec 2018
#13
The AA vote saved the Dems and we're going to repay them by running a young white guy who lost to
NightWatcher
Dec 2018
#136
I'm sorry, I must have missed the part where O'Rourke was selected as our nominee
Devil Child
Dec 2018
#140
I have the luxury of time to absorb the capabilities of the prospective candidates
Jarqui
Dec 2018
#35
Well, just hang on. If others agree with you, Beto threads will gradually disappear . . .
Journeyman
Dec 2018
#63
In 2008 and 2016 proponents of our candidates became exceedingly hostile toward other candidates and
Prof.Higgins
Dec 2018
#83
They can all fight it out in the debates, and the winner, as declared by me, will have my vote.
earthshine
Dec 2018
#91
"Beto has already been through a mini-presidential race and handled it exceptionally well"
oberliner
Dec 2018
#95
I'm keeping an open mind, but my initial gut feeling is that nominating Kamala Harris could
Midwestern Democrat
Dec 2018
#118
I don't care if we end up with the child of a Martian who raised a family at Area 51.
Vinca
Dec 2018
#99
Actually I have seen people say that our candidate would be more likely to win if it's a white male.
Chemisse
Dec 2018
#148
I think our pool for 2016 was limited because of Clinton's perceived inevitability.
Chemisse
Dec 2018
#155
i agree.. i think its unfair to him all this prez talk. I cant see him go toe to toe with..
samnsara
Dec 2018
#104
Are you suggesting the Democratic presidential primary should be democratic?!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#109
Absolutely, people should decide who our candidate will be, not organizations, corporations, PACs
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2018
#114
It's way too early to settle on a nominee. Like putting up Xmas decorations in August. n/t
elocs
Dec 2018
#111
I hear ya! I try to ignore them. They're all motivated by extreme disappointment...
NurseJackie
Dec 2018
#119
If you're already tired of them, you're REALLY gonna be miserable for the next year.
bearsfootball516
Dec 2018
#127