Springfield Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, PleaseBlitz said: I think Biden's issues are going to be (1) he's an old white man, (2) he has a very long voting record, and some of those votes are going to look bad today, and (3) he has a tendency to make gaffes. If he can hammer the message about his experience, explain some of those votes in a way that makes the issue go away, stay disciplined and, perhaps most importantly, get Obama to actively support him, then h'e's got a really good shot. I agree with whoever posted that Biden is going to have to ride the Obama train to a victory. 1. That wasn’t a problem with the white men who voted for Trump that may swing back. I don’t think it’s a problem for any democrat, other than their preference in democrat is a young one. 2. Can’t really say on this, but you’re probably right and he’ll have some egg on his face. Of course, if you Want Trump and Biden in a war of “history”, I think that Biden’s probably looks a lot more noble. 3. It’s 2019, gaffes don’t matter. Anything Biden can do or say can only help him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh8686 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 42 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: I think I've said it before but not sure. I want Biden because we have ****ed ourselves so much on the global stage, I want someone with experience on Day 1. We dont have the luxury for training wheels. He should be a 1 term guy grooming an heir though. I could see Biden as a bridge quarterback while the youngn redshirts for the first 4. Plus, there are a **** load of baby boomers who feel comfortable with him and we’ll need their vote. He’s not who I prefer but he’s probably our most likely chance to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Momma There Goes That Man said: The primary or against Trump? Yes and yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, PleaseBlitz said: I think Biden's issues are going to be (1) he's an old white man, (2) he has a very long voting record, and some of those votes are going to look bad today, and (3) he has a tendency to make gaffes. (4) Biden's creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I think Biden wins the nom on name recognition, the Obama Years, and several of the progressives sharing vote while some of the other challengers don’t draw enough. Biden’s old but so is Trump. Biden won’t need a golf cart when meeting with world leaders tho. Biden was wrong on a lot of policy, like the war on drugs. He can admit mistakes and resonate with people experiencing the pain of the opioid epidemic. Plus Trump is calling minorities rapists and killers and diminishing world leaders of color (because they run “****hole countries.”) Biden’s had a few creepy moments but Trump’s very existence is creepy. (And so forth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 It's been 3 years, Beto. Get this together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I think you guys have higher expectations of Biden than the general public does. I think the Democratic party has finally moved more to the left, the progressives (like myself) are starting to take over. If Biden wins the primary, I'll vote for him. However, I want Sanders. I've had enough of corporate, centrist Democrats. Lets try something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 45 minutes ago, Simmsy said: I think you guys have higher expectations of Biden than the general public does. I think the Democratic party has finally moved more to the left, the progressives (like myself) are starting to take over. If Biden wins the primary, I'll vote for him. However, I want Sanders. I've had enough of corporate, centrist Democrats. Lets try something else. I think any liberal who is anti-Trump will vote for him, cause what would be the other choice? A no vote is basically a vote for Trump. Plus he has a chance of capturing “undecideds”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, Springfield said: I think any liberal who is anti-Trump will vote for him, cause what would be the other choice? A no vote is basically a vote for Trump. Plus he has a chance of capturing “undecideds”. Right. I get that Biden doesn’t check all the boxes for the left-left dems. As a center-left dem, I’d rather have someone that frustrates me a bit here and there over someone who is murdering our government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Cooked Crack said: It's been 3 years, Beto. Get this together. I said he wasn't ready, I was not kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: I said he wasn't ready, I was not kidding. Honestly, I only know three things about the guy: 1. He was in a punk band. 2. He has a DWI 3. He lost to Ted Cruz. I'll look into him more if he becomes a serious option, I don't think he will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Simmsy said: Honestly, I only know three things about the guy: 1. He was in a punk band. 2. He has a DWI 3. He lost to Ted Cruz. I'll look into him more if he becomes a serious option, I don't think he will. I didn't know he had a DWI or that he got away with it. I'm done, anyone else want to talk about how cute and cuddly he is can go right ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Cooked Crack said: It's been 3 years, Beto. Get this together. He is a center-right empty suit. He has no ideas, just height, a guitar, and great jaw line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: He is a center-right empty suit. He has no ideas, just height, a guitar, and great jaw line. Mr. Take Yo Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: He is a center-right empty suit. He has no ideas, just height, a guitar, and great jaw line. They said Obama just gave speeches and was “an empty suit.” Beto’s senate campaign captured the national attention like no other state race i can remember. He came the closest a dem has to winning texas in 40 years. Turnout in his race nearly doubled from the previous midterm. He smashed the all-time quarterly fundraising record, and did it without corporate PACs. He got people really excited, which is a big part of a wiining formula. He crushed in the demographics that Dems need to crush, and significantly outperformed Hillary in Dem strongholds. People just like the guy. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-beto-orourke-shifted-the-map-in-texas/ O’Rourke outpaced Clinton in key counties All votes cast in Texas’s five biggest counties and vote shares for Beto O’Rourke in 2018 and Hillary Clinton in 2016 2018 2016 COUNTY TOTAL VOTES O’ROURKE’S VOTE SHARE TOTAL VOTES CLINTON’S VOTE SHARE Harris 1,205,394 58.0% 1,312,112 54.0% Dallas 723,755 66.1 758,973 60.8 Tarrant 626,280 49.9 668,514 43.1 Bexar 546,107 59.5 589,645 54.2 Travis 480,705 74.3 468,720 65.8 Total 3,582,241 60.6 3,797,964 54.9 SOURCE: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 35 minutes ago, Simmsy said: Honestly, I only know three things about the guy: 1. He was in a punk band. 2. He has a DWI 3. He lost to Ted Cruz. I'll look into him more if he becomes a serious option, I don't think he will. He raises money like Hillary though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: They said Obama just gave speeches and was “an empty suit. Beto is a poor imitation of ODawg. And I said he an empty suit with no ideas and you post his voting demographics numbers lol. Beto is only a candidate because he can fundraise but his record in the House is that of someone who is Center-right. That aligns close to you politically but We had this 3rd way nonsense for nearly 30 years and it lead to Trump. I dont like Booker but this is a good idea that I hope the Democratic platform takes on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, twa said: He raises money like Hillary though. Don't get me wrong, he embraces his past, I just don't know his policies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 i said this 4-5 months ago, and i don't think he's a likely primary winner, but you know one of the dems i like a fair amount so far is pete buddhajudge i like the idea of him as a veep with the most darwin-approved person left among the current contestants and can we just go ahead and close the gop like a restaurant with too many code violations to ever be allowed to open again? even with all i still value in what i used to call conservatism or even republican, i now think we'd do much better domestically and internationally if our government and society was just operating within the "left to right" range as it already exists in the dems/indies...we can simply attach moderate never-trumper ex-gopers to the indies if they don't wish to be the new "conservative extreme" of the dem party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 21 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Beto is a poor imitation of ODawg. And I said he an empty suit with no ideas and you post his voting demographics numbers lol. Beto is only a candidate because he can fundraise but his record in the House is that of someone who is Center-right. That aligns close to you politically but We had this 3rd way nonsense for nearly 30 years and it lead to Trump. I dont like Booker but this is a good idea that I hope the Democratic platform takes on This center-right stuff is poppy**** that Bernie bros are pushing. Real facts: https://voteview.com/person/21361/beto-o-rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Yeah, the Beto is center-right noise is nonsense. It's just an attack cause people scared that Beto will challenge their favorite socialist. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/21/18150359/beto-orourke-voting-record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: This center-right stuff is poppy**** that Bernie bros are pushing. Real facts: https://voteview.com/person/21361/beto-o-rourke Idk what Vote View is but I do know he voted against stuff like the ACA. 6 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said: Yeah, the Beto is center-right noise is nonsense. It's just an attack cause people scared that Beto will challenge their favorite socialist. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/21/18150359/beto-orourke-voting-record This article says dude is basically center right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I'm still at wait n see with Beto. He might want to put out more information on his website tho. Basic site with merchandise and volunteer signup. Something political mayhaps would be good. https://betoorourke.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I see Beto as purely VP material, fundraiser, and taking on edge policies. He almost beat Cruz here in TX. He's energetic and we need that in the second spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 27 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: Idk what Vote View is but I do know he voted against stuff like the ACA. Its literally a website that takes all your votes and sorts you by ideology. 27 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said: This article says dude is basically center right. Might want to get those peepers checked. Quote Now, to be clear, if you look at a visualization of O’Rourke in the most recent Congress, it’s not like he’s a crypto-Republican or anything. Even the most conservative Democrats are well to the left of the most liberal Republicans, and O’Rourke is quite a bit more liberal than the most conservative Democrats. All that said, O’Rourke basically has the voting record of someone capable of threading the needle between grassroots enthusiasm and swing voter acceptability that you would need to mount a credible statewide campaign in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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