MarkPaul · 26-30, M
That would be a colossal mistake. She seems nice enough and ran a good campaign considering all the circumstances. But, she won't be able to make it to the finish line. She just doesn't have it. She's good with prepared speeches and choregraphed events and she was great in the debate. She isn't good in taking a strong stand on any issue in a substantive way though, one-on-one. And, the mistakes she made in the campaign... rejecting Joe Rogan's offer, limiting Tim Walz so he didn't overshadow her, refusing to take a stand against Joe Biden (and I am STILL a Joe Biden supporter) all betrayed the mission she had.
The Democrats need to learn that making a statement certainly can feel good, but it doesn't necessarily win elections. She's a statement candidate. She's not a winning candidate. Even if it turns out to be a white male (and even an older one), the Democrats need to rally around someone who is able to win against the Red Hat euphoria and irrational exuberance over "owning the libs" that won't be going away with the demise of Cry-Baby-trump.
The Democrats need to learn that making a statement certainly can feel good, but it doesn't necessarily win elections. She's a statement candidate. She's not a winning candidate. Even if it turns out to be a white male (and even an older one), the Democrats need to rally around someone who is able to win against the Red Hat euphoria and irrational exuberance over "owning the libs" that won't be going away with the demise of Cry-Baby-trump.
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beckyromero · 36-40, F
@MarkPaul
Watch out: Donald Jr. wants it bad. 😂
And, J D Vance is not well liked by "the base" despite what they might be saying. They don't trust him.
Watch out: Donald Jr. wants it bad. 😂
MarkPaul · 26-30, M
@beckyromero The saddest part of the commentary and what makes me feel like a shill on the magnitude of a Bernie Madoff victim, is that yes, Cry-Baby-trump stomped on the Republican Party, but it was Republicans who actually buried the Party while they claimed to believe in "American values," law-and-order, compassionate conservatism, decency and honour, and so on. Honestly, I don't think they ever really believed in any of those things.
I get that George Bush left politics, but he let me down by being so withdrawn and silent. Mitch McConnell... what can we say about Mitch? He's a fraud. I admire Liz Cheney, but in the end she said she would do everything she could to stop Cry-Baby-trump in his tracks. Who am I to expect things from others though? I'm not jaded or even disappointed in the classical sense. I'm not in despair and I don't even mind being classed with "the libs."
Possibly we all took for granted the principles we claimed to be for. It's easy to be for something when you don't really have to fight for it. That's the lesson I have learned... so far.
I get that George Bush left politics, but he let me down by being so withdrawn and silent. Mitch McConnell... what can we say about Mitch? He's a fraud. I admire Liz Cheney, but in the end she said she would do everything she could to stop Cry-Baby-trump in his tracks. Who am I to expect things from others though? I'm not jaded or even disappointed in the classical sense. I'm not in despair and I don't even mind being classed with "the libs."
Possibly we all took for granted the principles we claimed to be for. It's easy to be for something when you don't really have to fight for it. That's the lesson I have learned... so far.
beckyromero · 36-40, F
@MarkPaul
I do wonder how Bush is doing health-wise. We've so little of him publicly.
Yes, Liz Cheney really stepped up. Only a handful of others.
But let's not absolve the responsibility of rank-and-file Republicans. They don't receive death threats from the Trumpets. They're not in the public eye. They don't have to worry about their kids or grandkids being targets. They can cast their vote in the privacy of the voting booth. So, aren't they just as hypocritical as the Mitch McConnells and Lindsey Grahams and Susan Collinses of the party?
but it was Republicans who actually buried the Party while they claimed to believe in "American values," law-and-order, compassionate conservatism, decency and honour, and so on. Honestly, I don't think they ever really believed in any of those things.
I do wonder how Bush is doing health-wise. We've so little of him publicly.
Yes, Liz Cheney really stepped up. Only a handful of others.
But let's not absolve the responsibility of rank-and-file Republicans. They don't receive death threats from the Trumpets. They're not in the public eye. They don't have to worry about their kids or grandkids being targets. They can cast their vote in the privacy of the voting booth. So, aren't they just as hypocritical as the Mitch McConnells and Lindsey Grahams and Susan Collinses of the party?
Teslin · M
Let's just hope that all parties put their BEST candidates in the running early.
We can't have the same fiasco happen as the previous presidential election.
We can't have the same fiasco happen as the previous presidential election.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
Do you think she can win the nomination in 2028?
Her track record in Democrat primaries is (not surprisingly) dismal.
Her track record in Democrat primaries is (not surprisingly) dismal.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@beckyromero
If that's all Vance and Newsom could come up with, it would be a reprise of Kamala's "I was raised in a middle-class family" answer to every question put to her.
They're both much smarter than that.
If that's all Vance and Newsom could come up with, it would be a reprise of Kamala's "I was raised in a middle-class family" answer to every question put to her.
They're both much smarter than that.
beckyromero · 36-40, F
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@beckyromero
Guilfoyle was a flaming San Francisco liberal at the time, who helped Newsom become mayor.
Guilfoyle was a flaming San Francisco liberal at the time, who helped Newsom become mayor.
Sojournersoul · M
So she can lose again? 😁