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for election 2016?
I am not qualify to be President but if I was I can do a much better job.AGBF|1444744458|3937798 said:What are your guesses about who the nominees will be, Dancing Fire?
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Dancing Fire|1444756173|3937845 said:AGBF|1444744458|3937798 said:What are your guesses about who the nominees will be, Dancing Fire?
I am not qualify to be President but if I was I can do a much better job.
My guess it will be Rubio vs Clinton "if she is not in jail by then"...AGBF|1444767845|3937921 said:Dancing Fire|1444756173|3937845 said:AGBF|1444744458|3937798 said:What are your guesses about who the nominees will be, Dancing Fire?
I am not qualify to be President but if I was I can do a much better job.
Better than whom, DF? Also: you are not fooling me that you do not understand your own question. I asked you what your guesses were as to who the Democratic and Republican nominees would be. I did not ask you whether you would make a good president. And, yes, I do know that you would like Holly to be president.![]()
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Then I'm not voting.AprilBaby|1444768228|3937926 said:Biden and Trump. Trump is outrageous but he says what many people think and are afraid to say. Biden is smart but comes across as dumb. Neither reflects my personal choice.
I can't believe that Trump is still in the race...Zoe|1444773635|3937973 said:I LOVE Biden. I sort of think it's too late for him though, although he officially has a couple more weeks left to declare. I think ultimately it will be Clinton and...
I've typed Trump's name and deleted it several times. I just can't believe he could be the nominee. No, no, no. I think he's like Bernie Sanders in that he's garnering a lot of support but in the end, I don't think he'll get the votes needed to be the nominee. I don't see Carson as the nominee either though. I think Jeb surprised everyone with how poor a candidate he's turned out to be. I think the GOP assumed he'd be the front runner. Yeah, that's not working out so well for them.
Just got home from dinner so I'm going to watch the replay.AGBF|1444794447|3938061 said:I just watched the Democratic debates. (I also watched the second Republican debate. I thought the Democratic debate was far more substantive. There was no name calling and nothing derogatory was said about women; immigrants; or minorities.)
I have to say that I was far less impressed by Lincoln Chafee than I had thought I would be. I was also less impressed by Jim Webb, who once represented me (and technically still does), when I lived in Virginia. Governor O'Malley of Maryland was fairly intelligent. In fact I agreed with his positions more than I agreed with Hillary Clinton's. (Especially his position on restoring The Glass Steagall Act.) There was something overly hearty in his delivery that put me off, but perhaps that should not matter. Hillary Clinton has never been my cup of tea, but I assume she is electable, which is also why I voted for President Obama. I really don't like the politics of either of them. I have decided that I am in love with Bernie Sanders.
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Dancing Fire|1444795510|3938065 said:You like the Socialist?
Dancing Fire|1444795510|3938065 said:Just got home from dinner so I'm going to watch the replay.AGBF|1444794447|3938061 said:I just watched the Democratic debates. (I also watched the second Republican debate. I thought the Democratic debate was far more substantive. There was no name calling and nothing derogatory was said about women; immigrants; or minorities.)
I have to say that I was far less impressed by Lincoln Chafee than I had thought I would be. I was also less impressed by Jim Webb, who once represented me (and technically still does), when I lived in Virginia. Governor O'Malley of Maryland was fairly intelligent. In fact I agreed with his positions more than I agreed with Hillary Clinton's. (Especially his position on restoring The Glass Steagall Act.) There was something overly hearty in his delivery that put me off, but perhaps that should not matter. Hillary Clinton has never been my cup of tea, but I assume she is electable, which is also why I voted for President Obama. I really don't like the politics of either of them. I have decided that I am in love with Bernie Sanders.
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You like the Socialist?
I wanted to see a Fiorina vs Clinton final but that will never happen...![]()
DebAGBF|1444796635|3938069 said:Dancing Fire|1444795510|3938065 said:You like the Socialist?
Actually, as I said, I love him. I had not expected to. He had not exactly grabbed my imagination. But my daughter watched the debate with me and she had some insight into the phenomenon that is Bernie Sanders in the flesh. He commands respect. She said that no one interrupted him, and she was right. He is a natural leader, very genuine. He'll never in a million years get the nomination. So I donated some money to his campaign after listening to the debate. It was just a matter of principle.![]()
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AGBF|1444794447|3938061 said:I just watched the Democratic debates. (I also watched the second Republican debate. I thought the Democratic debate was far more substantive. There was no name calling and nothing derogatory was said about women; immigrants; or minorities.)
I have to say that I was far less impressed by Lincoln Chafee than I had thought I would be. I was also less impressed by Jim Webb, who once represented me (and technically still does), when I lived in Virginia. Governor O'Malley of Maryland was fairly intelligent. In fact I agreed with his positions more than I agreed with Hillary Clinton's. (Especially his position on restoring The Glass Steagall Act.) There was something overly hearty in his delivery that put me off, but perhaps that should not matter. Hillary Clinton has never been my cup of tea, but I assume she is electable, which is also why I voted for President Obama. I really don't like the politics of either of them. I have decided that I am in love with Bernie Sanders.
Deb/AGBF
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AprilBaby|1444768228|3937926 said:Biden and Trump. Trump is outrageous but he says what many people think and are afraid to say. Biden is smart but comes across as dumb. Neither reflects my personal choice.
Niel|1444820360|3938113 said:As a women in my 20s I can say that many, if not most, of the politically minded people I know in my age range far prefer Sanders.
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The most disheartening thing is how so many say "I'd vote for him but he won't get the nom". If everyone who said that in fact did, he would.
MissGotRocks|1444818446|3938110 said:I thought that Hilary came off as poised, polished and experienced; whether or not you like her flavor of politics is another animal altogether. I too was impressed with Bernie Sanders' style - very forceful and direct. He seems to be the type of politician that folks yearn for in that he is not wealthy or painted by the trappings of wealth. Just sort of an old shoe that seemingly would like to make America a better place.
The other three were almost just like talking heads there to me. O'Malley has that starched look that is not voter friendly IMO. Chafee tried to come off as solid and direct but I think he missed the mark. Jim Webb turned in a surprisingly poor performance.
If Biden wanted to get in the race, I think he should have done it before tonight. Hilary certainly gamed ground tonight as the front runner and he would be pedaling from behind. However, we've a long way to go and lots can happen between now and Election Day.
After Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping visited the U.S. in the 80's?AGBF|1444824003|3938121 said:Niel|1444820360|3938113 said:As a women in my 20s I can say that many, if not most, of the politically minded people I know in my age range far prefer Sanders.
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The most disheartening thing is how so many say "I'd vote for him but he won't get the nom". If everyone who said that in fact did, he would.
I'll vote for him in a Democratic primary, Niel. I already put money down! By the way, I agreed with everything you wrote in your post.
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Dancing Fire|1444838394|3938184 said:AGBF|1444824003|3938121 said:Niel|1444820360|3938113 said:As a women in my 20s I can say that many, if not most, of the politically minded people I know in my age range far prefer Sanders.
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The most disheartening thing is how so many say "I'd vote for him but he won't get the nom". If everyone who said that in fact did, he would.
I'll vote for him in a Democratic primary, Niel. I already put money down! By the way, I agreed with everything you wrote in your post.
After Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping visited the U.S. in the 80's?he saw the way capitalism works here, he then returned to China and started moving the country towards capitalism and the world can see the difference in today's China vs the China of 35 yrs ago. Mr. Sanders wants to move our country more towards communism?...why?
AGBF|1444843930|3938221 said:I believe that he said it is unfair for "the top 1/10 of the top 1% of Americans to own more of the wealth than the bottom 90%", but my ear for math is tone deaf. I can look it up. That is the only way you will get an accurate quotation on statistics from me.
Dancing Fire|1444756173|3937845 said:I am not qualify to be President but if I was I can do a much better job.AGBF|1444744458|3937798 said:What are your guesses about who the nominees will be, Dancing Fire?
Deb