2020 Democratic Field

[UndertheHalo]

Haha, go shove your head in a can of glue and inhale. 

[tdawg87]

You guys should meet under the Big A.

[UndertheHalo]

10 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

You guys should meet under the Big A.

Magical !

[Taylor]

47 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

You guys should meet under the Big A.

SAAngels agrees.

[Brandon]

I smell a debate at a community college coming up

[fan_since79]

Bernie Sanders undergoes surgery for artery blockage, cancels all events until further notice

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/02/bernie-sanders-undergoes-surgery-for-artery-blockage-cancels-events-until-further-notice.html

 

[UndertheHalo]

Shitty. 

[Blarg]

Andrew Yang says the wealth tax proposals from Sanders and Warren could be a ‘disaster in practice’

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/02/andrew-yang-wealth-tax-plans-from-sanders-warren-could-be-disaster.html

 

[Adam]

Of course they would be and they wouldn’t be effective. Taxing the wealthy makes great headlines but the tax code is so complex that it will always include ways to  mitigate taxes.

[floplag]

40 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Bernie Sanders undergoes surgery for artery blockage, cancels all events until further notice

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/02/bernie-sanders-undergoes-surgery-for-artery-blockage-cancels-events-until-further-notice.html

 

I wish him a speedy recovery, life comes before politics.
One thing is certain, i would assume this removes him from contention and its going to toss the Dem campaign a loop thats for sure.  Or, does it just solidify Biden/Warren as the ticket?  
The Dems have options people like myself would consider, but thats not one of them. 

[floplag]

3 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Andrew Yang says the wealth tax proposals from Sanders and Warren could be a ‘disaster in practice’

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/02/andrew-yang-wealth-tax-plans-from-sanders-warren-could-be-disaster.html

 

and hes right.

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, floplag said:

I wish him a speedy recovery, life comes before politics.
One thing is certain, i would assume this removes him from contention and its going to toss the Dem campaign a loop thats for sure.  Or, does it just solidify Biden/Warren as the ticket?  
The Dems have options people like myself would consider, but thats not one of them. 

Delaney and Gabbard are two of the most reasonable candidates, but they have zero support among likely Democratic voters. 

Reasonable doesn't cut it anymore in this ideological climate.

[Rico]

2 minutes ago, floplag said:

I wish him a speedy recovery, life comes before politics.
One thing is certain, i would assume this removes him from contention and its going to toss the Dem campaign a loop thats for sure.  Or, does it just solidify Biden/Warren as the ticket?  
The Dems have options people like myself would consider, but thats not one of them. 

Warren seems the natural choice for Bernie supporters to flock to.

[UndertheHalo]

It’s definitely not clear that he’ll drop out. 

[fan_since79]

2 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

It’s definitely not clear that he’ll drop out. 

Right. He may end up feeling better and have more energy with the blockage cleared up. He was smart to seek immediate treatment with the chest discomfort. A friend of mine who was in his 50's had this happen and he had bypass surgery. Afterwards he said he felt twenty years younger.

[Rico]

5 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Delaney and Gabbard are two of the most reasonable candidates, but they have zero support among likely Democratic voters. 

Reasonable doesn't cut it anymore in this ideological climate.

This is why this thread is one of my favorites on AW.  Conservatives getting mad about Democrats not being conservative enough for them. 

[UndertheHalo]

Obviously he’s an older guy.  And anything like this is serious, but it sounds like it’s gone about as well as it could have.  It may not have even been at the heart attack stage yet.  

[floplag]

9 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Delaney and Gabbard are two of the most reasonable candidates, but they have zero support among likely Democratic voters. 

Reasonable doesn't cut it anymore in this ideological climate.

im quite fond of Yang, as much for his attitude as anything else but i figure im never going to agree with any politician on all issues so i can live with a few disagreements in some areas for the better person. 
I would seriously consider a Yang/Gabbard ticket in whatever order.  No i dont agree with them on all issues far from it, but i like what they bring o the table in terms of leadership and the ability to stand on their own 2 feet among a crowd of lemmings following the party line. 
That having been said unless they make a third party or independent run they have no shot, the DNC wont back them thats obvious. 

[floplag]

11 minutes ago, Rico said:

Warren seems the natural choice for Bernie supporters to flock to.

In theory, yeah, in practice i dont know i think a lot of people that liked Bernie might find her disingenuous. I guess it comes down to why they supported Bernie.  I liked Bernie in '16, but after he supported Clinton he lost me for good.  Warren to me brings so little to the table, shes wishy washy, dishonest, shows literally no leadership whatsoever.  I think the only reason shes even still in this discussion is the fact that shes the top woman after Harris got obliterated. 

[floplag]

7 minutes ago, Rico said:

This is why this thread is one of my favorites on AW.  Conservatives getting mad about Democrats not being conservative enough for them. 

i hate to point this out, but there are options other than conservative or liberal... just saying. 

[fan_since79]

The thing I like about Gabbard (besides her looks) is she wants the U.S to reconsider its permanent love affair with war and its intervention in every damn country that looks sideways at us.

 

[Lou]

31 minutes ago, Rico said:

This is why this thread is one of my favorites on AW.  Conservatives getting mad about Democrats not being conservative enough for them. 

how ironicalistic of you 

[Adam]

Yeah baby!

 

[St1ck]

10 minutes ago, Adam said:

Yeah baby!

 

I don't know why they call it hamburger helper, it does just fine on its own. 

[St1ck]

Schiff won his district by 57 points last in 2018.

https://ballotpedia.org/California's_28th_Congressional_District#2018

Good luck though Dennis Quaid's brother!