Democratic Party Presidential Candidates for 2020

[Kara Spengler]

Biden has responded and I'm satisfied that he's learned his lesson. I never thought he was trying to cop a feel but he's definitely a close talker on steroids and he needs to respect people's personal space better.

Agreed but to play it fair personal space means different things to different cultures and such. I am sure the EU get-togethers quickly wind up with different MEPs basically chasing each other across the room as each of them tries to get to a comfortable distance from whoever they are talking to.

Biden should be assuming someone wants the maximum distance though. A politician should know their personal definition of personal space may not be the same as anyone else.

 

[Kara Spengler]

Whelp, I'm not a betting gal, but the money is on Biden NOT winning, and most likely dropping out early.

Yes, I just can not really see him as a president unless the better candidate drop out.

It is not totally age-related but at his age you really need to have that 'it' factor. Bernie has it and because of that he gets enthusiasm from younger voters.

Biden to me strikes me as pretty much any advisor though. Whoever wins would be missing an obvious thing not to offer him chief-of-staff or any other senior cabinet position.

 

[Free]

I've no interest in voting for Buttigieg now: for the naivete this represents, and for having Saletan on his side. Possibly more because of the latter.

(As noted in some of the replies to that tweet, Julian Castro was mayor of San Antonio, and Texas ain't quite riding a blue wave.)

 

[Free]

 

[Cristalle]

Add another clown to the ring. Eric Swalwell:

Eric Swalwell, California Congressman, Is Running for President (Published 2019)

Mr. Swalwell, a member of the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees, has gained notoriety as a critic of President Trump’s foreign and immigration policies.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Cristalle]

Former Senator Mike Gravel (Alaska) is throwing his hat into the ring, but not really to run for president but to shift the conversation: Gravel Declares Presidential Bid to Highlight Anti-Interventionism and Direct Democracy

He ultimately backs Tulsi Gabbard. I don't know why he didn't just get out and stump for her. He has very little chance of making the debates, honestly, given that he needs 65k donors and 200 from each state.

 

[Cristiano]

Bernie Sanders' truly awful answer on his newfound millionaire status

 

[Cristalle]

That eye roll is not for you, but the article. He wrote a book that sold well. So what? He's going to pay his taxes. And he's working to help people to have a living wage.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Sanders is a poor pick for Prez for reasons other than writing a successful book (Good on him for that.)

As for Chris "But Her Emails" Cillizza:


Yeah, make a woman's accomplishment about how it makes a dude look good. Good Jerb!

 

[Free]

 

[Cristalle]

Tulsi Gabbard has crossed the threshold of 65k individual donations to make it on to the debate stage.

 

[Cristalle]

I find that funny, considering they blacked out Tulsi Gabbard and Marianne Williamson.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Russian propaganda network likes this one:

 

[Cristalle]

There are plenty of people who are concerned for press freedoms, and that has nothing to do with Russia.

You Don’t Have to Like Julian Assange to Defend Him

The effort to extradite and prosecute the WikiLeaks founder threatens the free media.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I really don't like Assange or what he did. Yes, I believe in the freedom of the press and all of that, but with freedom comes responsibility. I have no respect for journalists who sell out the security of their country in the pursuit of a hot story. Most reputable journalists have enough integrity to avoid doing so.

 

[Free]

I really don't like Assange or what he did.

It's perfectly OK to hate the Illinois Nazi Party, but decide not to drive over them in your Dodge Monaco.

 

[Cristalle]

I really don't like Assange or what he did. Yes, I believe in the freedom of the press and all of that, but with freedom comes responsibility. I have no respect for journalists who sell out the security of their country in the pursuit of a hot story. Most reputable journalists have enough integrity to avoid doing so.

I don't believe covering up war crimes falls into the category of harming our security. I do believe that he was irresponsible when it came to redactions, however, I agree that the war crimes should have been exposed. Unfortunately, no one is paying any price for that except whistleblowers.

 

[Brenda Archer]

I don't believe covering up war crimes falls into the category of harming our security. I do believe that he was irresponsible when it came to redactions, however, I agree that the war crimes should have been exposed. Unfortunately, no one is paying any price for that except whistleblowers.

Whistleblowers have become necessary because powerful people have been using the government for their own personal reasons. The act of whistleblowing is often a mess. I can’t ever say it’s a good thing, but it can be a desperately necessary thing. So I’m still sympathetic to Manning, but by now I despise Assange.

 

[Cristalle]

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]