2020 Democratic Primary Thread: Focus on House & Senate races

[mastermind]

Will there be a black town hall?

 

[mastermind]

She's on fire.

This is why anyone who says she is like Hillary is full of shyt. Hillary ain’t naturally witty like this. This is school teacher swag that’s familiar.

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Never forget where you come from brehs, no matter where u end up in life


Bernie was getting arrested in the civil rights movement, while Biden was working for pennies being a public defender in an area that had a 95% conviction rate for blacks at the time


Warren was a staunch supporter of republicans and later a champion for reagonomics (she was at at the naive and young age of 30 ) when your grandparents were getting their bodies broken for their rights

Yet both of them voted for the crime bill that made it easier to lock your black ass up and throw away the key. Dumb ass nicca. Hell Biden even wrote the damn thing. It's cool though he worked as a public defender.

H.R. 3355 (103rd): Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act ... -- House Vote #416 -- Aug 21, 1994

Control F......Type in Bernie Sanders.......Looks at Ay.....

 

[storyteller]

I think Gillum would be a good choice for her. I get what are you are saying about having two bridge candidates on the same ticket. I guess my counter point is this. I’m not sure if that wing of the left would be happy with anyone but Bernie. Even Tulsi, and Yang are not universally liked by that crowd. Tulsi is liked by Dore, and House, but is hated by The Majority Report, and TYT (except for Cenk) audience. Kyle and Cenk seem to like Yang, by the Majority Report(especially Michael Brooks) really dislike Yang, and thinks he really a libertarian pretending to be a left candidate. I could be wrong but I don’t know if there is any one candidate that would unite that wing of the left except Bernie.

I like Abrams as well but don’t think she would be a good running mate for Warren. Not sure if you can have an all women ticket at this point. I think she would make a great running mate for Biden (let’s hope Biden don’t win) and a decent to good running mate for Bernie. I think Gillum would be good with Warren or even Biden (Again lets hope Biden don’t win). I think Bernie would need to pick a woman, because the lingering resentment from HRC supporters. I actually think Ayanna Pressley would be a great VP running mate for anyone besides Warren( don’t think you should have two women representing Massachusetts on the same ticket). She is part of the Squad, but she doesn’t make as much noise as the other three, so I don’t think she is hated by moderates. I think she is someone to watch for, especially if Bernie somehow pulls it off.

Great points fam. The one thing I do want to throw in, because a couple of heads mentioned Bernie supporters not showing up, is that MR, TYT and Kyle (I think with Kyle but could be misremembering) all said to vote Hillary unless you're in a safe blue/red state where it wouldn't make a difference on the result. So you could probably focus your attention on the Dore, House, Iversen side of things...but I'll be real about it, I don't mess with that side much so I really don't know if there'd be any pleasing them once Warren was up top. I do have an idea for someone that could work though (I'd like her on Bernie's ticket too). What do you think of Barbara Lee? I'm not sure I've seen any progressives that don't like her. The only real issue for her is that Cali is already blue, so there isn't as much regional importance to that pick.

Also, I like the Pressley suggestion. I'm a stan for the Squad and I'd love to see Ayanna get a bit more attention to stand out from the others. They've gotten shine from controversies and attacks moreso, having her become a potential VP pick would be a great positive way to emphasize the role she's played.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Inslee is a better vp choice than gillum

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Warren is the best candidate

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Inslee is a better vp choice than gillum

Inhofe you mean??

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Inhofe you mean??

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[A.R.$]

Great points fam. The one thing I do want to throw in, because a couple of heads mentioned Bernie supporters not showing up, is that MR, TYT and Kyle (I think with Kyle but could be misremembering) all said to vote Hillary unless you're in a safe blue/red state where it wouldn't make a difference on the result. So you could probably focus your attention on the Dore, House, Iversen side of things...but I'll be real about it, I don't mess with that side much so I really don't know if there'd be any pleasing them once Warren was up top. I do have an idea for someone that could work though (I'd like her on Bernie's ticket too). What do you think of Barbara Lee? I'm not sure I've seen any progressives that don't like her. The only real issue for her is that Cali is already blue, so there isn't as much regional importance to that pick.

Also, I like the Pressley suggestion. I'm a stan for the Squad and I'd love to see Ayanna get a bit more attention to stand out from the others. They've gotten shine from controversies and attacks moreso, having her become a potential VP pick would be a great positive way to emphasize the role she's played.

I like Barbara Lee, and wouldn’t be against her as VP. However, I would prefer her to stay in the house and push to become the next speaker. I would also be concerned about her age. She is 73 and the top three candidates are all over 70. I think Warren, Biden, and Bernie would all need to pick someone much younger.

 

[A.R.$]

I hate when politicians wait too long to run, or run for the wrong office. Warren did this in 2016. She had a chance to win the nomination but decided not to run. I feel like Beto and Abrams are doing something similar with the senate. They both have great odds to win if they would decide to run. However, they both seem to be rejecting this opportunity. I think Beto need to drop out ASAP and start his campaign for senate. I feel like Abrams is plotting to be VP but there is no guarantee she will be picked. Especially if Warren is the nominee. The dems need to take back the senate so we can start nominating progressive judges. Trump and the GOP are killing us in the courts right now. This could lead to generational damage. I would hate to see the Dems lose two winnable senate seats.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

This is a bad idea imo. I agree with expanding access to Prep, but I disagree with having Medicare For All pay for transition surgery. I know some on here will disagree, but that should be considered a cosmetic surgery imo. I think he undercut Medicare for All with stuff like this. I don’t think this will be popular in the general election

Does his plan cover fertility treatments? IVF? Egg freezing? If not, don’t know how you shaft an issue that could benefit 50% of the population in favor of covering some shyt for .05% of the population

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Gilliam didn't run a terrible campaign. He mainly lost because his state is filled with a lot of older white voters (and Cubans for that matter) that are extremely

To be honest Florida is kind of a long shot for any Dem at the moment. If I was them I would be focusing much more on the Midwest and North Carolina.

I wouldn’t say FL is kind of a long shot.

The top 3 candidates are leading Trump by a hair within the margin of error in the latest polls

RealClearPolitics - Florida General Election Polls

Felons being allowed to vote should help turnout...although Deklantis is trying to fukk that up.

Can’t not focus on FL though...29 electoral votes.

 

[wire28]

You’re just making shyt up. None of that happened. Stop shyt posting.

The irony. I gotta add you to ignore thanks for the reminder.

 

[storyteller]

Does his plan cover fertility treatments? IVF? Egg freezing? If not, don’t know how you shaft an issue that could benefit 50% of the population in favor of covering some shyt for .05% of the population

That's a good question, I believe the Comprehensive Reproductive Services bit in these two sections includes IVF and Fertility Treatments; not entirely sure though.

(3) Restrictions shall not apply.--Any other provision of
law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act restricting
the use of Federal funds for any reproductive health service
shall not apply to monies in the Trust Fund.

(a) In General.--Subject to the other provisions of this title and
titles IV through IX, individuals enrolled for benefits under this Act
are entitled to have payment made by the Secretary to an eligible
provider for the following items and services if medically necessary or
appropriate for the maintenance of health or for the diagnosis,
treatment, or rehabilitation of a health condition:

(1) Hospital services, including inpatient and outpatient
hospital care, including 24-hour-a-day emergency services and
inpatient prescription drugs.
(2) Ambulatory patient services.
(3) Primary and preventive services, including chronic
disease management.
(4) Prescription drugs, medical devices, biological
products, including outpatient prescription drugs, medical
devices, and biological products.
(5) Mental health and substance abuse treatment services,
including inpatient care.
(6) Laboratory and diagnostic services.
(7) Comprehensive reproductive, maternity, and newborn
care.
(8) Pediatrics, including early and periodic screening,
diagnostic, and treatment services (as defined in section
1905(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(r))).
(9) Oral health, audiology, and vision services.
(10) Short-term rehabilitative and habilitative services
and devices.
(11) Emergency services and transportation.
(12) Necessary transportation to receive health care
services for individuals with disabilities and low-income
individuals.
(13) Home and community-based long-term services and
supports (to be provided in accordance with the requirements
for home and community-based settings under sections 441.530
and 441.710 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations),