🇺🇸 Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

[moviedoors]

Ocasio-Cortez suggests 70% tax for wealthy to fund climate change plan

Ocasio-Cortez suggests 70% tax for wealthy to fund climate change plan - CNNPolitics

DO. IT.

 

[samsnee]

Depends. Give a guy you met at Home Depot 50 bucks to help you pack a U-haul for a couple of hours? Go for it. An actual business using illegals to cut costs and maximize profits? **** no.

I’m not saying there is a right answer to this but would you be willing to pay more for your food to cover the costs of a businesses having to pay insurance on all their workers as well as a minimum wage? I would but I understand it’s a dilemma businesses face.

 

[moviedoors]

Suozzi wins seat on Ways and Means Committee

So let's get this straight: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beats Joseph Crowley, who has a seat on the Ways and Means Committee, in the primary. She then vies for his seat on said committee. They give it to Tom Suozzi instead, a centrist wall Street shill.

And people wonder why young people don't vote.

 

[Sithborg]

That is not how committee assignments work.

 

[moviedoors]

Of course not. But voters are signalling something pretty clearly here. We're never going to get things like universal healthcare in this country with sellout centrist hacks like Suozzi. This is how you squander voter gains: by going right back to the same horse**** everyone is sick of.

 

[Sithborg]

Candidate #2 steps into the presidential race.

Tulsi Gabbard says she will run for president in 2020 - CNNPolitics

I think some of her foreign policy positions are problematic, but I think Trump himself would have issues attacking them.

 

[terry78]

They say she's just a republican in democratic clothing, lol

 

[MaceB]

I know that Tulsi Gabbard has a lot of support among a certain group of Democrats. I'll admit, I don't know much about her though. What I've seen hasn't spoken to me that much, so I'd definitely lean towards Warren at this point. Her economic platform is the kind of thing we need right now.

 

[AResistor]

In a recent interview, Pete Buttigieg says he’s considering running for 2020 and is having conversations with his husband about it. Hopefully the announcement comes soon.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/podc...nd-biden-but-heres-another-b-you-should-know/

As said before, this is the candidate I’m excited to canvass for.

 

[Man in the Suit]

Candidate #2 steps into the presidential race.

Tulsi Gabbard says she will run for president in 2020 - CNNPolitics

I think some of her foreign policy positions are problematic, but I think Trump himself would have issues attacking them.

Some of her biggest fans are Richard Spencer, David Duke, and Steve Bannon.

 

[AResistor]

Some of her biggest fans are Richard Spencer, David Duke, and Steve Bannon.

Are you being sarcastic or literal?

 

[Man in the Suit]

Are you being sarcastic or literal?

Bannon set up Trump-Gabbard meeting

Alt-right leader Richard Spencer has a new darling: Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard

David Duke Has Endorsed Tulsi Gabbard: Will Gabbard disavow OR normalize the KKK Grand Wizard? | HuffPost

 

[Sithborg]

And Julian Castro is the third name in the ring.

Julián Castro officially announces 2020 presidential bid - CNNPolitics

I think he is a great option.

 

[AResistor]

And Julian Castro is the third name in the ring.

Julián Castro officially announces 2020 presidential bid - CNNPolitics

I think he is a great option.

Don't know much about him. But, I can already see right-wingers are going to pull the same **** they did with Obama and go after his name's political association (Fidel Castro).

 

[MaceB]

This is going to sound terrible... but look, I'm just gonna say it. The man has a baby face. He looks young and I think a lot of folks would have a hard time imagining him in a place of power. He does have a great story and he supports good policies, as far as I know though.

 

[Lighthouse]

Whoever gets the nom, I just hope democrats don't have another civil war before the election. I'd vote for any of them that gets it, though I'd vote for Tulsi in disgust.

 

[Lobo]

And Julian Castro is the third name in the ring.

Julián Castro officially announces 2020 presidential bid - CNNPolitics

I think he is a great option.

I have liked him for awhile, but I just read his book in the last few days, and like him even more. He would definitely have my vote.

 

[Sithborg]

Kirsten Gillibrand is entering the race tonight on Colbert. Technically, already has, I guess.

 

[MaceB]

She's the one candidate that I'm a definite 'no' on.

 

[Teelie]

Along with Tulsi Gabbard who I'm still not convinced is all that good a choice.

 

[samsnee]

Gillibrand seems too inauthentic, similar to Hillary. I'm sure she has some good policy ideas and would be capable. Time will tell how she does through this slog.

 

[MaceB]

She threw a member of her own team under the bus. Franken didn't deserve it. So, I'm sorry, but Gillibrand is not getting my vote.

I do find it interesting that she is running on a feminism platform... if it were somebody else, I'd be very interested in something like that. Given the MeToo movement, I could see that kind of platform gaining traction.

When it comes to women candidates... I thought that I was favoring Warren, but Harris is impressive... so either of those two before Gillibrand.

 

[Sithborg]

And now Sherrod Brown is looking into it.

 

[MaceB]

Howard Dean to CNN: All Dem candidates qualified to be president except Tulsi Gabbard

 

[Teelie]

I don't know about "all candidates" are fit but I agree on Gabbard is not.