The threat of misinformation, conspiracy theory and social media to our democracy

[Eric the Green]

(04-25-2022, 09:07 AM)David Horn Wrote:

(04-24-2022, 05:04 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Yes indeed, I don't disagree. As I say in the post above, though, being on the left (assuming that means "going big" and "going for the gold" for Democrats) does not necessarily indicate a candidate who can connect with the voters well, with fervour, style and articulateness. The horoscope scores, based mostly on angles between planets' positions, indicate these qualities much better than how progressive they are. Unfortunately, the potential candidate with the most charisma in the Democratic field, Mitch Landrieu, lacks ambition and self-confidence, and also lacks a degree of status and recognition. I see no others available now.

So we are left with Biden. Sanders has appeal, but his way of speaking is too set in its ways. He has a Mercury-Saturn trine, as does Kamala Harris, and this is a great detriment to a candidate since it indicates a plodding or boring style of speaking. Sanders can raise his voice well and propose going for the gold (his speaker-planet Mercury is also trine (120-degree angle) to progressive, inspired Uranus, unlike Harris', whose Mercury is also trine to plodding, status-quo-oriented Saturn), but Sanders gets stuck in ruts repeating the same points endlessly. Biden is better than you give him credit for. He connects with people. His BBBBB is golden, but he can only get that part of it that he can get passed, and if the voters don't give him a congress, which they have not, NO leader can prevail.

Let me reach out and touch a potential leader or two.  First, Cory Booker.  He has charisma to burn, experience where it counts, and a lot of good ideas to boot.  Another player, Amy Klobuchar.  She's a bit rougher around the edges than Booker, but she also has solid experience and a never-quit attitude.  Then there's the improbable but solid governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear.  

We don't have to accept less, and these are only three of many excellent choices.

None of these three has any chance of ever being elected president of the USA.

There's no reason to believe that Biden is not a better bet in any sense than these three.

Remember I said no 2020 candidate has any chance besides Biden. Booker dropped out before the primaries, and Klobuchar I believe was a distant 5th place.

Note also that none of these three has any "go for the gold" policy plans that are any more bold or progressive than Biden's.