12-09-2019, 08:50 PM
(12-08-2019, 05:44 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:(12-08-2019, 06:32 AM)Cynic Hero Wrote: Bernie was the Stronger Candidate, Polls during the spring and early summer 2016 Showed Bernie Beating Trump But Hillary losing to Trump. Hillary was an establishment candidate who campaigned essentially on either "isn't everything just great now" or "White supremacists are everywhere" or "Russia, Russia Russia", the DNC establishment then forced fed her through the primary, which alienated Independents, Progressives and Moderates. Alot of those voters voted for Trump in retaliation voted third Party or Stayed Home. I voted third party during the last election. If a DNC force-feed is attempted again the DNC will disintegrate, Like the Whigs did in 1852. Therefore it is questionable whether there would be a DNC for President Trump to campaign against next Fall. That the DNC would still exist next fall during the general phase is NOT a done deal. A Bernie/Trump debate would have been focused on policy options regarding Economic/military/Foreign policy with the people deciding in favor of whatever was concluded to be the better option. This didn't happen, instead the democrats embraced circus politics this was most stark during the vice-presidential debate when Mike Pence was trying to debate actual policy options throughout the debate and Tim Kaine was talking establishment soundbites throughout the debate. The 2016 VP debate has largely been forgotten but it was a decisive moment toward Trump's win in my opinion.Well, he was the more honest candidate (better person) of the two back then. Of the Democratic candidates remaining, Tulsi is the one who sticks out and appeals to me the most as far the way she holds herself and so forth. She's borderline hot, she's no nonsense, she has a good head on shoulders, she's confident in herself, she seems comfortable in her own and she looks the gal next door. I think see would be a very good minority leader of the house to have negotiating on behalf of the moderate Democrats whose primary interests are very close to mine. I've been paying into Social Security and Medicare and paying my own way on everything else for almost forty years now. I hope Eric reads this and understands the situation the quasi socialists are going to be facing down the road. My advise, don't mess with the group of Americans who are approaching retirement because are old school (men and women alike) who's priorities are straight who's values are fixed who aren't going to get all choked over knowing illegal people of all kinds are being rounded up, American border walls being built and partially militarized and fellow citizens of the world being turned back or restricted or severely limited.
Tulsi does have those appealing qualities, which is reflected in her above average horoscope score and an even higher score for advantage in the party. However, her deceptions and failures have discredited her, and so her stock is falling. She made an unjustified slap at Buttigieg at the last debate, which revealed these tendencies again. She may hang on for a while in the current race because of her media appeal and borderline charisma, and so forth, but I don't see her anymore as a potential party leader, at least not for a long while. She has sabotaged herself badly.
Americans approaching retirement are not going to favor messing with social security and medicare, as Mitch, Donald and the other Republicans you vote for want to do. We all know how you, Mr. Classic, are a typical representative of those Americans whose priorities are keeping their guns, keeping immigrants out, keeping their taxes from going for welfare, as well as upholding outdated and phony Christian values. I am glad you are here to represent these views, but being a clear example of these distorted and deceptive priorities and values is also valuable as exhibiting how narrowly-focused on the wrong things your "red" Republican side is. And falling for Trump's ploy that immigrants are "militarized" or "terrorists" etc. just shows how easily duped you can be, sorry to say.