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edhopper

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13. Why not

Reply to SalamanderSleeps (Original post)

Sun May 18, 2025, 10:21 AM

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don't know why a country that rejected an extremely intelligent and qualified candidate in favor of a criminal dolt because she was a woman of color, wouldn't vote for a Gay man. That would surely get back the Red States, Latino and Black voters who have never shown any homophobia.
That's the ticket.

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Bernie is really fucking old. He can't leave the door open forever. [View all] SalamanderSleeps Yesterday OP

Sorry, not seeing a broad appeal fujiyamasan Yesterday #1

trump never won an election for anything mountain grammy Yesterday #10

Yes, but also rich and famous and able to get away with stunts we would never pull. CTyankee Yesterday #11

And that just proves the point of the need to have at least statewide political experience. n/t valleyrogue Yesterday #15

Trump already had massive name recognition in 2016 fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #18

Nope. That's wishful thinking and not something that would work in the real world. Oopsie Daisy Yesterday #2

Economic populism appeals massively to the center thought crime 11 hrs ago #30

What proof is there that economic populism appeals massively to the center? betsuni 11 hrs ago #31

The New Deal thought crime 5 hrs ago #40

Not populist. FDR was a top 1% elite establishment wealthy capitalist, not a populist or democratic socialist. betsuni 30 min ago #42

History shows that this message is definitely not the way to win national elections. Oopsie Daisy 10 hrs ago #35

Buttegieg 2028 markie Yesterday #3

We tend to elect Presidents with easy, simple last names Polybius Yesterday #17

This is true, Obama is the only president elected so far with a non European last name fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #19

I liked Bernie becoming a... Mike Nelson Yesterday #4

You have been here since 2022? pwb Yesterday #5

IK,R? Oopsie Daisy 10 hrs ago #36

This ticket would not work. bottomofthehill Yesterday #6

Sorry, both need to win a state wide race, the US Senate, serve there like Pres. O did before... brush Yesterday #7

The beginning was 20 years before you joined obamanut2012 Yesterday #8

You and I are wondering the same thing. The clues are all there. Oopsie Daisy 10 hrs ago #37

AOC + Mayor Pete equals a Republican elected in 2028. elocs Yesterday #9

By that I guess you mean that women, and women of color, and homosexuals Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #20

The sad truth is that there is a 0 track record of electing a woman to the presidency elocs 13 hrs ago #25

The larger truth is that we must change that track record. thought crime 12 hrs ago #29

I've voted for Democrats exclusively for over 50 years now. Your stance is simply stupid, elocs 8 hrs ago #38

I'll join the bandwagon taking your dare. RandomNumbers Yesterday #12

Meeting the majority where they are? IzzaNuDay 12 hrs ago #27

No. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #33

Why not edhopper Yesterday #13

LOL!!!!! valleyrogue Yesterday #14

Too post-modern and academic. David__77 Yesterday #16

The 2028 Candidate has to Mountainguy 14 hrs ago #21

The ticket would work just fine DFW 14 hrs ago #22

If that was our ticket, Vermont would become a swing state. Wanderlust988 14 hrs ago #23

What does that mean? displacedvermoter 10 hrs ago #32

No chance that will result in a win. I like Mark Cuban somehow dealt into the ticket. Melon 13 hrs ago #24

My choice for 2028 is Tim Walz. BlueKota 12 hrs ago #26

DU was established at the time of the election of George W. Bush. madaboutharry 12 hrs ago #28

So, all the people that read the site but have not joined are not considered 'people' or something? OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #34

I didn't say that. madaboutharry 8 hrs ago #39

It wouldn't work. BannonsLiver 5 hrs ago #41

Sanders has also accomplished so very little in his decades-long legislative career. W_HAMILTON 18 min ago #43