2020 Democratic Primary Thread: Focus on House & Senate races

[Atlrocafella]

Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Stop Taking Unpopular Stances

Democrats have lots of room to run to attack President Trump from the left on economic and social policy while placing themselves on the right side of public opinion. And while the party as a whole has done so, the presidential contenders have been jostling to stand out by adopting a series of highly unpopular stances. To date, the following positions have been taken by some or all the candidates: replace all employer-provided private insurance with a government plan; decriminalize the border while also providing subsidized health insurance to undocumented immigrants; and provide reparations for the descendants of American slaves.

All these positions would likely be serious liabilities in a general election. What’s more, none of them would appear to stand any plausible chance of enactment in the next administration, given that the (current) House majority and (prospective, unlikely) Senate majority both require the support of Democrats far to the right of the presidential field. So these risks the candidates are taking do not bring with them a concurrent benefit. They’re not laying the ground for a sweeping new progressive agenda they can pass in 2021. They’re merely seeding Donald Trump’s attack ads.

They're really jumping out the window trying to appeal to the far left and a handful of people on twitter, shyt is truly mind blowing. Harris was doing so well in that debate....then she literally said she's coming for the guns (mandatory gun buyback). What the fukk are you doing?

This reminds me so much of 2012 brehs. The GOP primary forced Romney so far right as he tried to overcome multiple insane candidates/opponents. By the time he finally secured the nomination, he had a record of outrageous statements he had to defend. Obama torched him that summer with nonstop negative ads, and it changed the race. That's why Romney winning the first debate didn't end Obama...he was so far ahead that he could afford to take some losses.

Granted Trump isn't going to torch anyone in a debate...but he has plenty of money to replicate Obama's strategy and slam the dem candidate all summer, right after he/she wins the nom. This primary battle is going to take some time brehs. There's going to be a lot of bullshyt. The sooner this process reduces to the only candidates who fukking matter (Biden, Warren, Sanders, Harris, Pete, Beto...then maybe Castro or Booker), the better.

They lost their minds on immigration and healthcare. I don’t think they can come back from that.

 

[Pressure]

How is what quantified? No one even understands wtf that nikka James is talking about. Sanders isn’t the best candidate of all time. He just has the best policy positions of the past 30 years. Pretty much everyone running is more likeable than him.

I've been extremely consistent on this subject.


It's been 3 years.

I can do bullet points... Again.


But this thread is about the primaries. So let's stay on topic.

Why has Bernie Sanders been unable to break the same ceiling he had last election so far?

Why does it look like he's having the exact same struggles as 2016?

Why are Bernie supporters unwilling to accept that he may be running a bad primary campaign again just as he potentially did in 2016

 

[tru_m.a.c]

 

[Pressure]

Moderates not even fukking with Butti. This is clearly biased from personal conversations today.

 

[LurkMoar]

I've been extremely consistent on this subject.


It's been 3 years.

I can do bullet points... Again.


But this thread is about the primaries. So let's stay on topic.

Why has Bernie Sanders been unable to break the same ceiling he had last election so far?

Why does it look like he's having the exact same struggles as 2016?

Why are Bernie supporters unwilling to accept that he may be running a bad primary campaign again just as he potentially did in 2016

Truth hurts

 

[Secure Da Bag]

But this thread is about the primaries. So let's stay on topic.

Why has Bernie Sanders been unable to break the same ceiling he had last election so far?

Why does it look like he's having the exact same struggles as 2016?

Why are Bernie supporters unwilling to accept that he may be running a bad primary campaign again just as he potentially did in 2016

So you're saying the ghost of Obama is holding him back, again?

 

[tru_m.a.c]

MSNBC - the home of republican rejects

 

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[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[JMurder]

I've been extremely consistent on this subject.


It's been 3 years.

I can do bullet points... Again.


But this thread is about the primaries. So let's stay on topic.

Why has Bernie Sanders been unable to break the same ceiling he had last election so far?

Why does it look like he's having the exact same struggles as 2016?

Why are Bernie supporters unwilling to accept that he may be running a bad primary campaign again just as he potentially did in 2016

How did he run a bad primary campaign when he took overwhelming presidential favorite Hillary Clinton to the wire?

 

[tru_m.a.c]

 

[tru_m.a.c]

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Stop Taking Unpopular Stances

Democrats have lots of room to run to attack President Trump from the left on economic and social policy while placing themselves on the right side of public opinion. And while the party as a whole has done so, the presidential contenders have been jostling to stand out by adopting a series of highly unpopular stances. To date, the following positions have been taken by some or all the candidates: replace all employer-provided private insurance with a government plan; decriminalize the border while also providing subsidized health insurance to undocumented immigrants; and provide reparations for the descendants of American slaves.

All these positions would likely be serious liabilities in a general election. What’s more, none of them would appear to stand any plausible chance of enactment in the next administration, given that the (current) House majority and (prospective, unlikely) Senate majority both require the support of Democrats far to the right of the presidential field. So these risks the candidates are taking do not bring with them a concurrent benefit. They’re not laying the ground for a sweeping new progressive agenda they can pass in 2021. They’re merely seeding Donald Trump’s attack ads.

They're really jumping out the window trying to appeal to the far left and a handful of people on twitter, shyt is truly mind blowing. Harris was doing so well in that debate....then she literally said she's coming for the guns (mandatory gun buyback). What the fukk are you doing?

This reminds me so much of 2012 brehs. The GOP primary forced Romney so far right as he tried to overcome multiple insane candidates/opponents. By the time he finally secured the nomination, he had a record of outrageous statements he had to defend. Obama torched him that summer with nonstop negative ads, and it changed the race. That's why Romney winning the first debate didn't end Obama...he was so far ahead that he could afford to take some losses.

Granted Trump isn't going to torch anyone in a debate...but he has plenty of money to replicate Obama's strategy and slam the dem candidate all summer, right after he/she wins the nom. This primary battle is going to take some time brehs. There's going to be a lot of bullshyt. The sooner this process reduces to the only candidates who fukking matter (Biden, Warren, Sanders, Harris, Pete, Beto...then maybe Castro or Booker), the better.

Beto though?

Castro?

 

[Pressure]

How did he run a bad primary campaign when he took overwhelming presidential favorite Hillary Clinton to the wire?

He didn't.