Michael Bloomberg's attempt to buy the election, detailed

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(02-20-2020, 10:51 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I tell you, Warren impressed the hell out of me last night. She had seemed so meek in the last few debates, it was really nice to see her really tear into Bloomberg. That was the Warren I remembered from early on when she was polling so high over the summer.

I personally don't think the forgetting the President of Mexico's name is that big of a deal. It's not a good look, but it is possible that she just blanked on it. I think her record as a prosecutor is a lot more concerning. All these former prosecutors throwing black men in jail over questionable cases just to claim victory is just nuts. Amy looked weak and out of sorts all night and I'm glad that she and Pete are fighting so much. 

As far as Pete, I like a few things about him. I appreciate his experience in the military and as a Rhodes scholar. I think he has the personality of a wet blanket though and I'm not sure what his deal with black people is, but he seems to repel them. It probably doesn't help that he's had at least 2 separate issues with him faking or misleading people about support for him from the black community. It just makes him come off as sleazy. And I think Medicare for all who want it is a disastrous plan that would set back the fight for universal healthcare at least 20 years.

I'll vote for any of them, but I'm only really excited to vote for Bernie and Warren :). The Socialist stuff won't take in the long run. Bernie is a center left candidate in most other developed countries. What he's proposing isn't as radical as moderates and republicans try to make him seem and I think the voters are seeing that now.

Yes, it's possible the forgetting was just a brain fart on Amy's part. Still, she does seem to have a "post it" size medical plan compared to Warren, who just looks to have mastered the data on health care, health policy, and corporate sleaze from every direction. She looks like she could advise her advisors.

I think that Pete's difficulty with African American voters stems from the fact he is gay. Black Baptist churches do have a problem with that.

The more Bernie and Warren speak, the more people will be comfortable with what Fox is calling "socialism" this election cycle. But once we have a nominee, I think another important recognition will kick in, namely that no one will get anything done so long as McConnell runs the Senate. Lawrence McDonnell made that point after the debate--all these Dem proposals, moderate or not, are pie-in-the-sky as long as the Republicans control the Senate. And they will so long as massive numbers of poor and middle class Americans put corporate profit and THE WALL above their own well being. Crazy to suppose that Bernie's election would turn us into Canada overnight.  In addition to Mitch, billions of corporate dollars would be flowing to Congress to keep our drug prices "American."