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Jun 12 2019 11:41pm
Quote (Goomshill @ Jun 6 2019 04:24pm)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/us/politics/biden-abortion-hyde-amendment.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytpolitics

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I have mixed feelings about this. It definitely looks like he caved though which is pretty embarrassing.
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Jun 13 2019 03:32am
He definitely caved, but he probably had no choice. Sticking with his position would have made him too vulnerable during the primary - keep in mind that the primary electorate is a lot more liberal than the rank and file of the party!
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Trump/Pence in 2020. :D
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Quote (cambovenzi @ May 19 2019 12:14pm)
Lets start going down the list for the aptly named 'yang gang'-

1. Gun Control

Heavy.

"a stringent, tiered licensing system for gun ownership"

"I’d start fining gun manufacturers $1 million for each person killed by their weapons. "

Ban ownership of semi-automatic firearms for people who don't have a tier-1 license for over a year and then pass a state-mandated course.
Also banned for everyone under 21, because apparently 18-20 year old adults dont deserve to be able to defend themselves and their families.
Mandate purchase of a gun locker or trigger lock for all firearms and must provide a receipt to the government.
Ban standard 'high capacity' magazines.
National firearms registry.
Use stolen funds to buy 'back' firearms
Use stolen funds to help create tech to prevent non-owners from firing weapons(fingerprint-id type stuff), with the explicit intent to make it a federal requirement once its developed to his tastes.



This is automatically disqualifying for any candidate, but thats just the tip of the iceberg


That's interesting, many of these are already in place in civilized countries. Seems like Yang is just picking up off of things that actually work instead of letting everyone do what they want.

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Andrew Yang is this candidate.

https://www.yang2020.com/policies/pay-president-regulators/

Could make the argument to expand this to more than just executive branch to much of all senators and representatives.

He also has talked about "democracy dollars" to look up that Kirsten Gillibrand has followed suit to talk about to push as well.

He's also for adding 18 year terms to supreme court justices instead of life time appointments.

Andrew Yang is the best candidate in 2020.


Indeed he really sounds like he is what the USA need right now. But as Cambovenzi pointed out, I have no idea what the rest of his agenda is so I'll take that with a grain of salt still.
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Jun 13 2019 01:30pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ 13 Jun 2019 05:32)
He definitely caved, but he probably had no choice. Sticking with his position would have made him too vulnerable during the primary - keep in mind that the primary electorate is a lot more liberal than the rank and file of the party!


he's an odious swamp creature who is running on a platform of "everything i did in politics for 44 years was bad" lmfao
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Jun 13 2019 05:31pm


Democrats name 20 U.S. presidential candidates for first debate

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/democrats-name-20-u-s-presidential-candidates-for-first-debate-idUSKCN1TE37F

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sitting U.S. governor and a congressman will be among the four candidates left off the stage when the Democratic Party holds its pivotal first debate in Miami later this month.

The Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday the list of 20 presidential candidates who qualified to participate in the debate.

The decision deals a blow to the candidates who will be omitted: Montana Governor Steve Bullock, U.S. Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel, and Wayne Messam, the mayor of Miramar, Florida.

The debates, held over two nights on June 26 and June 27, will offer a sprawling Democratic field its first close-up with Americans and allow candidates who have trailed in opinion polls the opportunity for a poll-boosting viral moment.

The 20 qualifying candidates will be randomly divided between the two nights in a way that ensures top-polling candidates will be spread evenly between both debates. The drawing is expected to take place on Friday in New York.

Candidates qualified for the debates by receiving at least 1% in three polls, or by receiving donations from 65,000 supporters, including at least 200 donors apiece in 20 states.

In most years, the list of candidates to participate in a presidential debate would not garner much attention. But the historically large field of 24 candidates forced the Democratic Party to establish rules to limit participation and make the debates less unwieldy - and forced a mad dash from bottom-tier candidates to meet the requirements.

Bullock has been the most vocal critic of the system. He was the final candidate to enter the race after formally launching his presidential campaign in May.

He waited until after Montana’s legislature completed its session. But that gave him less time to build support in the polls or raise money.

“I had a job to do, and if it ultimately ever came down to choosing between getting Medicare reauthorized, getting 100,000 Montanans healthcare versus getting in earlier just to try to bump up on yet another poll, I’d make that same choice time and time again,” Bullock said on MSNBC after the list was finalized.

The debate will be broadcast in prime time on NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo and be streamed online for free on a variety of digital and social platforms.

Here are the participants:

Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg

Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio

Former Representative John Delaney of Maryland

Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York

Senator Kamala Harris of California

Former Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado

Governor Jay Inslee of Washington

Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota

Former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas

Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont

Representative Eric Swalwell of California

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

Author Marianne Williamson

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang






...and the race is on. :D
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Quote (Ghot @ Jun 13 2019 04:31pm)
Democrats name 20 U.S. presidential candidates for first debate

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/democrats-name-20-u-s-presidential-candidates-for-first-debate-idUSKCN1TE37F







...and the race is on. :D


Tulsi 2020
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Jun 13 2019 06:14pm
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Tulsi 2020


How do you think Tulsi would feel about you harassed girls online?
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Quote (Beowulf @ 14 Jun 2019 00:45)
Tulsi 2020


bernie > warren > yang > tulsi > rest
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Jun 13 2019 06:20pm
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How do you think Tulsi would feel about you harassed girls online?

:rofl:
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